oh, the “joys” of being on my own… ok… maybe it’s more the “joys” of living in an apartment building.

apparently in the wee hours of the morning this morning, my neighbors toilet backed up. maintenance man fixed it for them with a snake… however… whatever happened caused a flood of sewage to spill into my kitchen from the utility room. so… i woke up this morning to an awful stench and the kitchen floor covered in ick. *blech*

after moving kitty food dishes and litterboxes and kitties themselves to my bedroom i called maintenance. he explained what had happened in the middle of the night and how it had been 4:30 in the morning and he didn’t want to wake people uneccesarily. apparently, the back up was worse in my apartment than in my neighbors (he told me this after coming in.) though i am grateful for his speedy response and efforts… simply mopping it up without really cleaning anything made me very unhappy.

since coming in to work, i called the manager and she’s sent the housekeeper to clean up. but, i’m still aggravated at the whole thing. maintenance man didn’t even get into my utility room to mop it up in there. this requires moving my refrigerator as the frig covers the utility room door by just a smidge… enough that the door can’t be opened. i’ve never seen the inside of the utility room. which really isn’t an issue as it’s simply space for the water heater and furnace. i also told him that i wished he had woken me up. yes, it was the middle of the night… but i explained that my cats were out and that the kitchen is where their food dishes sit… and this wasn’t just water… it was SEWAGE… as in waste from people’s bathrooms.

*sigh* i’ve cancelled plans for tonight so i can go home and give everything a good scrubbing. i’m doing this even though the housekeeper is supposed to clean it today. i have to for my own peace of mind. also, have to say goodbye to the kitchen rug and toss it in the dumpster. it was a favorite… but i can buy another. not going to even try to salvage it.

:/