Weirdest Outage Ever
August 20, 2005
So, the power is off at ye ole Sail Cloth Factory. But only sort of. My lights work, my refrigerator works, and my outlets on four of my walls work. My A/C, my washer and dryer, and the outlets in my bedroom don’t work. The lights in the hallways and stairways are out. The elevators, of course, are out.
I woke up this morning to the constant beeping of my UPS, which these days only has to power my phone and DSL modem. I managed to stop the beeping and it’s chugging along. We’ll see how long it takes a cordless phone and a modem to kill a battery backup. Looks like the neighbors wireless networks are going right along, though. There are some benefits to apartment buildings.
The Sail Cloth Factory, I think, is on a mission to kill its residents. This is the second time we’ve been left with pitch-black-dark stairwells as the only means to exit the building. Three weeks ago I came home to find my apartment pumped full of caustic chemicals, and management never returned my phone calls to let me know what the hell it was.
God, I want to move.
And I still have renovated 1 & 2 b’s and townhouses, all with washer and dryers, all models under $1000/month. You know you want one of my 2 bedrooms, available Oct. 1, $900/month, plus $500 off your rent if you refer a friend!! Free parking too…
I always wondered what it was like there. i’m sad to hear that it’s not what i thought it might be.