Lamest horror movie ever.
But still a nightmare for some of us.
Got a call from CL yesterday. We've had a lot of rain lately and The Leak has returned.
It's a very clever and malicious leak, with a knack for finding the sickest person, the one who's in the worst shape, and dripping on their head.
Since last spring, E has moved out of the first room in the row and has a RGI apartment someplace else in town. She was able to navigate the waiting list quickly because while she was in the hospital in the town to the north, she was evicted from the motel for not paying her rent. Which made her homeless, effective when she was released.
She got a day pass to come back here and supervise while a bunch of us cleared out her room and divied up her stuff to store until she needed it, then checked herself back into the ward for a little longer. So she's escaped the wily ways of The Leak.
You'd expect any ordinary leak to drip in the same place it had dripped before. But no. Not this one.
This one knew somehow that in the 4th room in the row, was Q. She's got Crohn's disease and has good days and bad days. Has to be very careful what she eats. Not easy on government assistance and foodbank fare.
The Leak knew this, and has made Q's roof his home. So she's got 6 or 7 buckets strategically placed, catching the water.
CL tried to contact the new owner to get him to address this, but couldn't get in touch. She drafted a young guy who lives at the Motel to climb up on the roof and at least shovel off the water. While he was setting up the ladder, one of the guys who works for the new owner told him no way. No one is allowed on the roof under any circumstances. Understandable, but problematic.
CL's upset with the new owner. She says this section of roof should have been his first priority. Before the cleanup, before the dumpsters, before the tower. He should have had that roof fixed.
But I'm afraid she's saying this out of a pitbull optimism that believes he wants these people living there. That when those rooms are repaired, it's going to be so that CL and Q and the rest have better places to live.
Rather than so that well heeled visitors to town have a nice place to stay for a few days. And I'm afraid she's wrong.
Meanwhile, as Doctor Who says, "Water always wins."
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But still a nightmare for some of us.
Got a call from CL yesterday. We've had a lot of rain lately and The Leak has returned.
It's a very clever and malicious leak, with a knack for finding the sickest person, the one who's in the worst shape, and dripping on their head.
Since last spring, E has moved out of the first room in the row and has a RGI apartment someplace else in town. She was able to navigate the waiting list quickly because while she was in the hospital in the town to the north, she was evicted from the motel for not paying her rent. Which made her homeless, effective when she was released.
She got a day pass to come back here and supervise while a bunch of us cleared out her room and divied up her stuff to store until she needed it, then checked herself back into the ward for a little longer. So she's escaped the wily ways of The Leak.
You'd expect any ordinary leak to drip in the same place it had dripped before. But no. Not this one.
This one knew somehow that in the 4th room in the row, was Q. She's got Crohn's disease and has good days and bad days. Has to be very careful what she eats. Not easy on government assistance and foodbank fare.
The Leak knew this, and has made Q's roof his home. So she's got 6 or 7 buckets strategically placed, catching the water.
CL tried to contact the new owner to get him to address this, but couldn't get in touch. She drafted a young guy who lives at the Motel to climb up on the roof and at least shovel off the water. While he was setting up the ladder, one of the guys who works for the new owner told him no way. No one is allowed on the roof under any circumstances. Understandable, but problematic.
CL's upset with the new owner. She says this section of roof should have been his first priority. Before the cleanup, before the dumpsters, before the tower. He should have had that roof fixed.
But I'm afraid she's saying this out of a pitbull optimism that believes he wants these people living there. That when those rooms are repaired, it's going to be so that CL and Q and the rest have better places to live.
Rather than so that well heeled visitors to town have a nice place to stay for a few days. And I'm afraid she's wrong.
Meanwhile, as Doctor Who says, "Water always wins."
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