Well, that's what it feels like.
The window in our bedroom started cracking in the wood frame that holds it in the wall; plaster cracked and water came out, and eventually wet wood sawdust bits . . . the wall is sunk in and soft in the lower corners. There's a hole in the siding just outside.
So, what does my landlord want to do? Bring in dirt and slope the grade away from the window; it's become sloped toward the window. He'll plaster up inside as well.
He says he has many decades of construction experience, and simply regrading should do it. I hope so . . . the window is also sending a crack upwards in the wall above it, as it settles on its softened lower wood frame area. Yeah, he's taking care of it alright.
Okay, so not long after that (and it's still not fixed, the window), I'm in the bathroom, and it starts raining on my head. I hoped it wasn't toilet water; it wasn't, but it was kitchen and bathroom sink and laundry drain water . . . eww. That one took them a couple days.
Now, a few weeks later, they are finally looking at fixing the ceiling above our toilet.
Also, around the same time, I pushed a hole in the wall by the toilet, as I have to brace myself lowering onto the commode. Well, I suppose I could do without, but it's MUCH more painful that way. This time instead of spreading out my hand flat, I used the heel of my hand.
Oops.
Okay, so now last night, the people upstairs are showering, and the drain in our furnace/water heater closet bubbles up and leaks into the carpet in nearby closet, bedroom, and hallway. We use towels and a fan. This morning, they start to shower and BAM! Soaking wet all over again.
UGH! I'm afraid of mildew if this doesn't get dry by tonight; we only have one fan, as we pulled our box fan out and it was dead. So I just had to switch it to the hall which has had no fan on it at all, although the other areas are still quite dam (edit: Freudian typo? heh). The hall is still WET, though. Too bad we don't have a steam cleaner to soak some stuff up; maybe I can find someone to borrow one.
They just came and are gonna snake a thing down through the system.
My daughter is completely out of sorts with all this, afraid that we'll have to move, afraid of everything breaking, and stuff. I completely understand.
I am so tired of problems, especially water problems. PEACE and security would be nice. Not frequently feeling like we're in crisis mode dealing with problems would be nice.
Off to wash and dry yet another batch of towels.
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