WWYD if your condo shut down the water for 12 hrs

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

so the above happend so dh and I did what we could we bought bot bottle water for the cats and us and we filled up the tub and just went with it

However others living in the condo made such a stink that they turned on the water line early

I know I don't sound understanding but how hard is it to fill your tub and a case of water from Walmart is only 4 dollars store brand

 

[dish rag]

Would have done the same as you.

 

[mnrose]

My son's condo building had to do this recently. Water HAD to be shut off to do maintenance. That's important. You roll with it. That's what you do. It was noticed in advance. You prepare and deal.

People who "complain" need to get a life. Sometimes this kind of thing is necessary. If it happened a lot, I'd start to wonder about what management is doing. But, if it's a rare thing, it's no big deal.

 

[kimblebee]

You did the right thing. We had a water main break last winter and they had to turn the water off a few times for repair. We did like you, filled the sink and a few big pots. The city also put a huge tank of water on the street for people who needed it.

 

[OneOftheB's]

I would have prepared for it, given sufficient time. I've lived in areas where the water was off for a few hours at a time while the water authority was doing work on the service lines. We were given notice, I think the outage signs were up for 3 days or so prior to the work.

How much notice were you given? I can see if it was only a few hours, or the notice posted during the day while most people were at work, then turned off in the evening. But then, some people don't seem to be happy unless they can cause a scene by complaining.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

My son's condo building had to do this recently. Water HAD to be shut off to do maintenance. That's important. You roll with it. That's what you do. It was noticed in advance. You prepare and deal.

People who "complain" need to get a life. Sometimes this kind of thing is necessary. If it happened a lot, I'd start to wonder about what management is doing. But, if it's a rare thing, it's no big deal.

I agree most who live in my condo don't have lives however dh and I do. I hate to say it but those who don't have lives need to find a work out routine, find a place to volunteer trust me if you look hard enough you can find a cause to volunteer for

Off my soapbox

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

I would have prepared for it, given sufficient time. I've lived in areas where the water was off for a few hours at a time while the water authority was doing work on the service lines. We were given notice, I think the outage signs were up for 3 days or so prior to the work.

How much notice were you given? I can see if it was only a few hours, or the notice posted during the day while most people were at work, then turned off in the evening. But then, some people don't seem to be happy unless they can cause a scene by complaining.

I think we were given a week maybe a little less they did say it was a emergency and apologized

 

[ronandannette]

There's nothing you can do, except take whatever measures you choose to provide yourself with water in the meantime. Things break; things get fixed; life goes on. It's good you didn't waste any energy getting upset.

I also greatly doubt the complaints got the water turned back on. It's more likely they gave a longer estimate of the repair time than was actually needed so as to prepare residents for the worst-case-scenario. When things were finished up sooner, they restored the services well before the deadline and therefore over-performed on their promise. It's a very, very common model of customer service.

 

[aprilgail]

12 hours? That is nothing- would have bought some bottled water and arranged to spend the day out someplace, by the time I got home it would be on.

 

[rajak73]

We had a water main break in a flood in our town a couple years ago, you would have thought the world was coming to a end by some of the comments on the local FB page. We live in the country, didn't effect us, have our own well, offered anybody that wanted or needed water to bring containers and fill whatever they wanted. Also had about 4 cases of water we offered. There were numerous offers of water from other people with wells too, some went to another town and picked up pallets of water. National Guard brought a water truck out because town was without water for 3 days until water main fixed, water sample sent in twice to clear it. You just deal with stuff that happens.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

We had a water main break in a flood in our town a couple years ago, you would have thought the world was coming to a end by some of the comments on the local FB page. We live in the country, didn't effect us, have our own well, offered anybody that wanted or needed water to bring containers and fill whatever they wanted. Also had about 4 cases of water we offered. There were numerous offers of water from other people with wells too, some went to another town and picked up pallets of water. National Guard brought a water truck out because town was without water for 3 days until water main fixed, water sample sent in twice to clear it. You just deal with stuff that happens.

My biggest concern would be how to shower I am OCD about my hygiene

 

[hereyago]

Wow, they were whiners!

I would have done as you OP.

 

[superme80]

A week is plenty of time to figure something out. I would have been gone for the day, but I dislike being without water while I am home. People need to chill out. Sometimes things need to get maintained. Grow up and get over it.

 

[kdonnel]

I didn't realize until watching a bunch of episodes of Flip or Flop Las Vegas that each individual unit in a condo does not have its own valve to turn off the water to that unit. That seems like such a simple thing to include during construction that would save everyone so much pain later.

 

[Julie's Haircut]

There's nothing you can do, except take whatever measures you choose to provide yourself with water in the meantime. Things break; things get fixed; life goes on. It's good you didn't waste any energy getting upset.

I also greatly doubt the complaints got the water turned back on. It's more likely they gave a longer estimate of the repair time than was actually needed so as to prepare residents for the worst-case-scenario. When things were finished up sooner, they restored the services well before the deadline and therefore over-performed on their promise. It's a very, very common model of customer service.

The Water Department should have withheld service to the complainers for an additional 12 hours.

About 5 years ago the neighborhood had its water shut off for about 24 hours for repairs or upgrades to the system. We were given plenty of notice and bought several cases of bottled water. It was fine for me but DW complained that using bottled water led to a bad hair day.

 

[ronandannette]

The Water Department should have withheld service to the complainers for an additional 12 hours.

About 5 years ago the neighborhood had its water shut off for about 24 hours for repairs or upgrades to the system. We were given plenty of notice and bought several cases of bottled water. It was fine for me but DW complained that using bottled water led to a bad hair day.

Confession time? I run a huge, frantically busy service department. We have "those customer" and there are occasions when we don't accommodate all their requests instantaneously, even if we could, simply because it sets an expectation in their minds that's even more unrealistic than the demands they already make.

 

[kaytieeldr]

My apartment complex shuts off the water a few times a year, for repairs. They give as much notice as possible, but there was that one Thanksgiving morning in the middle of showering...

Anyway, you adapt. If the water is going to be off for a few hours, I go somewhere I know will have running water.

I'd be interested to know what the complainers would do in a natural disaster.

 

[barkley]

12 hours? pfffffffffffffffft. that's easy to deal with. bottled for drinking/cooking. fill the tub w/water to flush (assuming there's advance notice). chill on laundry/dishwasher/bathing until later in the day.

we are on a well so when power goes out the water goes out. twice in a decade we've lost power for over a week. not a problem for us b/c we have a generator that runs the well in outages but even our heartiest neighbors absent similar generators gave up on the bottled water/filled tub solutions after 2-3 days (sponge baths and piles of dirty clothing can only be endured for so long before the local holiday inn looks very appealing).

 

[starry_solo]

Plan to be out of the condo for that length of time, but before hand, fill the tub(s) and all but one sink with water, in case the 12 hours ends up being longer.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

If it's ever more then 3 days I would stay at a hotel because its walking distance to my gym although I have the cats to think about and my moms house is free