gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Bosch)
Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2008-03-02 04:25 pm
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Dear fellow residents.

We live, as you all know, in a four-apartment building. We share one (1) clothes washer and one (1) dryer. The vast majority of us work or attend school during the week (you folks in apartment A? Ghu knows what y'all do besides play exceeding loud music) so obviously chores like laundry gets put off until the weekend.

With that in mind, please remember the following. The washer takes about 30 minutes to cycle, the dryer about 45. Be prompt about changing loads so that the rest of us can do our stuff. Also, there is in fact a coin laundry down the road. If you need to wash all your blankets and comforters one at a time it might make more sense to take them there, yes? Lint goes in the conveniently placed garbage can, not rolled up and tossed under the water heater. Same with empty detergent bottles, used dryer sheets, etc.

If I found out who spilled a full cup of detergent on the floor and just left it there, they will never find your body. Nobody bothers dredging Lake Almaden, understand?

Finally, the door has a lock for a reason. We live in a neighborhood with crappy people. I've had 2.5 bikes stolen (one was a rusted-out piece of junk that could barely roll) and we once had the washing machine stolen. Remember that? When you are done with your stuff, and nobody is there, lock the door! Trust me, I'd rather have to fiddle with my keys than find that some moron has stolen my clothes.

Thank you, fellow residents, for reminding me why gated communities are all the rage these days.

[identity profile] notthebuddha.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
I would actually post this (anonymously) in the laundry room. Also, I can get you indoor security cameras stupidly cheap.

[identity profile] gridlore.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Problem is, with only four units, it would be pretty obvious who it was. I'm on good terms with the B & C units, but apartment A has always been a source of tension and visits from the SJPD.

[identity profile] notthebuddha.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
If you're confident it's unit A, then you can skip the note and go on with the camera, particularly if leaving the door unlocked is a lease-terminating offense.