i just realized the fire chief (yes, i cced it to the fire chief.
i'll call the fucking mayor if i have to.) is going to read this and go
"what is she, some kind of anarchist or something?".
ordered solutions are preferable. but if nothing happens, i WILL smash through the windows and fix it myself...
cced to pretty much the entire management of the windsor fire department:
hi.
sorry
to be aggressive about this, but i know that the response rate on email
communication with public employees can be a little slow due to high
volume, so i'm hoping you can advise on what is actually a fairly
unfortunate situation.
i'm renting an apartment at marion &
cataraqui. about a month ago, there was a fire in a large property
across the street (also marion & cataraqui, but technically on
cataraqui). since then, the rain has been overwhelming the sanitary on
the street (several houses are getting slow toilets and backups) and i'm
fairly convinced the cause has to be the rainwater draining through the
floor drain. the property is abandoned, and the electricity is off, so
the sump pump is not working. additionally, this seems to be causing
additional stress on neighbouring sump pumps.
it's unfortunate
that there was a fire on the street, but there needs to be a drainage
solution developed before the spring. this is a large property and it
simply can't be left to drain into the sanitary like this.
i've
been informed that the fire department probably turned the power off,
and i certainly understand the reasons why. but, there needs to be a
pump in the property, or the drain needs to be plugged, or something
else - otherwise the toilets on the street are going to back up badly in
the spring.
so, i really ultimately need to know who deals with
this. the city? the fire department? the property owner? neighbours
smashing through the windows and doing it themselves?
j
i'll smash the place up with a baseball bat, and then cram the bat right down the floor drain.
yeah? just watch me...
it'll have to overflow through the windows, out to the storm sewer.