That bites. Can you have someone come fix the leak and then send them the bill?
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We went through a flood last year. I live in a stacked townhome, we've got a rooftop terrace. The membrane on the floor had a pin hole leak which got bigger some how during the winter and caused a massive leak... 2 floors had damages, we had to live in a home with ceilings and walls cut out.
They did a half assed job fixing it. We ended up paying 6k out of pocket.
That is some sketchy plumbing with all those cheap patches (those aren't really clamps) on the pipes.
Here is the update from the plumbers. Apparently it was a clog that is located in the garage which is the root cause. Also the slopes on the pipes are wrong. Not sure how they can fix it but they said they will try their best. So the rubber on the clamps were bad as well which caused the leak here but the root cause of this stems from the angle of the pipe which caused the clog pipe.
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most condo boards are staffed with non trades people. As such they don't care about infrastructure but prefer to decorate common spaces. If you campaign for infrastructure you get voted off the island.
Politics on a small scale.
That’s not an accurate statement at all. While condo boards are made of members that may not know the intricacies of infrastructure, they certainly care about it. That’s why the condo act requires them by law to hire and conduct engineering surveys and reports.
As with everything, there are some condo boards that are better/worse than others. But don’t paint them all with the same wide brush.
^ Dealt with a bunch of different boards in a previous business, not a single one I interacted with made a decision that wasn't based on cheapest n fastest.
Only really delt with a handful on new builds. After that problems were the customers. Not one good experience yet. As cheap as possible. As quick at possible and anytime there is an issue. They throw you under the bus to the customer.
Completely agree. They also get massive kick backs from companies, who I found out purposely inflate their quotes.
My old condo and the current townhome are managed by Times, they're awful.
They're trying to force me to pay for valve work in the HVAC system in the condo when it should be covered by the almost $500 maintenance fee. It was found that the valves they had initially installed were faulty - so why are the residents on the hook?
The old government corruption model was a bridge costs 100M, construction company charges 120M. 20M to graft, but the public gets an expensive bridge.
New corruption model is do a bridge study for 100M, no bridge but expensive report to take up hard drive space.
Pay attention to condo board "study requests".
RCMP officials also confirmed that in some cases they’re able to turn on cellphone microphones or cameras to listen covertly.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politi...s-are-in-place
My mom 80 yrs old lives in a very old condo, maybe built in the 70's —I'm trying to get her to leave just because of the costs have increased so much to maintain and someone has to pay —a few years ago they replaced a seal on the the toilet to stop water from coming into her bathroom —I advise her if it was leaking there it wouldn't be much of a leak and would only leak when it was flushed and ran out to the drain then it stop —her leak is a constant source —what professional would listen to an 80 year old lady so they replaced the drain seal on the toilet —the leak persisted. I took out some drywall around an access hole that led to the plumbing run for the entire building to show here and found a crack in a pipe within the walls —they came back and fixed it correctly or scabbed into it to repair and replaced drywall in two adjacent washrooms —the plumbing and the wiring in that building is a mess not to mention the money spent below ground —if the government enforces net zero all these buildings will cost tenants a lot of money on top of just patching them together....don't get me started on the elevators lol
Does the RCMP get targeted ads for a Masterclass offered by the FBI?
I think having to deal with the MTO and manage an M.V.I.S. station is going to force me into early retirement before I get too old for my job. It's no wonder why doctors leave and nobody wants to be in any trade or have anything to do with a licensed working position —I'm not sure the government gets the point about over reach or over control or just plain over complication and maybe should have some recruits on the ground floor to see how inept they really are...
Guys, you should take your Ferraris in for the brake fluid reservoir cap recall.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4...brake-failure/
^ Old news, done last week.
Damn it. I had to pay to get mine replaced. Do you think I can go get my money back for diagnosis and for the part?
At BMW.......................not so much.
Things moving in right direction at home?
I'm finding this with older people close to retirement or there —I know three family doctors who still want to work but opted to retire because of government —I've read many doctors won't set up a practice because of government —I'm seeing a similarity in what I do in the trucking industry —I can't comment on young people but I think many have resorted to living with less and see no point because of market trends (housing eg.) —I also think the "everyone's a winner" notion many have been raised on is now coming to fruition but that's just my opinion. I have one of six and I don't think he will leave home —I don't get angry and just watch because I know he's up to something and I think he see's the future in a different mind set...he's just trying to piece it together privately tho —it's funny being a dad the kids never think that dad is watching in my case anyway...lol
Thats awesome and kudo's to you for being an involved father having a watchful eye on your little ones.
The world needs more watchful fathers!
I understand some people close to retirement are opting to retire, but i'm talking about the younger folk 20yr olds and up... they're just completely absent. And the ones who I come across in many different sectors are entitled as hell and dont want to put in the work.
I guess those participation trophies really are paying dividends in society.
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Personally I think we are seeing the result of decades worth of government mismanagement and political play coming to a head. My cousin is in the medical field. And stated years ago how the “ceo” of her hospital gained a 100k plus bonus for the year by coming in under budget. She came in under budget by closing a floor and limiting beds.
The blame for the closure fell on the government and not the ceo.
All we hear currently in Ontario is how it’s all fords fault. My Brother in law is a dr in Nova Scotia. They have the same problems there. Doug ford dosnt run things down there.
People don’t seem to grasp that ALL the government does is cut checks. Spending decisions happen at a different level.
In medical and most other government industries. (Education being a big one) we have seen years of bloated wages, hiring, and benefits into middle and upper management. But cuts to the actually people working.
These industries have become top heavy and more work never gets done by hiring more management.
Public sector workers have little incentive to be quick or efficient. Adding bureaucracy doesn't add incentive. More regulations don't add incentive.
for the conspiratorial minded here's a discussion on UN global command economy. centralization and control of the food supply
https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/if...m_source=email
Stupid question…. Are motorcraft filters good? I assume they are very good?
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Only filter I use. Never had a problem.
Same here. Bought a 12 pack.
Cool… neighbors brother ordered filters from Rock Auto and sent him wrong ones. Guess they said keep them and we’ll ship you right ones. The ones he got happen to be for my car and is giving me 5 of them. Sweeeeeet!
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Interesting negotiating with job seekers too - this week we were putting out an offer to someone (20-something) - they asked for $68K to $78K so we offered $73K, in the middle since they don't have experience in our industry (but have adjacent experience). They countered with $83K (huh?). We said we're offering $73K given their profile and they accepted. Possibly a retention risk but puzzling negotiation strategy.