Random Fail: First World Problems

**Aksannyi** · 2014-03-04 09:38

Scheduled a phone appointment with my academic adviser at 9:30, have called three times now and gotten voicemail. It's 9:38.

I am not amused.

**Tokitoki** · 2014-03-04 10:08

Picture of her shit piled up in front of my window/stairs. This was on a Saturday, a garbage day, and she could have brought the crap out to the curb. Didn't have a picture of the rest of the shit at the bottom of the driveway. I'm probably going to end up taking another one of the three garbage cans the previous tenant left and let her shit pile up, complain to the landlord again, and maybe she'll actually start to do something about it.

Spoiler: show

Tomorrow is another garbage day. Let's see what she does.

**Silenka** · 2014-03-04 10:14

First, I think I'm in love with Kohan.

And how about a real first world problem? I have to do the dishes and the laundry and I really don't want to. Chores are such a drag.

**BerenTebogo** · 2014-03-04 10:17

Originally Posted by Abandon

nowadays, that's not saying much at all. 7+ years ago, i may back your argument.

I still remember when I visited you and you were bitching about needing to do like 30 pushups or something to be the SUPER #1 DEFENDER OF AMERICA IN WATER.

Boot camp: For when you want to do the workouts you do on your bedroom floor with someone yelling at you.

<3

**Abandon** · 2014-03-04 10:17

this nigga

**Aksannyi** · 2014-03-04 10:19

Originally Posted by Silenka

First, I think I'm in love with Kohan.

And how about a real first world problem? I have to do the dishes and the laundry and I really don't want to. Chores are such a drag.

Ugh I know that feel. I feel like I haven't vacuumed in forever but I am so fucking lazy on my weekends and I just don't wanna do it.

**Quixon** · 2014-03-04 10:43

Originally Posted by Tokitoki

Picture of her shit piled up in front of my window/stairs. This was on a Saturday, a garbage day, and she could have brought the crap out to the curb. Didn't have a picture of the rest of the shit at the bottom of the driveway. I'm probably going to end up taking another one of the three garbage cans the previous tenant left and let her shit pile up, complain to the landlord again, and maybe she'll actually start to do something about it.

Spoiler: show

Tomorrow is another garbage day. Let's see what she does.

I don't understand why people put up with this type of shit for so long? Maybe it's because I own my own home and not an apartment, and don't have to worry about a landlord or anything? Are people just that passive that they don't want to deal with it?

If that shit was out in front of my window for more than 1 garbage day, I'd be piling the shit back in front of her entrance.

People can be such inconsiderate fucks, and in my experience they don't change their ways until someone confronts them.

**Aksannyi** · 2014-03-04 10:47

People put up with it because they don't know their neighbors well enough to confront them and you never know if moving a pile of trash is going to result in you getting shot.

Not saying everyone lives in the ghetto, hell you don't even have to live in the ghetto anymore for someone to haul off and shoot you. I don't trust anyone anymore. My neighbor's pretty nice but he slams his door all the time. I don't know him that well though, what if I knocked and asked him to stop slamming his door and he punched me in the face? You don't know how people are going to react. I'd let my landlord deal with it, too.

**Tokitoki** · 2014-03-04 10:54

Originally Posted by Quixon

I don't understand why people put up with this type of shit for so long? Maybe it's because I own my own home and not an apartment, and don't have to worry about a landlord or anything? Are people just that passive that they don't want to deal with it?

If that shit was out in front of my window for more than 1 garbage day, I'd be piling the shit back in front of her entrance.

People can be such inconsiderate fucks, and in my experience they don't change their ways until someone confronts them.

I called the landlord and asked him to remind her when the garbage days are and that there are 3 other garbage cans that she can use. He said he'd take care of it, which he half did. Now all the furniture is all in the driveway, the two pieces shown there being right at the top directly in front of my car.

If her garbage and the furniture is still there tomorrow night I'm going to be knocking on her door again, believe me. She didn't even open the door when I went up to her last time. Then again, it was 1:45 in the morning.

EDIT: I really am too nice and want to give her the benefit of the doubt, but I also did not want to start a confrontation immediately after she moved in. She's not helping herself in this situation.

**Niiro** · 2014-03-04 11:15

Not that you should have to, but why not just drag the crap to the curb yourself and be rid of it?

Don't want to set a bad precedent? (ie. you having to deal with her crap)

**Tokitoki** · 2014-03-04 11:21

Originally Posted by Niiro

Not that you should have to, but why not just drag the crap to the curb yourself and be rid of it?

Don't want to set a bad precedent? (ie. you having to deal with her crap)

That's exactly it. I did take the garbage itself to the curb Saturday to get rid of that at least, leaving the furniture. The next day she threw more garbage back into the can to the point the lid wont go down, again. I don't understand how one woman makes so much garbage when myself and my fiancee, with a puppy, makes about 1 bag per garbage day. I don't want to be the one that keeps getting rid of her stuff.

**Quixon** · 2014-03-04 11:23

Originally Posted by Aksannyi

People put up with it because they don't know their neighbors well enough to confront them and you never know if moving a pile of trash is going to result in you getting shot.

Meh, that's really the last thing I'm worried about (getting shot). I could see from your perspective being a woman though, single mother if I remember correctly which puts even a bit more emphasis on it. Something like slamming a door is not really an issue I would go nuts about confronting the neighbor about. But this trash bullshit, yeah I'd be livid.

I'm not exactly a small guy either, and can defend myself just fine. I'd never be one to initiate physical altercations, I've learned my lesson, but if it would ever come to that I'd be able to hold my own. That being said, in the last 5+ years of altercations I've had with people it ended up getting physical 1 time and 1 time only. I've had 7-8 arguments I'd consider pretty heated. The other 10+ times it's me yelling, them yelling back.... and the issue being resolved soon thereafter.

Edit:

Not that you should have to, but why not just drag the crap to the curb yourself and be rid of it?

Don't want to set a bad precedent? (ie. you having to deal with her crap)

If you want to continue being walked all over, this is the correct path to take.

**Aksannyi** · 2014-03-04 11:27

Originally Posted by Quixon

Meh, that's really the last thing I'm worried about (getting shot). I could see from your perspective being a woman though, single mother if I remember correctly which puts even a bit more emphasis on it. Something like slamming a door is not really an issue I would go nuts about confronting the neighbor about. But this trash bullshit, yeah I'd be livid.

I'm not exactly a small guy either, and can defend myself just fine. I'd never be one to initiate physical altercations, I've learned my lesson, but if it would ever come to that I'd be able to hold my own. That being said, in the last 5+ years of altercations I've had with people it ended up getting physical 1 time and 1 time only. I've had 7-8 arguments I'd consider pretty heated. The other 10+ times it's me yelling, them yelling back.... and the issue being resolved soon thereafter.

I do have a gun for defense but I'm sure as hell not going to go knocking on someone's door with it, lol. Even my boyfriend has said that the slamming is bad - it shakes the apartment and it sounds like someone is trying to break down my door. The first time it happened, he jumped up like he was going to have to fight someone. And I actually live in a pretty good neighborhood, though it's definitely starting to change.

I just don't trust anyone.

I wouldn't put up with trash either. I had one neighbor a long time ago who was using my truck bed as their personal trash can. I caught them on video, showed it to the leasing manager, and they were evicted not long after. I have a sneaking suspicion that wasn't the only thing they were doing wrong, but I'm sure it helped. Plus, handling other people's trash is just gross.

**Quixon** · 2014-03-04 11:32

Originally Posted by Aksannyi

I wouldn't put up with trash either. I had one neighbor a long time ago who was using my truck bed as their personal trash can. I caught them on video, showed it to the leasing manager, and they were evicted not long after. I have a sneaking suspicion that wasn't the only thing they were doing wrong, but I'm sure it helped. Plus, handling other people's trash is just gross.

Damn. Situations like that I'd be happy to deal with a landlord/leasing company to have them take care of the problem. With me owning my own home, my options are Call the Cops (bringing undue scrutiny to myself in the process), Call a Lawyer (costing ME money), handle it myself lol.

**AoE** · 2014-03-04 11:34

Toki you in Riverdale?

**Tokitoki** · 2014-03-04 11:37

Originally Posted by AoE

Toki you in Riverdale?

Yessir, I am. I assume you can at least recognize the area based on the picture

**Niiro** · 2014-03-04 11:47

Originally Posted by Tokitoki

That's exactly it. I did take the garbage itself to the curb Saturday to get rid of that at least, leaving the furniture. The next day she threw more garbage back into the can to the point the lid wont go down, again. I don't understand how one woman makes so much garbage when myself and my fiancee, with a puppy, makes about 1 bag per garbage day. I don't want to be the one that keeps getting rid of her stuff.

I was referring to the furniture rather than the garbage, I kind of assumed the furniture was garbage?

**Mad Dog Ben Richards** · 2014-03-04 11:55

Call the NYC dept for code enforcement and sanitation dept and report them. you can't just dump junk outside and leave it. that's a code violation and the property owner will get slammed with a fine. also if your land lord (I'm a land lord) doesn't do anything you may be able to break your lease also if you choose citing health and safety violations. such as if there is a fire my exit is blocked kinda thing. you have to give land lord written notice though and then its like 30 days from that point that he has to fix it. you can with hold rent for issues not being resolved also as long as you give it to a 3rd party to hold in escrow or something. I'm not in NYC, I'm on Long Island so I'm not entirely sure on the city laws but I'm sure they are similar if not the same.

**Tokitoki** · 2014-03-04 11:55

Originally Posted by Niiro

I was referring to the furniture rather than the garbage, I kind of assumed the furniture was garbage?

It is, but I'm absolutely not moving that. Either she takes care of it or the landlord does. The garbage pouring out of the can in front of my door pissed me off more than the furniture. While the furniture is annoying, the garbage bags overflowing from the can make me look like a complete slob.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2014-03-04 12:17

Originally Posted by Tokitoki

I don't understand how one woman makes so much garbage

she probably generates a slightly higher amount of garbage than usual- she probably eats lots of microwave meals. but i can almost guarantee you she just lets it pile up inside, too, and only carries bags out when there's room in the can.

keep bugging the landlord. its his job to get that shit sorted out.

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