Shoots and ladders
Sudden Awareness: Hey, it’s a bit dark in here isn’t it? Oh, I see, one of the light bulbs in the living room light fixture went out.
Dilemma: Hmmm, we have 12’ cathedral ceilings and last time I checked I’m 5’4”
Solution: I guess I will have to ask the maintenance people for some help. Seems a little silly (asking for help to change a light bulb – there have got to be all sort of jokes in there somewhere), but there’s no way I’m getting up there as it is.
Maintenance People: “We don’t do that, and no you can’t borrow a ladder.”
Dilemma: I’m still 5’4” the ceiling is still 12’ and now I’m miffed at the maintenance people.
Thus, our latest purchase of a ladder. We didn’t own a ladder when we owned our own home (with a garage and a shed for convenient storage). And yet, here in our third floor apartment (with tiny little storage closet) now we have a ladder.
Dilemma: Hmmm, we have 12’ cathedral ceilings and last time I checked I’m 5’4”
Solution: I guess I will have to ask the maintenance people for some help. Seems a little silly (asking for help to change a light bulb – there have got to be all sort of jokes in there somewhere), but there’s no way I’m getting up there as it is.
Maintenance People: “We don’t do that, and no you can’t borrow a ladder.”
Dilemma: I’m still 5’4” the ceiling is still 12’ and now I’m miffed at the maintenance people.
Thus, our latest purchase of a ladder. We didn’t own a ladder when we owned our own home (with a garage and a shed for convenient storage). And yet, here in our third floor apartment (with tiny little storage closet) now we have a ladder.
posted by Susan at 9:51 AM
3 Comments:
sorry you're a little miffed.
how about a light bulb joke to shed some light on your dark mood.
how many bloggers does it take to change a light bulb?
three. one to write about the quality of the darkness, one to write about how nice the light is, and one to change the bulb.
Nice that they will not change the bulb and also not lend you a ladder.
That is what we call friendliness and service.
Bad form, bad form. The maintenance people should be ashamed of themselves.
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