Apartment maintenance progress

One, the new screens have been installed. That took maybe ten minutes in the middle of having the plumber here, and was mostly a matter of keeping julian_tiger out of the way so he wouldn't leap out a window.

The plumber was here for about three hours, during which he made a hole in the wall, and inspected and replaced the shower fixture. And, after I pointed out to him that it had not been fixed yesterday, took a look at the sink, couldn't fix it either, and agreed that it should be replaced.

Then I had to talk to the super, who replaced more washers and said he would order a new sink. Unfortunately, that requires a work order to be signed by his boss. In the meantime, he asked that we not use the bathroom sink.

Replacing the tiles in the bathroom also requires a work order, because they have to get a tiling person in, ETA but the super just called to say this will happen next Tuesday. In the meantime, the hole is covered by a plastic bag held on by duct tape, but we can use the shower.

My cynical guess is that sometime in the next several days, the super will call and tell us that he can't get his boss to okay the new sink. If so, I will resume using the bathroom sink, and try to figure out what to do next. One possibility is to call 311 and see what if any legal recourse we have. Another is to call the management company and point out that we aren't paying for the water, they are, and that it's probably cheaper to get in a new sink than to keep paying for the wasted water. (I am reasonably certain that conservation arguments would fall on deaf ears here.)

I note that having these people in and out all morning has not been exactly restful.

[updated after a call from the super]