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⌈ Secret Post #2397 ⌋

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[About Death]

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[John Rhys-Davies]

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[Attack on Titan]

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[Glee/Corey Monteith]

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05. [SPOILERS for Despicable Me 2]

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06. [SPOILERS for Ace Attorney]

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07. [WARNING for underage]

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08. [WARNING for gore, violence]

[Atonement, Wanted, Last King of Scotland, X-Men First Class]

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09. [WARNING for rape]

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10. [WARNING for death]

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There were no screws. It was adhered to the wall and as I said, I slipped and caught myself on it.

And the screws argument doesn't hold when you stop to think that people usually get BARS screwed to the wall for the very same reason: to help themselves up or have to catch themselves. That's no excuse for the wall trying to come down because they don't give a shit about making sure the thing is stable.

And just so you know? My boyfriend and I were really civil to the office and the maintenance guy, so don't go judging the situation on a very angry post on the internet.

If there were no screws and it was just adhered to the wall, then it really wasn't meant for people to use as a handle.

Here's the thing: How was I supposed to know before hand? Some things have hidden screws, look at some of the toilet paper roll holders. And how was I supposed to know the whole damn wall was decaying underneath? Hmm?

How was the maintenance people supposed to know that you were a moron who wouldn't bother learning how your new pad worked? Hmm?

Oh what? Was I supposed to go around the place BANGING on the walls to make sure "Nope!! Not strong enough!!" as tiles fall off?

Pray tell, was that the ~oh so right way~ to tell if the apartment was livable, oh asscrack nonny?

How was I supposed to know before hand?

Are you kidding? The same way you're supposed to know what a wall socket is and that you shouldn't stick a knife in there. Do you expect someone to point out what every little pre-installed thing in your apartment is and what it does? If your soap dish looks anything like the first picture you posted upthread it's pretty obvious that it's not a handle.

Look, it sucks that this happened to you. If I were in the same situation I probably would have grapped the soap dish as well to steady me, but that wouldn't change the fact that a soap dish is not a handle. And honestly, the fact that you didn't know doesn't change the fact that it's not a handle.

The state of the wall is an entirely different thing, but the handle/soap dish issue is really your own fault.

Then WHY is every HANDLED soap dish I'm looking at one Google calling it a HANDLE?

Either the industry is wrong or I'm wrong.

And I am NOT denying that the soap dish is my fault. It IS. We will PAY for that. Just not the wall.

because the people naming it don't know it's not called that

what baffles me is that she refuses to take the maintenance guy at his word but is perfectly happy with random C-list internet retail sites (but not other people on the internet)

so in other words, if it doesn't support her claim, it's wrong

Well, you didn't believe the maintenance guy when he told you. Next time, just lie. "I don't know what happened, it just fell! I think it's because the wall behind it is crumbling!" Maybe that will work.

Well, with the dish? It probably would have helped to know that it wasn't meant as an actual handle - which isn't on the maintenance person. As for the wall, chances are the *maintenance* person wouldn't know because, at least where I live, it's not generally standard procedure to rip up tile and check when getting an apartment ready. [Also, I'm suspecting it's something with the apartment above you that's the issue there - at least, always has been when I've had similar problems in my apartments.]

Also, you may have been perfectly nice idk, but always be nice to your maintenance people. Generally, if you're nice to them they're more than willing to help you out [like the anon up-thread said], but blaming them for something they aren't responsible for [like the soap dish]? That means they're not going to do any favors like that.

I never blamed then in person. I was civil, told him what happened, and then he said the damage was more extensive than he'd been told (we told him exactly what was wrong and noticed the other damage after the fact when we got off the phone, cause, you know, holy shit, thing came off wall).

I may be a bitch online, but I know when exactly and how exactly to talk to people when I need to.

I think the "screws argument" holds up just fine, actually. When installing those special bars -- usually for the elderly or people who are in high risk of falling while showering -- special screws are also used. The whole thing is made for that specific purpose. Soap dishes are made to hold a bar of soap, and perhaps a bottle of shampoo.

And what else can I do, except judge the situation based on your post? I'm not stalking you; I don't know what you said or how you acted in real life. I simply felt that the tone of your post spoke volumes, as someone who's personally encounted plenty of similar customers.

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