Post by Carlton the Barbarian on Jun 14, 2009 20:17:30 GMT -8
Sorry, but I need to have an "off-topic" rant. I just got so worked up that it is comical. So, I figure that maybe it's time for MMUK to have a thread which devotes itself to rants and "getting worked up" (kind of like a personalized "What the Hell is wrong with the world?" thread). Anyway, here's what happened.
It was around 10:00 pm (Do you know where your kinda are?) I had just finished doing laundry. I thought I might have to jump in the dumpster because the maintenance guy had threw out my laundry bag, but he somehow got the bag back to me. Anyway, I was getting annoyed because I've been having an insect problem, and I spotted empty water bottles and a Capri Sun container on the front lawn.
Also, earlier in the day, the kids, who conveniently like to play in the bush in front of my window, had left two plates of food on the steps for a long, long time. So, I quickly go outside with my camera so that I can take a few pictures of the debris. I leave the front door, and my door, slightly ajar. I walk around to the back to see if there are any more pictures that I needed to take, and when I come back the darn front door is shut and the hallway light is turned off.
I proceed to ring my neighbor's bell because, well, I had left my keys in my coat pocket and they did shut the door... Now, my neighbor leaves for work pretty early in the morning. I hear the vibrating alarm almost every morning, but it's still only 10 o'clock or so, I ring their bell. There's no reply. I ring the bell again. No one comes. I walk across street. Yada. Yada. Yada. I then see the light go on in their bathroom. So, I ring their bell again. No one comes.
Now, I'm getting pretty upset. It feels like there is a fly buzzing around and I can't kill it. I had already went across to street to see if my neighbor was still working at this burger joint, and she was not there. The TV was on. The AC was on. They even turned it up. They had to be there. So, I ring the bell for the third time. No one answers. Now, vengeful thoughts are starting to emerge. How long can I ring this bell? How many times?
To make a short story long. I called up the maintenance number and the guy who throw out my laundry bag opens the front door for me. I walk in and I hear the TV from upstairs. I also hear two people talking. So, I have to ring the bell to see if anyone comes down stairs. I ring it. There's nothing. I then ring my bell. Bannnnnnnnkkkkkk. The loud annoying sound fills the air. Their bell doesn't work.
-CG