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Anahata


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Power went out in my Apartment...
#22368103 - 10/12/15 12:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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And my landlord has called a electrician, but would I have to pay for the bill? Not sure what the cause is...I was just reading quietly when I heard a pop.
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Psilosopherr
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368122 - 10/12/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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i seriously doubt it. landlords pay for repairs usually do they not?
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Anahata


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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368125 - 10/12/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I called the electric company, they came out said I was good and the problem was on the inside. So I assume it's the wiring.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368149 - 10/12/15 01:02 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Landlord is supposed to pay for repairs that aren't directly caused by you (they may be able to force you to pay for repairs you directly caused like punching holes in walls or something). That's why you pay rent. You can go even further with it and pay for repairs yourself if your landlord just refuses to do it and deduct the costs from your rent.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Shroomslip]
#22368216 - 10/12/15 01:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: You can go even further with it and pay for repairs yourself if your landlord just refuses to do it and deduct the costs from your rent.
very good to know. knew a few people who had some consistent problems with landlords refusing to repair stuff
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Psilosopherr]
#22368317 - 10/12/15 01:43 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Is everything in your apartment off or just a few things?
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Lophosaurus]
#22368335 - 10/12/15 01:48 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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why did you call an electrian instead of just talking to your landlord 
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368347 - 10/12/15 01:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: why did you call an electrian instead of just talking to your landlord  
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Anahata said: And my landlord has called a electrician
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Anahata


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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Lophosaurus]
#22368350 - 10/12/15 01:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Everything...he showed up scratched his head and said a guy will be in around 6. I been reading online, if they can't get power back up ton8ght, it says they have to accommodate me with a place to stay until it's fixed. Should I bring this up if it is the case? I'm afraid he will tell me to go stay with a family or somthing. Or just tuff it out.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368355 - 10/12/15 01:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anahata said: I called the electric company, they came out said I was good and the problem was on the inside. So I assume it's the wiring.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368359 - 10/12/15 01:54 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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If you owned the apartment what would you have to do?
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22368364 - 10/12/15 01:56 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22368392 - 10/12/15 02:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's weird that everything went out. Did you try turning the main breaker off and then back on? I'm sure the power company made sure the main was on, but maybe not. Must be a burned up wire or a bad main breaker.
If its in the lease or laws that he has to provide you with a place to stay then that is what he has to do. It would probably be better to just stay with a friend if its only for a night so you don't make your landlord angry.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368446 - 10/12/15 02:17 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anahata said: Everything...he showed up scratched his head and said a guy will be in around 6. I been reading online, if they can't get power back up ton8ght, it says they have to accommodate me with a place to stay until it's fixed. Should I bring this up if it is the case? I'm afraid he will tell me to go stay with a family or somthing. Or just tuff it out.
It would depend on your lease, but honestly get over it. The power went out. Boo hoo.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata] 1
#22368488 - 10/12/15 02:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why can't you troubleshoot the problem and fix it yourself?
This is why electricians charge $50/hr.
Or, your apartment landlord has no competent maintenance people who know how to do simple things like turning a breaker back on?
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22368494 - 10/12/15 02:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said:
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Anahata said: I called the electric company, they came out said I was good and the problem was on the inside. So I assume it's the wiring.
An electrician and an electric company are two completely different things being talked about here. He called the electric company to check outside the house if power lines were down that doesn't cost anything.
His landlord called the electrician to check out the inside.
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Anahata


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Power is back, breaker wire was back, and no bill. All is alive again. Thanks for the posts everybody.
It's a scary feeling to be without power, it's nice to have little reminders now and then on how fragile we or I am.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22368989 - 10/12/15 04:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anahata said:
It's a scary feeling to be without power, it's nice to have little reminders now and then on how fragile we or I am.
Lol is this like literally the first time in your life that you've been without power? It's really not that scary man, it's an inconvenience but barring a legitimate natural disaster it always comes back on
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Niffla]
#22368999 - 10/12/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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WOW the first time you've never had power? I can't count how many times I haven't had power its never scary. LOL like Niffla said it's just an inconvenience.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Niffla]
#22369005 - 10/12/15 04:10 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ha, why was it scary? How long were you without? A few hours.
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Boomer The Great said: WOW the first time you've never had power? I can't count how many times I haven't had power its never scary. LOL like Niffla said it's just an inconvenience.
I picture OP panicking hard when it went off, he probably thought it was the apocalypse haha
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Niffla]
#22369024 - 10/12/15 04:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Niffla said:
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Boomer The Great said: WOW the first time you've never had power? I can't count how many times I haven't had power its never scary. LOL like Niffla said it's just an inconvenience.
I picture OP panicking hard when it went off, he probably thought it was the apocalypse haha
HAHA right he probably thought he was in an episode of Fear The Walking Dead. LMAO
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Boomer The Great said:
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Niffla said:
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Boomer The Great said: WOW the first time you've never had power? I can't count how many times I haven't had power its never scary. LOL like Niffla said it's just an inconvenience.
I picture OP panicking hard when it went off, he probably thought it was the apocalypse haha
HAHA right he probably thought he was in an episode of Fear The Walking Dead. LMAO
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Niffla]
#22369871 - 10/12/15 06:42 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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lol thats funny, naw power has gone out before lots of times, once for days. But everytime it does it does its a helpless feeling untill you know the problem and that its fixable in a timely manner.
If a total power grid collapse happened honestly i don't know what id do. Probably stock up on canned goods, water, gas, and bullets, and some kind of generater.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Anahata]
#22369892 - 10/12/15 06:45 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anahata said: lol thats funny, naw power has gone out before lots of times, once for days. But everytime it does it does its a helpless feeling untill you know the problem and that its fixable in a timely manner.
If a total power grid collapse happened honestly i don't know what id do. Probably stock up on canned goods, water, gas, and bullets, and some kind of generater.
at the exact same time that everybody else who didn't plan ahead would be doing the exact same thing as you. good luck.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Psilosopherr]
#22371499 - 10/13/15 12:30 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Personally I plan to have bought all my groceries before I take down the power grid.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: The Moose]
#22372374 - 10/13/15 09:34 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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The Moose said: Personally I plan to have bought all my groceries before I take down the power grid. 
I didn't know that you planned to personally take down the power grid. that changes everything.
after everybody has gone all "end of the world crazy" you could just turn the power back on. A nice little maneuver to not only reduce the population, but to actually let only the fittest humans survive for the first time in a while.
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Re: Power went out in my Apartment... [Re: Psilosopherr]
#22373020 - 10/13/15 12:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was planning on letting everybody die while keeping several choice fat people alive cryogenically so they can repopulate the world and form the ideal population.
My prime specimen:

Soon we will begin a new era . . .
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