The Bucket in our Bathroom

The story began a little while before Christmas.

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We have a vent in our bathroom sealing. With a big rain storm that came in, we discovered a leak dripping through the vent. I quickly got a bucket. I debated about whether to call maintenance (you are only supposed to call them for emergencies- otherwise wait for business hours.) After about a day, and the presence of other pressing issues (this could a whole other story, but the sound of mini- explosions in the gas heater- and/or no heat- quickly raised the level of importance since flooding, lack of heat and gas leaks were criteria, it felt like were were bordering on all three!!) I finally called him.

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While the other problems were fixed (well- semi fixed, but the apartment will never quite be a hundred percent!) He told us that he had been up there and he couldn't see where the water was leaking. He would wait for the snow/water to clear up and try to get a better look. The next door neighbors were also having some drippage in their bathroom.

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So we endured a few days of drippage. And when I say drippage, let me expound on the location of the vent. The drip lands smack in front of the toilet- or should I say, EXACTLY where a person would be if they were trying to use such appliance. This- may seem slightly amusing- however, becomes quite like Chinese water torture when endured long enough... (gladly we are on the top floor- so there is AT LEAST there is not that wonder of what is in the drippage- though it is a nasty brown rusty color)

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With the better weather, the drippage subsided. We never really knew if the problem had been fixed or the bad weather had just gone away. I think we went a whole two weeks without a problem and I gladly put the bucket back under the kitchen sink.

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But then, sadly, it came back. And when this is discovered while you have to use the above stated appliance in the middle of the night, it is not a welcome discovery...

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So we tried to make adjustments- but let me tell you- the area RIGHT in front of this appliance is hard to avoid- no matter how flexible you are. I quite frequently find myself the recipient of unwelcome drips, right when I thought that I was out of the way.

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Then it went away again.

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But alas, it is back. I have complained again. But I'm not sure what good that is going to do for me. I was complaining about this while at dinner at a friends house, and they suggested that we tape a cup to the ceiling, but there is way to much water for that.

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So Tuesday night, Bobby tied the bucket to the vent via dental floss (See Eric- Dental floss is actively used in our house!!) and I had a drip free night!! (well, I could still hear it all night, but at least it didn't drip on my head during the middle of the night appliance use!!)