Banging, Buck Passing, and Bad Smelling!

Email submission from a resident:

"Thanks! We were so happy to see a blog on this subject.

We have got exactly the same problems as everyone else on this blog. We still do not understand that why during the week, we seldom hear the noise of jack hammers. On Saturday mornings however, it sounds as if every jack hammer that is available in Cape Town, is operating at UES. No one on the building management team are then available. We still don't understand what is the use of the manual that was handed over with all the contact details. No one is ever available. We did a visit to the site offices on Saturday. Once again, everyone just passes the blame. During the week, Swish Properties are always apologetic, but they do not solve any problems or complaints.

We have also got a terrible smell coming from the drainage systems in our flat. It is as unbearable as the noise on Saturdays.

Maybe we should all get together and throw a big party to show THEM what noise is all about.

They can clean up the mess and smell.

Thanks again for this blog!
Regards

Thanks resident for your submission!

We all agree the jack hammering has to stop. It's absurd for a weekend unless there is some sort of emergency, i.e. leaking pipe, etc. And the building should be telling us when they will be doing that anyway so we can plan our lives accordingly.

As for the drains, I've found the best solution is to throw some baking soda and a bit of vinegar down the drain. I don't use harsh chemicals because it's damaging to the water supply in the city but if it's out of control I guess you have to. There's a really good cleaner available at the Wellness Warehouse, called Mrs. Meyer's, they make good stuff and I believe have a powerful eco-friendly drain cleaner. Gee, I really wish UES would at least sponsor eco-friendly cleaner to their residents so we can clean up their mess!

What ticks me off is that it's not even the water traps which is what traditionally would be causing the smell, I think the problem lies much deeper because I'm hardly using my kitchen sink and it smells like a dog crawled in the septic tank and died and has been decomposing in the pipes for ages.
It has a lot to do with mold as well I believe based on the type of smell it is. This cannot be fixed on our end but if kept down won't be such a hazard to your health as mold particles can be quite damaging to your respiratory system. Another way UES is killing us. So please be careful!

As for the party, there is talk of organizing community get-together's, not that the building would want us all uniting as one, I think part of that is to 'divide and conquer'. Because we certainly were not ever invited to these little self-congratulatory cocktail parties they have patting each other on the back on how cool they think they are. Yeah we were stuck in our crummy flats taking freezing showers and smelling moldy pipes. Fun stuff!

Good Luck Resident, thanks for the submission, any other ideas for get-together's? Keep them coming, gang!