Here we go again. It's all Hick's fault...
Of course I am allowed to blame Hick for anything I see fit. That's my privilege. It's a perk that comes with putting up with him for the past 35-and-a-half years. Nobody else gets that privilege. Especially the fire chief over in Sis-Town!
Hick's boss brought a note to show him on Tuesday. It was the day after the inspection of the kitchen at the Senior Center, for which Hick had provided a cover for the four-foot fluorescent light. The note had nothing to do with the kitchen. It passed inspection just fine.
The note was about the senior apartments. It had been given to the city manager, and the mayor. The mayor gave it to Hick's boss. Let the record show that there was no reason for the fire chief to go into the apartment section of the building. It's not necessary to leave the kitchen. It was not having an inspection.
Among the items in the note was: "I stepped out into the apartment building, and noticed what appeared to be a slight haze. It seemed to be coming from Apartment 2. For the safety of the residents, the apartment manager needs to make sure the residents are not smoking."
Of course Hick took issue with this.
"So the fire chief was worried about the safety of the residents, but left the building with smoke coming out of an apartment? What kind of fire chief does that, without checking it out himself? What are we supposed to do? Be here 24 hours a day and sit in the hall waiting to see if somebody smokes? They KNOW it's against the rules. I'm tire of this nitpicking. I don't need this job!"
Hick's boss said he didn't, either. And that he was going to talk to the mayor and take care of it. Along with the other issues in the note. Like a bicycle and a plant in the way of making an emergence exit, and trash in the trash room.
Hick says one of the residents parks his bicycle in the entry area, but it's back away from the stairs, and not in front of the door. And that there's a plant, but it's also not in the path to the exit, nor on the stairs. As for the trash, it's supposed to be dumped every day by the lady who cleans. And Hick and Old Buddy sometimes dump it in the morning, if there's trash in it when they arrive.
"What are we supposed to do about the trash? Sit around and listen for when somebody drops a bag in, and take it out right then, and wait for the next one to drop?"
His boss said no, of course not. It's the trash room. That's why the building was made with a trash chute. It's getting taken out regularly, not accumulating.
I told Hick: "This guy is out to get you because he knows that you're onto him for not doing HIS job right!"
"That's probably got something to do with it."
Sounds like somebody has an ax to grind, and he'd better not be leaving the shavings in Hick's apartment building!
Why even bring that note to Hick?! None of that has to do with him, as his manager says. The mayor and manager better sort this out or Hick is right, he does NOT need that job. He is a diamond in the rough and they don't want to lose him. What kind of a loser Fire Chief says oh I saw smoke in the hallway and fire hazards, and then I left, LOL.
ReplyDeleteIf anything, repeat smokers in the building should be removed- three strikes and you're OUT.
I think maybe Hick's boss showed him the letter to VALidate some of the concerns Hick has voiced about the way the fire chief interacts when dealing with the apartments.
DeleteI agree there should be consequences for the smokers. The problem is catching them in the act.
Oh yes that makes sense as to why he was shown the letter. I definitely if caught, consequences are a must. I am sure though they are smart about it and don't get caught, just the smell lingers. No one should smoke inside, whether you own or rent to be honest.
DeleteThey definitely do their "indoor" smoking when Hick isn't on site. Hopefully it's not a regular habit! Maybe just depending on the weather.
DeleteAbsolutely there should be consequences for smoking in the rooms and if your nose is sensitive to smoke like mine is it is easy enough to tell if someone has been smoking in their room.
ReplyDeleteThat Fire Chief has a bug up his you-know-what about Hick.
If only the courts would let elderly people be put out in the street for their apartments smelling like smoke! You can suspect them all day long, but unless they are caught in the act, I imagine it would be difficult to evict them. Short of Hick lurking outside their doors 24/7/365, and using his key to barge in, I don't know how they can be caught in the act.
DeleteI agree that the fire chief has some vendetta in regards to Hick. Probably because Hick voiced concern about the procedure when the fire department thought there was a fire in the building.
It is unbelievable that the fire chief failed to investigate the hazy hallway! Perhaps someone should get all nitpicky with him!
ReplyDeleteHe's the pot to Hick's kettle! And he's definitely on Team Not-Hick.
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