After some thought I decided to report the mess
in my yard to the rental agent – just to ensure I won’t be held responsible. I
asked that they put a stop to the trespassing and reported the mess, also the
running tap (which is a finable offense!). The agent forwarded my mail to the
owner, who in turn forwarded it to the Body Corporate. Body Corporate replied
‘sorry about the trespassing, that was just a miscommunication.’ Excuse me?
Miscommunication? I don’t think any of these people understand the gravity of
the situation! Trespassing is illegal, punishable by a fine not exceeding R2000,
a maximum prison sentence of two years, or both! Any law-abiding contractor –
faced with a locked gate would stop outside and arrange permission from the
lawful occupier!
What kind of contractor gains illegal access to
one property in order to climb over the wall to work in the next property? They
have street-access, too! Apparently trespassing is standard practice for them? Risking
liability for two counts of trespassing, two days in a row PLUS for
contravention of the water restrictions (turns out that tap must have been
running for hours!) – Standard practice?
The Body Corporate then offers ‘If the
contractor comes to clean, will the tenant let them in?’ to which rental agent
replied ‘please arrange that but contact tenant on xxx (cellphone number)’.
Hello? You are offering to bring the people, who clearly have no regard for the
law, back into my space – only now they’ll be upset – and … Hello? Can anyone
see a problem here?
Three, so-called professionals: owner =
Managing Director of a company; rental agent; Body Corporate = Senior Portfolio
Manager … and … wait for it: tenant = Site Secretary.
And here the money-trail: lowest income
profession (Site Secretary) pays owner (highest income profession) enough to
pay 100% of his contribution to the Body Corporate (middle income profession)
plus 100% commission earned by the rental agent (high income profession).
Not one of these people would tolerate such
disregard for their personal safety – yet somehow each finds it ok to do to me
what they wouldn’t want done to themselves.
I’m trying to decide what I should do – but overall,
I think the least futile course of action is to let it go and let karma sort
things out. On rare occasions I’ve even been privileged to watch karma in
action – and it’s worth it!
Past attempts have proved that I have a better
chance of winning the lotto than discovering even the slightest glimmer of
intelligence among this lot! So, Karma: They’re all yours! Enjoy!
At work the atmosphere is much better since we
have a couple of competent managers on site. The game of musical chairs is
still ongoing – who’s coming, from where, when and for how long. But all of
that is way above my pay-grade, so I sit back and smile. I’ve still got plenty to
do, preparing the installation documentation, co-ordinating delivery, placing
orders. And when I’ve caught up with that, I still have the Safety File to
maintain – and sub-contractors to audit. So no boredom on my horizon!
The car radio / CD Player is really weird. Last
night when I started the car the CD was playing. When I got back into the car
after the security check (my car is searched every day, when I leave the
factory) – CD Player off! Ten minutes later, I’m standing at a red light when
suddenly the CD starts playing again? A few kilometers down the road it
switches itself off . This morning I open the garage and hear it playing to
itself again! It’s probably just a loose connection – but with a bit of
imagination it could make a really spooky story!
Back home I took some photos of the mess.
My neighbour joined me and we had a lovely chat
while weeding a bit and watering our gardens. There’s one new flower promising
to bloom soon – I can’t wait to see what it will look like!
That peculiar sunset sky was quite distinctive
today, with a dark blue ribbon below the pink – in the East!
On the Nasturtium leaves the water runs into
one large drop in the centre – looks like a precious gem, doesn’t it?
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