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plonqI can't read LJ at work, so I can't go back and find the post in question, but I recall complaining (and even posting pictures) about the sorry state of the leaking ceiling in our office. The last time we had saturated tiles falling down on our heads, their solution was to wire 5-gallon buckets between the ceiling tiles and the leaking roof. They then replaced the tiles with dry ones and called it finished.
I think that I would have done things differently, such as tracking down the source of the leak, but I guess they were hoping that by the time the buckets filled up it would be somebody else's problem.
This week one of the buckets overflowed, and part of the ceiling fell in again. I guess the tiles couldn't stand up against the double jeopardy of being soaked in water, and having a coil of live, metal-clad wiring coiled up on them. When I came in via the side hall on Monday, there were tile fragments all over the floor and dripping wires hanging from the ceiling. So far their solution this time around has been to 1) clean up the tiles, 2) push the wires back up into the ceiling, and 3) empty the bucket.
When I came back to the office after lunch today, I spied a detailed schematic of the office spread out on the break room table. There was nobody around at the time, but I'd be willing to bet good money that they are pouring over the map, trying to figure out where all of the other ceiling buckets might be.
I think that I would have done things differently, such as tracking down the source of the leak, but I guess they were hoping that by the time the buckets filled up it would be somebody else's problem.
This week one of the buckets overflowed, and part of the ceiling fell in again. I guess the tiles couldn't stand up against the double jeopardy of being soaked in water, and having a coil of live, metal-clad wiring coiled up on them. When I came in via the side hall on Monday, there were tile fragments all over the floor and dripping wires hanging from the ceiling. So far their solution this time around has been to 1) clean up the tiles, 2) push the wires back up into the ceiling, and 3) empty the bucket.
When I came back to the office after lunch today, I spied a detailed schematic of the office spread out on the break room table. There was nobody around at the time, but I'd be willing to bet good money that they are pouring over the map, trying to figure out where all of the other ceiling buckets might be.
