Q: What's three stories above the ground but still underwater?

The BBQ Pit
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A: My apartment

I had a normal workday today; after work I visited my dad in the hospital and headed home. Certainly not a fun day all in all, but nothing too bad. After stepping off the elevator at my building, I took note of an unusually large puddle in front of my apartment door. The usual size of the puddle being, you know, zero. Upon entering the apartment, I also noticed an unusual amount of rain falling from the ceiling. Again, the normal amount of precipitation inside my apartment is quite negligible.

What could explain such a strange indoor meteorological event? Well apparently, if the person living in the apartment above you moves out, and forgets to turn off their god damn faucet, this can be the result. Isn’t that shocking?

So there’s a new addition to your checklist for moving out of an apartment. Check you packed all your stuff, turn in all your keys, and close the fucking taps.

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That sucks about your apartment. Did you have a lot of stuff damaged?

Over the summer, people in my apartment building attempted to disconnect their washing machine before they moved out. Thanks to the fact that our “emergency” maintenance technician lives about 45 minutes away and apparently isn’t always within reach, one small pipe managed to flood four or five apartments.