Bad Plumbing
You'd think that the City would want to save water:
We imagine the Detectives Area Central could use this for good OR evil. Evil as in a water torture room, Good in a kind of calming Zen-type of way.
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posted by SCC at 12:31 AM
50 Comments:
The heat runs there 24/7 all summer too. Never less than 85 degrees on the second floor.
It was fixed. Everyone relax. A big non issue. Why aren't we talking about the pension problem?
And I'm the one with a meter paying for every drop.
They went to a tremendous amount of time and trouble and money putting expensive, troublesome, breakable-by-vandals, takes-us-six-months-to-replace, piddly-ass water-rationing pushbutton cutoff valves on Park District drinking fountains -- like we didn't live next to Lake Michigan.
I never minded sharing with the squirrels and birds who always made a stop for a good drink. Kids loved watching them.
Can't ANYTHING just be left alone?
"Why do they hate us? Why? Why?"
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Covering your tats is more important than that plumbing issue,shitcago
You worried about water?
Make Maywood and all those other failed states pay up.
@#$%^&.
Unpaid millions in water bills? Count your blessings. We are lucky that some of these suburbs DON'T have direct access to the lake -- else we'd be battling pirate crews out there.
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A couple of paper towels, and life could get real exciting, real quick. I hope that is not a public washroom?
The conditions at area central (1) are a joke. They have to bring in portable air conditioners in the winter because the heat is too high and cant be turned down. Not to mention all the mold in the ducts in the building and the half working toilets. The one Det Sgt who actually tried to get something fixed was admonished for not going through the chain of command. this is even though many before him went through the chain and nothing was fixed. Try and interview a witness in this joke of a detective area. There is no space thanks to the consolidation and if you do find a spot its hot as hell.
The building only has 6 engineers! I know they are in a union but cmon we don't even have working air condition in a building with NO windows.
Now the urine smell on the side of the building is an another matter.
They can't even switch out the water in the portable air conditioners!
Don't worry RAHM the cases will still be suspended I aint solving SHIT!!!
And I just paid my water bill, which was just over $90. Thanks, rahm!!!!
Rats have taken to the interior walls of Area North and dying. Rats have been found in all the locker rooms and they are coming up from the sewers. Rats are are walking over the shoes of dicks typing and run into the walls to be safe.
They are breeding and by mid June there will be a thousand in the walls. One swam up the toilet as a buy was do Number 2.
City set stick paper and dick walk on it ruining his $399 dollar shoes.
FOP said they will file a some bs form and it will take a good 6 months before the city does anything.
Two certain female det' were seen leaving cheese outside the holes of these rodents. Don't feed the rodents !!
That building is a wreck anyway.
Plumber fixed the sink last night. I hope everyone can rest easy now. Btw, you may not have a pension when you retire. Fyi
Remember years ago when daly wanted us to shut our water off when brushing teeth to conserve water? Screw that too, shut my water off which I pay for while the ghetto has fire hydrants going full blast all summer!
How many City of Chicago union plumbers does it take to put a black garbage bag over a urinal??
You have soap? No firehouse in the city has hand soap. And the water leaks at some firehouses on the apparatus floor are so bad that the water has actually gouged channels into the concrete leading to the drain.
You guys don't know how lucky you are.
It must be the cleaning ladies! The shitters in Area central are still top notch. The running water is relaxing like being in Punta Cana.
Out-standing plumbing!! Go look at the basement ceiling in 025. Lots of leaking sewage pipes dripping funk everywhere..
Rahm would never let a crisis, no matter how small go to waste.
So start up a small business bottling the stuff...
Just have to think of a catchy name...
Chicago Water Department Surplus
Chicago Lourdes Holy Water
Di-Hydro Monoxide
That running sink is a perfect model for the Chicago Machine. They waste water just like they waste everything else- well, with the small exception of funding our pension.
The blog should have a dedicated post to examples of waste we see on a daily basis.
I've been in 011/Area 4 since I started. 15 years ago, there was a leak in the men's locker room. Water was collected in a metal garbage can with a can liner in it. 15 years later, and after tearing up the cement area TWICE between the garage and building...it's still leaks, in the exact same spot. The lockers it splashes on are actually disintegrating.
Once upon a time, several years ago, an intrepid anonymous officer contacted OSHA and the EPA about the black mold growing from the overhead vents over the desk. They came out in full hazmat suits to inspect. After pulling off the first vent cover, they quickly replaced it and started to scurry out the door. When asked why they were leaving, they said (and of course, this is second hand), "if we investigate any further, the building will probably need to be condemned".
A faucet running 24-7 ? Ain't shit! At McKieran park in Mt Greenwood the kiddy pool runs all night all through the summer.... The city wants everyone on a water meter?
I'm sure California residents can use all that water!
HQ does not provide hand soap in the ---dollar store knock-offs purchased by those units nearest the bathroom/breakarea buy them. Also no paper towels in the bathroom dispenser.
RYou have soap? No firehouse in the city has hand soap. And the water leaks at some firehouses on the apparatus floor are so bad that the water has actually gouged channels into the concrete leading to the drain.
You guys don't know how lucky you are.
6/09/2015 06:53:00 AM
Are you fucking kidding me? Go back to your RomCom and 2nd helping of lasagna. You know what? Skip that 2nd helping I think it's make your own sundae night.
Yet, this fucking City raised my water rates!
Fucking dump of a police station!
That is what this city should be embarrassed about!
Not whether a Police Officer wears a stupid hat or not!
Enjoy my zero activity and reactive policing! I'll show up to jobs way after the offender left the scene! Oh Well, 19-E Squad!
FUCK YOU RAHM!
Off Topic:
How dumb is it to have female custodians, cleaning male locker rooms, during the beginning of a damned tour?
Came in this morning, and there she was. Guys dressing and undressing... going in and out the bathroom (which she was also cleaning). She never left. Even spoke to a couple of guys. I dunno...shit just aint right.
Thrilling video
You pussies in the are buildings need to work at Homan Square, where the Rats run rampant all day long. They eat anything, the lightcords on the ET'S trucks, the SWAT Trucks, etc. leave any garbage in the cans in the office and it will look like a crime scene when you return. They chew up gym shoes left out of lockers.
Have the hospitals, religious schools, churches, mosques and synagogues all paid their millions in overdue water bills yet? Just asking.
The building only has 6 engineers! I know they are in a union but cmon we don't even have working air condition in a building with NO windows.
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Can someone explain to me why every station has at least one engineer other than the union angle? It's a complete waste of money to have so many engineers on staff. I'm not for anyone losing their job, but this seems like a place they can cut the staffing by not rehiring post retirement.
It should be a service similar to R-Service, call it in and maybe they'll come fix it. Our engineer just sits at his desk all day and does God knows what. Half the bulbs at the front desk have been burned out for weeks.
It is being used as a waterfall and that is supposed to have a calming effect on one.
Anonymous said...
Off Topic:
How dumb is it to have female custodians, cleaning male locker rooms, during the beginning of a damned tour?
Came in this morning, and there she was. Guys dressing and undressing... going in and out the bathroom (which she was also cleaning). She never left. Even spoke to a couple of guys. I dunno...shit just aint right.
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wow, I should change jobs; i'll like to look at what you packing... lol
Its fixed all right they turned off the hot water!!!
Fucking genius
Now i might have to send a video of area Centrals shower in the basement that don't work for years!
Even in the Clouted locker room...
I'm retired but it sounds nicer then 11th and state where the auto theft section had to be moved because waste water (toilets, etc) from central detention dripping through the ceiling. And by the way don't try to fix anything yourself the union engineers will dime you out in a heartbeat while not doing their protected job. The city that works.
How many water fountains run 24/7 in the city parks?
That building hasnt been right and I have been there since the 80's. Its always been hot and it was still hot after the rehab back in 2005. Restroom in Area Central Detectives has had something wrong with it constantly. If it isnt a urinal its the sink, if not the sink then the leaky radiator.
"A faucet running 24-7 ? Ain't shit! At McKieran park in Mt Greenwood the kiddy pool runs all night all through the summer.... The city wants everyone on a water meter?"
Mount plywooders need showers every so often, thus the need to run the water 24-7.
Fuck this city
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Rats have taken to the interior walls of Area North and dying. Rats have been found in all the locker rooms and they are coming up from the sewers. Rats are are walking over the shoes of dicks typing and run into the walls to be safe.
They are breeding and by mid June there will be a thousand in the walls. One swam up the toilet as a buy was do Number 2.
City set stick paper and dick walk on it ruining his $399 dollar shoes.
FOP said they will file a some bs form and it will take a good 6 months before the city does anything.
Two certain female det' were seen leaving cheese outside the holes of these rodents. Don't feed the rodents !!
And I hear there's a rat in the commander's office now too!
Before it gets fixed hook it up to one of those PISSING CHERUB STATUES.
Then put Rahm's face on it and a sign, THIS IS HT RAHM'S THINKS OF OUR PENSIONS.
Then video that and send it to SCC.
On moving day when we moved into the new 10th District station I tried the water at one of the brand new water fountains.
YUCCCKKKK!!!
People in my crew there thought I was nuts, they often thought I was nuts, as I opened every faucet and clamped open every water fountain. We brought in bottled water and it took some time for all the oil and everything else that was fouling the water was gone.
That water going down the drain should be green. Like the money Chicago pisses away every year.
>>>Anonymous said...
How many water fountains run 24/7 in the city parks?
6/09/2015 06:22:00 PM<<<
From what I was told by a plumber it might be a good thing that they run 24/7.
The water could stagnate and lead to waterborne diseases. Better to let it run and stay fresh.
"Remember years ago when daly wanted us to shut our water off when brushing teeth to conserve water?"
Why do you need water to run while you brush your teeth???? Just turn it on when you want to rinse .
"I opened every faucet and clamped open every water fountain. We brought in bottled water and it took some time for all the oil and everything else that was fouling the water was gone."
6/09/2015 11:46:00 PM
Oh, yeah, flush it out. Dislodged rust, sulfur/chlorine dark pipe thread cutting oil, acid-paste soldering flux, pipe sealants, who knows what. After a while, take off faucet aerators and wash out backwards -- little screens in there will be full of rust, sand, etc. Don't lose the rubber sealing O-ring on the aerator.
Now the rats and bugs can get a clean drink! Don't want them to get dehydrated in the 90-degree heat in the building.
>grin<
"How many water fountains run 24/7 in the city parks?"
6/09/2015 06:22:00 PM
None anymore -- unless they busted the expensive, troublesome, vandalizable, takes-us-six-months-to-replace, very-difficult-for-kids-to-operate spring-loaded pushbutton "water-saving" valves they put on some years ago.
Used to have the solid old concrete water fountains with a heavy, shielded cast-iron spout. All my life, the water had just run free -- birds, squirrels, everyone just dipped by for a drink. Now, they're putting in these crappy black-steel-box things that are nothing more than water heaters, sitting in the sun. Have to hold that stiff, slippery button down for ten minutes before the water cools off a little.
If the thing is working at all...
...but then, we don't want to selfishly drain Lake Michigan filling up a water bottle, do we?
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...and down the street, they've turned on a fire hydrant and are running around screaming while people's basements get flooded...
The facet isn't fixed- it's turned off. So now the 300 people assigned to Area Central can all wash their hands in one operating sink ( yes the plumber turned off the water to the two broken sinks).
That post reminds me of what happened in Mt. Prospect over a decade ago, and Indian family had moved into an apartment and shortly thereafter the bathtub faucet handle broke off and they weren't able to shut it off themselves. So what did they do?
They just let that sucker run for about 3 months, until the landlord got an unusually high water bill from the town and investigated. He actually tried to tack on charges to the other tenants to pay it off, don't know how that all turned it out, it was a pretty hefty bill.
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