Apartment Life

Today I got home from work late to discover that the incompetent asshole that did a "walk-through" of my apartment didn't lock the door on his way out...so here sits my 9mm, my MAC, my big screen, etc...in a home that remained unlocked for many hours while I was at work.

...I realize that the odds of some thug-ass little shit KNOWING that my apartment was unlocked and having big enough balls to walk in to burglarize me is probably NOT going to happen. I'm not that person that walks around thinking that every one's out to get me...to rob me, rape me, kill me, enslave me, get me addicted to drugs, turn me gay, turn me into a Republican or convert me to Jehovah; I don't live with incessant fear of the people around me. For the most part, people, even shitty ones, are just trying to avoid additional conflict in their lives, and would not choose to burglarize anyone, strictly because of the moral code embedded in their brains....

However, the same fuckface that left my house vulnerable to thug-style looting also left my downstairs neighbor with a broken fire alarm. My neighbor is older...she's not in great shape (you can tell by the way she walks that her knees are hurting). She works full-time and escapes the bullshit by sitting on her porch, smoking cigarettes and talking to friends and family on her cell phone all night. I've enjoyed living above her because she's quiet, kind, humble and minds her own business, unlike the retard that lived there before her, and unlike the welfare recipients that live next door. Anyway, my neighbor's alarm kept letting off this high-pitched twitchy noise that was driving her crazy. We met in the lobby to make our complaints. The office manager suggested she remove the battery. She reluctantly agreed and walked away. I met her on her porch on my way to yoga and asked her if she'd had any success. She basically implied (without necessarily meaning to) that she couldn't reach it or climb a chair. So, I offered to look, and she jumped on the occasion. I basically destroyed her alarm...but she can call and have it fixed tomorrow. The important thing is that she can sleep tonight.

My point is that I have decided that nothing pisses me off more than incompetence and disregard for others. The skin-head asshole that did our walk-throughs left my door unlocked and her alarm broken. Maybe he's not paid well....

Then there's that endless cycle; does being under-paid and unappreciated justify being a dick? Also, what dictates being underpaid? And is the corporation with-holding and the CEO is rolling in gold feces while everyone else suffers??

So many aspects; where do you begin to solve the problem from a sociological point of view??

This is why it's good to have a sense of community and also a sense of accountability.

But that's too much to ask.

I don't know how I'd survive this stupid world if I had any kind of disability.