look whos mr literary?

but thats about right. it was the slowest leak (like one drip every 30 seconds when it was leaking which was only occasionally for the last 4 or 5 days) but the beams were soaked through and all the 100 years of garbage weighing down upon the patched up sheetrock gave way.

now i have to deal with mr crankypants landlord who will try to blame me and he is not 100% wrong because i tried to figure out where the leak was coming from with my neighbor before i told him which we couldnt. if i had said there is a very, very slow leak i doubt he would have hurried to fix it but now he can imagine he would have. it wasnt until last night that i realized the ceiling was toast and that went a lot faster than i was expecting. it was such a slow drip!!

so my neighbor and i decided the best tact was to lie and say i didnt see any leak until after the ceiling collapsed. its pretty close to the truth. it was already drooping from the last leak a few months back which was far more significant.

or maybe ill just crib from an american classic.

My old man is a television repairman - he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

sounds about right. they will have to clean out the debris. dry it out (box fans). find the leak (water supply to sink, toilet, tub, toilet? or wate water from same ) and fix it (either from underneath or opening upstairs neighbors walls or work their way up to source apartment. check the light outlet (always good to mix water and electricity) drywall it shut, tape seams and mud it, paint. further clean up aftermath of cave in and repairs. all clear.