Time for a new game!

Today we play the game, Maintenance Emergency, Yes or No. It's very simple. I will give you scenarios, and you guess if this is something that maintenance will do something about in the off hours - evenings, weekends, late night, etc.

1). It's below zero, and all the pipes freeze except for a small trickle in the cold water faucet in the kitchen and the toilet. It's Sunday of the Super Bowl.

2). You go out drinking until 3am, get home, and realize you don't have your key with you.

3). You're woken up at 1am by the sounds of a squirrel practicing for Olympics gymnastics event, both floor and arial. Your ceiling consists of a dropped ceiling with metal grid and foam-type ceiling panels that are not particularly thick.

Okay, ready. The answers are....

1). No (the Indianapolis team is playing - nothing is a maintenance emergency)

2) Yes - This is a lockout, and maintenance will show up anytime. You will, however, get charged for it.

3) No - Apparently not. Or as the after-hours service said, "A squirrel won't hurt you. If if gets into the apartment, just open the door and let it out." I did wonder how that might work if it fell from the ceiling into my bed, and then Callie chased it around for a bit before the whole open door policy could be instituted.