The last straw with my boss was when the water heater exploded and it took the landlord six days to replace it and I finally had hot water again. I couldn't shower, do dishes or laundry, and the tap water was so freezing it was painful just to try to wash my hands.
You know, my step-daughter and her SO have had significant problems with their water heater...they had to reset the breaker every time they wanted hot water, and it usually blew again in 15 minutes, so no showers. You know how much work they missed because of this?????
NONE.
They are not morons, they heated water on the stove and cleaned up, went to work. Called the landlord repeatedly for almost 6 weeks before he finally replaced both elements and fixed the problem.
I've lived in falling down houses, had ceilings fall in, toilet fall through floors, no hot water, no water at all at times. Never missed a day of work unless I took a vacation day to fix the problem myself.
It's just good to remember that the left considers themselves the intelligent, educated group.
