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Tenants & bickering

On Saturday afternoon I saw a rarity in the building...I was entering my building floor and I walked into a cat fight.
Marion (a tenant) had her family in the community room for a get together.  When another tenant (Bonnie) on her way to do her laundry asked a guest if there was a presentation going on, the guest was rude in her response. So here we go....that lead to a shouting match, then eventually Marion got into it with Bonnie uttering denial and threats and calling on Jan. What brings the question what would Jan do?
Anyway I calmed down Bonnie and told her to ignore it and move on.

Such fun living in the land of Koo Gaa Da Win.

Comments

Marion said…
Get your facts right before you speak. Yes, my niece was rude but your refused to mention so was the tenant. We were having a wake for my brother had just died. The tenant in question was interrupting my niece and her son while they were having a personal discussion, and the tenant kept asking 'what's going on down in the community room' what's going on.... She kept it up until my nephew told his mom that that lady over to the side was trying to get her attention. She was near tears and she did not want to be bothered so she said a simple
WHAT! This angered the tenant but she did not know why my niece was so stressed. The tenant then went up and got a blanket and came down "to do her laundry" but it was more to see what was going on.
My niece had come back earlier, about ten minutes maybe. She was crying and told me one of the tenants had upset her and spoke rudely to her. Then my nieces mother came out into the hall way to talk to me and it caused more
stress to the matter. As the mother and I were talking that is when the tenant came down 'to do her wash'
I was the one who confronted her and then I called my niece out of the meeting room. Things were said and the things got heated. I was already stressed from losing my brother and so was the rest of my family.
The male janitor was there and he came down stairs and settled the matter for the time being. the female janitor was not even in the building as it was the weekend.
The following day I went to the office and i made an official complaint. Participants and staff met to solve to problem and it was solved so there is no need to bring up old news which is not even news just a misunderstanding between two people who set it right and does not need anyone else's interpretation. Especially the wrong interpretation. Please make sure your facts are straight before repeating them
December 12, 2011 at 1:47:00 PM EST
Tony King said…
Hi Marion, now I don’t know what medication you’re on but your memory is off. It was not a wake for your brother, it was a party I remember you were all dressed up and laughing and carrying on and you invited me.
Anyway I appreciate your side of the story I write only what I saw in the hallway and by the way this topic was posted way back in Feb. 2011 since then you moved out. You are no longer a KM tenant. So who cares!

TK
December 12, 2011 at 3:13:00 PM EST
Tony King said…
Marion - I received your last comment, it's not going to published. What's the point in bitching about a minor incident that happened almost a year ago and to be honest you handled the situation terribly. Like I said you moved out 6 months ago focus on where you live now.

Happy Holidays. :)
December 13, 2011 at 5:10:00 PM EST
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