Don’t Pass Out In The Hallway

The hot summer weather brings out the party hound in people and the KMHC tenants are no exception. The trick here is to know when it’s “Last Call For Alcohol"

Last night around 9.30 pm a ruckus broke out between my neighbour and his guest in the hallway, at the time I was entering the building when I heard all the commotion. I wasn’t afraid I’m use to seeing shit like this when I worked at a wedding banquet hall as head of security. The tenant’s guest was passed out on the floor near the elevator so I tried to wake him up and possibly escort him out of the building. I could barely see him breathing so I checked for a pulse. The guest was totally out of it and dead weight plus to top it off as I stood near him figuring out what to do next he pissed himself. I’m not talking a little pee but a fountain. He wet his jeans and tee shirt and made a puddle on the floor that’s when I thought “fuck it! I’m not touching him this is a job for the HSC Ingrid”. :P

I didn’t want to lift him so I notified the newly assigned security tenant and she handled the rest. I’ve known her since she worked in retail and last night I was impressed how she handled the situation.

Personally I have no problem with tenants who drink as long as they don’t disturb me and I don’t consider the incident a big deal. The cops would have thrown the guest in the drunk tank for the night and issue a fine in the morning. I was surprised with the few female tenants on the upper floors who couldn’t help sticking their nose in a situation that was under control.

Today the KMHC office staff called the neighbour in for a meeting. I’ll bet he has one hell of a hangover. The security camera is pointed at one angle and captured what it could. If KMHC issue an N7 eviction notice to the tenant and since I'm the only sober eye witness to the incident I’ll stand by the tenant in court if needed. Once in awhile everybody fucks up. UNH’s/KMHC are notorious for it. A stern verbal warning should be sufficient to the tenant.

Here’s my quote for the day - I’m not intimidated by security cameras they just annoy me.

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