Hamilton Indigenous Housing

I was at the library today and I ran into the guy who lives in 1A.  I asked politely what happened Saturday morning at 4:30am and he replied he girlfriend woke up and had a panic attack and was freaking out. she ran out the hallway and pulled the fire alarm in hopes of calling for help. In hindsight he realizes he should have done more to calm her down.  I told him there will be complaints from other tenants about what happened and it would be a good idea to explain his side of the story to Ingrid.  Personally I don't have a problem with the man, he seems genuine.

This morning around 5am I was woken up by the fire alarm. So I peeked out my door viewer and saw a couple arguing. Seems my neighbor at the end of the hall kicked his woman out of his unit so she pulled the fire alarm to piss him off. Guess what happens next..Debbie (the neighbor next to me) comes barreling around the corner and starts yelling at the woman and threatens violence if she doesn't leave the building. (This is the second time I've seen Debbie freak out at people in the hall.) *shakes head*. Debbie a word of caution, why put yourself at risk of being injured...you are in no condition to defend yourself, back off and keep your mouth shut. Luke the Cleaner-  this young man handled the emergency perfectly, he quickly showed up to reset the fire alarm and made sure everything was secure.

.......Yep that was not a spelling mistake..it actually was a boring and awkward event. I was looking forward to talking to the board members as a group but it never happened. It was totally disorganized I arrived at 5 pm there was no food or drinks available and we sat around for almost 1/2 hour wondering where is the director. I felt like leaving and start my own dinner. (I was hungry) Eventually the food was delivered and Janis the director arrived soon after (45 mins late)....the food was ok but not great, I chatted with some tenants and said hello to a few board members. They had a local country band scheduled to perform but I left after dinner. Too bad though..I worked 2 days on a presentation to the board members on issues I felt are important.  Ohh Well maybe next time. :(

Last Thursday I came home around 4.45 pm and I saw a woman sitting in the basement hallway I could tell she was not all there and she asked for Chad saying he was to drive her somewhere.  Chad! he's the transportation driver for UNH's. I checked the office and it was closed. I told her this and she left. That was strange to say the least. Update Oct/2011 I forgot all about this post, anyway I figured out who the mystery woman is....It was Deloris...mind you this is before she moved in, at the time I had no clue she's his relative. 

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.

Today I got a note under the door from the office saying Joesph Antone is not longer a employee with Urban Native Homes.  I was surprised about the news...I figured he would take over Ingrid's job when she retires.  Mind you I had a suspicion he may have been stoned a few times while to work, I saw the signs. I can't prove my claim but I would say 90% true.  UNH's is a strange organization.. Anyway we have a new girl Lorraine Brown taking over his duties..will she stick around or be thrown under the bus....God only knows. 

In response to my previous post Today I asked Joesph from the office why my granddaughter was harassed when she came to the building looking for me (I was pissed) He said Jan the superintendent questioned her first on why was she here, something Jan shouldn't have done. In my opinion Jan has a attitude problem, she thinks she owns the building and can say whatever she wants to tenants and guests. Sorry Jan...it doesn't work that way. :(