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Poo belongs in the loo - not in the hallway of the apartment above. THIS IS A REAL-LIFE STORY FROM A CLOSED INSURANCE CLAIMS CASE. Not so long ago an apartment owner
off appliances and locked her door.
who lives on the top floor of her
Everything was safe, clean and tidy
complex, let’s call her Kate, went
for her return in a month’s time. Or
on an overseas adventure holiday
so she thought.
throughout Europe with her friends.
in sewerage backing up. Now this issue only came to light when plumbers were called to fix the offending apartment’s ‘leakage’
You know your neighbour but you
in their bathroom.
Kate had been away on extended
don’t really know what goes on inside
holidays before. The beauty of
The filthy, smelly mess from the
their apartment
ludicrous act of flushing nappies
Kate’s neighbour directly below her
down a toilet would certainly not be
has a young baby. It is now evident,
a pleasant scene to have to clean up.
anti-burglar devices. She just told her
either out of ignorance or just sheer
Back to Kate. She’s due to return
neighbours so they wouldn’t worry
foolishness, that a disposable nappy
home in a few days’ time. The last
about her and she went on her way.
was flushed down the toilet in that
thing she would expect to find in her
apartment instead of being disposed
clean, tidy, locked up apartment is
of appropriately in the bin.
sewerage!
for Kate. She again informed her
Not surprisingly, the sewer pipe
Yes, that’s right. Because of the nappy
neighbours, packed her bags, turned
eventually became blocked resulting
clogging up the sewer pipe below,
apartment living meant she could literally just lock her door and not worry about maintenance or installing
So when it came to preparing for this holiday, the routine was no different
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