Last Wednesday night, the power in my apartment went out.
It was around 9 at night and I assumed it was the entire apartment building.
It was raining and dreary outside and I assumed a tree fell on a power pole. I waited about 30 minutes and then I called the maintenance staff to report the problem. I asked them if it was just our building or the entire apartment complex. The maintenance supervisor told me that no one else had reported a power outage. I immediately went next door to my neighbor’s place and I knocked on his door. He always stays up late playing video games, so I knew he would not be sleeping. Sure enough, Jack answered the door a few seconds after I knocked. I could see that he had power in his apartment. I quickly explained the situation and apologized for bothering the guy. He offered to let me stay in his apartment while the maintenance staff fixed the problem with the power. It was a really nice gesture, but I didn’t think they were going to make me wait a very long time. My phone rang about 10 minutes after I went next door to speak with Jack. The maintenance staff could not fix the problem tonight and they told me that it would have to wait until the morning. They apologized and claimed there was nothing else that they could do. Since Jack had already offered to give me a place to stay, I went back to his apartment to see if the offer was still good.