OMG…life can be a nuisance! It reminds me of the time when the strong winds blew down a power pole in the evening around dinner time. This pole provided power to our entire block of units. The electrical crew turned up the next day to work the entire day making repairs to give us electricity, but in the meantime it was such a hassle and an inconvenience. I couldn’t have a hot shower before bed, or watch TV. I had to read a book by candlelight (not good for my eyes) and go to bed early at 8pm, because there was nothing else to do. In the morning we had daylight and I went to McDonalds for a hot breakfast because fortunately someone had winched the electrical security door open so cars could be driven out of the basement car park for people who needed to get out to go to work. My ice-cream in the fridge melted from having no power, and I still couldn’t shower before work. I also had to reset all of the electrical clocks; plus I couldn’t use the computer and access the internet to read ‘Flat Chat’.
No real experience, but just commonsense and working with an issue. Do you drive to work and need to use your car on a daily basis? If not, then arrange errands, shopping etc. to not happen in that week that the work is scheduled and just tolerate the inconvenience. Keep your car parked in your car space, and if you need to run an errand, get a cab home. If you need the car to go to work every day, then park it in the street and hope you are lucky when you get home to find a nearby vacant space and you don’t have to walk far.
Have you ever had some moron prang your car in an accident that wasn’t your fault and the panel beater needed to keep it for a week to make repairs, and you were peeved at the inconvenience of having no car to drive, caused over something that wasn’t your doing? I have! That’s life!
The driveway needs to be repaired. Probably concrete needs to be laid and allowed to dry for a few days. Other residents are also being inconvenienced but complaining about trivialities that may not happen will not achieve anything but your neighbors branding you to be a whinger. There are probably a few young mums with small kids who live in your apartment block, who have to park a long way away for the week also, and are bothered by dragging prams and screaming toddlers 100 metres home. There are businessmen who have heavy briefcases full of papers who have to do the same thing. You are not the only person who has to put up with the remedial work. It is only for one week!