Marina City Parting Gift: A(nother) Flood to Remember (VIDEO)

Yesterday, I blogged what I expected to be my last words on living in Marina City. I didn't expect to be called home from the office today by our management company to attend what is our third apartment flood in 12 months. Silly me. After seven years of blogging about state-of-repair disasters in both towers--including numerous fires, floods, drunken attempted apartment invasions, and at least one interstate prostitution ring abetted by former board member and local dentist Gary Kimmel, I really should have known better.

If you think I'm kidding, please (oh, please) browse through my Marina City archives--from beginning (in June 2005) to end (this month)--or read this recent coverage of the Gary Kimmel scandal from Chicagoist. Sadly, it doesn't get any better. At least not in these corncobs. If you look at an apartment here, either to rent or to buy, ask the person showing it about these issues. If they--or anyone else--tell you things like this don't happen here, they aren't telling you the truth. Do your you diligence. One word: Google.

Today's events just bolstered my sense of relief about finally leaving this place. But as with everything, there's always a blessing if you look for it. As I wait for the residual dripping from our newly damaged window-wall ceiling down directly into our electric baseboard heaters to putter out, one comforting thought keeps coming to mind.

At least we don't have carpeting.

(Can't see this video in your news feed? Watch it here.)