Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - No comments

A Knock at the Door

Every few months I get a knock at the door.  Usually, it will happen after 8 or 9pm.  The lady on the other side will yell something in Korean.  The next morning, I will find this yellow post-it on the door:


It's not easy to make sense of it, but it turns out that this is a request to inspect the gas pipes inside the apartment.  Apparently, since most Korean households have gas service and because people live so close together, the gas company does regular inspections.  

The problem is that they come without prior notice to perform a non-emergency service during extremely late hours.  

Even with the note on the door, there's typically no hint at when they will return.  Sometimes it's the following day, sometimes it's 3 days later. 

   

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