After work when I came down to retrieve my car, I noticed a dent on my rear door. No damages on my rear lights or bumper revealed that the dent was caused not by a car but a vehicle like a lorry or a four-wheel drive. With limited space between my car and the vehicle behind him, the driver must have forcefully squeezed his from the parking lot. I asked the guards stationed at the guardhouse. They did not notice any vehicle parked behind mine that day although my car was visible from the guardhouse.
I got hold of the building manager and met him at my car. I have observed several times cars without stickers were allowed to park behind mine. Didn’t the management exercise strict control over these illegal entries? According to him, it was not the management fault. Tenants parked at their own risk.
He said the dent might be caused by a motorist who rammed into me from behind while I was driving or it might be caused while I parked it at the roadsides. The dent looked a week old.
I retorted, I would be stupid not to feel or hear a bump. My car is used to travel to and from work and at night it stays inside my compound. If the accident was a week’s old the paint coating which has peeled off would form rust on the crack surface.
I added that the guards were not patrolling the building often enough but were too busy dozing off, SMSing or chatting on their cell phones. Replace them since they were hopeless in their jobs. Sarcastically he defended, it was difficult to find good and hardworking staff. If I knew anyone, my recommendation would be welcomed. I replied, it was not my job to recruit his staff. It was his responsibility to scrutinize those who came for interview. The management should compensate me.
On and on we fired verbal shots at each other. At last he said, “Miss, I cannot say I am wrong. If I do I will have to pay for your damages.”
I got hold of the building manager and met him at my car. I have observed several times cars without stickers were allowed to park behind mine. Didn’t the management exercise strict control over these illegal entries? According to him, it was not the management fault. Tenants parked at their own risk.
He said the dent might be caused by a motorist who rammed into me from behind while I was driving or it might be caused while I parked it at the roadsides. The dent looked a week old.
I retorted, I would be stupid not to feel or hear a bump. My car is used to travel to and from work and at night it stays inside my compound. If the accident was a week’s old the paint coating which has peeled off would form rust on the crack surface.
I added that the guards were not patrolling the building often enough but were too busy dozing off, SMSing or chatting on their cell phones. Replace them since they were hopeless in their jobs. Sarcastically he defended, it was difficult to find good and hardworking staff. If I knew anyone, my recommendation would be welcomed. I replied, it was not my job to recruit his staff. It was his responsibility to scrutinize those who came for interview. The management should compensate me.
On and on we fired verbal shots at each other. At last he said, “Miss, I cannot say I am wrong. If I do I will have to pay for your damages.”
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