is my building just extra sucky or what? Bike storage! - The Chainlink2024-03-29T01:01:54Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?feed=yes&xn_auth=no+1
h' said:
Really?
tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-22:2211490:Comment:5735842012-07-22T01:03:09.199ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
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<p>h' said:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A573497&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment573497"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><em>Really?</em><br/> <br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
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<p>h' said:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A573497&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment573497"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><em>Really?</em><br/> <br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
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</blockquote> Really? Steven Vance said:
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<p><em>Really?</em><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Steven Vance said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A573483&x=1#2211490Comment573483"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The office manager might think something similar of the tenants, imagining they are hard to approach and that tenants are not understanding. </p>
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<p>One of the 7 habits of highly effective people…</p>
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<p><em>Really?</em><br/> <br/> <cite>Steven Vance said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A573483&x=1#2211490Comment573483"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The office manager might think something similar of the tenants, imagining they are hard to approach and that tenants are not understanding. </p>
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<p>One of the 7 habits of highly effective people is (apparently), seek first to understand, then be understood. (I realize The Chainlink is not where people come for mental self-help advice.)<br/> <br/> <cite>Pippy Duchamp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A571061&page=2#2211490Comment573124"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>They are all scared of the office manager, the woman who has handled this whole mess, and is incredibly passive-aggressive and evil. </p>
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</blockquote> The office manager might thin…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-21:2211490:Comment:5734832012-07-21T20:51:48.833ZSteven Vancehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/stevevance
<p>The office manager might think something similar of the tenants, imagining they are hard to approach and that tenants are not understanding. </p>
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<p>One of the 7 habits of highly effective people is (apparently), seek first to understand, then be understood. (I realize The Chainlink is not where people come for mental self-help advice.)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Pippy Duchamp said:…</cite></p>
<p>The office manager might think something similar of the tenants, imagining they are hard to approach and that tenants are not understanding. </p>
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<p>One of the 7 habits of highly effective people is (apparently), seek first to understand, then be understood. (I realize The Chainlink is not where people come for mental self-help advice.)<br/> <br/> <cite>Pippy Duchamp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A571061&page=2#2211490Comment573124"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>They are all scared of the office manager, the woman who has handled this whole mess, and is incredibly passive-aggressive and evil. </p>
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</blockquote> Update- today we got an email…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-21:2211490:Comment:5733182012-07-21T04:52:34.442ZPippy Duchamphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PippyDuchamp
<p>Update- today we got an email saying that all bikes have to be out of the hallway by the 30th or "we will start taking them." This kind of stuff is what makes me not want to deal with them at all. </p>
<p>Update- today we got an email saying that all bikes have to be out of the hallway by the 30th or "we will start taking them." This kind of stuff is what makes me not want to deal with them at all. </p> This is what I have tried to…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-21:2211490:Comment:5731242012-07-21T04:48:06.978ZPippy Duchamphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PippyDuchamp
<p>This is what I have tried to tell the other bikey friends in the building!! They are all scared of the office manager, the woman who has handled this whole mess, and is incredibly passive-aggressive and evil. It seems most people are making other arrangements, though. Everyone I have spoken to is either moving their bike inside their apartment or storing it somewhere else. I keep saying if no one pays the fee they might be more open to negotiation. There is no one else to talk to, as the…</p>
<p>This is what I have tried to tell the other bikey friends in the building!! They are all scared of the office manager, the woman who has handled this whole mess, and is incredibly passive-aggressive and evil. It seems most people are making other arrangements, though. Everyone I have spoken to is either moving their bike inside their apartment or storing it somewhere else. I keep saying if no one pays the fee they might be more open to negotiation. There is no one else to talk to, as the owners are out of town and most of us have never seen or spoken to them, so they probably like it that way. But it should be as simple as this!! <br/> <br/> <cite>Gerry G said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572986&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment573075"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Suggest opening negotiations with property management. They will be leasing space for bike parking previously uninhabitable because of flooding. Maximizing their square footage with a new cash stream. Start low, $25.00 annually. Organize potential bike parkers users to join you. If your uncomfortable as lead, ask for assistance from the group. It sounds like it's a new situation and property management maybe open and pliable to adjusting the fee. Worth a shot. At the very lease you learn which people in the building drive bikes... my 2<span>¢.</span></p>
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</blockquote> Ugh. Thanks, h'.
Well, plan…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-21:2211490:Comment:5733142012-07-21T04:41:52.886ZPippy Duchamphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PippyDuchamp
<p>Ugh. Thanks, h'. </p>
<p>Well, plan B is I am going to put up a hook (the drop bar hook- I think it was Active Trans.?- posted to facebook.) and keep it in my place. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>h' said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572986&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572986"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>When I read this I thought "hmm, wonder if I should…</p>
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<p>Ugh. Thanks, h'. </p>
<p>Well, plan B is I am going to put up a hook (the drop bar hook- I think it was Active Trans.?- posted to facebook.) and keep it in my place. <br/> <br/> <cite>h' said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572986&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572986"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>When I read this I thought "hmm, wonder if I should warn her that people get bikes stolen from protected/innaccessible balconies all the time" but thought better of it-- but two fresh examples reported today:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://chicago.stolenbike.org/">http://chicago.stolenbike.org/</a></p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Pippy Duchamp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?xg_source=activity#2211490Comment571128"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Luckily many of the balconies, mine included, are just balconies and don't have stairs. Also, the ones in the interior are inside of an area which is not accessible from the street- the building is horseshoe shaped, then the neighbor's yard has a tall, locked fence and garage which block off the rest of the yard. Also, I am on the second floor, and no one can see into the yard from the street. Anyway. </p>
<p>My rent just went up, and I am not in the mood to give these people even more money, so I'll probably keep my bike upstairs for now, and the rest of my neighbors have said they will do the same. Maybe I will change my mind later. </p>
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</blockquote> Suggest opening negotiations…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-20:2211490:Comment:5730752012-07-20T22:29:46.397ZGerry Ghttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteelDriver
<p>Suggest opening negotiations with property management. They will be leasing space for bike parking previously uninhabitable because of flooding. Maximizing their square footage with a new cash stream. Start low, $25.00 annually. Organize potential bike parkers users to join you. If your uncomfortable as lead, ask for assistance from the group. It sounds like it's a new situation and property management maybe open and pliable to adjusting the fee. Worth a shot. At the very lease you…</p>
<p>Suggest opening negotiations with property management. They will be leasing space for bike parking previously uninhabitable because of flooding. Maximizing their square footage with a new cash stream. Start low, $25.00 annually. Organize potential bike parkers users to join you. If your uncomfortable as lead, ask for assistance from the group. It sounds like it's a new situation and property management maybe open and pliable to adjusting the fee. Worth a shot. At the very lease you learn which people in the building drive bikes... my 2<span>¢.</span></p> +1 Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-20:2211490:Comment:5729212012-07-20T16:10:32.812ZKevin Mulckyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinMulcky
<p>+1<br/> <br/> <cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage#2211490Comment571428"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Many people would kill for indoor parking. Paid or not.</p>
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<p>+1<br/> <br/> <cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage#2211490Comment571428"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Many people would kill for indoor parking. Paid or not.</p>
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</blockquote> When I read this I thought "h…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-20:2211490:Comment:5729862012-07-20T15:10:27.898Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>When I read this I thought "hmm, wonder if I should warn her that people get bikes stolen from protected/innaccessible balconies all the time" but thought better of it-- but two fresh examples reported today:</p>
<p><a href="http://chicago.stolenbike.org/">http://chicago.stolenbike.org/</a></p>
<p><br></br><br></br><cite>Pippy Duchamp said:…</cite></p>
<p>When I read this I thought "hmm, wonder if I should warn her that people get bikes stolen from protected/innaccessible balconies all the time" but thought better of it-- but two fresh examples reported today:</p>
<p><a href="http://chicago.stolenbike.org/">http://chicago.stolenbike.org/</a></p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Pippy Duchamp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?xg_source=activity#2211490Comment571128"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Luckily many of the balconies, mine included, are just balconies and don't have stairs. Also, the ones in the interior are inside of an area which is not accessible from the street- the building is horseshoe shaped, then the neighbor's yard has a tall, locked fence and garage which block off the rest of the yard. Also, I am on the second floor, and no one can see into the yard from the street. Anyway. </p>
<p>My rent just went up, and I am not in the mood to give these people even more money, so I'll probably keep my bike upstairs for now, and the rest of my neighbors have said they will do the same. Maybe I will change my mind later. </p>
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</blockquote> See, now that is reasonable!…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-17:2211490:Comment:5715272012-07-17T20:00:23.115ZPippy Duchamphttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PippyDuchamp
<p>See, now that is reasonable! I would pay $25 for the year. I guess these things are kind of all over the place, because the condo building where my mom lives, and where they are *insane* imo, charges $30 per month!! I think in their case it was a matter of disgruntled drivers- the bike room is a fenced off area of the garage- who pay something like $150/200 to park. And it had been free there, too. I figured being a schmantzy-pants building with rules for every stupid thing maybe they were…</p>
<p>See, now that is reasonable! I would pay $25 for the year. I guess these things are kind of all over the place, because the condo building where my mom lives, and where they are *insane* imo, charges $30 per month!! I think in their case it was a matter of disgruntled drivers- the bike room is a fenced off area of the garage- who pay something like $150/200 to park. And it had been free there, too. I figured being a schmantzy-pants building with rules for every stupid thing maybe they were just weird, too. </p>
<p>Interestingly, when they added the fee, lots of people, my mom included, gave up their bikes entirely. They also have a rule that you can't take your bike up to your apartment (not sure if they can possibly enforce this) because naturally they are concerned about the walls. :/ <br/> <br/> <cite>Steven Vance said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/is-my-building-just-extra-sucky-or-what-bike-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A571683&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment571683"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Dubi lives in an apartment/condo building where use of the bike storage room is $25 per year. </p>
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