So you guys know about a Russian stereotype that Russian elderly women are extremely stubborn? Well 3 days ago i have met the most outrageously stubborn Russian old lady ever. Because of her i cant pull an internet cable to my client below her (there is an ethernet switch in the attic and the system works by having me pull a dedicated line down the communication shaft to the second floor)
Basically most people these days who live in apartment buildings close off the areas of 2-4-6 apartments from the main staircase and elevator because they use the space to keep their stuff like bikes and other junk. And because most people have these doors I always have to ring their doorbell asking them to let me near the acess to the shaft. And sometimes people refuse because they think the space is theirs and while they cant legally bar me from accessing the shaft many still try.
Old ladies in Russia are especially annoying when it comes to this because many of them are in fact very stubborn. Its a stereotype but its true. I guess it has something to do with the time period they grew up in and hardened by the war as well as common hatred for young capitalist punks/hooligans like me who annoy them constantly with having to the need to access "their" comm shaft to pull internet to some other no-good capitalist pig dog.
Usually if this happens i make a few phone calls to the house representative, or the district engineering services or some other housing department that talks some sense into the stubborn old ladies.
I once pulled 9 floors with each floor having a hall door and almost 100% of the residents were such stubborn Russian grannies. It took me 2 days and cost me and the Housing dept representative of that building lot of nerves as i had to constantly pester her with phone calls so she can once again convince them that i have the authority to access the shafts.
Now looking back at it, those old ladies weren't so tough.
for 3 days now i am trying to get trough to this senile old lady on the apartment i am pulling internet for a client who lives below her. This granny is THE ULTIMATE RUSSIAN STUBBORN OLD WOMAN I HAVE EVER MET!
Pretty much she hates everyone and is bent on making problems for everyone just because she considers herself to be the authority of the 10th section of the building.
I call up the housing department and they try to negotiate with her- no effect. They then start telling me that this old woman is the pain in the butt of the entire district since she is bent on creating problems for others under pretext that she is the only educated correct hardworking war veteran and knows everything best end everyone should listen to what she says because everyone else is a capitalist pig.
OK, i thought i knew how to deal with people like this.
Housing department tries to help me by giving me contacts of all the important influential people in the local district. To my surprise ALL THESE IMPORTANT PEOPLE KNOW HER AND DONT WANT TO DEAL WITH HER! the local engineering head, upon hearing this womans the apartment number (495) suddenly told me that he really doesn't work in that district (i guess wanted an excude to not deal with her) The director of the company who is in charge of the housing department straight out told me that if it was anyone else he would help me.
The Head of the building told me that he feels genuanley sorry for me. And then he told me that Everyone around here knows her and hates her guts because she gets in the way of everything. Neighbors have given up calling the cops on her and the cops given up trying to negotiate and convince this woman of whatever the conflict is about.
SHE HAD MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST HER! The head of the building straight out told me that him and pretty much everyone who has to constantly deal with her is waiting for her to die. (which wont be soon because looks healthy and energetic)
the client for who i am pulling internet for wanted to call the cops on her as she has no right to bar my access from the shaft.
After i told her what people said about her i think she might actually regret moving into this particular apartment.
Anyway i thought if it went as far as lawsuits, i really have no hope of persuading her. I decided i will use the second comm shaft across the hall from my clients and that old womans apartment then just nail the cable to the wall back to my client.
The funny thing is, thats how all the communication cables below 5th floor (where the stubborn russian woman lives)
This old woman redefined my definition of Stubborn Russian old woman.
dont hate people who rip you off,cheat and get away with it, learn from them
