Quoting from 18:34, 25th Jan 2006
Well we have now been told 'more information' albeit not much. To be fair they are telling us all they probably know, but they have managed the situation really bady. First of all the email we recieved today was the first one which told us there was no damage to possessions. For the people who are not here it must have been hard knowing there was a flood and having no idea of the damage, the emails have not specified which flats are damaged, and I bet everyone had to find out through a flatmate or other Haig resident rather than residence admin themselves. Also I bet most people in Haig and a fair few other people in DRA knew there had been flood by Sunday morning, and yet residence admin did not send out an email until Sunday evening, I recieved several phonecalls for people wanting information, it should not have to be the students who have to give it. They are also putting back the date we can move in, it is now a week later 'AT EARLIEST' than originally specified by Sarah Pay. To be honest living in Haig this year has been a bit of a piss-take, first we are woken up by the builders who start early and as soon as everyone is woken up by them they take a 3 hour tea break. They didnt even make allowances for Saturday hangovers and revision period. Our flat has had several unrelated drainage problems (bedrooms flooding, dishwasher drainage etc.) and no one seems to care. It is funny that places like Fife Park which is being torn down for being 'unsafe' has not, to my knowledge, had such a problem. According to Brian Lang the sudents want accommodation like DRA, yes the TV ensuite and double bed is a nice luxuary but being flooded out for several weeks, no thanks!
Oh I'm in such a rage. I'm still at home and I had to call up today to find out where i'm going to be living when i get back on Sunday, I have been relocated to Donaldson, but all my stuff is still in Hiag, but they have moved all my stuff, because they need to recarpet the floor. They have moved my laptop and put in somewhere very safe indeed. The bathroom. Yes, that's the logical place to put electrical equipment in a building that's just been flooded, isn't it? Does anyone know if we actually are going to receive compensation?