Foster building reception closed after flooding
Foster building reception was closed after an act of vandalism caused water to flood the area.
On Thursday 30 October staff found water falling from the ceiling. Initial thoughts pointed to a structural problem causing the leak however it was soon discovered the leak was caused by vandalism to the toilets above.
The incident occurred between 9.30 and 11am on 30 October. One of the cisterns in the men’s toilets above the reception was wedged open by a lemonade bottle causing water to flood out of it and through the floor and into the room below. Foster reception was closed while the water was cleared away and inspections were made to ensure no electronic equipment was damaged.
Phil Chapman, Head of Marketing & Communications, said: “The water was enough to shut down the switchboard and computers. We examined the CCTV but it doesn’t cover the toilets themselves so we gave up in trying to find out who it was.”
Health & Safety came in to check the electrical were safe to use without risking the safety of the staff on reception. However once dried out the reception was operational again with no damage to the equipment.
“It was a stupid and infantile act of vandalism,” said Mr Chapman. “We would be very interested in any information leading to finding the perpetrator.”
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“One of the cisterns in the men’s toilets above the reception was wedged open by a lemonade bottle causing water to flood out of it and through the floor and into the room below. Foster reception was closed while the water was cleared away and inspections were made to ensure no electronic equipment was damaged.”
My god what is WRONG with these morons?
“We examined the CCTV but it doesn’t cover the toilets themselves so we gave up in trying to find out who it was.”
a way round this particular problem:
fit a moisture sensor to the skirting board or some such thing that trips on becoming submerged, which then shuts off the water supply to that room.
Or even simpler:
make the cisterns lockable!
The problem is with vandals is you have to think of what they would do, then apply a solution twice as clever to defeat it.
The solution that is needed is for the complete imbecile who thought it would clearly be a clever idea to do this to stop and think what the hell they will achieve by doing it.
I mean seriously did they wait around for half an hour for it to flood so they could see there handy work? Somehow i highly doubt it, so i doubt it can have been all that entertaining for them - then again for someone who finds it fun to play with toilets who knows???
We can all take comfort in the fact that it shouldnt happen again though as someone with such a small peanut sized brain as to find this an entertaining thing to do is highly unlikely to be able to find Foster building again nevermind a particular room in it!
“The solution that’s needed is for the imbecile who thought it’s a clever idea to do this is to stop and think what they’ll achieve by doing it.”
Just one problem there mac,
Imbeciles are pathologically incapable of rational thought, due to mental retardation.
Mr Chapman said, “We would be interested in any information leading to finding the perpetrator.”
You bet he would, so would all of us. I suggest expulsion.
I don’t mind a unmalicious good natured practical joke but this is definately bad show.
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