View Full Version : A question of ethics...


TJL
09-06-2003, 11:20 AM
Okay, I know this guy. His name is......uh, Tim.
Tim just discovered that the washing machines in his apartment building, which are often vandalized and take for freaking ever to get repaired not to mention that one of the dryers hasn't worked in months....

Anyway Tim discovered that by simply opening a broken panel and flicking a switch, viola! The machines can be used without paying.

Now, what should Tim do?

Should he enjoy the benefits of free laundry until the pinheads who run the building discover the problem and fix them?

Should he go door to door telling his neighbors (especially the cute ones who might be impressed and a little attracted to a theiving bad boy) that laundry is now free?
Or...
Should he report the problem like a good boy.

Tim wuld greatly appreciate your input.

Now if you'll excuse me, Tim has an entire winter wardrobe to wash.


;)

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤
09-06-2003, 11:25 AM
Dude... dont tell them! If they are that lazy to take care of it the moment it breaks.. then screw them. And no! Dont tell anyone.. its your little secret! If you go around blabbing it, then they will find out about it sooner or later and fix it, or worst comes to worst, make you or whoever else.. pay up for the lost money.

Brian Damage
09-06-2003, 11:27 AM
Well Tim....uh I mean TJL, I say tell the ladies the good news and enjoy the labours of L-O-V-E!

webuster
09-06-2003, 11:50 AM
I think 'Tim' shouldn't say anything and just do free laundry- if the people responsible for repairing the machines don't live up to the commitment- then I suppose they deserve to get robbed of a little cash.

IownTheDivision69
09-06-2003, 12:07 PM
you spelled "voila" wrong... heh! viola's an instrument.


sorry...

and you should most definately enjoy the benifits of free laundry...

fr00ti
09-06-2003, 12:11 PM
Free laundry all the way baby. :rock:

TJL
09-06-2003, 12:43 PM
Originally posted by IownTheDivision69
you spelled "voila" wrong... heh! viola's an instrument.


sorry...


That's how Tim told me to spell it. What a maroon.

;)

Kay Scarpetta
09-06-2003, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by TJL
That's how Tim told me to spell it. What a maroon.

;)

:lol: Usually I'd have a guilty conscious about this, but if they're too lazy to fix the problems, then enjoy the free laundry while you can.

Penny Lane
09-06-2003, 01:06 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by TJL
That's how Tim told me to spell it. What a maroon.

;) [/QUOTE


Ok, which of you, Tim or Tom, is Mr. Hyde?

Dr. Jeckyll: Let's face facts. Ethically that is stealing. You should tell your building super/owner the truth!


Mr. Hyde: Go for it Babe! Who am I to tell you what is ethical? Please don't hurt me!:seeya:

TJL
09-06-2003, 11:39 PM
Originally posted by Penny Lane

Ok, which of you, Tim or Tom, is Mr. Hyde?

Tim is Dr. Jeckyll. I could never make it through med school.

;)

DarleneIllyria
09-06-2003, 11:53 PM
Free laundry, baby :rock:

spunkygirl
09-07-2003, 12:17 AM
I think you should tell, because it can come back to bite you in the butt in the long run. things like this always get found out about, and it could cause your lanlord to boot you out of the building, he could raise everyone's rent because of your "free laundry" That would be making everyone else pay for what you did.

Plus two wrongs don't make a right. Just because they take forever to fix, doesn't mean that you should steal. Is there a laundromat close by? What's the difference between going to a laundromat, and paying for the washers and dryers in your building?

You should get on your landlord about having them fixed, see if there's any way you can get him to get them fixed

Mr. Stefani
09-07-2003, 12:19 AM
I think Tim is an awesome name.

Rickenbacker
09-07-2003, 01:11 AM
I say screw em. If they don't care enough to fix em, then shaft em for every load you...uh, I mean- Tim does! :)

Janice
09-07-2003, 02:10 AM
Well...umm Tim, I go by the motto, "If it's free, it's for me."

Just don't tell anyone.

Hollow
09-07-2003, 03:32 AM
keep getting it free

TJL
09-07-2003, 07:57 AM
Originally posted by Topanga
I think you should tell, because it can come back to bite you in the butt in the long run. things like this always get found out about, and it could cause your lanlord to boot you out of the building, he could raise everyone's rent because of your "free laundry" That would be making everyone else pay for what you did.

Plus two wrongs don't make a right. Just because they take forever to fix, doesn't mean that you should steal. Is there a laundromat close by? What's the difference between going to a laundromat, and paying for the washers and dryers in your building?

You should get on your landlord about having them fixed, see if there's any way you can get him to get them fixed

You make some good points.
I doubt I will get in trouble with the landlord, unless the super catches me opening the machine to turn it on (the machines have been broken into a few times, so I would be a prime suspect)

In my defense I did report that the machines were still not working to the super a few days before I discovered they could be used for free, and I'm sure other tenants have complained, so the machines will be fixed for real as soon as possible.

Yes, I know, it's still stealing. I'm Catholic, so I'm familiar with guilt.

;)