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Appreciation post: A stuck door in a Philly high-rise taught me a new trick
I was on a call at the Liberty Place tower last week for a door not closing right. The usual checks did nothing. The building super mentioned they'd just had the floors polished, and it clicked. I checked the sill and found a tiny, hard glob of dried floor wax in the guide. Cleared it in two minutes. Now I always ask about recent cleaning or maintenance first. Anyone else run into weird stuff like wax or gum causing issues?
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rivera.holly6mo ago
Found a wad of chewed gum in a panic bar once.
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grant6406mo ago
A wad of gum in the panic bar is a special kind of gross. Someone really thought, "This emergency exit needs a sticky surprise." It's the perfect mix of lazy and weird. I bet they patted themselves on the back for not just sticking it under a table like a normal person.
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finley_clark205mo ago
Maybe they were just securing it for later.
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