Marilyn Tassy wrote:I have a off topic if there is even a topic on this page.
Does anyone know the number or how to contact the Fire Safety Officer for Budapest?
Just wondering because a new neighbor is blocking the common stairway and only fire escape with her parked bicycle.
She has chained it to the railing but on the inside of the stairway.
been doing this now for a good month and it is really getting on my last nerve.
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All fun and games until something happens, besides one can easily trip over it.
There is plenty of room , covered area where she could park it.
When I lived in an apartment building one of the neighbours put cupboards on the stairwell. I told him to remove them (he spoke English) as I said it was an obstruction and an evacuation risk. We eventually agreed we would allow some plants but he moved the cupboards really quickly - within hours of my complaint. Some people took that to mean trees so unfortunately that meant those plants got a bashing from shopping bags. Well, tough luck!
Mrs Fluffy says the Catastrophe Ministry (or whatever it's called) is responsible for some parts of fire safety - some unit of that inspected our chimney. But I expect calling the local fire station would be a good start or perhaps the town hall. Or leave her a note on her bike or better, tell the hausmeister to sort it out before getting the big guns involved. You could use Google Translate to write a note and stick on her bike if hubby not engaged.
One thing I know from here is that quite a lot of people have problems seeing the likely consequences of their actions. For example, they don't see any risk in say climbing on a roof without safety harnesses or ropes. It's almost like they are unable weigh up potential outcomes and have no forward thinking. This seems to happen all the time. I looked into it a bit and kids are an exception - they tend to be impulsive as that part of the brain is not as developed. I spend quite a lot of time trying to explain to people that "if you do this, that might happen" and to search for alternatives and weigh up the best option.
Many people seem baffled by this approach but when it's explained, they seem to get it - at least on a transactional basis - but then are unable to apply to later situations.
So your bike girl is probably just unthinking and a bit ignorant.