Landlord texting me after 11pm at night

[Anonymous]

So, OP, you've asked for advice from the big-city folk at DCUM.

They have learned you this: You don't have to answer a text right away. Like email, a text can arrive magically at any time of day or night. You don't need to look at it until you want to. Also, people are going to think you're either mean or simple if you leave a dog in a box in a truck all day. They are going to object.

The DCUM folk are pretty smart. I would pay them heed.

[Anonymous]

I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

I guess an email would also wake the idiots who don't silent their phones at night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don't live in the DC area and you're not a mom, why are you posting on DCUM?

I think we've covered this a million times that you don't have to live in DC or be a mom to post here.....

You would be surprised how many times one does a google on something and this very site is one of the first few pages that come up. That is why website traffic is so high. On top of that, the header of this page actually says "and dad's".

Going back to the OP's issue....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is a regulated dog box??

It's a metal, open air dog box. It's illegal to keep your dog locked in your car but with this, it's not illegal. So if someone called the cops saying there is a dog "locked in a car" and the cops came and saw the dog box, there would be no issues.
It's completely vented so the dogs not suffocating in it.

Dog people call that a crate.

I would not leave my dog in an open-air crate/box in the back of a truck. The dog could still easily overheat, especially if there's no shade. Plus, it's not fun for the dog. Leave her at his house.

It is NOT a crate though. This is a $300+ dog box that was built to go in the bed of his truck. It's open air on all 4 sides and the top. It was 70 degrees last Sunday when he was here with her, she was fine. She had water and was completely fine. This post was not about the dog being in a dog box in a truck.

I understand that. However you also have to realize you are complaining about receiving texts after 11 PM because it's inconvenient. How do you think the dog feels about being stuffed in a crate for hours? Probably pretty damned inconvenienced, at the very least. Pick a place where the dog doesn't have to sit in a box while you two do - whatever. If the dog is out there at 11 PM in this box, all manner of critters can get into that truck bed and the dog is - stuck in a box. Assholes could get into the truck bed and torment the poor thing and the dog is - stuck in a box. Use your damned head.

Again, it's NOT all about YOU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

I guess an email would also wake the idiots who don't silent their phones at night

Actually emails generally don't make noise. At least mine don't. Texts do, of course- and generally seem much more urgent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

I guess an email would also wake the idiots who don't silent their phones at night

Simple way to resolve the e-mail issue, don't have every single e-mail pushed to your phone immediately! It kills your battery and data (unless you are on wi-fi or have unlimited data). There is a free program called Mozilla Thunderbird, download it, and sync your e-mail to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is a regulated dog box??

It's a metal, open air dog box. It's illegal to keep your dog locked in your car but with this, it's not illegal. So if someone called the cops saying there is a dog "locked in a car" and the cops came and saw the dog box, there would be no issues.
It's completely vented so the dogs not suffocating in it.

Dog people call that a crate.

I would not leave my dog in an open-air crate/box in the back of a truck. The dog could still easily overheat, especially if there's no shade. Plus, it's not fun for the dog. Leave her at his house.

It is NOT a crate though. This is a $300+ dog box that was built to go in the bed of his truck. It's open air on all 4 sides and the top. It was 70 degrees last Sunday when he was here with her, she was fine. She had water and was completely fine. This post was not about the dog being in a dog box in a truck.

I understand that. However you also have to realize you are complaining about receiving texts after 11 PM because it's inconvenient. How do you think the dog feels about being stuffed in a crate for hours? Probably pretty damned inconvenienced, at the very least. Pick a place where the dog doesn't have to sit in a box while you two do - whatever. If the dog is out there at 11 PM in this box, all manner of critters can get into that truck bed and the dog is - stuck in a box. Assholes could get into the truck bed and torment the poor thing and the dog is - stuck in a box. Use your damned head.

Again, it's NOT all about YOU.

Dog boxes are safe, comfortable, and acceptable places for dogs to be for short periods of time. They are an excellent way of transporting them as well. Just because you personally believe dogs should be treated like they are human, does not make OP or her boyfriend neglectful. Clearly OP and her boyfriend were within earshot of the dog, anyway, should any of your far-fetched scenarios come true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

I guess an email would also wake the idiots who don't silent their phones at night

Actually emails generally don't make noise. At least mine don't. Texts do, of course- and generally seem much more urgent.

You know you can set different notification sounds for different types of notifications and you can turn down the notification volume. Text notifications don't have to be loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a landlord and don't have time to communicate during business hours. (Of course if it's an emergency like water pipe or no ac I will)

I send email around 10-11pm. If I don't get a response in 24 hours I will text or call.

Not sure why people think that textual communications have a certain time period, I thought that texting / email was meant for any hours so that the recipient could respond at a convenient time.

Nope. A text will ping and make a loud noise, similar to a call.

The general protocol is not to text at an hour when you wouldnt call. Email is fine afterhours though

I guess an email would also wake the idiots who don't silent their phones at night

Actually emails generally don't make noise. At least mine don't. Texts do, of course- and generally seem much more urgent.

You know you can set different notification sounds for different types of notifications and you can turn down the notification volume. Text notifications don't have to be loud.

Right, but 99% of texts come from friends and family, so I have no intention of muting that.

Which is what is so bizarre about a landlord using it...

[Anonymous]

After telling you specifically that she did not want you to have a dog on the property, your landlord got a complaint from the HOA about a nuisance dog associated with YOU and her property. Now your landlord has to resolve this complaint - talk about an inconvenience! And before she can do that she needs to verify what you are telling her. That means that she has to take her time to come to her property and make sure that there is no nuisance dog hanging out on it - talk about at inconvenience!

Regardless of whether or not you and your boyfriend kept the dog in the back of the truck the whole time your landlord got a complaint about a nuisance dog being brought into the complex by her tenant - YOU. Why would someone go through the trouble of complaining about the dog if there was no reason to complain? None of this is your landlord's fault. She texted you at 11pm because she wanted to try to resolve this as fast as possible the next day. And I can't blame her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After telling you specifically that she did not want you to have a dog on the property, your landlord got a complaint from the HOA about a nuisance dog associated with YOU and her property. Now your landlord has to resolve this complaint - talk about an inconvenience! And before she can do that she needs to verify what you are telling her. That means that she has to take her time to come to her property and make sure that there is no nuisance dog hanging out on it - talk about at inconvenience!

Regardless of whether or not you and your boyfriend kept the dog in the back of the truck the whole time your landlord got a complaint about a nuisance dog being brought into the complex by her tenant - YOU. Why would someone go through the trouble of complaining about the dog if there was no reason to complain? None of this is your landlord's fault. She texted you at 11pm because she wanted to try to resolve this as fast as possible the next day. And I can't blame her.

This could have waited till the following morning.....again, some people DO NOT STAY UP past 9 PM, even on a weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After telling you specifically that she did not want you to have a dog on the property, your landlord got a complaint from the HOA about a nuisance dog associated with YOU and her property. Now your landlord has to resolve this complaint - talk about an inconvenience! And before she can do that she needs to verify what you are telling her. That means that she has to take her time to come to her property and make sure that there is no nuisance dog hanging out on it - talk about at inconvenience!

Regardless of whether or not you and your boyfriend kept the dog in the back of the truck the whole time your landlord got a complaint about a nuisance dog being brought into the complex by her tenant - YOU. Why would someone go through the trouble of complaining about the dog if there was no reason to complain? None of this is your landlord's fault. She texted you at 11pm because she wanted to try to resolve this as fast as possible the next day. And I can't blame her.

This could have waited till the following morning.....again, some people DO NOT STAY UP past 9 PM, even on a weekend.

Which is why she *texted* instead of called Op. It was Op's choice to read her text messages, clearly she was awake. And now she has a heads up that the landlord will be paying a visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is a regulated dog box??

It's a metal, open air dog box. It's illegal to keep your dog locked in your car but with this, it's not illegal. So if someone called the cops saying there is a dog "locked in a car" and the cops came and saw the dog box, there would be no issues.
It's completely vented so the dogs not suffocating in it.

Dog people call that a crate.

I would not leave my dog in an open-air crate/box in the back of a truck. The dog could still easily overheat, especially if there's no shade. Plus, it's not fun for the dog. Leave her at his house.

It is NOT a crate though. This is a $300+ dog box that was built to go in the bed of his truck. It's open air on all 4 sides and the top. It was 70 degrees last Sunday when he was here with her, she was fine. She had water and was completely fine. This post was not about the dog being in a dog box in a truck.

I understand that. However you also have to realize you are complaining about receiving texts after 11 PM because it's inconvenient. How do you think the dog feels about being stuffed in a crate for hours? Probably pretty damned inconvenienced, at the very least. Pick a place where the dog doesn't have to sit in a box while you two do - whatever. If the dog is out there at 11 PM in this box, all manner of critters can get into that truck bed and the dog is - stuck in a box. Assholes could get into the truck bed and torment the poor thing and the dog is - stuck in a box. Use your damned head.

Again, it's NOT all about YOU.

Dog boxes are safe, comfortable, and acceptable places for dogs to be for short periods of time. They are an excellent way of transporting them as well. Just because you personally believe dogs should be treated like they are human, does not make OP or her boyfriend neglectful. Clearly OP and her boyfriend were within earshot of the dog, anyway, should any of your far-fetched scenarios come true.

Sorry. Not for hours