[RBS] shout-out for Shefa (106)

[Ephrayim Naiman]

> But what’s really admirable is that a couple of hours later, I got
> a call from a pakid at 106 who wanted to clarify exactly what the problem was
> ...
> something she is going to do right away.

+ It's important to write down the Mispar Keri'a, so that when they
don't actually fix the problem, you can call back and ask "what
happened to fixing Mispar ...?"
+ If it's something dangerous, then often it is helpful to actually
record the conversation and let them know you are recording it.
+ A final trick, for those really *dangerous* situations that are not
being dealt with - here's what happened today ...
    I called (again) about an open drain-water pit,
    which has been reported many times and is extremely dangerous.
    So they asked me: "Are you the one who called the police on us?"  !!!!
    (I wasn't actually - but Mei Shemesh was horrified when 2 days ago
     they couldn't reach anyone in the Iriya to tell them to deal with it -
     they knew how dangerous it was - so maybe they did :-)

Yes, 106 tries very hard, and when it is an outside contractor, like a
gardening/garbage issue, they can be on top of it fairly quickly.
Most other issues require immense nagging.
Here are some typical issues the Iriya deals with (I kid you not):

        "We don't have money for new street lights"
        "Our truck is broken"
        "We ran out of asphalt for the month"
        "There is no such street!"

Baruch Hashem Yom Yom - keep smiling and trying!!! :-)

-Ephrayim Naiman
ejnaiman at gmail.com