Writes Steph in Toronto: “Most of the notices posted in the elevator of my condo building are pretty standard (fire alarm drills, etc.) but this one’s special. It just raises so many questions: Was the milk expired? Were they throwing it at someone? How much milk are we talking about that it’s a ‘matter of public safety’? I need to know!”
related: Urine in bottles thrown out windows is disgusting
51 responses so far ↓
#1
AMoparGirl
Spoiled milk is rank, wth would you do that? If it lays on the ground in warm weather, it will stink the place up!
May 25, 2012 at 4:11 pm rating: 15
#2
Daniel
I would hardly consider this note passive aggressive.
May 25, 2012 at 4:13 pm rating: 29
#3
shwo!
It’s a typo. They were actually throwing MLK off the balcony. Still extremely messy for the residents below.
May 25, 2012 at 4:32 pm rating: 20
#4
FeRD
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is someone eating breakfast cereal in the morning on their balcony, and then when they’re done, just flinging whatever milk’s left in the bowl over the railing. Which isn’t that much different from just flinging a cigarette butt, and we know legions of people do that.
So, yeah, of course it’s shitty. And, yeah, of course people do it.
Remember: We suck.
May 25, 2012 at 4:33 pm rating: 15
#5
The Elf
Are you sure it’s milk?
May 25, 2012 at 4:38 pm rating: 23
#6
Mrs. Pickles
My husband and I lived in a ground floor flat with another flat ideally juxtaposed with ALL of their windows and their balcony hanging over our miniscule patio (and bedroom, kitchen, bathroom windows 2/3 of which we were like to be naked in at certain points, but never mind). The two male students who lived there tossed their cigarette butts, burned toast, egg shells and unwanted plants out the window and into our world. We collected it all in a bucket and one fine day, climbed a ladder and dumped it all onto their balcony.
Oddly, they never said hello when we’d see them about.
May 25, 2012 at 4:41 pm rating: 81
#7
Monica
Sorry to be all logical, but I think the “safety hazard” refers to the “do not ever throw or drop anything” part.
Unless the milk was being dumped onto a linoleum surface.
And three cheers for the Pickleses for their innovative solution to douchebag neighbors.
May 25, 2012 at 5:02 pm rating: 23
#8
me
the jerk that lived above me at my old apt building puked off his balcony…my flowers were disgusting to clean up… jerk off. glad i moved away from there.
May 25, 2012 at 6:21 pm rating: 2
#9
Alex
I get that it’s not passive aggressive, but it’s really not that unusual either. Perfectly calm response to a not particularly unusual problem for people living in apartments.
May 25, 2012 at 6:59 pm rating: 6
#10
SMC
What is it about Toronto – when I lived there, I was hit by garbage someone threw off the sixth or seventh floor (specifically, I got hit with an empty Breyer’s Frozen Dessert tub), called security, and pointed to the balcony that the garbage was thrown off of.
The next day, there was a similar notice to the one posted here, but it mentioned dirty diapers specifically. :S
May 25, 2012 at 7:57 pm rating: 8
#11
Gladystopia
I once chucked a pot of overly-peppery chicken soup out a sixth-floor window into a deserted alley below. But it was raining at the time, so it wasn’t like the soup was gonna stay there for long. And I LOOKED first, to make sure no one was around…
Also, I was 21 and a major asshole.
May 26, 2012 at 12:07 am rating: 16
#12
CharlesMichaelWilliam
@Gladystopia
When you have been so carefull you are a rare Diamond.
I think they throw the milk in a bottle or in a Pack down the balcony otherwise the writer could have written to pour or to tip the milk. Even if you got a plastic bottle with a Little milk in it against your head
May 26, 2012 at 12:33 am rating: 1
#13
CharlesMichaelWilliam
I’m from Germany.
May 26, 2012 at 7:46 am rating: 3
#14
Snoofy
Reminds me of the time someone tossed a full cup of beer down several rows at a concert, which landed on my head and soaked me.
At least, I hope it was beer.
May 27, 2012 at 3:40 am rating: 3
#15
someone
I don’t think this note raises any of those questions. It’s a pretty appropriate response to someone throwing milk off of their balcony.
May 28, 2012 at 12:35 am rating: 1
#16
CharlesMichaelWilliam
@Doodle Bean
I dont think my english is that bad. I’m using no translation program.
Am i a Little Bit excused for my Mistakes when i say it was early in the Morning (7:20 am) and i Write the Post on my iPhone while Wartung for the Butcher to open:.)
May 28, 2012 at 5:46 am rating: 0
#17
Juniper
It isn’t milk. Milky.. sure. But not milk.
May 28, 2012 at 6:02 pm rating: 0
#18
CharlesMichaelWilliam
My iPhone often suggest me german words while writing a post and like you see i wasn’t carefull enough to eleminate all mistakes :.)
May 29, 2012 at 4:37 pm rating: 0
#19
CharlesMichaelWilliam
I heard a Story in the Radio that bottles were thrown Out of a window and when policemen arrived they find a weeds Garden in the Appartment.
May 30, 2012 at 5:51 pm rating: 0
#20
Joshua
An elderly man lives above me and constantly throws food out the window. And I’m talking large pizzas with only one slice eaten, whole turkey club sandwiches, etc. Once I was sitting by my window reading and and entire microwave-bag’s worth of popcorn came raining through my window. Milk would be worse, but not by much!
May 31, 2012 at 3:56 am rating: 3
#21
CharlesMichaelWilliam
@Joshua
Perhaps you can smash the food with a Tennis racket right back.
May 31, 2012 at 2:30 pm rating: 3
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