Things started off really well with Don and Irene... I have been a customer for with about 3 years.
However, lately they've grown very unfriendly and there are two specific incidents that I want to share.
First I was there late one afternoon and lost track of time. I had my headphones in so I didn't hear the warnings that they were closing soon, COMPLETELY MY FAULT...
Don came out see what was going on. When I saw him, I pulled out my headphones to greet him and he was angry and told me they had closed... I apologized and immediately started wrapping things up... Don starts to walk away and then comes back, still angry, to threaten to evict me if I wasn't going to follow the rules. Fair enough but take in mind I have never run over the gate time before, I didn't argue with him and I apologized. Don still treated me like I had intentionally ignored the rule and at this point, I said to him that I have been a good tenant and have never given them a reason to think otherwise. I faithfully pay my fees, I don't leave trash behind like I see others doing and I've had nothing but good interactions with them every-time up to that point. It was an honest mistake on my part but I feel like he owes me an apology for the way he spoke to me..
Second recent incident... One day we show up to drop a couple of things off and there is a semi truck parked there dropping off or picking up... The truck is so large that it is blocking 4 parking spaces and the fire lane... The remaining spaces are taken up by other people trying to get in and out.... I pulled into the gate not really knowing where to park but it looks like some of the other people might leaving soon so I'm waiting in my car next to the truck. I'm there maybe 2-3 minutes when this guy that works there, (maybe he's the groundsmen), comes in his car and starts yelling at me that I can't park where I am. He's probably right but given the circumstances, I was just waiting for space, I was in my car, I could move out of the way immediately if it became a problem....
As I write this, I know he's trying to do his job and he needs to keep things clear... I'll concede the point and admit that where I was stoped was not and ideal place to be but two things. 1st.... Why was that truck allowed to block 4 spaces? I have just as much right as a paying customer to use those spaces.. Did they get special permission in advance? If so why were accommodations not made for the rest of us instead of just leaving us to our own devices to figure it out....
Still that's not what I'm angry about here... Why if I am the paying customer am I being treated as if I'm the one being paid to deal with their shit attitude? That's the problem I have here.... I feel like every-time I interact with them lately, they are in a miserable mood.... I'm a really nice guy, I don't go looking for problems and I am sympathetic to the fact that they often have deal with other bad-actors.... I pay you ! not the other way around! Anyhow, hoping things get better soon in the meantime I'm looking for an alternative storage solution... Perhaps one where the company isn't so rich it can afford letting good paying customers walk away because they're rude. read more