Hello family of L2.
I'm having a bit of problem with our neighbor, so I've decided to write a complaint letter. Can anyone help me rewrite (if necessary) or fix some of the grammar mistake I've made? It is important for me to send this letter, and I would appreciate if anyone can help me with this.
Thank you in advance,
"To whom it may concern;
It has come to our attention, through multiple complaints from our customers, concerns from of our staff, and first hand experience, that a strong odor is at times emanating from our neighbor: (business name).
These odors include a strong of seafood and clorox bleach. For obvious reasons, we feel this to have a negative impact on our businesses.
Although we have taken steps in the past to correct this issue, a resolution as yet to be reached, and it is our hope that through this letter, a solution can be found.
What are the steps you took. did you contact this business or did you just try to do something to stop the odor. Also, are you writing this letter to the landlord?
It has come to our attention, through multiple complaints from our customers, concerns from of our staff, and first hand experience, that a strong odor is at times emanating from our neighbor: (business name).
These odors include a strong of seafood and clorox bleach. For obvious reasons, we feel this to have a negative impact on our businesses.
Although we have taken steps in the past to correct this issue, a resolution as yet to be reached, and it is our hope that through this letter, a solution can be found.
Sincerely,
Business owner's name."
firstly you need to tell us who you plan on sending the letter to, and instead of "whom it may concern" insert that name. if youre sending the letter to the surrounding neigborhood and businesses, state the main intersection or local PO box.
if this is going to the department of health or sanitation, put that in.
most businesses have different "obvious" reasons. put 3 reasons in bullets that MOST affect the COMMUNITY, not just you. then people will rally to help you.
"through this letter a solution can be found" ... ? what? i dont think so.
"through this letter we may help each other to find a solution" or maybe "through this letter initiate a meeting to communicate our need for a cleaner, healthier environment local to (smelly business name) and surrounding"
To whom it may concern, (this should be the person’s name who you are sending it to. To whom it may concern is not always the best way to go)
Recently we have noticed a strong odor emanating from our neighbor, (business name). Many others have also commented on it, including our staff and more importantly our customers.
The odor is very strong and seems to consist of bleach and seafood. We feel that this is starting to have a negative impact on our business and is therefore a concern to us.
We have taken several steps in the past to address this issue including:
• x
• y
• z
However, a resolution to the problem has yet to be reached. It is our hope that we can discuss the problem and find a solution that satisfies all involved parties.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience so that we can quickly resolve this issue.
Hey guys, I thank you SO much for the replies.
First, this letter is going to be sent to another business. (Next door neighbor).
We did take couple of steps. We first tried talking to the business owner. (verbal agreement). We did that for several weeks asking nicely to turn the fan of their hood, so the odor would not come to our store. Now the owner of that business is giving us a hard time, not listening at all, and all he wants to do is FIGHT~!!! so instead of fighting I trying to avoid verbal arguments.
After reading what you guys wrote I came up with this:
Owners and managers of SABCa,
It has come to our attention, through multiple complaints from our customer, concerns from members of our staff, and first hand experience that a strong odor is at times emanating from our neighbor: SABCDa. These odors include a strong of seafood and bleach.
For obvious reasons, we feel this has a negative impact on our businesses.
Our past efforts at finding a mutually agreeable resolution have not been successful. We ask that you meet with us, in a friendly and neighborly spirit, to discuss steps we might take together to achieve a solution that meets both our business needs and your own. Please contact us by letter or telephone at (000) 000 1234, to suggest a convenient time. We would be pleased to meet with you at our place of business or yours or at another place you might suggest.
Hey guys, I thank you SO much for the replies.
First, this letter is going to be sent to another business. (Next door neighbor).
We did take couple of steps. We first tried talking to the business owner. (verbal agreement). We did that for several weeks asking nicely to turn the fan of their hood, so the odor would not come to our store. Now the owner of that business is giving us a hard time, not listening at all, and all he wants to do is FIGHT~!!! so instead of fighting I trying to avoid verbal arguments.
After reading what you guys wrote I came up with this:
Owners and managers of SABCa,
It has come to our attention, through multiple complaints from our customer, concerns from members of our staff, and first hand experience that a strong odor is at times emanating from our neighbor: SABCDa. These odors include a strong of seafood and bleach.
For obvious reasons, we feel this has a negative impact on our businesses.
Our past efforts at finding a mutually agreeable resolution have not been successful. We ask that you meet with us, in a friendly and neighborly spirit, to discuss steps we might take together to achieve a solution that meets both our business needs and your own. Please contact us by letter or telephone at (000) 000 1234, to suggest a convenient time. We would be pleased to meet with you at our place of business or yours or at another place you might suggest.
Sincerely,
Uh... Sith (Luke) is right. In this case, if you did all that you said you did, before you go any further, you should contact a Lawyer.
argh~ I'm not sure exactly what to do. I'm going to send her this letter certified, and also a fax. I'm going to send her three letters, then I'm going to the Health department. Hope she gets fined~. Thanks guys for the help and support.
Well technically I'm not sure how the Health department would have an issue. The typical concentrations of bleach used may be smelly, but are required for meat working operations to sanitize. The fan may actually put them within health codes unless it's blowing directly at you.
I would add the following to your letter.
"The smell from your shop is beginning to impact the productivity of my business. If we can not work together toward a mutual solution, I will be forced to seek legal action. I would rather work together to make us both happy, then see both of us hand money to useless lawyers."
If this is a serious issue, he may need to put an exhaust duct in. Depending on your building, that may or may not be easy. Helping him pay for it may end up cheaper than hiring a lawyer. But try the Health Department, tell them the fumes are "overwhelming" and a few customers have complained of becoming "light headed." That will flag anyone to check the impact on your air quality.
Either way, the two lines I suggest may help encourage him to work together (or fight more). Either way, at least you will have a clear path to your next decision or options. And if this is truely a problem, that is the way to expedite the solution.
I read it somewhere. Possibly right after I wrote it. :p
At best you might want to make water conductive to forcibly produce rust. It's based on metal activity and oxidation kinetics. Seafood is probably the most random thing I've ever heard lol.
It has come to our attention; through multiple complaints from our customers, members of our staff, and first hand experience: that a strong odor is emanating from our neighbor: SABCDa. These odors include a strong smell of seafood and bleach.
I would change your wording to match more closely to what I have retyped into the quote box.
I edited out 1 part and fixed 3 parts that I put into bold.
Hey guys thank you very much for the help. I found out they do have an air duct. It's just the fact that they wanted to save money by not turning it on.
I wrote a letter to the landlord and requested them to help me on this case.
Also I changed some phrasing and corrected some parts of the letter, using your guys examples.
I would like to thank you guys for helping me out. I hope everything turns out good.
Hey guys thank you very much for the help. I found out they do have an air duct. It's just the fact that they wanted to save money by not turning it on.
I wrote a letter to the landlord and requested them to help me on this case.
Also I changed some phrasing and corrected some parts of the letter, using your guys examples.
I would like to thank you guys for helping me out. I hope everything turns out good.
typical. every business puts profit ahead of everything else.
...yeah...so unintelligent for a business to try and work itself to make money. God, what are they doing trying to keep their employees...employed.
i wasnt referring to that.
businesses need to make money, true.
but businesses do *NOT* need to make 99% profit.
ive heard of cheap bastard bosses, even ones wholl rob you of pay, but forsaking workplace safety/environmental safety for a fistful of dollars is beyond ludicrous.
where i work i make prosthetic limbs and teeth. we are *NOT* about to go around not sterilising our materials because steriliser costs money.
closing and not using ventilation when youre working with hazardous materials as bleach and shellfish is beyond .... shellfish.
You think labs have huge safety standards across the board?
First off, we're talking about the smell of seafood and bleach, not really what we call intoxicating. Second, if I even have to begin getting into the number of labs around that skimp on safety or eve PPE ...no, wait I'm the one with a clue what I'm talking about.
You think labs have huge safety standards across the board?
First off, we're talking about the smell of seafood and bleach, not really what we call intoxicating. Second, if I even have to begin getting into the number of labs around that skimp on safety or eve PPE ...no, wait I'm the one with a clue what I'm talking about.
Bleach ain't exactly something I want in my lungs constantly. Also, look at the kind of business owner that would skimp on a few pennies by not turning on ventilation. What else are they skimping on, soap, TP?
I have a good friend that flies cargo 747's world wide. He told me the other night that his company keeps records on how much fuel each captain ends up with at the end of each flight. Because "it costs money to transport that extra fuel." As a pilot, my concern would be more with safety that trying to land a 747 with as little fuel as possible, after a 10-hour flight.
However, in the immortal words of Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse, "Opinions vary."
You think labs have huge safety standards across the board?
First off, we're talking about the smell of seafood and bleach, not really what we call intoxicating. Second, if I even have to begin getting into the number of labs around that skimp on safety or eve PPE ...no, wait I'm the one with a clue what I'm talking about.
Bleach ain't exactly something I want in my lungs constantly. Also, look at the kind of business owner that would skimp on a few pennies by not turning on ventilation. What else are they skimping on, soap, TP?
Hold on hold on...did you think that one through?
These guys aren't turning on the vent and it smells too strong of bleach. These guys are unsanitary! LOL?
The stuff is pungent well below toxic levels. The requirements for sanitation is absurdly low doseage. Standard use exposure has low chances for adverse effects. As long as the doors are open, they're probably within health standards...unless they're in the back boiling it up lol.
And just comeon...commercial pilots carry something like a 2 hour safety.
And just comeon...commercial pilots carry something like a 2 hour safety.
not if the owner of said vehicular device is a cheap commie *****.
lets put it this way ... you wouldnt carry a red bull around in your pocket all day long "in case you got tired" would you? it costs too much to carry 2 hours worth of fuel to be reasonably safe in your aircraft.
The stuff is pungent well below toxic levels. The requirements for sanitation is absurdly low doseage. Standard use exposure has low chances for adverse effects. As long as the doors are open, they're probably within health standards...unless they're in the back boiling it up lol.
Yes, I know this. I've breathed (accidentally) nitric acid fumes (among other things). There is a reason they have ventilation in the first place. If it was completely safe and unnecessary, they wouldn't need it at all, would they? I suppose you also feel that second hand cigarette smoke is completely harmless.
And just comeon...commercial pilots carry something like a 2 hour safety.
I tend to trust the word of someone that actually flies these things and isn't entirely comfortable with the issue. This is not a guy that is scared to fly or only "goes by the book." He was raised on the lap of his father who flew crop dusters for most of his adult life (and eventually killed him) and followed in his footsteps (from crop dusters, to the Air Force to commercial airlines). These guys are crazy to begin with. I have video of some of their "antics".
The stuff is pungent well below toxic levels. The requirements for sanitation is absurdly low doseage. Standard use exposure has low chances for adverse effects. As long as the doors are open, they're probably within health standards...unless they're in the back boiling it up lol.
Yes, I know this. I've breathed (accidentally) nitric acid fumes (among other things). There is a reason they have ventilation in the first place. If it was completely safe and unnecessary, they wouldn't need it at all, would they? I suppose you also feel that second hand cigarette smoke is completely harmless.
And just comeon...commercial pilots carry something like a 2 hour safety.
I tend to trust the word of someone that actually flies these things and isn't entirely comfortable with the issue. This is not a guy that is scared to fly or only "goes by the book." He was raised on the lap of his father who flew crop dusters for most of his adult life (and eventually killed him) and followed in his footsteps (from crop dusters, to the Air Force to commercial airlines). These guys are crazy to begin with. I have video of some of their "antics".
1. They rent.
2. Are you seriously going to attempt to argue with me about aircraft...but of all topics fuel? There are very few scenarios where we can sit down and I'm not the expert in the room on this topic. Frankly, FAA regulation requires the commercial owner to calculate fuel reserves based on planning. He should rejoice in the fact that they are actually measuring fuel remainders after flights to ensure those plans fall within required safety reserves. This is what we call "going above and beyond." He should be thankful...and stop whining. The business has to operate within regulation...that's why we have all these administrations, and the FAA tends to be a pretty uptight one.
He should rejoice in the fact that they are actually measuring fuel remainders after flights to ensure those plans fall within required safety reserves.
Okay okay, if you honestly believe that's why they're keeping records of this, good for you Peter Pan.
Looking at individual instances, the FAA fines are far more severe than the lost fuel. But long term, obviously you don't waste fuel.
A large % of aircraft weight is fuel. Flights above 15000 feet also suffer significant pressure changes. High volatility fuel species evaporate, and that means gallons upon gallons disappear based on total fuel quantity. The principle is not only economically savvy, but environmentally friendly. No matter how you look at it, the scenario is a "win-win." If there is that much headwind, you can always stop short in an emergency.
Besides, a 45 min reserve is like 20% over most flight times across the US. That's huge.