Wait, you don't get fruit flies or that weird smell? Honestly that's the part that always stops me. I tried it once and my whole balcony smelled like a dump for a week. Tbh I'm shocked it's going smooth for you. What's your secret, just luck?

Remember when my friend dropped her phone down that gap between the elevator and the floor? Your point about calling the super, @julia_wood, is spot on because we had to wait for him with this special grabber tool. The whole thing took forever and I think the phone survived but it was completely smashed. Makes you wonder what else people have lost down those shafts, right?