I like the phrase "got into the sink..." <sigh> You sound like a 4 year old trying to explain how the scissors somehow "got into" their hair and lopped off a chunk. Stop using the passive verb "got" to try to escape the reality that you DID something.

You're over 18; be an adult, take responsibility for what you did...or head back to Digg; I'm sure they have a whole area devoted to how to get out of doing your homework. You made a simple mistake; it won't be the last. Is this how you're going to handle all of them?

You screwed over your neighbors as well. At minimum you should apologize to them for messing up their days. The maintenance guy was doing his job to try to prevent what you did from doing any more damage to your neighbors' apartments/belongings and the building. What a cop out to try to shift the blame to him. You sound like all the Republicans out there pointing fingers at Obama when their actions of the previous 8 years caused the problems he's trying to fix. Their screaming and hollering is simply a diversion.