Are you pissed off? I'm pissed off. Vent Thread.

[Aaron]

Ya. I'm gona go put my stuff in the washer. Maybe that will get them to take their stuff.

Also I never thought this would be a big deal, but having your own washer dryer is a really good thing. I guess since we (my folks that is) had it, I never thought about it. But now. Ya, sharing one with 6 other apartments sucks.

[luna]

if i ever have to live somewhere with shared laundry again i might kill myself

[videodrone]

I'm lucky. I have my own washer/dryer in its own room right off the second bedroom in my apartment. If I was ever in a place where I had to share a laundry room, I'd probably lug everything back to my parents' house before I'd go there or a laundromat. Fuck that shit. But they also live only about 15 minutes away so... driving there maybe once a week wouldn't be such an excursion. *shrugs*

drone

[Hydra]

It erks me that people leave their clothes in the clothing dryer and washer. I'm not saying I'm perfect about this. I know I have done it to. But not for as long as some people. Right now its been about 1 and a half hours. I have some stuff I want/need to wash. And I would feel like a dbag if I just put their stuff on top the dryer...

If someone leaves their stuff in when it is your booked time to use the laundry room then you just take it out, it isn't your problem if people forget their stuff.

I have a shared laundry room where I live and there haven't been any problems with it yet.  Having my own in the apartment would be better, at least I wouldn't have to walk up and down three flights of stairs everytime I need to use it.

~hydra

[Naylzie]

If you move someone else's laundry within just a couple of minutes of the cycle ending, it's unreasonable.  An hour or more is totally fair game though.

I'm in a shared laundry situation right now, thankfully it's only two other floors plus mine, but the folks that live on the second floor are REALLY irritating about laundry.  I've had my things taken out of the washing machine within 5 minutes of the cycle finishing, but when THEY get to the blasted machines first, I've seen them leave their just-washed laundry sitting on top of the dryer (most convenient place to put it) long enough that I've finished my wash and have put it in the dryer.

I am not heartbroken that they don't seem to be coming back after their trip after all.

[dee]

ofmg...no fucking water AGAIN!! And I mean none. Not even a dribble. Thank heavens we have 3 bathrooms. I am so not gonna miss the DQ...

[TPD]

christ, i finally got a small-sized washer in here and it's made life hella easier.

[kristin]

This is going to be tl;dr for most of you. I apologize, but I need a place to vent this out (despite ranting to everyone I know all day about it.)
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So, I moved in with two chicks I found from Craigslist in February 2007. One was a year older than me, and the other was 5 years younger. None of us knew each other beforehand, but somehow we ended up living together for almost 4 years with NO issues. I ended up becoming good friends with both of them, so needless to say I was pretty sad when one of them decided to move to Los Angeles in January.

The remaining roommate (S) and I had several options: 1) NOT rent out the 3rd bedroom and split the rent, using that room for an office or exercise room 2) leave the apartment and find a two bedroom to share 3) find a third roommate.

We decided on option 3. This winter in Boston was particularly harsh, so we weren't too keen on moving in snowstorms. Also, with our heat being expensive in the winter months, we decided that we'd try to find a good 3rd roommate- and if it didn't work out, we'd either kick her out and split the rent or move to a 2 bedroom.

Enter new roommate (T). T is 6 years younger than me (and I'm 31) which was a HUGE concern right off the bat. I like enjoying drinks and whatnot, but I HATE the idea of my house becoming party central. When T came to look @ the place, she assured us that although she does like to go out, she keeps the party outside of the house. So, we decided to give her a shot.

RIght of the bat, she had a loud party, a bunch of people came over after midnight and were wasted. I sat down with her and said "this can't happen again. We told you that this was not that kind of house." The partying stopped, but in came the ENDLESS STREAM OF MEN/FUCK BUDDIES. But again- she was really quiet, and they weren't bothering anyone (despite the fact that SHE barely knows these people- makes me a little uncomfortable, but I can put up with it for now.)

So, last night she and a male friend came home drunk at 1:30am. It woke me up, but they were very quiet after that and I fell fast asleep. 3am rolls around and I wake up to a strange man in my room, wandering around, using a blackberry as a flashlight. He shined it in my face and just stood there.
Me: "Who the fuck is in my bedroom right now?"
Very drunk guy: "It's Steve."
Me: "WRONG ROOM, STEVE."

He left her room to to go the bathroom and was so drunk that he couldn't find his way back. He proceeded to open every door in my apt trying to find her room (including the fridge) until I finally went out there and basically pushed him into her room.

Today- i email her saying that we need to talk later and briefly describe the situation. SHe apologizes, saying he was too drunk to drive home from the bar. Apparently, he was sober enough to drive from the bar to my house because he HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR while drunkenly trying to park his car.

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I hate living with people.

All of the power is in my hands.1 call to the landlord and she's out (we have a month to month lease.) But I want to get this kid's info before I start getting nasty towards her.

/long vent

-so I've had 3 hours of sleep, I'm exhausted and words of encouragement would be appreciated.

[TPD]

guh, that sucks, k.
kick that slutty roommate out.
and like gimme her info when you do... because of the whole aforementioned slutty roommate thing.

[kristin]

She is sufficiently horrified and apologetic. But she's on fucking notice.

[Goose]

How did you not take a baseball bat to Steve's head?  If I had some drunk asshole roaming around my place unaccompanied at some ungodly hour, he's going down.

And yeah, this straw breaks the camel's back.  Bitch gotta go.

[chimera]

I say you find him and beat him senseless.  And then, deal with her as you need to; hopefully she is sincere about being horrified and apologetic.

[Naylzie]

Bleargh.  Reminds me of the housemate that ended up being the end of my last apartment.  She moved out on her own, but I'm sure it had a lot to do with the fact that the other four of us living there were all pretty consistently pretty pissed off at her for completely ruining any semblance of peace we had.  You're a better woman than I am for not telling her she's out yet.  Strike 1, partying.  Strike 2, indiscriminant screwing in the house (quiet or not, that was a big issue in the old apartment, including rent monies going missing, so I'm a little guarded against streams of fuck buddies).  Strike 3, dude + car = out.

I hope it works out without any further major incidents, whether you end up moving or she learns to respect the fact that she is living with two other people.

ETA: yeah, I am definitely with Goose on the bat scenario.  There's a machete under my bed.  Nobody best be coming in my room unannounced if they value their lives.

[boom]

If she's not paying the deductible on your insurance to get your car fixed then she isn't that sorry about it. Skip the notice and kick that chick to the curb. Don't even bother trying to find another roommate, just get a 2 bedroom.

[luna]

that sucks so much K

i can't imagine having to live with roomates...i'm guessing you can't afford a small 1 bedroom apartment on your own?