Roommate issues. Very bad.

[A Casual Fitz]

Originally posted by: Safeway

I should apologize for the attack.

Yes and no. Apologize for freaking out without making him think it was cool to pull the crap that he did. IMO he deserved it and I would have done the same thing.

 

[George P Burdell]

1. Find a guinea pig on craigslist.
2. Sublet apartment to said guinea pig for the summer.
3. GTFO
4. ...
5. Profit!

 

[Aikouka]

You know, I always hated it when my roommates decided to split dishes down the middle. The thing is, I lived with two other guys and they both did a decent amount of cooking where I may've used one glass and one container (and cleaned them afterward)... yet I was still asked to do the dishes (note: their dishes). It always annoyed me to no end as it's not some sort of fair agreement... but that's long since been over with so it's all good now . I didn't let it come between us though, because... meh, it was only 10-20 minutes every couple weeks, but the idea behind it still bothered me .

 

[I Saw OJ]

Man, I was hoping for a poop lasagna like story.

After reading all these YARMT it makes me really appreciate being able to live on my own.

 

[BD2003]

I dunno what it is, but dishes and condiments ruin the best of roomates and friends.

Buy paper and plastic to eat with, and don't share food or anything else. You'd be amazed how much trauma you can avoid.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: BD2003
I dunno what it is, but dishes and condiments ruin the best of roomates and friends.

Buy paper and plastic to eat with, and don't share food or anything else. You'd be amazed how much trauma you can avoid.

Brings out the lazy in people.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: BD2003
I dunno what it is, but dishes and condiments ruin the best of roomates and friends.

Buy paper and plastic to eat with, and don't share food or anything else. You'd be amazed how much trauma you can avoid.

Brings out the lazy in people.

Brings out the ridiculous amount of food my roommate ate, and the unbelievable speed at which he did so. It also showed how uneconomical he is when eating or using someone else's food and kitchen paraphernalia.

He went through a large jar of mustard in two days.
He went through a half gallon of salsa in two days.
He went through 6 trays of ice in one day, and didn't refill them.
He went through 15 plates, 8 bowls, and 8 storage containers in two days.
He went through 16 spoons, 16 forks, and 7 knives in two days.
He went through a large bottle of Canola oil in 5 days.

And no, he isn't fat. He actually has no fat on him, whatsoever.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Man, I was hoping for a poop lasagna like story.

After reading all these YARMT it makes me really appreciate being able to live on my own.

I will be on my own in roughly two months. The anticipation is killing me!

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
You know, I always hated it when my roommates decided to split dishes down the middle. The thing is, I lived with two other guys and they both did a decent amount of cooking where I may've used one glass and one container (and cleaned them afterward)... yet I was still asked to do the dishes (note: their dishes). It always annoyed me to no end as it's not some sort of fair agreement... but that's long since been over with so it's all good now . I didn't let it come between us though, because... meh, it was only 10-20 minutes every couple weeks, but the idea behind it still bothered me .

Yea, I let it get in the way. I'm was not going to wash his dishes every time I needed a dish for myself. I wanted him to be responsible, and not allow every fvcking dish in our apartment to collect in his side of the sink!

I couldn't even set aside one plate and one bowl to use, because as soon as the plate and bowl were washed, he'd take them from the drying rack and use them!

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: Safeway
He went through a large jar of mustard in two days.
He went through a half gallon of salsa in two days.
He went through 6 trays of ice in one day, and didn't refill them.
He went through 15 plates, 8 bowls, and 8 storage containers in two days.
He went through 16 spoons, 16 forks, and 7 knives in two days.
He went through a large bottle of Canola oil in 5 days.

And no, he isn't fat. He actually has no fat on him, whatsoever.

Huh? How does one eat a large jar of mustard in two days?!

Straight out of the jar?
Does he put it on his salsa?
With a straw?

W.T.F...?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

buy a dishwasher and higher him a hooker problem solved.

 

[mrrman]

Id be looking to move ASAP

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: iRONic

Originally posted by: Safeway
He went through a large jar of mustard in two days.
He went through a half gallon of salsa in two days.
He went through 6 trays of ice in one day, and didn't refill them.
He went through 15 plates, 8 bowls, and 8 storage containers in two days.
He went through 16 spoons, 16 forks, and 7 knives in two days.
He went through a large bottle of Canola oil in 5 days.

And no, he isn't fat. He actually has no fat on him, whatsoever.

Huh? How does one eat a large jar of mustard in two days?!

Straight out of the jar?
Does he put it on his salsa?
With a straw?

W.T.F...?

Exactly! A jar of mustard can last me for two months. This is how it was used:

He cut 4 or 5 potatoes into thin, round slices. He put them all in one of my skillets, added two whole onions, poured in a sh!t-ton of canola oil, and fried them all. He then got three bowls. One bowl was for the potatoes, one bowl was for his mustard, and one bowl was for his ketchup. He used about half the jar of mustard and half the huge bottle of ketchup.

As for the half-gallon of salsa in two days, he just poured bowl after bowl of it, eating it with Mission tortilla chips.

He is a vegetarian, so he eats very few things in high volume. Mainly, his diet consists of tortellini, spaghetti, chips, and potatoes.

 

[iRONic]

Ah, so he actually wasted the mustard and ketchup. Meh... his $$.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: iRONic
Ah, so he actually wasted the mustard and ketchup. Meh... his $$.

Wasted? No. He ate it all.

 

[iRONic]

Shens!

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: iRONic
Shens!

Not shens.

 

[2Dead]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: iRONic
Ah, so he actually wasted the mustard and ketchup. Meh... his $$.

Wasted? No. He ate it all.

You saw him eat it? Well there goes my "It rubs the mustard on it's skin..." post.

 

[MasonLuke]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: ElFenix
so is there colored tape down the middle of the room demarcating which side is which?

Not yet, but my girlfriend and I were joking about it the day we discovered the split. I have about 6 rolls of blue painters' tape, so it would be extremely easy to do, and then remove before we move out.

Today, I split the freezer portion of the refrigerator because he used all of the ice in the box without refilling it. I wrote on the refrigerator, "Don't touch anything of mine if you can't get it through your fvcking thick head to crack ice when you use it all." I didn't think that I was going to have to have him banned from everything. He is still using my microwave, which I wrote on the bathroom mirror that he could, but that privilege may be short lived.

You write to him on the bathroom mirror?

He won't talk to me. He is the one that started using my dry erase markers to talk to me. The only other form of communication he will use with me is email or AIM, but never actually talking to me.

hes definately ghey!

 

[Excelsior]

What a fvcked up roommate. Jesus.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Aikouka
You know, I always hated it when my roommates decided to split dishes down the middle. The thing is, I lived with two other guys and they both did a decent amount of cooking where I may've used one glass and one container (and cleaned them afterward)... yet I was still asked to do the dishes (note: their dishes). It always annoyed me to no end as it's not some sort of fair agreement... but that's long since been over with so it's all good now . I didn't let it come between us though, because... meh, it was only 10-20 minutes every couple weeks, but the idea behind it still bothered me .

Yea, I let it get in the way. I'm was not going to wash his dishes every time I needed a dish for myself. I wanted him to be responsible, and not allow every fvcking dish in our apartment to collect in his side of the sink!

I couldn't even set aside one plate and one bowl to use, because as soon as the plate and bowl were washed, he'd take them from the drying rack and use them!

It really is something that is completely unreconciliable. Some people are perfectly fine with leaving a sink full of dishes, but some people have a heart attack. Personally, I'm too lazy to do the dishes. This often created a problem with my old roomies, but then they'd try to be funny and stuff their dishes under mine, and say they were all mine, etc. Had similar problems with mustard and mayo as well.

Moved out on my own, and don't have any more condiment problems, but I realized how much I truely hate washing dishes. Paper + plastic works for me - the only thing I ever have to wash is pots and pans.

My only advice to roomates is to NEVER split anything. Dont go half and half on furniture, food etc - there should be no question who owns what. We had garbage + recycling, and it was much easier to deal with when one person was responsible for garbage and one for recycling, rather than alternating all of them. Not as simple with condiments, but thats just life. Some people you just can't get along with.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: BD2003
I dunno what it is, but dishes and condiments ruin the best of roomates and friends.

Buy paper and plastic to eat with, and don't share food or anything else. You'd be amazed how much trauma you can avoid.

Brings out the lazy in people.

Brings out the ridiculous amount of food my roommate ate, and the unbelievable speed at which he did so. It also showed how uneconomical he is when eating or using someone else's food and kitchen paraphernalia.

He went through a large jar of mustard in two days.
He went through a half gallon of salsa in two days.
He went through 6 trays of ice in one day, and didn't refill them.
He went through 15 plates, 8 bowls, and 8 storage containers in two days.
He went through 16 spoons, 16 forks, and 7 knives in two days.
He went through a large bottle of Canola oil in 5 days.

And no, he isn't fat. He actually has no fat on him, whatsoever.

He could be using the Canola as a lubricant and hiding the utensils in his pooper while he slathers his body with mustard and salsa. Oh and using the ice for its cooling effects when he's done.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: BD2003
I dunno what it is, but dishes and condiments ruin the best of roomates and friends.

Buy paper and plastic to eat with, and don't share food or anything else. You'd be amazed how much trauma you can avoid.

Brings out the lazy in people.

Brings out the ridiculous amount of food my roommate ate, and the unbelievable speed at which he did so. It also showed how uneconomical he is when eating or using someone else's food and kitchen paraphernalia.

He went through a large jar of mustard in two days.
He went through a half gallon of salsa in two days.
He went through 6 trays of ice in one day, and didn't refill them.
He went through 15 plates, 8 bowls, and 8 storage containers in two days.
He went through 16 spoons, 16 forks, and 7 knives in two days.
He went through a large bottle of Canola oil in 5 days.

And no, he isn't fat. He actually has no fat on him, whatsoever.

He could be using the Canola as a lubricant and hiding the utensils in his pooper while he slathers his body with mustard and salsa. Oh and using the ice for its cooling effects when he's done.

george, is that you?

 

[Platypus]

I've had 8 roommates in my life and I'm only friends with 1 of them still. There is something about sharing a living space that drives an invisible wedge between people.. minor things that don't normally warrant such a response will make you so angry you could snap.

You definitely stepped over the line by throwing him into a wall and you should apologize accordingly. I understand what drove you to such a move but it doesn't excuse it; it only explains it. His personality type is very common, it seems he needs constant reassurance from you that things are 'ok,' and when you didn't play along with what was from his standpoint a harmless thing friends do to each other, then went on to harm him physically it really put him into defense mode (ie him buying all new stuff, making it very obvious there were two sides to the apt). The things he said to you are borderline homocurious I guess but moreso sounds like his way of trying to regain this 'assurance' he seeks to justify his behavior. Who doesn't make gay jokes among male friends? Seems to be very common as well.

That said, he knows he fvcked up and in his own way is trying to reconcile this without exactly apologizing. I'm willing to bet if you sit down and have a serious convo with him about all this he'll probably not only feel a lot better about the situation, but he might offer some insight into his seemingly erradic actions.

 

[zinfamous]

where is the "violin" emoticon?