How would you deal with jerks like that?

Adsta · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:23

Sanguinnus said:
get 2 ounces of pipe tobacco, soak this in a jam jar for 3 days, take the tobacco out and squeeze it so as much of the liquid goes back into the jar as possible, boil the liquid on a low heat til all that is left is a viscous sticky yellow substance, this is pure nicotone, 3/4 drops in a coffee (to cover the taste,) will kill him, problem sorted!

erm.......... :eek:

On a serious note for the OP. I think a good (aka nice) approach might be get some of the other house mates to talk to him about it also.
This may have already been done but its not been mentioned.

My reasoning is that if its you that is constantly "bugging" he may feel that it is only you that has the problem and that the other house mates are fine with him.

Voltar · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:23

Diesel said:
This is why sharing a house with people who aren't your mates is rubbish.

Q F T.

Photos etc? You are how old? Sounds petty to me as an outsider on the 'netz. Please, by all means gather evidence for a last resort eviction, but say to his face before or else you'll spring it on him.

Good luck, I'd hate to have to live with people i don't know and don't much like. Hope you get it all sorted

Mr Jones · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:25

jaybee said:
I still don't understand who "the girl" is in the OP.

One of the housemate whom I'm not naming, so "a girl" is appropriate in my point of view. She is the original housemate who had her boyfriend move in a week after moving in.

Richdog · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:26

Does the landlord know her boyfriend lives with her, or is it one of those annoying situations where he just stays there all the time but isn't a proper tenant.

jaybee · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:27

Richdog said:
Don't be such a dork, it's just an expression.

Fair enough I've just never seen it used to refer to a man before. If I heard someone use that in real life I wouldn't laugh, I'd simply be puzzled as to why they think it's funny since they have none. Doesn't make sense. Anyway.....

Mr Jones · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:28

Voltar said:
Q F T.

Photos etc? You are how old? Sounds petty to me as an outsider on the 'netz. Please, by all means gather evidence for a last resort eviction, but say to his face before or else you'll spring it on him.

Good luck, I'd hate to have to live with people i don't know and don't much like. Hope you get it all sorted

I'm 22, the other housemates age ranged from 19 to 24 + that 48 year old.
As for petty? It doesn't feel petty when I have to clean crap off the seats almost everyday when I need the loo in the morning after he's done it.

Voltar · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:29

Forgot to say well done for not overreacting or going mental: you're doing the right thing by at least trying to get a peaceful resolution. I'm much the same as you but would say something first rather than going behind a housemate's back. Keeping calm and rational is always the best way to go about things.

All the best, I'd hate to be in a situation like that in my own home.

Mr Jones · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:29

Richdog said:
Does the landlord know her boyfriend lives with her, or is it one of those annoying situations where he just stays there all the time but isn't a proper tenant.

The landlord knows about him, if anything goes wrong, both the girl and her boyfriend will be out.

Mat · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:30

Sanguinnus said:
get 2 ounces of pipe tobacco, soak this in a jam jar for 3 days, take the tobacco out and squeeze it so as much of the liquid goes back into the jar as possible, boil the liquid on a low heat til all that is left is a viscous sticky yellow substance, this is pure nicotone, 3/4 drops in a coffee (to cover the taste,) will kill him, problem sorted!

You worry me

4T5 · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:31

jaybee said:
If I heard someone use that in real life I

I would hit them over the head with a loaf of bread & ask them what there user name was.

tres · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:34

Sanguinnus said:
get 2 ounces of pipe tobacco, soak this in a jam jar for 3 days, take the tobacco out and squeeze it so as much of the liquid goes back into the jar as possible, boil the liquid on a low heat til all that is left is a viscous sticky yellow substance, this is pure nicotone, 3/4 drops in a coffee (to cover the taste,) will kill him, problem sorted!

AWESOME

platinum87 · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:36

Sanguinnus said:
get 2 ounces of pipe tobacco, soak this in a jam jar for 3 days, take the tobacco out and squeeze it so as much of the liquid goes back into the jar as possible, boil the liquid on a low heat til all that is left is a viscous sticky yellow substance, this is pure nicotone, 3/4 drops in a coffee (to cover the taste,) will kill him, problem sorted!

i have several things to say about this..

firstly, 2 ounces of tabbaco will produce at best 0.5ml-1.5ml of nicotine

secondly pure nicotine is colourless and odorless

thirdly that method wont get you anywhere

lastly if you want to kill someone with nicotine you should buy oldskool bottles of it as was used as a pesticide.

but enough talk about killing

Murf said:
My advice, move out. The situation won't improve, you'll just get more frustrated.

Cut your losses and move in with people who aren't retards.

Murf makes much sense, and its either listen to him or...... well......

go and punch him in the face several times until he falls to the floor

Wiggins · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:38

You did a good job in trying to resolve several situations without it going to the Landlord first.

House sharing can be a right pain in the butt at times and people need to understand that in order to live happily, everyone has to communicate and accept faults of their own and do something about it (the toilet seat being one of them).

As you cannot increase the rent for individuals, maybe next time you have to clean up his poo chute mess, write him an invoice out for your time and hand it to him. I had a similar problem with the daughter not cleaning her own bathroom and she soon started to get the drift when I added in conversation one day that her rent would increase £50 a month for the pleasure of having it cleaned for her.

HamZilla · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:40

Next time you see his crap on the seat, shovel/wipe it off and slide under his door, and rub on his door handle.

platypus · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:43

I cannot imagine how much of a hellhole a 6-person house share must be.

Mr Jones · 21 Nov 2008 at 09:45

Wiggins said:
You did a good job in trying to resolve several situations without it going to the Landlord first.

House sharing can be a right pain in the butt at times and people need to understand that in order to live happily, everyone has to communicate and accept faults of their own and do something about it (the toilet seat being one of them).

As you cannot increase the rent for individuals, maybe next time you have to clean up his poo chute mess, write him an invoice out for your time and hand it to him. I had a similar problem with the daughter not cleaning her own bathroom and she soon started to get the drift when I added in conversation one day that her rent would increase £50 a month for the pleasure of having it cleaned for her.

That's a possibility if I were the landlord, but I am powerless on him. I'm trying to be level-headed and yes, to sort things out without the involvement of the landlord (it's a last resort in my opinion + typical landlord, as is mine, does take his time to things we've raised)

Just annoyed that I've managed to bring everyone to an agreement apart from the that 48 year old.

Richdog · 21 Nov 2008 at 10:02

Mr Jones said:
The landlord knows about him, if anything goes wrong, both the girl and her boyfriend will be out.

Can't you just do the sensible thing and move out instead and leave them to their misery? I'd be out of there like a shot in that sort of environment, no questions asked.

Mr Jones · 21 Nov 2008 at 10:03

platypus said:
I cannot imagine how much of a hellhole a 6-person house share must be.

The note I had up, the bleach was used up within 5 days and the air fresher spray has gone MIA.

The hole in the toilet wall

Our kitchen

Apart from that large box I use to store my dry food like garlic and onions, none of these items on the work surface are mine. I've tucked them all in one of the cabinets, and kept my wok away.

Nice idea of using aluminium foil to lay under the cooker for easy clean and swap

However it's still filthy and no one else in the house bothers. I am a neat and clean "freak" but cleaning the house after everyone is not part of my tenancy contract. I clean up my stuff after every meal - the same cannot be said to everyone in the house. But at least after the meeting, over the next week, people have promised to clean up and clear it for.

Well, apart from the 48 year old whom refused to come and meet.
The oldest person in the house turned out to be the most childish in this occasion.

NoodleKing · 21 Nov 2008 at 10:08

I can sort of relate on the situation of the poo in the toilet, my housemate just spatters it across the bowl, not quite as bad as the seat!
Fortunately a house meeting has sorted that out, although he doesn't participate in cleaning all the other parts of the house. But you're doing the mature thing, which can't be said about your new housemate, perhaps try and talk to him one more time if the problem persists and if that doesn't help I guess get the landlord involved. Also I don't think pics are necessary :rolleyes:

edit: I meant pics for the landlord lol.

HEADRAT · 21 Nov 2008 at 10:10

Get a cleaner in and share the costs.