Housemate problems

WHIP IT! · 16-03-2017 09:27AM

Good god, this is painful...

Rachiee · 16-03-2017 09:38AM

This is a bit off the wall but why dont you just say

" hey whats up with moving the kettle all the time i could understand if it was in your way but i dont think it is.. Its really bugging me, if you need to move it out of the way could you put it back when your done"

To her face next time you see her

Cee-Jay-Cee · 16-03-2017 09:40AM

Why don't you say 'Please stop moving my kettle...,you fcuking lunatic crazy scumbag psycho bitch or I'll slice you from ear to ear with a sharpened spoon and hang you by the ankles from the ceiling.'' That usually works

beertons · 16-03-2017 09:45AM

Make her some laxative infused tea?

OhHiMark · 16-03-2017 09:46AM

Hang on, so you're complaining about your flatmate, and yet you're the kind of person who freezes your bread? I think I can see who's the crazy one here.

kylith · 16-03-2017 09:46AM

"Stop moving my stuff, thanks".

andekwarhola · 16-03-2017 09:48AM

On a serious note though, when you're annoyed so hair-splittingly by the strangers you live with, your subconscious is just trying to tell you that you're too old for accommodation sharing.

KeithTS · 16-03-2017 10:51AM

OP, talk to your house mate about her minor violation of your space or forget it.

Now, to discuss the more important topic:
I don't drink tea but I can't see how boiling water on a stove rather than a kettle makes it better.
Enlighten me please!

Bubbaclaus · 16-03-2017 11:19AM

Or you could put your damn stuff away while not being used.

Your Face · 16-03-2017 11:35AM

The OP is acting like an auld tart.

James 007 · 16-03-2017 11:51AM

Why don't you just put the kettle into a press. Usually when I was in rented accommodation any clean pots, pans etc went into a press. Problem solved. Are you only living with this person or is there others living with you too.

whoopsadoodles · 16-03-2017 11:51AM

How the **** does a stove top kettle make better tea than an electric kettle?

It just boils water?

If you had said teapot v mug of tea then I'd have understood.

But two vessels for boiling water???

What?

Zaph · 16-03-2017 11:56AM

It was the bins with the last housemate, now it's the kettle with this one. Have you given any consideration to the fact that you may not be cut out for house-sharing and that you should get a place of your own?

Jodotman · 16-03-2017 12:01PM

Sorry to burst your bubble OP but you are completely in the wrong here.

Leave your kettle off hob, that would irritate the crap out of me every time I wanted to cook. Your making problems where there is no problem. Perhaps your housemate wants to use the back rings and doesn't want to put the empty kettle on it while hot. Maybe the housemate wants to use one of the bigger rings in the back and your kettle is in the way?

Were you counting your number of teabags?

How big is the table that the user had to move your bread off?

whoopsadoodles · 16-03-2017 12:02PM

Zaph wrote: »

It was the bins with the last housemate, now it's the kettle with this one. Have you given any consideration to the fact that you may not be cut out for house-sharing and that you should get a place of your own?

And hair in the shower - don't forget the hair in the shower.

Boom_Bap · 16-03-2017 12:08PM

Maybe stop hiding your tea bags and the kettle moving might stop.

Then burn the house down.

Bambi985 · 16-03-2017 12:11PM

Why don't you pull the ultimate passive-aggressive-housemate move and leave a sticky note on the kettle with "Do not move me, thanks" written on it and see how she reacts.

Zaph wrote: »

It was the bins with the last housemate, now it's the kettle with this one. Have you given any consideration to the fact that you may not be cut out for house-sharing and that you should get a place of your own?

In fairness it's not as simple as moving into a place of your own especially if the OP lives in a city like Dublin or London where rents are just ridiculous and if you want to be able to save anything at all, housesharing is your only option.

jamesbere · 16-03-2017 12:17PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Maybe stop hiding your tea bags and the kettle moving might stop.

Then burn the house down.

Burning seems extreme, I think opening a portal to another dimension is the best bet, he can throw her through and be done with her.

Boom_Bap · 16-03-2017 12:18PM

jamesbere wrote: »

Burning seems extreme, I think opening a portal to another dimension is the best bet, he can throw her through and be done with her.

You need more equipment for that and it's a strain on the oul electricty meter. But I like how you are thinking.

Zaph · 16-03-2017 12:19PM

Bambi985 wrote: »

In fairness it's not as simple as moving into a place of your own especially if the OP lives in a city like Dublin or London where rents are just ridiculous and if you want to be able to save anything at all, housesharing is your only option.

I'm well aware of that, but there seems to be issues with every housemate that moves in and as a result we're subjected to constant posts and threads about whatever the particular issue may be this time round. I was simply offering the only foolproof solution to the problem.

Bambi985 · 16-03-2017 12:34PM

Zaph wrote: »

I'm well aware of that, but there seems to be issues with every housemate that moves in and as a result we're subjected to constant posts and threads about whatever the particular issue may be this time round. I was simply offering the only foolproof solution to the problem.

Ah ok, wasn't aware of any posting history.

Yeah some house-sharing folks are just like that. Used to live with a fella in his 50s, single working professional who I guess lived a transitional life, never met a partner to move in with and probably couldn't afford to live alone.

He'd been house-sharing for decades but was the most irritable, inflexible, passive-aggressive lad I'd ever met. Things like a fork left in the sink for an hour or two or a few books left on a coffee table would warrant long-winded emails and abrupt conversations in the kitchen.

i think if you're going to houseshare as a lifestyle choice (or only option), you need to set aside your personal neuroses and pick your battles when it comes to confrontations with the strangers you live with. know the difference between "annoying but that's housesharing" and "unacceptable behaviour".

whoopsadoodles · 16-03-2017 12:36PM

I'm so glad I've never had to houseshare.

I think bodies would eventually be found in the freezer.

Bambi985 · 16-03-2017 12:38PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I'm so glad I've never had to houseshare.

I think bodies would eventually be found in the freezer.

Try housesharing with people who steal your food :eek:
It's a level of annoyance that could genuinely turn you homicidal.

daheff · 16-03-2017 12:43PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I'm so glad I've never had to houseshare.

I think bodies would eventually be found in the freezer.

And where exactly would the frozen bread go then??? huh? huh???:eek:

Dead bodies go in the bath. Food in the freezer. Remember that or it could be you in the bath next time.

Jeez some people. :pac::pac:

diomed · 16-03-2017 12:45PM

Buy ten kettles.

whoopsadoodles · 16-03-2017 12:47PM

daheff wrote: »

And where exactly would the frozen bread go then??? huh? huh???:eek:

Dead bodies go in the bath. Food in the freezer. Remember that or it could be you in the bath next time.

Jeez some people. :pac::pac:

If they've stolen my food there'll be loads of room in the freezer.

Don't want dead bodies staring at me from the bath when I'm trying to pee :rolleyes:

cml387 · 16-03-2017 12:52PM

If there's some kind of moderators meeting going on at the moment, do you not have more pressing matters to discuss?

16-03-2017 12:52PM

Why are you so obsessed with your house mates and their habits and never ever saying a word to them?
Learn to communicate or find your own place

whoopsadoodles · 16-03-2017 12:55PM

cml387 wrote: »

If there's some kind of moderators meeting going on at the moment, do you not have more pressing matters to discuss?

What does that even mean?

Jodotman · 16-03-2017 12:58PM

If someone in my houseshare kept leaving their stupid kettle on the rings I'd leave a giant turd in it.

Just remember to check OP everytime you use it. Might also want to invest in an electric kettle instead, would probably save on electricity. It's not the 1940's.

Housemate problems

Comments