Whiney roommates...

[Trent Lane]

Okay, I was at my girlfriend's house last night and her sister was on AIM and saw my friend signed on. She started talking to him and he started complaining about how I needed to come home and do the dishes. He went on and on.

Okay, for one, why talk to her about this? I have a cell phone, CALL ME! Two, I had already cleaned the kitchen that day and there was a few dinner plates from my sister out and that was it. Three, if he had a problem, why didn't he do something? He works a little under 40 hours a week. My sister and I work 35 hours a week PLUS we've got school about 15-17 hours a week on top of that. He hardly ever cleans- he wakes up 30 minutes before he goes to work (about 1-2 PM) and after work he stays out all night. He's helped out with cleaning twice in two months. Where does he get off?!?!

Sorry, I had to vent. This is the life of housemates I guess :rolleyes:

[James]

It's annoying. Whining isn't an issue for me (except that I'm erm, whining), the cleaning situation is the biggest grumble I have with my flatmate. One of them leaves her bowl in the sink, filled with the chesse and rubbish she has eaten. So not only does it have to cleaned (leave it a few days and she'll get round to it but in the meanwhile it stinks) but emptied - why can't she remove the residue into the bin. Plus she leaves it getting stuck down the plughole. Ugh. It really bugs me. Plus does she think the kitchen clean itself? Granted, she does wash occasionally, but then I've never seen her clean the hobs, vac, or wipe surfaces. Grr.

Finally, vent on the washing machine. She leaves the clothes in so long that they need to be washed again. She says we should just take them out (which in the end we have to, but I'd rather not be pulling out girls knickers if I have to), but it's not up to us - it's up to her.

Something I need to talk to her about, but I know it won't really resolve anything. People are clean living or they are not. All I can see by mentioning it is trouble...

[Outlander00]

UGH!!! I HATED all my roomates in college except for one (and he was a friend of mine prior). I shared a room with others until my senior year, and then I shared an apartment (I had a single room).

One guy was a complete ass. Totally disregarded me and my stuff, he and his fling called my gf a b*tch while I was on the phone with her (which got her riled up) and used to eat my food without asking. He used to bring friends over and cause all sorts of noise when I was trying to sleep (I used to work till 9, do work till Midnight then go to sleep).

The next roomate was a Korean national who was from CT. He used to whine all the time about how much work he had (He was a sophmore and I was a junior) and he rarely did any. He used to wake me up at night crying on the phone talking to his girlfriend or mom. He used to bring his gf over to stay for the weekend in an apartment with all guys. I didnt mind it, but it was a little awkward when I took a shower and not really able to get dressed for class (the bathroom was very small to change).

My senior year, I had my own room (with a NICE view of downtown Manhattan [I miss that room :p ]) but shared an apartment with a couple guys. They both used to eat my food, leave the kitchen a mess and made loads of noise. I even made the mistake in walking on one of them with another guy (yes one of them was ambiguously gay). I finally got fed up one day and left a mouse I caught in the apartment on the fridge with a note say to stop eating my food and clean the kitchen or they would either have to pay me for the food or Id teach them how to fly off my balcony :p .

Needless to say, they stopped eating my food (unless they asked) and cleaned up. But at the end of the year they still stuck me with the dirty kitchen, which I had to pay for. :mad:

So I have had my fair share of roomates so I feel yah, brotha :p

[czyznyck99]

Roommates are always a touchy thing to deal with in college. So far for me it has been okay. Sometimes (actually, often) there's trouble, but it usually goes away in a day. I actually don't have whining roommates, and that's a good thing.

Later.

[cross blues]

sounds like that could become a big problem eventually, if it isn't already stressing you now. I'd either kick the whiner out or let him there and find a new place.

[Outlander00]

Or annoy him to the point that he WANTS to move out...