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Broomjockey
10-12-2006, 12:10 AM
I live in a college residence, so I didn't get to pick my roommate, and I can't kick him out. But he just makes me so :pissed: :burnup: :hairpull:

The first day he moves in (I've been in the room for 4 months by that point) he asks if I've got any rules. I tell him NO PERFUMED stuff. Strong deoderants, body sprays, all that fun crap can't be around me. Instant migraine. I even put it on my application to live in the Res. So what's he do the very next day? Put on that Axe body spray. I kindly, and gently remind him he can't use that.

Less than a week later, I come in from my early class, and BOOM, instant migraine. He used the stuff at some point that day. Again, I remind him he can't use it.

Then he leaves his beard clippings scattered AROUND the sink. Not in it. I leave it for one day, in case he just didn't have the time right then to take care of it. Nope, so I clean it. Two days later, I get woken up with a migraine because he used the stuff on his way out. Once I've sorted out what the hell happened, I get up, to find he left, and again there are beard trimmings all AROUND the sink.

When he got back that night I let him have it. I was PISSED. He tried to claim "I've only cut my beard once since I got here" Then explain why I cleaned it twice? And then I went off on him for using the damn spray again.

On top of all that, he also hasn't taken the garbage out even once, made any effort to clean anything except his own dishes (which he leaves until he has absolutely none left), and tries to cram more garbage into an already overflowing garbage can, making it more difficult when I finally get a chance to change it.

Today, the garbage was again full, and I had no time to change it, so I left a few things on the counter. I secretly hoped he'd get the message and change the garbage.
I get home, and find that he has added more to the garbage, and thrown the stuff I left on the counter into a bag... along with the cardboard meant for the recycle bin kept about 30 ft. down the hall from our door. And he still can't manage the trek to the bin to throw the full bags out.

Talking nicely doesn't penetrate this fuck-up's head, and it shouldn't be this hard, he's old enough that he should know better.

thegiraffe
10-12-2006, 12:40 AM
You should have an RA. Here, we have to do roommate contracts: essentially an agreement to live by a set of rules that we set, then we sign them. Because our signature is on it, it's a binding document. A breach of the rules = eviction. Talk to your RA...see if he/she can moderate a talk between you two. This may be his first time sharing an area with someone...it takes a lot of getting used to. I've been there. I've had my share of uber-crappy roommates (one had coke lines out in the room when I was asleep!!), so I know what you're going through. You've tried talking to him, now give the RA a shot. They're trained to deal with stuff like this. See if y'all can write up a contract or something...some sort of agreement. Can he go out into the hallway to spray his stuff or something? I don't think you're asking too much for him not to spray it because it's a medical thing. Same deal for someone who has severe peanut allergies or something. A lot of times, if there are irreconcilable differences, the residence staff will let one of you move somewhere else. Good news for you is that beause you've been there longer, you have seniority. Good luck!

Broomjockey
10-12-2006, 12:56 AM
I went on a massive cleaning binge, blasted Weird Al for a while (standard for when I clean), and got all my aggression out on my dishes. I've given civil speech one last try. I'm gonna see if it takes this time, because I took a slightly different tack. If not, I'll try the RA. If it keeps up, one of us is going to have to move.

As for him spraying the stuff in the hall, Axe especially is insane for being pervasive, and the ventillation in this place works so air from the halls is sucked into the rooms. Basically, he wouldn't be able to use it within 10 ft. of our front door, and would have to be gone for more than 5 hours, or I can still smell it. I really hate Axe.