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...round and round, round and round...the Roommate Carousel goes round and round, in this tropical town.....
*sigh* Here we go again. I am sure many of you are familiar with some of the struggles I have had with roommates, most recently with the Deadbeat musician (who is currently still in jail, by the way). While my one roommate Mr. Anti-Social has been as solid as a roommate can be (eight years now), the Third Roommate Situation just has been aggravating as all hell. After Deadbeat, we finally got a guy in, Tools, who not only is neat and clean and responsible and pays his rent and bills, but he pays his rent and bills EARLY. Like, a week before they're due early. And he is very quiet, doesn't cause trouble, and is about as good a roommate as one could ask for.
So, why am I bitching? Because Tools gave us notice today that he will be moving out at the end of September. It seems he found a place that is more convenient for him location-wise, without roommates, for the same price he is paying here. Can't say I blame him.
And now that throws me and Mr. Anti-Social back into the hopper, with no idea what kind of roommate we are going to get this time. We are hoping to avoid unreliable ones by insisting on a deposit, but 1. even with a deposit, there is no guaranteeing that a future roommate won't get unreliable down the road, or arrested, or whatever; and 2. a lot of people in this town, especially at this, the slowest time of the year, might not necessarily be able to come up with a deposit.
So commence the slamming of the head into the desk, the wall, the door, the floor, or any other hard unforgiving surface.
So....anyone reliable and employed feel like relocating to Key West?
*sigh* Here we go again. I am sure many of you are familiar with some of the struggles I have had with roommates, most recently with the Deadbeat musician (who is currently still in jail, by the way). While my one roommate Mr. Anti-Social has been as solid as a roommate can be (eight years now), the Third Roommate Situation just has been aggravating as all hell. After Deadbeat, we finally got a guy in, Tools, who not only is neat and clean and responsible and pays his rent and bills, but he pays his rent and bills EARLY. Like, a week before they're due early. And he is very quiet, doesn't cause trouble, and is about as good a roommate as one could ask for.
So, why am I bitching? Because Tools gave us notice today that he will be moving out at the end of September. It seems he found a place that is more convenient for him location-wise, without roommates, for the same price he is paying here. Can't say I blame him.
And now that throws me and Mr. Anti-Social back into the hopper, with no idea what kind of roommate we are going to get this time. We are hoping to avoid unreliable ones by insisting on a deposit, but 1. even with a deposit, there is no guaranteeing that a future roommate won't get unreliable down the road, or arrested, or whatever; and 2. a lot of people in this town, especially at this, the slowest time of the year, might not necessarily be able to come up with a deposit.
So commence the slamming of the head into the desk, the wall, the door, the floor, or any other hard unforgiving surface.
So....anyone reliable and employed feel like relocating to Key West?
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