Landlord and roommates are pissing me off

[Gawdzillers]

My uncle owns a house here in college town, so I'm living here while I go to school. I get to live here rent-free, but I pay the utilities (gas, water, electric). Both my roommates and my landlord are pissing me off.

Roommates:
- Leave lights on and then leave for the day. I come back from morning class and find the bathroom light and exhaust fan on for God knows how long. They also leave their computer and TV on all night.
- Buy groceries and let them spoil. I found a bag of salad, a barely-used jar of mayonnaise, ranch dressing, bread, rice cakes, and soda ALL past their expiration date.
- Leave their thermostat just a few degrees colder than mine. I'll explain later.

Landlord:
- Accused me of spilling cheese on the new couch. Didn't do it, it was my other roommate. Fuck that shit.
- Wants me to use that overpriced bullshit "HE" detergent in the washing machine when a 1/4 cap of the regular detergent works just as well.
- Requires me to keep my side of the house's door closed because of the thermostat difference. First of all, why the fuck does this house have two AC systems? That's a ridiculous waste of energy. Second, I have tried turning theirs up, I've tried turning mine down (which it is right now, and I'm freezing), but he still wants my door closed.

Dicks, all of them.

[Solumina]

What the crap? Why does your landlord care what type of detergent you use? And why is everything your fault? Also your roommates sound like brats. What are the chances of you getting different roommates any time soon?

[Aethian]

Short answer: Power Trip

[BookstoreEscapee]

Can you put a timer on the exhaust fan? My dad put one in the bathroom so they can turn it on for a half hour or so. The length of a shower plus a little extra time.

[Magpie]

I'm guessing that you're "safe" to pick on because you're not a paying customer, so you're less likely to leave? Probably being all passive-aggressive and so figures that he'll get upset with you, and that way "the residents" have been informed.

As for the roommates - welcome to living with people who are just away from home. They're big on "no one's around to make me be responsible" which, combined with "I'm not used to having to deal with school being a 60+ hour commitment" means that it takes a while for "living like a slob sucks" to kick in.

The detergent actually makes a difference. After about 10 years it will kill the machine, my parents found that out the hard way. (And why are you using a quarter cup if it's a front loader? You're supposed to use less detergent).

[blas]

I use a ton of detergent. I like my laundry to smell good. The problem with my parents' machine is that they bought the cheapest they could find, with no shock absorbers, so you can't have a large load and it always has to be evened or the machine will start jumping around.

Landlords on a power trip? Hah. Never. That never happens There is a whole laundry list of stuff we aren't "allowed" to have here, including candles and bug spray.

[telecom_goddess]

I use a ton of detergent. I like my laundry to smell good. The problem with my parents' machine is that they bought the cheapest they could find, with no shock absorbers, so you can't have a large load and it always has to be evened or the machine will start jumping around.

Landlords on a power trip? Hah. Never. That never happens There is a whole laundry list of stuff we aren't "allowed" to have here, including candles and bug spray.

I remember you mentioning candles before and I just don't get that.....that's invading personal life just a little too much for my taste.

[Gawdzillers]

The detergent actually makes a difference. After about 10 years it will kill the machine, my parents found that out the hard way. (And why are you using a quarter cup if it's a front loader? You're supposed to use less detergent).

I'm using a quarter cap (as in the cap on the detergent bottle), not a quarter cup. A quarter cap comes out to be about 1/8 cup.

[Magpie]

I'm using a quarter cap (as in the cap on the detergent bottle), not a quarter cup. A quarter cap comes out to be about 1/8 cup.

Oh, liquid, I'm used to powder so I misread it. Yeah, I fail to see why that's going to make a difference.

[Aethian]

If you run the machine once every so often empty and on it's highest hottest setting with two cups of white vinegar, you can lengthen the life of the machine cause excess soap residue can be cleaned out.

[telecom_goddess]

If you run the machine once every so often empty and on it's highest hottest setting with two cups of white vinegar, you can lengthen the life of the machine cause excess soap residue can be cleaned out.

Really? I did not know that -- thanks

[Gawdzillers]

If you run the machine once every so often empty and on it's highest hottest setting with two cups of white vinegar, you can lengthen the life of the machine cause excess soap residue can be cleaned out.

And away she flew, only to be seen again whenever someone needed useful information...