I have never had room/house mates who were in any way tolerable
I have just a few simple expectations for peaceful co-existence: -
- I like a room mate who doesn't just think that waiting for the lights to go out is enough discretion to play an "organ concerto" on his bedsprings.

- I like lodgers who don't then invite horrible Australian girls to stay without my permission for a couple of week that quickly turns into six months of hell: picking fights with me over her interpretation of political correctness (me describing a cold morning as being a bit "Pearl Harbour" gets me barked at for being racist); being careful to wipe the chain oil from her bike on my cream upholstery every night...etc...etc...

-(by this point I should have known) when offering a couple some rooms in my very spacious house I do not expect to find that they live their lives like 24/7 soap opera: fights every night "I hate/love you" "I'll kill myself/you" etc...

-Dying your hair and then walking through dripping it on the carpets is not acceptable. No, not even if your hair-dryer is in the bedroom.

-Agreeing to abide by my vegetarian rules in the kitchen does not then mean "Except if I really want to cook mackerel at 2 in the morning and stink up the whole house for a week".

-Waking your landlord up on a Saturday morning by moving all your stuff out does not constitute "one month's notice".

-When your now ex-landlord comes to your workplace because you've not paid your last months rent and have been ignoring his calls for two weeks, do not square off to him.

-When your ex-landlord is unimpressed by your tough act, never ever think that putting the money you owe him in an envelope with a snotty and badly spelt note in any way "shows him".
(Stonkwood Pipes made me do it, Fri 27 Feb 2009, 15:31, 1 reply)

to be honest
you sound like a cunt, even if they were crap.
(Gazebo will eat you on, Mon 2 Mar 2009, 9:59, closed)