I passively aggressively texted my roommates this morning.
I have hardly any food in the fridge/freezer, and yet they still manage to crowd all of my stuff. So last week I politely asked if it was alright for me to claim one of the vegetable drawers as my own space. They both said that was fine.
But somebody keeps putting their huge bag of artichokes (who gets a huge bag of artichokes???) on top of my food in the vegetable drawers. I move the bag out to get to my food. The next day it's back. I move it, they move it back. Gooooossssssshhh.
Then this morning I go into the kitchen to have lunch, and there is a bunch of food on the counter, including my carton of pumpkin spice eggnog! I'm assuming someone read the "sell by" date on the carton and guessed it was spoiled. Well guess what, kids. A sell by date in late November on something as fatty as eggnog means it's still good! Until, of course, your roommates leave it out on the counter overnight.
So I sent them a nice text (I literally have not seen either of them in days) explaining the difference between a "sell by" and "use by" date, requesting that they ask before getting rid of my food, and re-requesting that the vegetable drawer be my separate food storage space.
Who wants to get me a house for Christmas?
::update::
So the roommate responsible texts me back (apparently they were both at home, oops) and says something along the lines of:
I will continue to throw out food
sensitive gag reflex
blah blah blah
I thought you meant the drawer in the freezer
blah blah blah
It was kind of rude. Anyway. I go talk to her (I think that always surprises roommates) and say I didn't mean to be rude, but I would appreciate it if she asked before throwing away my food
And then SHE goes well if I see something bad, I just throw it away when I'm cleaning out the fridge.
So I ask a couple questions about the stupid eggnog.
Then she says if I don't want something thrown out I need to tell her.
So I just stare at her.
You know, I think I've perfected that look my mom would give people. It makes them do what we want.
I stare some more.
And then I say, "Even if you could just text, because I always answer texts, that would be great. And then I can tell you what to do with it."
She said okay.
BAM.
Next year if I still can't afford a house I'm just going to rent my own apartment. I don't even care how much it is.
8 comments:
I totally recommend getting your own place. Once I moved in with Sean and ditched the roommates life got much, much better.
However, we now live with his parents and now I have all the same problems but worse because nothing is actually mine.
ack. i don't know how you end up with all of these awesome roommates. i'd tell you to come live with us, but that would give you a whole bunch of new problems. :)
yeah, roommates are duUUUUUmb. Do they presume they are doing everyone a favor?
And what does a gag reflex have to do with your eggnog having a past purchase date? Was she drinking it? Did you tell her that was alright? Just lock her in her bedroom with rabid animals next time.
I HIGHLY recommend roommate-less living. It is a whole new, beautiful world that is so worth the money.
I find it odd that her gag reflex caused her to put the eggnog on the sink... not in the trash?
I agree with Cleo; why not the trash?
Not that you asked... but next time (hope there's no next time) I'd skip the lecture, and just cut to the point. ie, who took out my eggnog?
So glad to hear you're perfecting 'the look'. :)
Just buy a gun and carry it around the apartment. See if you receive different attitudes then.
this is Bentley
I don't know much about roommates but I've seen one of Mikeys and that still didn't teach me stuff about roommates
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