Allow myself to be bullied into giving ground? This is my home.
Trading them for a fresh pair of hue-mahns brings no guaranty of improvement. They are, after all, better than the last. And they are the devils I know.
I cannot understand how giving them the boot is giving ground, it's the exact opposite. I also steadfastly refuse to live with room mates since they usually suck. Trade them for no hue-mhans. People seem to just suffer when there is no point to it, like being driven crazy by a pebble in your shoe but not taking the time to just stop, take off your shoe and get rid of it. Anyway, your response leads me to believe you already have a plan in mind and just wanted us to say what you wanted to hear, so, no point in discussing further. You know what you want to do, so, do it.
Speak up again and come on stronger. Since being the nice guy isn't working and leaving/making folks leave are not options. My next approach will be to strike them down where they stand. Maybe if they knew that they'd clean up after themselves?
Situation UpdateforgottenmanAugust 24 2007, 23:11:55 UTC
Too much hostility in my heart led me to write a well-worded letter, allowing me an edit, rather than spit acid in their faces. The letter has been posted on the fridge, and punctuated with the removal of the problem sites.
Under the main tenet that common spaces, to be enjoyed equally, must be returned to the clean state in which they are found: waste material is not to be collected in common areas. I have therefore removed all waste bins from the common area.
This has already inspired a related letter to be posted by one of the two, suggesting that the same attitude and principle be applied to dishwashing. This is good.
All eyes now to the third roomie as I've now moved his garbage bin (now containing recyclables and food waste) into his room for the second time.
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Allow myself to be bullied into giving ground? This is my home.
Trading them for a fresh pair of hue-mahns brings no guaranty of improvement. They are, after all, better than the last. And they are the devils I know.
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Trade them for no hue-mhans. People seem to just suffer when there is no point to it, like being driven crazy by a pebble in your shoe but not taking the time to just stop, take off your shoe and get rid of it.
Anyway, your response leads me to believe you already have a plan in mind and just wanted us to say what you wanted to hear, so, no point in discussing further. You know what you want to do, so, do it.
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My next approach will be to strike them down where they stand. Maybe if they knew that they'd clean up after themselves?
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It's quite probable that my methods were ineffective due to the Nice Guy factor. I shouldn't have to lose my temper to be assertive.
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Under the main tenet that common spaces, to be enjoyed equally, must be returned to the clean state in which they are found: waste material is not to be collected in common areas. I have therefore removed all waste bins from the common area.
This has already inspired a related letter to be posted by one of the two, suggesting that the same attitude and principle be applied to dishwashing. This is good.
All eyes now to the third roomie as I've now moved his garbage bin (now containing recyclables and food waste) into his room for the second time.
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"Jesus Swept"
"Jesus throwing the garbage out of the temple"
Now if only searching for images to work off didn't give me the jibblies.
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