Big Badger House (aka Noisy Lodger) HE'S GONE!

Badger_Lady

Chill out Mad!

spirit

These kinds of irritations can often happen when you get new people in can't ghey B_L.

Nip it in the bud would be my advice. I aslo agree about not letting puddy have cooked chicken bones, they splinter into little shards which get stuck in their throat. Raw ones don't do this so are ok I'm led to believe.

Badger_Lady

Thanks for the advice about bones! I've passed it on. It's never been an issue before since the only chicken bones I had were inside live chickens :rotfl:

I left a strongly-worded note in the kitchen, though fortunately the cleaner came on Friday anyway. I pretty much just spoke to BigBruvLodger who passed the messages on to ChattyLodger... it's easy that way 'cos BigBruv can play the old "Ah, the landlady wants..." line without anyone confronting one another.

Anyway, I've got a little bit obsessive about cleanliness in the meantime, so all weekend the kitchen's been spotless and I even changed the layout of the living room and tidied up the dining room so the house is in lovely order at the moment. Everyone's agreed that we should "keep it this way"!

poppysarah

Badger_Lady wrote: »

The question is: how do you teach a 39-yr-old man to live like a human being instead of a beast???

you have until he's 40 and then its too late...

BitterAndTwisted

Naughty backsliding ChattyLodger! Top marks for getting on top of this but I would try to advise you against leaving notes. Very passive/aggressive.

I think the next time you are home you should read Chatty and BigBruv the Riot Act. There's absolutely no excuse, especially as you have a cleaner coming in as well.

Badger_Lady

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Naughty backsliding ChattyLodger! Top marks for getting on top of this but I would try to advise you against leaving notes. Very passive/aggressive.

It read:

"Dudes! We have to start looking after this kitchen - dirty plates, food on the floor... untidy is one thing but this is unhygenic. Cleaner only comes once a week!"

Catch your point... everyone seems pretty laid back though, think we got awway with it this time

BitterAndTwisted

Eh, I think the real problem might be that you appear to be a bit too laid-back, so they think you won't mind. Tell them you'll withdraw their basement rec-room rights if they start back-sliding into squalor

Dianejoy

I agree with house rules. Written perhaps rather than just talking and as I have a lodger also, keeping the noise down is essential to all around.
Good luck

Running_On_Empty

You'll have to be their mother until they learn how to behave nicely in your house!

Feel sure this is a role you don't want.

Badger_Lady

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

You'll have to be their mother until they learn how to behave nicely in your house!

Feel sure this is a role you don't want.

You're right there!

I felt just like a mother asking her teenage boys to please put their toys away from the patio! I kept thinking "I won't do it for them or they'll never learn".

I finally put them away yesterday afternoon Well, I had to - they were in the way.