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

Ellie2758

what about Gumtree? or is that only local to me here in Kent?

Badger_Lady

Ellie2758 wrote: »

what about Gumtree? or is that only local to me here in Kent?

No it's national (well, certain cities anyway). That was where I found QuackersLodger, and what a joy she turned out to be! :rotfl: Gumtree does have a bad rep - lots of scam artists and thieves on there, which puts people off taking it seriously for housing.

Badger_Lady

Hmm... I can't see that advert either, when I use a different computer / session. Yet when I log in it says:

This room has been found by 14 mondaytofriday searches.
The details of the room have been viewed 67 times by mondaytofriday users.

Is it lying??

Frosti

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Yeah I guess so. I don't really know much about this site to be honest - someone on another forum recommended it and I thought "Sod it, worth a go!".

Unfortunately Spareroom isn't really free any more. If you put a free ad up, prospective lodgers have to pay to contact you... Which they don't like doing. It used to be that after a week your ad becomes 'free to contact', but nowadays every time you renew to stay near the front of the list it restarts the paid period So you're basically force to pay for a bold listing (or only get lodgers who've paid to upgrade themselves).

Complicated, huh?

My Sunday-Thursday lodger left his things in the room at weekends, but paid the going rate; up to him whether he stayed over or went home.

Spareroom's 'early bird access' isn't that expensive (£18 for 28 days). It keeps your ad at the top of the list, lets everyone contact you, and if you find a new lodger quickly you can suspend the balance of the time you've paid for, for up to a year I think. I'm on my 3rd lodger and still have a few days 'credit' from one £18 payment.

Ellie2758

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, didnt realise Gumtree had a bad rep....I cant see your ad either

Badger_Lady

OK, I've just had an email to say "your ad has been accepted". Try again and let me know - I'll kick off if you still can't see it!

spirit

love the bit that says there is a football table and aged cat to keep them entertained.

Poor moggy:eek::rotfl:

watsinaname

PasturesNew wrote: »

LOL. No, never travelled. Not been abroad. No foreign holidays (only 3 UK holidays to date in fact).

Hang on, I'll just check ... nope. None out there at the moment. Maybe it's a seasonal thing!


I live in a studio/bedsit. No room to swing a cat, I'm guessing a bullfighter would need room to practice!

There must BE interesting guys in my area. But how would one know? I am a recluse/hermit and know nobody really. And it always looks grey/wet outside, so I tend to be here instead

you sound as if you are living my life but without being in a bedsit.

Badger_Lady

We had a party on Saturday! Officially it was to welcome BigBruvLodger to the neighbourhood, but we gave it a spooky theme to suit the season.

Most hilarious party ever :rotfl: all in fancy dress, with some right weirdoes present. One sat in a chair with his head in a bucket most of the way through, and another just wouldn't leave - by 11am the next day we were threatening him with the police :eek:. One of my friends drank too much and started giving everyone psychotherapy, and when the facepaints came out my ex OH had a rude bodypart drawn on his face.

Good times

debrag

ali-t wrote: »

You have had some absolute belters living with you but this one just sounds like a loser Living at home at age 30 and his parents only live a few miles away - I have visions of him being like Ronnie Corbett in Sorry! He doesn't sound like he is exciting enough for this thread

Next.....

I know plenty that live with parents in their 30's they can't afford to move out.