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

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  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    why didn't he take some clothes and the suit when he leaved, stupid boy!
  • Farzackerly
    Farzackerly Posts: 266 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    His use of 'of' for 'have' makes me dislike him intensely, never mind him being a total winker.
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    BigAunty wrote: »
    Every time I read a text by the ex-lodger, I hear violins playing in the background....

    I don't. The only thing I can hear are glasses clinking in the background. Or maybe that odd tapping noise is the sound of lines of coke being chopped out as well
  • Loanranger
    Loanranger Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    It's the 'See what you made me Do' syndrome. He lacks personal responsibility, blames others for his mistakes. Lays the guilt on someone else rather than accept his errors.
    He's the Child and Badger-Lady has been cast in role of Parent by him.
    BL does not want to be Parent and hence her reluctance to take control and treat him as the Child.
    There's no rational way to deal with him unless BL takes on role of Parent and be authoritarian which is completely at odds with her personality and inclination.
    IMHO, way forward is to ignore his manipulative crying and simply tell him when it's convenient for him to collect his things and not to bother collecting them until he has 1. the rent he owes and 2. the keys.
  • Badger_Lady
    Badger_Lady Posts: 6,264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Aah, aren't the Police nice? :grin:

    Short of an emergency happening at the same time, a nice uniformed man will be coming to wait with me at the house for 11pm 'just in case'. So that makes me feel better :)
    Mortgage | £145,000Unsecured Debt | [strike]£7,000[/strike] £0 Lodgers | |
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Is 11pm closing-time midweek in Welshland?

    Better make sure you get some nice tea and biscuits in
  • Sensible_Jess
    Sensible_Jess Posts: 259 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I'm on tenterhooks!

    B-L, I think you're playing this just right - too harsh (although it is exactly what he deserves at this stage) and you risk a confrontation, possible a nasty one with BigGuns.

    You're being firm but more than fair and this way everything should be settled by the weekend. (crosses fingers and toes).

    Silly little sod x 5:D
    Penny: I'm a little low on cash.
    Leonard: How much you got?
    Penny: Nothing!
    Leonard: How can you walk around with no money?
    Penny: I'm cute, I get by.
  • jc808
    jc808 Posts: 1,756 Forumite
    loanranger wrote: »
    'see what you made me do' syndrome
    gggggggggggggggggg
  • Caroline_a
    Caroline_a Posts: 4,071 Forumite
    I wonder how many people apart from me are lurking around to make sure all goes well tonight...
  • Badger_Lady
    Badger_Lady Posts: 6,264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Ah, the police can't make it after all... so LovelyNeighbour is going to be a last-minute stand in!
    Mortgage | £145,000Unsecured Debt | [strike]£7,000[/strike] £0 Lodgers | |
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