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

esthomizzy

Head-Out-Of-Sand wrote: »

Thanks Harryhound - yes in theory Type Two Kitty System would be a good move...however this has been tried and failed in our place people refuse to pay because they say they dont drink milk/use teabags/steal butter etc
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Ha tell them you are sick of playing hide the butter/milk/teabags and that as of now the rent will be raise by X and they can use as much of the agreed staples as they like.

An alternative idea is to take temporary people instead. This works especially well if you know anyone that works for a university who could put up posters for you. Temporary people often have their board paid by their employer so you can demand top money as the alternative would be a hotel, it's not their home and they are away working they are often more conservative and considerate and they don't bring the kitchen sink and 45 pairs of shoes with them and think it's reasonable to leave it all cluttering your hallway.

If you get good enough money you can afford to not try too hard to find people all the time and have a well deserved rest from sharing too.

Just out of interest do you have to hide toilet paper and dishwasher tablets too to ram home the point that it might be their turn to buy them Oh and use the phone for outgoing calls to australia while simultaneously assuring you that they never use the phone as agreed

Head-Out-Of-Sand

Ha ha, noone here with antipodean relatives, so phonebills ok! But yes, I now have my own stash of toilet roll. I can only presume/hope that they are doing the same, as there's not been any on the holder for a while, and we aint got no bidet! :eek:

Thanks for the tip - there's a few uni's round here, so will look into that idea

Badger Lady - any news on the Alpha Lodger?

And is your toilet being left flushed and fresh yet?

Badger_Lady

Well I've just been downstairs having a cuppa and natter with him and a different mate I know well, and we've now split off to our separate bedrooms. The guys are playing music and laughing at the moment - will just have to play it by ear if it goes on...

Badger_Lady

Oops spoke too soon - they've just gone down the basement again

mystic_trev

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Yay! Tonight I'm taking MauritiusLodger for his first trip to the big city (and his first ever trip on a train :eek:) to watch some lovely folk music Should be fun!

You ought to take him to see some [strike]mauritius [/strike]morris dancing, that'll send him home quickly !:rotfl:

beanielou

Never a dull moment in your house!

Badger_Lady

Do things just get more random around here?

NiceSoFarLodger is currently stomping round the house accusing everyone he sees of leaving his lovely new spatula in a bottle of cough syrup

essexgal

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Do things just get more random around here?

NiceSoFarLodger is currently stomping round the house accusing everyone he sees of leaving his lovely new spatula in a bottle of cough syrup

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

sounds like he's been on the cough syrup......:D

essexgal

jamtart6

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Do things just get more random around here?

NiceSoFarLodger is currently stomping round the house accusing everyone he sees of leaving his lovely new spatula in a bottle of cough syrup

I suspect the answer involves MauritusLodger and a sacrifical evening in with Tufters :eek:

spirit

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Do things just get more random around here?

NiceSoFarLodger is currently stomping round the house accusing everyone he sees of leaving his lovely new spatula in a bottle of cough syrup

Did the cat get the blame too! :j