Disrespectful Roomate!!!

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Canada
February 12, 2007 1:29am CST
Okay, so I have this friend who is having a problem with one of her roomates... She's in a tight financial situation at the moment and doens't have the money to waste on stupidity... Anyways this girl has done everything to try and make it as easy as possible on her roomates, and still make it. One thing she did was put pu a list of house rules, to concerve money. In this was things like turning off the lights, using candles if your in a room awake, making sure the fridge door is closed at all times, the bread is closed, food is refrigerated when your done with it stuff like that... Anyhow, on the list was a major one, If your not going to be home for a meal, Call and let her know... So that she doesn't end up cooking for nothing. And wasting food. It may be able to be used in the morning or the next day, but heck, it's food, and it need not be wasted. Well tonight this girl decides to go to wendy's and when she finds out about this, while everyone was waiting for her to get off work to eat, she got upset. Told her to take her time because she needed to vent. This girl gets mad, comes slamming into the house, grabbs some stuff and takes off, saying i won't be home before you go to bed. Well... I don't think that's fair, i think it's disrespectful, and i think she needs to smarten up... Anyhow, i don't know. my friend is quite upset, and thinks she should either go by the rules, or hit the highway.... I kinda agree... That's the way it goes. Let me know what you think. I'm all eyes people.
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cipher2004
@cipher2004 (1183)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I agree also.Rules are rules. It is just out of consideration that she call.Fixing dinner for everyone is a big job.And then for everyone that had to wait for her?Just plain rude.If I had someone to cook for me every night I would be early and waiting. LOL
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Goranimal
@Goranimal (315)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I think your friend has every right to be upset and mad, after all it is her home and if this roomate agreed to the rules set then they need to be followed, even more so if your friend is cutting her some slack by allowing her to stay there if they have not paid there rent. It's really not that difficult to make a call and all this could have been avoided.
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joby_09
@joby_09 (498)
• Philippines
3 Apr 07
i think that's too much and i agree that you're friend has all the reason to be upset. =) It's not bad to save or conserve energy to be able to save. But it can't be observed anytime. furthermore, they are just room mates. Aside from this relationship, they are not connected. So none of them has the right to insist to each and everyone what they want. They should be respecting one another. If they can't stand it, then they should leave. =)
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Rachel
@RachelleDD (823)
• Canada
4 Mar 07
I think your friend is right. I cook and clean for my family everyday, and its always nice to be appreciated for it. When you take the time to do something nice for someone, despite what it is, from running an errand, cleaning up someone else's mess, to cooking someone a meal, that person should have respect enough to at least acknowledge it. If someone did that for me on a daily basis, after I worked all day, or went to class, I would at least have the common decency to call my friend and let them know that I would not be home so that they would be spared from doing something extra I wouldnt be there to appriciate. Just my opinion. :)
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wendy82
@wendy82 (437)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I would say that is rude because if they have to follow rules or if she can not follow them then she needs to hit the highway or road. Because no one is going to disrespect me and get away with it. You need to sit down with her and explain the situation and ask her opinion and how it is going to effect everyone else that is under that roof.
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angelfantasy23
@angelfantasy23 (561)
• United States
19 Jun 07
I think it is a little much. I mean they are only roomates. When I cook I don't cook for my roomate because we don't have a bond we just live in the same house. I'm all for the conserving enery part because my rommate is always running up the electric bill by having the house freezing cold. I can't do much but move to another apartment on campus which I'm in the process of doing because I can't afford a place of my own right now.