My Roommate is a maniac

I like to leave my time (>3 secs) on the microwave so people know I was there, and also so the clock function is not functional.

I also always stop the microwave before the end alarm because its noisy.
 
Phu said:
So what do you put in your oven?
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I use my oven 3-4 times a week. Roasts of all varieties, many braises (some lid on, but some lid off). I roast tons of vegetables. All of the oils and fats involved spurt and sputter all over the inside of your oven. If you don't clean it you put yourself at risk of grease fire, or smoking whenever you run the oven. Clean your ovens folks, just don't do it every time you use them as that's nonsensical.
 
There is the flipside too - completely libertarian approaches to cohabitation. Like my first roommates. We were all friends, had been since we were kids. They knew I kept things clean and tidy, and were of the opinion that there really wouldn't be any rules. By this point we'd probably lived together collectively for over a year if you tally up the trips taken together, weekends spent at other's houses, etc.

After we move in I clean the old house up, top to bottom, make some minor repairs to things like door knobs and such. Get it nice and cozy for the first visit of my GF.

I come home that night, not five hours later, and the living room is basically an ashtray (this was a long time ago youngin's - people still smoked back then). Some woman I didn't know was passed out on the couch with her shirt off (just a bra). The coffee table had what was, admittingly, a rather impressive tower constructed of beer cans, beer bottles, and other assorted items discarded over the course of a 20-something party session. One of my roommates GF (now wife) was literally asleep on the dining room table.

Oh and the spare sink we had in the laundry room, that I had spent a long time scrubbing earlier, was clogged with vomit. As was the toilet.
 
I went outside to fire up the grill today and my roommate had left a burger patty on the grill. The patty (and grill) was covered in ants. I went inside and made mac and cheese.
 
Van Bur3n said:
We're supposed to clean the oven?
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Yes, spills and scraps of food build up on the base of the oven and start to burn making a bad smell when using the oven and tainting the other food. Food scraps are an invitation to vermin into the house also*. Not only that but oil and grease that may have splashed on the glass is harder to remove and in some cases of bad build up can create a hot spot that mean that safety glass heat unevenly and can shatter in high temperatures.

The roommates only issues is passive aggressive notes OR the OP has previously ignored requests for cleanliness and not had a discussion about it.

* previous poster just posted at the same time as me.
 
don't spill in your oven. Use foil and covers and pans like God intended. And you will rarely have to clean y our oven unless you've fucked up. So like maybe once or twice a year if you never fuck up. Only you can protect yourself from oven spills.

the only thing in my oven is heat.
 
Tinfoilhatsron said:
When you're cleaning it. I'm curious too. Never really cleaned, only with water.
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Like another user stated you don't need anything fancy though they do sell "oven cleaner" in stores. You don't want to just use any old cleaning chemical.
Water, vinegar and elbow grease work.

Phu said:
Moreso food. Like sometimes I'll make cornbread or something and then not clean it afterward.
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See the other person who responded. I use it similarly, but more open roasting.

Van Bur3n said:
Do you not like the fragrance of burnt up bits of old pizza? I feel it adds a little je ne sais quoi to the dish.
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Mmm!
 
Apt101 said:
There is the flipside too - completely libertarian approaches to cohabitation. Like my first roommates. We were all friends, had been since we were kids. They knew I kept things clean and tidy, and were of the opinion that there really wouldn't be any rules. By this point we'd probably lived together collectively for over a year if you tally up the trips taken together, weekends spent at other's houses, etc.

After we move in I clean the old house up, top to bottom, make some minor repairs to things like door knobs and such. Get it nice and cozy for the first visit of my GF.

I come home that night, not five hours later, and the living room is basically an ashtray (this was a long time ago youngin's - people still smoked back then). Some woman I didn't know was passed out on the couch with her shirt off (just a bra). The coffee table had what was, admittingly, a rather impressive tower constructed of beer cans, beer bottles, and other assorted items discarded over the course of a 20-something party session. One of my roommates GF (now wife) was literally asleep on the dining room table.

Oh and the spare sink we had in the laundry room, that I had spent a long time scrubbing earlier, was clogged with vomit. As was the toilet.
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A Fish Aficionado said:
OP probably leaves his pizza roll leakage all over the place.
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who's fucking with my meds

(I always use a baking sheet for pizza, fuck the police)
 
OP you should text him back saying "please segment fecal logs into 2.5" pieces, wrapping once around with 2ply toilet paper before flushing. thanks"



Jack The Nipper said:
my dad always gets annoyed when i dont cancel the remaining time on the mw.... yeah it always seemed so dumb and now I sitll find myself thinking about it all the time after using it
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do people not realize microwaves clear the remaining time on their own a minute after not being in use if the door is closed.
 
dallow_bg said:
Sounds like you have a fancy one.

But seriously I have never seen a microwave that did that.
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its a Panasonic... not exactly fancy but not a budget model either. its the second Panasonic we've had and both reset the remaining time after a while.
 
Asking you to clear the timer on the microwave: completely reasonable and you're kind of an asshole if you don't oblige. It takes zero effort on your part.
Asking you to clean the oven after every use: complete bullshit.
 
LOL I had a roommate who was just like the OP's. He expected us to sort recyclable trash even though all he had in the kitchen was one small bathroom trashcan. He then put up a post-it once he saw we didn't give a fuck that said "how dare you not recycle! You are leaving this world in terrible state that my future children will never be able to live in!" or something along those lines. Me and the other roommate couldn't stop laughing our asses off.

Also submit this shit on http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/. Pretty sure they'd put it up.
 
Two things.

1. I'm disappointed this is nothing crazy

2. I think you may be overreacting a bit.


Actually the situation with the trash can and the room is a bit weird.
 
Elitist1945 said:
I mean it just seems like he's trying to keep shit clean and organized. God knows my roommates could use some of that.
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Elitist1945 said:
That you are right. The others don't seem too bad though. I'd rather a clean freak than a slob.
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Oh I understand now. You interpreted the person called a maniac as the person who sent the messages...now I'm second guessing myself on if that's the right interpretation.

I thought first that OP was complaining about the roommate not cleaning the oven each time etc.
 
You do realize OP that you now have to put time 5 seconds on the microwave any time you seeing it displaying the clock, right?
 
I mean are you making a mess in the oven each time or something? Cause otherwise he shouldn't even really be able to tell it's been used or dirty.
 
FinaruDensetsu said:
I mean are you making a mess in the oven each time or something? Cause otherwise he shouldn't even really be able to tell it's been used or dirty.
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Shit if you cook a pizza likely there will be some cheese drippage, but even that you don't need to clean immediately. Most of it will burn off the next time you use. Oven cleaning is like 2-3 times a year.
 
Roommate sounds obsessive compulsive. I don't want play armchair psychologist, but what they are asking seems overblown in a, "No, we fold the towels like this," kind of way.

When it's actually worth doing something about, fix it immediately.

When it's control freak passive aggression, ignore him.

He'll catch on. Or he won't. Either way, get a new roommate, OP.
 
I have the opposite problem. One of my roommates constantly leaves the doors to our apartment unlocked, leaves the lights on when no one is home, and generally let's his dirty dishes accumulate til someone else cleans them.

Thankfully, this is my last night in that apartment. Mine was also a short term (6 mo.) deal.

Seriously, wtf at the pantry and trash can pics. The rest seems over the top nitpicky but the pantry and trash can are just weird.
 
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