I don't feel like this deserves a thread to itself so 'ere goes.
I need advice on living with a shitty roommate. I live with three people, but it's only one that's a problem. When we moved in we agreed to certain things like temperature, sharing stuff, etc. One of those things was to wash dishes after you use them, this one doesn't do that. The thing is that he's pretty much the only one who eats food in the room that requires dishes and silverware, and eventually over the span of a week the sink ends up filled to the top with dishes. I've asked him nicely, just as reminders, to clean up his dishes when he's done with them, and I've even cleaned up after him quite a few times. Now it's just getting really annoying, and when I put up a sign hoping that it would remind him he tore the fucker down and complained to my roommate about it.
Likewise he's pretty much the only one that watches TV. (I brought the TV and microwave as well) Whenever I come to the room he's sprawled out on the couch watching it, often I'll go in my room, come back out and he'll be in his room but still leave the TV on in the common room, which he leaves on for who knows how long. I asked him to turn off the TV when he's done watching it, seem easy enough, right? Well he sasses back by saying "Isn't electricity free?" It's not about the cost dumbshit, I don't feel like having my being left on four hours when no one is watching it. This isn't even breaking the surface of the problems though, he smells, refuses to clean up after himself (other than the dishes), never takes out the trash or recycling (would rather keep piling it), etc., etc.
So GAF, what's the best way of handling this situation? Like I said, I've asked him nicely numerous times to clean his dishes, pick up his shit, etc. but it'll work for that day and he'll fall back into his annoying habits again.
