My friend/roommate Ryan and I knew we needed a third room mate and he allowed Pete to live with us. I didn't know Pete; figured since he went to school with Ryan he must be a pretty good upstanding citizen. WRONG.

 

 

*Pete eats all my friggin' food. Cheese, meat, pesto/alfredo sauces, beer, etc. are expensive! Fruity Pebbles are a LUXURY brand cereal! I came back from break and there was nothing.

 

*He NEVER tips whenever we all go to restaurants because he sees everyone else put down more than 20 percent.

 

*Doesn't take out the trash, clean or buy his own groceries out of pure laziness. He's not even working or going to school. Good thing he has parents who give him money to play warcraft literally all day when he's not using the bathroom or eating out every meal. I swear, every time he reaches a new level in WoW he looks more and more like a cracked out Warlock.

 

*Parks in the back of the house in a screwed up position so that no one else can get back there to park.

 

Looks ideal right? 4 cars coexisting in harmony on a small lot: (excuse the crudity of the model)

 

 

 

Try biting the adderoll in half, first, Pete:

 

 

I told the neighbors upstairs to call me whenever they catch him doing it again, so that I can let him have it, again. He still continues to do it. I'm not saying he doesn't have a right to park there, I'm just saying Dope Fiend Willy down the street might somehow be incentivized to slash his tires.

 

*He set his computer up in our living room because he's afraid of bugs in the basement where the bedrooms are. OUR living room?! He slept by his computer one night while I was watching Comedy Central and he turned down the volume while I was in the kitchen. I said "is there a problem with the volume, Pete? You know you could take your lazy ss[/member] downstairs to your room!". Then turned the volume back up. One of many examples of how  I've had to be irate with him in an attempt to put him in his rightful place; yet it never sinks in.

 

*Hes paranoid about someone stealing his 4k computer tower and when I knocked on the front door b/c I lost my keys, he had his Warcraft headset/speaker phone on and didn't hear me knock so I banged on the door louder and broke the glass. THEN he moved his system downstairs so that he wouldn't be the first to be confronted by a robber. I did only a temporary fix to the window for now, out of spite so he wouldn't bring his setup back up here (hoping he'll learn to cope with his new bedroom environment).

 

*I finally just found out for sure that he's STEALING bandwidth. I pay 1/3rd of the cable bill and get less than 1/6th of the speed. Pete's the admin for the router and Ryan went into the router settings on Pete's computer after Pete left the house for once. I cant WAAIITTT until he asks for money for the next cable bill, which is in his name. Perfect time to call him out and I'm giving him NNAAADDAAA.

 

No seriously, I'm nice and respectful to all but in cases like this, David is like a used condom, don't #$%! with him.

 

My question to you is: How would you handle the situation? Can you force a leasee out if there's concensus among every other resident? Maybe we could replace him but I don't know if I could convince Ryan to agree to that. Sadly, I'm the only one with any balls around here.

I enjoyed reading this.  You need to finda  replacement and tell Pete to move back in with mommy and daddy.

Sounds like he is spoiled & has no respect for others. I know his kind...

Wow, I thought I had crazy roommates in college!  Is his name actually on the lease?

 

I would also try to find a replacement.  In the meantime, I would see if there is a way to lock up your food.

How long would it be before anyone missed him, if ... ?

People think it's unusual that I've never had roommates ever since my third year of college, aside from cohabitation with an S.O. Examples like this are why I'd be willing to pay a premium to have my own space than deal with dipsh!ts like Pete. Blanket party, David - do like "Full Metal Jacket" and put a bar of soap in a tube sock and use it like a blackjack (less risk of injury to your hands). Or, if you want to get really evil - wait until the next weather forecast calls for rain and put vaseline on his wiper blades the night before :evil:

^Harsh, but great!

Simple solution. Pepper spray his underwear.

We had a similar roommate-type in our house (sans WoW but with loud drum-playing in its place). Did he sign a sub-lease? If not, he has no rights. If he did, check out the lease and sub-lease for terms of termination. It helps if you can get your landlord on board ... definitely, you need Ryan on board. It might also help to have a replacement roommate lined up. Overall, it's not a pleasant experience getting rid of someone; my roommate definitely took the lead on that one (and props to him for that!) ... sounds like you would have to as well. When all else fails, just try to make the living environment as uncomfortable for him as possible, without (overtly) breaking the law. Lacing the items you know he will steal and eat with laxatives seems a good initial ploy.

Wow, MayDay, AJ, 8shades, you guys are more evil than me! I love it. I knew I came to the right place! Muahahaha.

 

Required viewing for your dilemma. If you have not seen it, you and Ryan are the couple clutching each other with fear, and Pete is the maniacal Michael Keaton. But all three characters have some great ideas for getting people to leave the house. If I learned anything from this movie, it's that nail guns will be involved in your forced eviction of Pete. Also check out Single White Female. Apparently, the early 90s were a time when cinema was apparently wary of bad roommates.

 

 

did he sign any portion of the lease?

 

If not, kick his ass to the curb.

^ Ditto.

 

This is why I live solo. I was going to live with a friend, until I realised that he is a pigsty. Trash is taken out when it becomes foul smelling throughout the apartment. Dishes are washed on a "as I need them" basis. Toilets are flushed sparingly, leaving feces and piss inside for days.

 

The toilet stain on that will already be difficult to remove. And his bathroom smells constantly of poop. No wonder he douses on the Axe shit every time we go somewhere.

 

He plays video games all day. Guitar Hero, racing games. Or he watches the Speed channel.

 

/here's to living solo!

Wow, MayDay, AJ, 8shades, you guys are more evil than me! I love it. I knew I came to the right place! Muahahaha.

 

 

Growing up near Youngstown, when it comes to having someone whacked, we don't mess around. ;-)

Oh the memories! I had two Petes as roomates my first year in college. The difference here is I turned the tables on them! I got them to sign me off the lease by threatening to call their partents and tell them that they were spending all their money on booze instead of paying their bills. They owed me money because all the utilities were in my name.

 

I wasn't done there. The next day they came home from school, I had moved out, turned off the electric, phone and cable. Petes did a little growing up that day.

^I like the "turn the tables" move there.

I, too, had a double-Pete problem. You'll never change him, and he's your friend's buddy, so unless you want to lose your friend, there's only one solution: move the fu©k out.

this is hilarious.  i loved reading this.  sorry david....this sucks for you.  I know a thing or two about bad roommates.  Got totally screwed by an old one this past summer.  Dont really want to get into it  or ill prob. go ape shit again.... :oops: :x

I had a similar problem when a friend of mine fell into hard times and I let him and his girlfriend stay at my place (a 1 bedroom) for a while. I offered them my bed since it was a King. I stayed on the couch. They seriously took advantage of the situation and it got to the point that they were keeping my bedroom door shut 24/7, bitching if I went in there, not letting my cats sleep on the bed, eating my food, not paying for any rent and everytime I came home from work, there they were laying on my couch with a mess all over the pace.

 

This went on for about a month and a half before I finally said something about it. They tried to justify what they did by saying, "Hey, we are living here too". Oh really?! I asked them if their name was on the lease, they said no and I said "Well then, get the f*** out of my apartment!".

 

I don't tolerate being used and neither should anyone else.

Does Pete piss in the refrigerator after a hard night of drinking???

 

I had a roomey that not only did this, but we are damn lucky he never burned the apt down with all the food he would START cooking and end up falling asleep.

 

Have you ever seen a pizza after being cooked at 400dg for 9 hours.  It is black ball the size of a baseball.

^--- :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I did have a neighbor that was trying to cook a t-bone in the oven and it caught on fire! Panic happened as we tried to put it out! It was hilarious!

Does Pete piss in the refrigerator after a hard night of drinking???

 

No but I went to a party one time and saw someone pissing all over the sink, dishes, dishwasher etc. It was in Kentucky; go figure. I remember thinking wow, this is why I don't have parties at my house! He doesn't drink though; it would be a detriment to his gameplay on WoW. For him its the equivalent of driving drunk.

 

I had a roomey that not only did this, but we are damn lucky he never burned the apt down with all the food he would START cooking and end up falling asleep.

 

LOL. Pete's done that.

 

Have you ever seen a pizza after being cooked at 400dg for 9 hours.  It is black ball the size of a baseball.

 

That's when you smash it into his face! He'll look like one of those chimney sweepers from the old timey days. Bet he wouldn't do it again.

 

 

No but I went to a party one time and saw someone pissing all over the sink, dishes, dishwasher etc. It was in Kentucky; go figure.

 

:whip: :whip: :whip: :whip: :whip: :whip:

even if he did sign the lease, you can have him assign his interest or you can have simply replace him with someone and execute a contract to indemnify him and compensate him for any damages suffered as a result of the lease. 

 

Generally a lease makes all the parties who sign it jointly and severable liable, which means the landlord can go after any or all of you for up to the full amount.

-Whatever music he really hates, decide you guys like it.

 

-Eat lots of chili with beans, and garlic.  Kimchi if you can handle it.

 

-The dude sounds nocturnal.  Loud early mornings.

 

-If he doesn't have a girlfriend and you do, bring her over.  PDA time. and I don't mean a Dell Axim.

 

.......

if you decide to do something, I coul be your accomplice and/or alibi if you need one.  UO always has your back.  :angel:

Awesome. It'll be like an episode of Punk'd. I can't wait to do this.

I vote "Blanket Party".

Play Madonna, Cher or Celine Dion.

David: Where does your first roomie weigh in on all this? Is he at all disturbed by his pal's behavior? If not, you will lose. I've been in that situation. I'm telling you: take your name off the lease, collect what's owed you, and let these two love birds have each other. Walk away, man. Just walk away...

I vote "Blanket Party".

 

That sounds like a lot of fun actually.

Your renderings will come in handy if there's a lawsuit.

Growing up near Youngstown, when it comes to having someone whacked, we don't mess around. ;-)

 

First political machines, now internet forums! I knew this place was ran by the mob.

 

 

 

David: Where does your first roomie weigh in on all this? Is he at all disturbed by his pal's behavior? If not, you will lose. I've been in that situation. I'm telling you: take your name off the lease, collect what's owed you, and let these two love birds have each other. Walk away, man. Just walk away...

 

My other room mate is so passive. His neutrality actually scares me. When I talk about what all Pete does, he doesn't say anything. He should be equally offended at least when it comes to the internet issue. The difference between me and Ryan is that he'll say "Pete you should probably move your car" whereas I say "move your #$!@ing car now; you have no respect for anyone but yourself". He doesn't respond to either one. Ryan was also silent after he singlehandedly ruined our friendships with neighbors. If you look at the first model, there's a small car lot next to our house that is private property. Pete parked there, DIAGONALLY, and left it for 2 days without saying a word to the owners. They left a note on his car, then finally knocked on our door. I talked to the guy and told him he should call a tow company immediately. Pete heard me in the living room while he was playing Warcraft and jumped up and moved his car immediately. Another example is when one of our neighbors, a nice Indian guy who actually baked us a cake when we first moved in (who does that in 2007?!) asked if he could use our wireless for a few days until TW comes and installs theirs; I said sure, then Pete finds out that I did that and changed the password on the network.

 

Man, Pete sure does make me feel better about MYself.

 

It would probably be easier for me to somehow put up with him than take on the time-consuming,financial burden of moving at this point.

 

Your renderings will come in handy if there's a lawsuit.

 

Why do you think I just added pedestrians and side windows to make it look more ideal? LOL

Very unlikely that it would come to that though. We'll see. Eight more months to go!

 

BTW, Thanks for the advice everyone! Blanket party seems to be the most popular choice.

 

Does Pete piss in the refrigerator after a hard night of drinking???

 

Ugh, my freshman year roommate pulled a similar move. We were just back from winter break, and I hadn't unpacked yet. He went out and tied one on. I woke up at 4 am to hear someone 'tinkling'. I look up and he's pissing all over my unpacked luggage and the end of my bed. It wasn't a happy day. The best part was when he got mad at ME when I started yelling at him. So hammered.

 

Consider this a character builder. It sucks now, but you'll laugh about it over beers with your friends years from now.

 

The other thing that you might consider is if you and Ryan decide to switch from broadband to a dial up internet connection. I'm pretty sure that will put a damper on WoW.

im tellin ya... :shoot:

:evil:

David: Where does your first roomie weigh in on all this? Is he at all disturbed by his pal's behavior? If not, you will lose. I've been in that situation. I'm telling you: take your name off the lease, collect what's owed you, and let these two love birds have each other. Walk away, man. Just walk away...

 

It's very rare that I agree with Kingfish :lol: But, he's right in this situation. The very best thing for you right now is to just get out and as soon as possible. Funnel all your energy into finding a place for yourself. Now that we know your other roommate is switzerland, you're never going to win this without losing a friend. You may have 8 more months, but trust me, this thing is going to blow up big time before you reach it.  It's just best to remove yourself. Pick up the pieces and move on, you'll at least be able to save your friendship that way.

 

That's my very best advice.

^ I agree that it's very bad that your other roommate is not taking a stand in all of this.  You may very well be the one who ends up moving out, which sucks.   

 

I remember having issues with one of my roommates in college.  There were three of us at the time, and the other one agreed with me, but refused to speak up on this.  It made things very difficult, and it make me look like the bad guy (or I guess gal is more appropriate).

You need to handle this as a good, card carrying liberal would.  Have a summit meeting with him, get him to promise never to break the rules again, and promise to live in peace with his roommates and neighbors.  Also, he needs to agree to onging inspections.  You then go out on the sidewalk and declare:

 

Peace in our time! :wink2:

 

Actually, all the recommended violence makes everyone sound like Republicans!  Welcome to the club!!!!!

^ LMAO

 

And don't any of you EVER forget it!

>You need to handle this as a good, card carrying liberal would. 

 

I cut up my liberal card a while ago, along with every other card that generalizes me or is suppose to make me feel special or superior. Oh wait, I do still have my payback-is-a-mother#$%#er card and it doesn't expire.

 

 

>Have a summit meeting with him, get him to promise never to break the rules again, and promise to live in peace with his roommates and neighbors.  Also, he needs to agree to onging inspections.  You then go out on the sidewalk and declare: Peace in our time! Actually, all the recommended violence makes everyone sound like Republicans!  Welcome to the club!!!!!

 

 

Lets not get into politics and beliefs. Pete is breaking a social contract that exists across all geographic boundaries and would probably get his @ss beat by pretty much anyone. This isn't about Partisanship. You can be a member of the Republican Party or Democratic Party but either way you can also be a member of the Blanket Party :)

Just tell him to quit being a douche bag or you'll kick his ass.

Crap in his shoes and urinate all over his bed.  That's my cat's answer.

^Yet you're still living together.

How about you give Ryan an ultimatum, as in "either he goes or I go."  Perhaps the prospect of being left with Pete will force him to grow a pair and then you can boot the guy out.

I think you should just confront the guy.  He sounds like a total douche.  Don't worry about hurting his feelings, because he sure doesn't care about you.

 

If you have to murder him, please take him out of the City because I don't want you f**king up our crime stats.

^Well, for one, I HAVE confronted him in the form of screaming and cussing at him with body gestures indictative that i'm about to beat his #$%^ing ass. Today I blocked his car in when he parked all messed up in the back of our house. Then I finally let him out tonight so that he could go get food (so he wouldn't eat mine) then he parked in that little private lot belonging to the people next door, when he came back. I walked over to the house next door and told Rich nothing would make me happier than to see his car get towed. I want to be there to take pictures! He laughed, said he's going to block his car in for a while then maybe consider towing it. I told him he needs to do it because Pete's just going to keep doing what he does best. Then I talked to the people living upstairs and told them the landlord is coming by tomorrow to fix the window; we're all going to settle it.

^I don't kow if you realize this, but you appear to be putting together a lynch mob.

this is why I live alone.  As a neat freak, it was hard enough breaking in the partner to the "rules", then having my brother and SOL live with us.

 

I would have put his ass out the time he broke a rule.  The child has no home training or respect for others.

Doesn't he have a god given right to be a douche bag?  Why do you and your other roommates have the right to force your belief system on him?