I’ve noticed you around
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemates' stories
I had a housemate in fourth year of college who was absolutely insufferable.
All the other people in the house hated her with a passion. It all began with her leaving long-winded rants on A4 sheets of paper on the kitchen table if somebody didn’t clean up after cooking food. I’m not a dirty person, nor [...]
Why did she start to hate me overnight?
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories, Housemates' stories
At this time of year many school leavers are brimful of excitement about moving out of home and into accommodation close to their university or college. There’s also that nervousness about finding a place to live that’s nice and within mum and dad’s budget or that a student grant will cover. For many people, the [...]
The disappearing puke
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
I’d been out one night on the tear with a few of the girls and had one too many. I woke up with a horrific hangover but also a sore throat – the kind of sore throat that you get after puking. I couldn’t remember puking though. There was no signs of vomit in the [...]
How to lose friends and alienate flatmates
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
We were one short in our house and the person that we moved in needed somewhere to live as their flatmates were a bit psycho.
We would later find out that said person never got on with any of their ex flatmates and would always have some excuse for moving out, which was never their fault.
After [...]
The cost of saving the world: £20
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
The eco mad roommates who charge guests for showers
My flatmates A and B and I had lived together in university halls. B is very controlling and A is very passive aggressive, as you will see.
A and B decided that A’s boyfriend and my boyfriend would pay £20 for the privilege of using the shower. My [...]
Dude, where’s my toast?
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
I have a brand new flatmate who always has her boyfriend here 24/7. That’s cool. But they sometimes have arguments or talk loudly in the next room, which can be annoying. They do not do it often enough to peeve me off, so that’s ok.
When one of the landlords came to check out the heating [...]
The toilet roll tyrant
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
I once shared with a girl who was obsessed with the amount of toilet paper that was being used, so would go into the bathroom after you, practically with a measuring tape in hand, to see how much toilet roll you had used during your visit.
This girl’s obsession didn’t extend to cleanliness, however, and our [...]
Newlyweds hard at it
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
I lived in New York City for a while and met all sorts of weirdos while apartment hunting. In the second place I lived, I shared with two females. One was an actress and the other was from California, let’s call her ‘Lola’.
The housemate from hell came in the shape of the boyfriend of the [...]
The frog prince and the pee
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
Many years ago, I was sharing a house with three guys and another girl! Yes it was a large house! Anyway, one of the guys really loved himself – God knows why, he was one of those blonde highlighted dudes and he used to boast how all the girls loved him (not true). And at [...]
Post-it unpleasantries
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by The LandLady in Confessions, Housemate stories
I had just moved out of a flat I shared with a friend and was looking for something in a hurry in Dublin. I met with one of the girls who already lived in the house and she seemed nice so I agreed to move in. The house was generally ok comfortwise and was generally [...]
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