What Currently Bothers Me

[Sableonblonde]

1) I share a house with three other people. One of those people is the landlord (and it is his house). Normally there aren't any issues, but for the second time in the last six months, my landlord's son has come to visit. There aren't any extra bedrooms, so he sleeps on the couch. I realize it is my landlord's house, and he can do whatever he pleases, but it is really irritating having a strange person there for a week. When I'm getting ready for work in the morning I feel like have to tip-toe around and be quiet (although I'm not). Plus he keeps locking the lock on the screen door, which there is no key for. I don't like coming home and having to bang on the fucking door to be let in.

2) Co-workers who ask for change for a larger bill at work. I ALWAYS make it a point to keep lots of coins as well as various denominations of bills in my purse. If you don't plan ahead...sorry, that's your problem. I'm not going to exchange all of my small bills for your $20 when I made it a point to have these smaller bills on me for MY sake.

3) Signing cards for co-workers. Point blank, I don't give a shit about 97% of the people in the my office. But every week there is a card going around for some person or other. What I hate most about it is when the card just gets passed around, and after it gets dumped off on you, you in turn have to wander around and find someone else to dump it off on. If I care enough about somebody I'll buy my own damn card, and I wish YOU would buy YOUR own damn card and not force it on everyone. I'm not known for being the friendliest gal in the office, but even I can't bring myself to say "No" when a card is shoved in my face and I'm asked if I want to sign it.

[DrFaroohk]

As for #1, are you paying rent? If you are, its not just HIS house anymore. You pay for the right to be there and the privileges of having it be your home. If you're not paying rent, shit.

[powerboy]

2) Co-workers who ask for change for a larger bill at work. I ALWAYS make it a point to keep lots of coins as well as various denominations of bills in my purse. If you don't plan ahead...sorry, that's your problem. I'm not going to exchange all of my small bills for your $20 when I made it a point to have these smaller bills on me for MY sake.

Oh yeah, that bothers me at times. I could bring just enough for lunch, snacks and 1-2 drinks. But then someone asks i f I can change a big bill

3) Signing cards for co-workers. Point blank, I don't give a shit about 97% of the people in the my office. But every week there is a card going around for some person or other. What I hate most about it is when the card just gets passed around, and after it gets dumped off on you, you in turn have to wander around and find someone else to dump it off on. If I care enough about somebody I'll buy my own damn card, and I wish YOU would buy YOUR own damn card and not force it on everyone. I'm not known for being the friendliest gal in the office, but even I can't bring myself to say "No" when a card is shoved in my face and I'm asked if I want to sign it.

I hated that. The few times that I done that. I didn't know that person.

[Sableonblonde]

Oh, I'm definetly paying rent! I wouldn't complain about anything if I was just freeloading.

His son locks the door and then every time I have to bang on it to be let in, he always says "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know anyone was out." ?? Well, of course, there are three adult tenants here who come and go as they please. You have no way of knowing where everyone is at each moment in time.

I just reeeeaaaaally hate having to knock to get into my own house. I feel like a teenager who is getting home past curfew and is locked out by her parents.

[DrFaroohk]

What kind of area do you live in? If its downtown harlem I can understand why they might keep the doors locked, but if its a nice rural town in maine there's no need for it really. Unless your landlord keeps a huge stash of diamonds in the house.

Can you get your own key? Of course you can't, and if I had paid better attention to your post I would have seen that...lol...

I think maybe its just one of those things you gotta put up with. I suppose if you wanted to you request that since the son is staying there the rent should go down for a little bit while he's there. You won't get it, but it might make you feel better that you tried and also you'll start thinking your landlord is more and more of a jerk.

[XCashier]

Plus he keeps locking the lock on the screen door, which there is no key for. I don't like coming home and having to bang on the fucking door to be let in.

Can your landlord change the lock on the screen door to a new one that has keys, then give everyone a key? (I am assuming this is one of those security screen doors which has a deadbolt, and not a simple screen door with a sliding latch?)