technically, mike in boston only has two roommates, but roomie #2’s ever-present girlfriend has become the apartment’s de facto fourth resident…the non-rent-or-utilities-paying kind.
explains mike: “we only have one thermostat for the whole apartment, but our rooms are so tiny that we can typically keep the heat off and the place stays at 68-70 degrees.” once winter came, however, the girlfriend wasn’t too pleased with this arrangement…and took to surreptitiously cranking up the heat into the mid-80s.
after one too many nights of waking up in a sauna, mike and his allied roommate decided to fight back —in true passive-aggressive style — by removing the (detachable) thermostat from the wall.
drama, of course, ensued.
mike’s roomie then posted a counter-attack:
grammar aside, that one pretty much did the trick.
related: kill hamster too?
363 responses so far ↓
#1
Pooki
I can never get my thermostat to a perfect temperature. Either it’s too hot, or too cold. It only ever really works for me if I keep the heat cranked and the window open.
Sorry, Al Gore.
Nov 11, 2008 at 10:43 pm rating: +13
#2
Elbie
I have an ex-BF that kept the window open during an ice storm and still complained that he was hot. (Hence the ex part. I’ll be celibate before I get pneumonia.)
However, I also had the option of going to my own toasty bed, so Team 2 to 1 here…
Nov 11, 2008 at 10:51 pm rating: +16
#3
Martin Heidegger
I think the whole problem is that it’s “fucking freezing”, as the note says. It wouldn’t be freezing if the roommate and his girl weren’t fucking… so maybe it’s time to be passive-aggressive back and put some ice cubes in the sack. Or on the sack. Whatever.
Nov 11, 2008 at 10:55 pm rating: +2
#4
Wesley
Let her turn the heat on.
…and if the majority must rule (which doesn’t make much sense anyway), let her have a vote. 2:2 = tie.
She and their roommate are a package deal. They accept him, they accept her, and he does pay his share of the bills.
Nov 11, 2008 at 10:58 pm rating: +2