prospective roommates

[Gabben]

Hey Izzy

When can you move in?!?

 

Lise

[Gabben]

I think you might want to get a little more anal about those background checks, Lise.

The one time my neighbor skipped checking references, he collected the deposit then not another dime from what became a regular crime wave in our neighborhood, until they left in the middle fo the night after breaking into all our cars, about 6 months down the road.

Another friend advertised for a roomate and ended up with a patient at a local hospital.  His wife said he was a Doctor there then refused to take calls after the guy began stealing neighbors porch furniture, tore the kitchen apart, ripped the shower curtain down then was found naked in my friend's bed, having chewed the phone cord in two

He was violent but the police could do nothing bc he hadn't actually hurt my friend.  

Talk about a hard spot to be in.

Finally.... the poor guy's parents came and collected him.  

Due diligence is called for when inviting people into your private space, IMO.  

Good luck with that, Lise.

Hi Lighter,

Ok, if your tactic is to frighten me into a little less laziness and a little more proactive diligence with those stories, it worked

I was thinking about that this week.

L

[Izzy_*now*]

Hey Gabben

Will today be all right?


-------Oh I don't know where I'm goin'
Don't know which road to take
Don't know who's there to meet me
But am leavin' mis'ry in my wake.

I hear the city's friendly
And there's lots of single men
But they keep gabbin' and a-gabbin'
I can't go thru' that again.


© Izzy 2008

[Gabben]

Hi Izzy,

That is just too clever!!!!  Did you write that?

Sure you can move in today.. I have no elevator and three long flights of stairs and that is just to get into the appartment but we can work something out, right?

Lise

[Izzy_*now*]

Hey Lise

Yes I wrote that
and about 200 songs

That is one hell of a mountain to climb!

Think I'll stay in my cabin in the valley
Where I can live and be on my own
I can talk to the chipmunks and the bunnies
Where never an N should chance to roam

'Cuz once I freed m'self from N-ism
It seemed I was better off alone
Surrounded by the trees and the flowers
In my little cabin that I call my home.

©Izzy 2008

[Gabben]

Hey Lise

Yes I wrote that
and about 200 songs

That is one hell of a mountain to climb!

Think I'll stay in my cabin in the valley
Where I can live and be on my own
I can talk to the chipmunks and the bunnies
Where never an N should chance to roam

'Cuz once I freed m'self from N-ism
It seemed I was better off alone
Surrounded by the trees and the flowers
In my little cabin that I call my home.

©Izzy 2008

Oh, how I understand that one too!

[lighter]

Lise..... you don't have only you to worry about..... you're responsible for your other roomates wellbeing too. 

I can't imagine judging perspective roomies by your gut. 

A background check's worth a thousand warm fuzzies: /

[Gabben]

Lise..... you don't have only you to worry about..... you're responsible for your other roomates wellbeing too. 

I can't imagine judging perspective roomers by your gut. 

A background check's worth a thousand warm fuzzies: /

Yes, I am fully aware that I am responsible for my other roomers. However, my other roomers are also responsible adults who rather like be responsible for themselves and can handle looking out their own interests too. I am too considerate and fair that is partially why the landlord selected me as the master tenant the other reason is because I am very responsible.

People who are honest and average project and imagine that others are honest and average. Therefore, they tend to be trustworthy and see others as trustworthy. Also, they rely on their gut instincts more.

People that are deceptive are going to be less trustworthy and are going to have a hard time seeing others for who they genuinely are and for trusting them because they will be projecting their self-hidden deceitful bad behavior onto others.

Thanks for trying to help.

Lise

[Ami]

GOOD  point,Lise!                                               Ami

[lighter]

We have leases here..... not master tenants selected by the landlord.

Why isn't the landlord selecting his renters.... if you don't have a lease?

::trying to picture a responsible roomate's faces when she comes home from work to find an unbalanced naked phone cord chewing newbie in her bed::

That's a true story btw...... not made up to frighten you.  Lord knows what my friend would have done.......

 had the parents of the man not been willing to take the man back.  The wife just stopped answering the phone.

Anyone can answer an add, is all I'm saying. 

If you can save yourself some time and trouble...... why not do due diligence?

[Gabben]

We have leases here..... not master tenants selected by the landlord.

Why isn't the landlord selecting his renters.... if you don't have a lease?

In my city we have "master tenants" and my landlord did select me to be his "master tenant or lease holder" after the last master tenant moved out and he had 3 girls to choose from to takeover the lease and become master tenant. My subtenant's are selected by me not the official landlord because he does not have to live with them 24/7.

Hope that helps to clarify.

Thanks again.

Lise

[Ami]

Dear Lise,
  I am sure that his choosing of you was for your superior intelligence and acumen, certainly.                       Ami

[Gabben]

Anyone can answer an add, is all I'm saying. 

If you can save yourself some time and trouble...... why not do due diligence?

Hmmm...yes and anyone can post here under many different names but we do not have the luxory of due diligence here, we just have to trust and go by our gut intincts.

Thanks for you input.

Lise

[lighter]

We have Doctor G handling due diligence on the board.

Where did that come from?

[Gabben]

Hi Lighter,

Just expressing my thoughts and my voice....

Peace,
Lise