The Bitch Thread

[brioche]

Does anyone have anything they want to bitch about? i think we need a venting thread.

 

[Chicklet]

I'd like to vent.

[bitch] my good-for-nothing roommate took cash for my half of the rent and then bounced the rent check, causing the two of us to be billed an extra $150 by my stingy landlords for the fee and late rent. frankly i'm dirt poor and the cash for my rent was just about all i had, plus what i was saving for bills/rent this upcoming month. i feel absolutely distraught about the situation, but my roommate just assures me that "it'll be alright."

his friend told me that the weekend after i'd given him all that cash the two of them went and spent about $400 on one specific stripper at a club.

now, i don't trust him further than i could throw him. i don't ever want to be in this situation again. i want to kick him out, move out, etc, but i lack any savings at all, and moving costs first last and deposit, and kicking him out might mean having to foot the entire rent/bills the next month by myself, if i could even build up the courage to find some tough guy to come force him out for me.

argh, i feel extremely helpless, in addition to the RAGE i feel towards this (excuse my langauge) fucktard. is he too stupid to realize he's spending money that he doesn't have? or is he just that inconsiderate? does he not give a shit whether or not he's screwing me over, or is he just dumb as a rock?

[/bitch]

 

[graceanne]

I'd like to vent.

[bitch] my good-for-nothing roommate took cash for my half of the rent and then bounced the rent check, causing the two of us to be billed an extra $150 by my stingy landlords for the fee and late rent. frankly i'm dirt poor and the cash for my rent was just about all i had, plus what i was saving for bills/rent this upcoming month. i feel absolutely distraught about the situation, but my roommate just assures me that "it'll be alright."

his friend told me that the weekend after i'd given him all that cash the two of them went and spent about $400 on one specific stripper at a club.

now, i don't trust him further than i could throw him. i don't ever want to be in this situation again. i want to kick him out, move out, etc, but i lack any savings at all, and moving costs first last and deposit, and kicking him out might mean having to foot the entire rent/bills the next month by myself, if i could even build up the courage to find some tough guy to come force him out for me.

argh, i feel extremely helpless, in addition to the RAGE i feel towards this (excuse my langauge) fucktard. is he too stupid to realize he's spending money that he doesn't have? or is he just that inconsiderate? does he not give a shit whether or not he's screwing me over, or is he just dumb as a rock?

[/bitch]

Itching powder. On his sheets.

 

[brioche]

I'd like to vent.

[bitch] my good-for-nothing roommate took cash for my half of the rent and then bounced the rent check, causing the two of us to be billed an extra $150 by my stingy landlords for the fee and late rent. frankly i'm dirt poor and the cash for my rent was just about all i had, plus what i was saving for bills/rent this upcoming month. i feel absolutely distraught about the situation, but my roommate just assures me that "it'll be alright."

his friend told me that the weekend after i'd given him all that cash the two of them went and spent about $400 on one specific stripper at a club.

now, i don't trust him further than i could throw him. i don't ever want to be in this situation again. i want to kick him out, move out, etc, but i lack any savings at all, and moving costs first last and deposit, and kicking him out might mean having to foot the entire rent/bills the next month by myself, if i could even build up the courage to find some tough guy to come force him out for me.

argh, i feel extremely helpless, in addition to the RAGE i feel towards this (excuse my langauge) fucktard. is he too stupid to realize he's spending money that he doesn't have? or is he just that inconsiderate? does he not give a shit whether or not he's screwing me over, or is he just dumb as a rock?

[/bitch]

Maybe you should take the money from him and provide the rent checks in future.
Also, try as hard as you can to save to get out of this situation. i know it's difficult.

In the meantime i think you should be as annoying as possible. You should also nag him about the rent check and find out what he means by "all right."
Any yeah, i like the itching powder too.

 

[Chicklet]

Itching powder. On his sheets.

this is so much better than the broken leg and castration fantasies I was having before. much less likely to end in a law-suit.

you're brilliant.

 

[graceanne]

this is so much better than the broken leg and castration fantasies I was having before. much less likely to end in a law-suit.

you're brilliant.

My ex room mate used to jump out from behind corners to scare me, even though he knew I hated it. I told him if he did it again, I'd do that. He stopped.

 

[h_i_s]

Maybe you should take the money from him and provide the rent checks in future.
Also, try as hard as you can to save to get out of this situation. i know it's difficult.

In the meantime i think you should be as annoying as possible. You should also nag him about the rent check and find out what he means by "all right."
Any yeah, i like the itching powder too.

Ditto on brioche's and graceanne's words of advice ... and to add my 2 cents:

It was your room mate whose irresponsability (having over drawn funds) caused that check to bounce so, i'd tell them:

1. NO MORE checks from their account will be used to pay rent (include utilities too, unless you want to face the possibility of sitting in the dark and/or cold in the near future)

2. THEY are responsible for the extra rent fees caused by the bounced check. You GAVE that room mate cash .. it wasn't YOUR check that bounced.

3. IF they won't pay the extra rent fee .... make sure that it is paid regardless, so you will still have a roof over your head, but ....take their lame ass to small claims court and make THEM pay that entire fee. Maybe you can get on the Judge Judy show (although the new court show called "Moral Court" may be even better )

Is there a lease or rental agreement? Whose name is on it, your's their's .. both??

If there is no written agreement or lease involved ..... or especially if the lease or agreement is in your name only ......... start looking for a new room mate NOW. Been there & done that ( a long time ago ... but ....OH .... did i learn form that experience!!)... it SUCKS to have to live with an irresponsible room mate.

 

[h_i_s]

this is so much better than the broken leg and castration fantasies I was having before. much less likely to end in a law-suit.

you're brilliant.

i like that idea too. It will make them suffer a bit. They may even start to wonder if they have body lice!!!

Do they like chocolate?!? Exlax .......... add it to brownies. i don't know anyone who doesn't like brownies. But, make them when they are not home, so you can leave just one or two for them ...... that way you can say you ate ALL the rest, in order to be able to pass on the few that are left.

OH! And, they will never know but ..... well, you can gain so much satisfaction just the same: Use their toothbrush to clean inside the toilet ... or if you REALLY dislike them ... try the cat litter box, instead.

 

[graceanne]

Chicklet - I see that we're in the same area. lol Their are options, dependin gon your rental history. First of all their are several places, online, that you can advertise for a roommate, or find one. Also, go to www.forrent.com. This time of year is slow for people moving, so quite often the apartment will have a deal going where you get the first months rent free. All you have to do is pay the deposit, which is rarely more than the rent.

Another thing you can do, depending on your income, is get a govt subsidized house. I'm not talking about section 8. These apartments are first come first serve, but they get a tax break by taking people who are low income at a lower rent. I know you can get one bedroom and studio apartments for about $300 a month. The link for that is: http://www.hapdx.org/options/affordapply.html

Click on the affordable housing portfolio link. It'll take some time to download. If you don't have the time, or whatever, PM me, I'll email the booklet to you. It will give you the name and phone number of the apartments that are subsidized, plus their amenities.

 

[His_pita]

I got a rant!

I do child care and right now I have two parents that owe me money. One of them has for over a week and has promised to bring it by three times now and of course she didn’t come today which means I won’t see her until hopefully Monday.

I have done this job for many years and it always amazes me that some parents don’t think I should be paid when I’m supposed to. Like that would happen at any other job! I do this for the money not because I'm freaking Mary Poppins on a mission.

 

[Red Sonja]

I got a rant!

I do child care and right now I have two parents that owe me money. One of them has for over a week and has promised to bring it by three times now and of course she didn’t come today which means I won’t see her until hopefully Monday.

I have done this job for many years and it always amazes me that some parents don’t think I should be paid when I’m supposed to. Like that would happen at any other job! I do this for the money not because I'm freaking Mary Poppins on a mission.

Yeah... I have a few clients I'm doing debt collection lawsuits for because they haven't gotten paid and they do childcare too.

Course, that has happened to me too. I've gone the way of charging really large retainers because I now know that the first payment I get from them like that... will be the only payment I get.

 

[brioche]

Yeah... I have a few clients I'm doing debt collection lawsuits for because they haven't gotten paid and they do childcare too.

Course, that has happened to me too. I've gone the way of charging really large retainers because I now know that the first payment I get from them like that... will be the only payment I get.

It really seems like some forms of work are valued less than others. Those involving chldren are big ones.

All these proponents of all day every day Kindergarten and school all year round - well, when you listen to them shoot off, it's really clear that some of them want it because arranging child care is a pain in the ass. Believe me, i've listened to them spout off.
My current favourite is a father who keeps bringing his kid inside before the bell rings in foul weather because it's cold outside. Or wet, or drizzly...and rants about how the kids will be getting pneumonia. Since he stays until the bell rings, and walks or drives, it's pretty simple...LEAVE LATER. And dress you kid for the weather for Chrissake.

 

[graceanne]

It really seems like some forms of work are valued less than others. Those involving chldren are big ones.

All these proponents of all day every day Kindergarten and school all year round - well, when you listen to them shoot off, it's really clear that some of them want it because arranging child care is a pain in the ass. Believe me, i've listened to them spout off.
My current favourite is a father who keeps bringing his kid inside before the bell rings in foul weather because it's cold outside. Or wet, or drizzly...and rants about how the kids will be getting pneumonia. Since he stays until the bell rings, and walks or drives, it's pretty simple...LEAVE LATER. And dress you kid for the weather for Chrissake.

I used to have the worst time with my sister and this. She kept sending her children with (if I was lucky) thin sweaters. And when I'd say "I said send them a coat", she'd say 'I did!' and point at the thin sweater. So I went out and bought both kids a warm coat. She lost it within a week in that pit she calls a home.

 

[brioche]

I used to have the worst time with my sister and this. She kept sending her children with (if I was lucky) thin sweaters. And when I'd say "I said send them a coat", she'd say 'I did!' and point at the thin sweater. So I went out and bought both kids a warm coat. She lost it within a week in that pit she calls a home.

He brings the kid in for now, and shoots his mouth off at other people, but he has wisely chosen not to bring this up with me. If he keeps doing it, i will leave my door locked until the bell rings. i am under no obligation to care for his child before the bell rings, and i won't do it. i have stuff to do. Plus he should be entering through the front and signing in at the office. Maybe we should put something in the Grade 2 newsletter...

your sister sounds passive-aggressive to me. Just like my dad, who would holler for us to get into the car 5-10 minutes before he said we'd leave, then dig up weeds with his car key while we waited.

He also cleaned his ears with that same key. When he passed it on to me i washed it.

Now i have my own car and it has its own keys. If i find earwax or soil on my spare key in the hall i will rip his hide.

 

[graceanne]

He brings the kid in for now, and shoots his mouth off at other people, but he has wisely chosen not to bring this up with me. If he keeps doing it, i will leave my door locked until the bell rings. i am under no obligation to care for his child before the bell rings, and i won't do it. i have stuff to do. Plus he should be entering through the front and signing in at the office. Maybe we should put something in the Grade 2 newsletter...

your sister sounds passive-aggressive to me. Just like my dad, who would holler for us to get into the car 5-10 minutes before he said we'd leave, then dig up weeds with his car key while we waited.

He also cleaned his ears with that same key. When he passed it on to me i washed it.

Now i have my own car and it has its own keys. If i find earwax or soil on my spare key in the hall i will rip his hide.

No, she's a twit. She looses EVERYTHING. And frankly, what does she care if her kids are warm? It's not like she's suffering.

We finally got them coats to keep at our house.

 

[brioche]

No, she's a twit. She looses EVERYTHING. And frankly, what does she care if her kids are warm? It's not like she's suffering.

We finally got them coats to keep at our house.

Good idea.

You know another thing that makes me mad? Parents calling up the school to see if it will be a snow day, when their kids are in Grade 2 or less. Why are you letting the Board decide for you whether there's too much snow? I told my Kindergarten parents, "If you are at all worried about getting back here, take your kid now."
It was really funny to see them slogging through drifts - they were mid calf to us, so they had to take reaaallly huge steps for them. They were only from the door of the school to the gate, so it was funny without being cruel - they didn't get tired out or anything.

 

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[Red Sonja]

If your state allows it... put in your contract that the intial retainer is "non-refundable."

Yep... fortunately my state does permit that. It is good advice, though. Thanks.

 

[ellediablo]

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[DVS]

What is it with hard drives? I've got a computer that has four drives in it. One is an external I use as backup drive.

My BITCH is, two of these drives are maybe 4-5 years old and still doing fine. The drive I'm bitching about (an 85 gig drive) died a very quick death, at just over a month out of warranty.

What gives? I've experienced this before and it happens more often than not.

Oh, I couldn't bitch without mentioning the culprit company, now could I? MAXTOR!

The drive died just one day after I wrote about 1,000 words to a story. JUST ONE FUCKING DAY! Lost all 1,000 words. I also lost a few minor things, because the drive gave me no inclinations it was on its death bed. No coughing, whining, wheezing, etc. NOTHING.

Did I say it was a MAXTOR drive? It was made by MAXTOR, in case anybody was wondering. That's spelled M-A-X-T-O-R...Maxtor

Thanks for this space to bitch.

EDITED TO ADD-
I forget, did I tell you it was a MAXTOR drive?

 

[Recidiva]

People.

I like some of them.

But some of them, I have to say, are kind of mean.

Oh well.

 

[Red Sonja]

The school... If I didn't know better, I'd swear that they were trying to get me to pull my kid out.

First, two weeks ago they haul him into the principals office for making an obscene gang sign. Know what it was? It was live long and prosper from Star Trek. Yep, the secret and offensive handsign of trekkies everywhere. They made him write out a statement and here's the part that sets my teeth on edge, never contacted either Dh or myself. Hello!? If it is so almighty important that you need him to write out a statement (and good luck deciphering his handwriting by the way) you should be contacting parents.

Second, they contact me to say that he needs to be evaluated for speech therapy. Fine, say I. I can understand that. But when they send me the form... it also indicates that he would be evaluated for classroom competency? He's getting A's and B's! And they are looking at an assistive tech consult. They never mentioned that stuff. Or maybe they assume that parents wouldn't actually read the fine print on the referral form just sign away?

Anyway... that's my rant for the week.

 

[sunfox]

I'd like to bitch about potty training my daughter, but I'm too busy chasing her around asking if she has to go.

 

[caela]

The school... If I didn't know better, I'd swear that they were trying to get me to pull my kid out.

First, two weeks ago they haul him into the principals office for making an obscene gang sign. Know what it was? It was live long and prosper from Star Trek. Yep, the secret and offensive handsign of trekkies everywhere. They made him write out a statement and here's the part that sets my teeth on edge, never contacted either Dh or myself. Hello!? If it is so almighty important that you need him to write out a statement (and good luck deciphering his handwriting by the way) you should be contacting parents.

Second, they contact me to say that he needs to be evaluated for speech therapy. Fine, say I. I can understand that. But when they send me the form... it also indicates that he would be evaluated for classroom competency? He's getting A's and B's! And they are looking at an assistive tech consult. They never mentioned that stuff. Or maybe they assume that parents wouldn't actually read the fine print on the referral form just sign away?

Anyway... that's my rant for the week.

Sadly Sonja, they probably do assume that parents don't read the fine print. Even sadder though is the fact that a lot don't!

 

[brioche]

The school... If I didn't know better, I'd swear that they were trying to get me to pull my kid out.

First, two weeks ago they haul him into the principals office for making an obscene gang sign. Know what it was? It was live long and prosper from Star Trek. Yep, the secret and offensive handsign of trekkies everywhere. They made him write out a statement and here's the part that sets my teeth on edge, never contacted either Dh or myself. Hello!? If it is so almighty important that you need him to write out a statement (and good luck deciphering his handwriting by the way) you should be contacting parents.

Second, they contact me to say that he needs to be evaluated for speech therapy. Fine, say I. I can understand that. But when they send me the form... it also indicates that he would be evaluated for classroom competency? He's getting A's and B's! And they are looking at an assistive tech consult. They never mentioned that stuff. Or maybe they assume that parents wouldn't actually read the fine print on the referral form just sign away?

Anyway... that's my rant for the week.

In order to get funding and/or a space in underfunded programs such as speech therapy, schools have to jump through hoops. i am having problems with a kid with LD. In order to get the kid tested, i have to have the kid get a paediatric assessment, a hearing test, and have her evaluated by an LD team for 2 terms before they'll even test her to find out what she has. Hoops.
Also, the assistive tech is probably for his handwriting, judging by your comments.

My advice as a teacher? Set up an appointment and go in and ask what their intentions and plans are. Ask why he is being evaluated for these things. Please don't be rude or mean, classroom teachers often have no say on what is and isn't addressed. All we can do is bring it to others attention.
Also ask what you can do to support him at home.

But bitch away here, that's what the thread is for.