Suitemates' bathroom behavior

[Misanthrope189]

Okay guys, I'm at college, and the dorms are organized in an H pattern. Two long rooms connected by a bathroom in the middle. My suitemates--the ones that live in the room next to mine that I share the bathroom with--are complete slobs, and I'm not sure how to deal with it.

They piss all over the toilet seat and never clean it up. They can't manage to turn the shower faucet all the way off, so it half-runs, half-drips constantly unless I turn it off. They throw the leftover cardboard toilet paper things all over the floor, they flood the floor every time they take a shower, they always leave the light on, and they can remember to lock the door, but apparently can't remember to unlock the door. Then I have to get a screwdriver and unlock the door myself so I can get in. I've talked to them about it, left notes about it, and they always apologize, but it doesn't stop. So...how do you think I should deal with it? I'm kinda tired of always doing bathroom maintenance for them.

Thanks,
Nick

[Tekky]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

Saran wrap on the toilet bowl.

[prizrak]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

Yup i agree, the saran wrap should work.

[rjohnstone]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

saran wrap the bowl and place two thin copper wires attached to a 12 volt battery and a automobile ignition coil along the edges of the saran wrap.
That will get their attention for sure.
Just make sure you set it up so they have this encounter during a late night piss.

[Newc]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

Get a new toilet seat, clean and remove the old one, and put your new one on whenever you need it, then remove it when you're done.

And the Saran Wrap thing works too, but they'd leave it for you to clean.

Lay it out to them straight - you mess it up, you clean it up, or else you won't use it at all. First time they test it, board up their door.

[Tekky]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

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And the Saran Wrap thing works too, but they'd leave it for you to clean.

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Clean what? Their PJ bottoms? They're already not cleaning the bathroom as it is.

[Newc]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

They'd leave the room-wide splatters, and probably their wet whatevers (if they were wearing anything) wherever they fell.

Of course if they had Montezuma's Revenge, and encountered Saran Wrap, you'd hafta torch the bathroom [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Tekky]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

You just confess that you're the one doing the pranks and tell them it will stop when they cooperate in keeping the bathroom suitably clean for humans.

[fett]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

What makes you think they will learn? Either you clean up and aim straight or you don't care where anything lands. These are habits that those youngsters acquired when MOM would clean it up. You might as well "piss up a rope" and leave it hanging on the shower rod. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Tetsuo]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

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You just confess that you're the one doing the pranks and tell them it will stop when they cooperate in keeping the bathroom suitably clean for humans.

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My Friend has a similar problem with his roommate who actually owns the place. I think one thing that is done is leave open cans of tuna hidden in their room it is no harming but my goodness does it get notice. You let them know things like this will continue until the common area's you are in are kept to a certain standard. Don't expect too much but just basic hygene you can enforce.

[Jack Napalm]

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While I was in the Marines I once threw everything a shit bag owned out the door because he was a slob. We were on the third deck to. Some of it made it over the railing, some of it didn't. The best was my platoon was forming up down below when I tossed his mattress over the edge. Right over the top of the platoon. The shitbag wasn't my room mate after that. He disappeared when we went to the field that day.

[SeventhSon]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

I'd get all your suitemates to agree to rotating bathroom cleaning duty. everyone chips in and buys a bucket, some lysol, some rubber gloves, a large sponge, and a toilet brush. if everyone's on the hook to clean, then everyone's going to be a bit more respectful.

basically when you have a bucket of hot water + lysol + brush + sponge + rubber gloves, it's pretty easy/painless to clean the area around the toilet. just let it air dry.

if all of you are lazy, agree to chip in on a once/week cleaner. shouldn't take the person more than an hour. find a janitor on campus that wants to moonlight for extra cash.

[tonemonster]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

just remove the whole damn toilet [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Shotgun]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

Sorry to say this, but the only answer I ever found to such problems was this:

Move. Get your own place.

Sorry, bro.
Keith

[stevieb91]

Re: Suitemates\' bathroom behavior

Hang a big sign up that reads "Will players with smaller bats please step closer to the plate"

Seriously,whenever you have to clean it up,put it all in a plastic grocery bag and hang it on the door knob on the entrance to their room with a big note that reads "You forgot this"....

No matter what it is...Get some latex gloves,zip locks,and paper towels....Whatever deposits you wipe with the paper towels,seal in the zip locks..Let them sit in a sunny window or any warm place you can..Let them sit for a day and hang them on their doorknob in the grocery bag...Remove them from the ziplock so everyone who passes notices the odor.....