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I just had to formally evict my roomie, Robbie.......Had to do the whole legal/formal eviction thang on him....Two months of "Hey, you gotta go" didn't sink in.

The good part is we don't have to go to divorce court.

Geez, I can't believe some people today! The deal was he would pay 150/month OR keep up the yard.......That lasted what?, maybe a week....So I gave him a riding mower and reminded him of the deal.....instead, he would load the mower and go cut other yards for cash, then let mine get knee high and of course never pay rent....So I buy myself a new mower and start cutting it myself......Then he gets a dog......I tell him "No Dog"......And then the dog barks constantly, pees on my carpet, digs holes in my back yard and keeps me awake barking.......I again tell him the dog has to go.....And he says the dog will go after he kicks my azz........Ok, then I tell him he has to go, and he says he will go after he kicks my azz.

So I did the whole legal thang and performed a formal eviction....Now I'll take him to court and sue for a year's back rent and all the damage his dog did to my yard  and house ........Seeing as how he is on SS disability and only owns a truck, I'll attach a lien to it.

That's it for me......After 3 ex wives, a dozen livin girlfriends and this guy, I am thru with ENABLING people to be lazy and inconsiderate.

I feel better now..........Just a little bit better, tho.

Soooo.......

I guess what you're saying is that I should go ahead and unpack my truck?  :(

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Maybe, send pic of truck and one of you in thongs.


.....Just thongs

what I don't understand is... why'd you let it go on so long, Keith? Is it that you're a non-confrontational person in person? I admit that the ex roomie seems like a real user - the no dogs thing and he gets a dog... the using your lawnmower to cut other yards for cash... sheesh!

I admit it's easy to just shrug your shoulders and keep putting up with it, but it SEEMS like you brought some of this on yourself by not evicting him the second time he disobeyed your requests!

Well, it was one of those deals where we was best buddies BEFORE he moved in.....you, well at least I give a best friend lots of slack.....This guy took a mile for every inch.....I finally ran out of slack.

And you are most correct. The fault is all mine.....But I'm taking the 12 step program to cure myself of such weakness.

I'm thinking of getting a goldfish.

One thing I'll never say to a "good" or "generous" giving person is "giving to a fault", because I have no right, in reality the world needs MORE generous people that give to others, and care.  People such as yourself Keith. Problem is,  there are loads that exploit those that "give" and they take take take, until you folks hyper-extend yourselves.

YEARS ago I learned... No room-mates ever again,  no live-ins that DO NOT have their own place to fall back on as THEIR OWN principle dwelling. Thing is,  in your case Robbie WAS cooking, and he was a friend for awhile.. and never seemed to be that much of an imposition.. But I guess the dog thing was a final straw...  Perhaps you are starting to learn the importance of having YOUR OWN unimpeded space now after all the recent havoc, and less tolerant of others BS, Can't blame you.. I've always needed MY OWN space and lots of it.

When I was into partying years back I'd have the occassional friend "Needing a place to crash", which seemed to (more than not be a foot in the door term for) permanent free-loader,  but these days nobody would get a foot in the door like that.. A GF,  yep, after I know her very well, yet she'd be here cuz she wants to be, not because she doesn't have her own place . I'm not about to give up closet space to a woman I've known for a few months.. My space means A LOT to me these days, I guess a "Loving relationship that's been cultivated and nurtured over a LONG period" is what it will take for me to cohab.

You've worked hard to have your OWN space Keith,  You've brought up kids, Done the wife thing.. Now it's time for YOU to be more selfish and reap the benefits of having YOUR OWN rewards... For every giving person, there are tons of takers.. I found that out years ago..  Sometimes they come in the appearance of friend and wife too.. One needs to be guarded, yet still, things change even when guarded.. People can be pains in the a@@...

Yeah,  we kid around alot online,  but I think most of us have a dream of someday meeting somebody who loves us without cramping us, and vice- versa without some ulterior agenda, or just a somewhat "balanced" friendship, People that take but give back as well.. Similar interests and an enhancement to our lives.. Someone to share stuff with in a more balanced setting.. Lord only knows how and when that happens..  Nice thing about cyber-roomies..  I can send you all home at any time by pushing the computer away  LMAO

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Very well thought-out and written post Kappy, although you probably just typed as you thought it. Wish i could could be as fluid, knowledgeable, and easy to read in my posts.

I really enjoy reading your posts when your "serious side" comes out..but your humor is very funny also. What you stated about givers/takers is right on..and your advice to Keith couldn't be better.  :hi5:

Take it from me.  Keith just found out too.  Once a person gets mail at your address for longer than 6 months, they have established residence.   Meaning they have as much right to live there as you do.  Even though you may own it.  You will have to do as Keith did and go through all the legal trouble to have them removed.
If it happens to be a  girl and she gets a PFA on you, the cops will ask you to leave your own home.

Gold fish won't work either. They could always claim you are abusing the animal and you could be charged and under investigation.

in many states, it's ONE month for a "residence"... that's why many apartment complexes don't like longer term visitors. All to easily, they can use that to establish a residencey, and can appeal to the courts that you're being evicted!

All this drama and all i wanted was a pic of Charmin in thongs..........Life seems too hard sometimes, ya know?

Rethink the Goldfish idea Kappy.....They suck air and eat crap.

The world does not need any more generous people. The world needs to continue to evolve into the mean and unforgiving place it has always been....And it will.....because without evolution and success of the strongest,  it will die.

One fable sez Jesus forgave on the cross, but he died there....Life is not about dying or we here would not be here....Life is instead a struggle to survive and evolve.

All Religion is fable....Whereas life/death is real and a test of the best.....There is no need to forgive the strong for being stronger....and there is no need to feel guilty for being strong.

Religion is believing?....Ok, I believe in just me.

Trust?....Ok, I trust just me.

Death?....Yeah, I'll experience it, but I won't forgive or accept it.

Forget forgiveness, and in that way avoid placing GUILT.

How, or where did I do that ?  LOL

I said it's time for you to be selfish.  No guilt involved there. Heck, I gave up ALL religion over 35 years ago.  I couldn't handle superstition, or more induced fear.  Jewish, Catholic, ALL pious religion IMHO has it's clutter... Some mother invented guilt, heck,  she might've been Italian Catholic for all we know. I wouldn't call religion "believing" in anything tangible anymore than walking down the street believing you have a 6 foot invisible rabbit named Harvey is reasonable. I think  blind faith or hope there's something consistent and safe out there beyond  ourselves and quirky people is necessary for many because the world can be a scary and crazy place.  I certainly can't be a stereotypical religious person because I've been struggling to find faith or this supposed "God" most of my life. I don't believe in, or have faith in much.  Just coasting thru an absurd existence like many others, trying to do whatever it takes.  I do believe in treating others as I'd like to be treated tho..(If and when possible, and there's little way to know)

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You didn't

It has been edited to reflect

I WOULD like to believe in something "good" out there Keith.  Something more than just my happiness (when I can grab some) spending the rest of my life alone, yet perhaps like "romance" and alot of other emotion that's all just fantasy, I don't know.. I'm trying to "toughen up", it's not an easy thing, I want to believe in something BIG out there ..

Still,  I think you're one of the kindest people on this site, and quite a giving person that can give asking for nothing in return.  Yeah, I know how stating this can hurt your reputation, but many in here can attest to your generosity in real. Still, I mean it.   You won't convince me you aren't a good caring person..  Screw guilt,  nobody should be used when they give to others.. Yeah it happens, and it sucks.  Glad you're getting rid of that mooch of a roommate,  150 a month or mowing the lawn is giving him a gift..  I was paying more than that in the early 70's to have a room in a cheap slum-like rooming house..  Glad you're getting rid of him, it's ashame it came to this tho.



I'm trying to find ways to cheat so I can minimize the "struggle" aspect Keith. It'll always be there but it's something worth trying to minimize and replace with positive stuff,  like the bikes you got yourself,  I do it with musical stuff... You hit on something similar to what I actually believe a couple days back when we were discussing "unhappiness".  The person who goes to the grave with the most happiness time accumulated during their life won this whole absurd game. Assuming they are decent to others as well IMHO..

What's more important than happiness ?  I can't think of anything.. All aquired stuff is just a means to the same end-  Happiness.

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Keith, the (female) aggravation is only some what more worth it, if they are rich. It's a little easier to swallow.

I actually am quite happily married, however if that status changes in any way I am done with living with anyone also. Ive found that being a Kj gives me so many chances to meet new people that I doubt I would ever settle down again. unless possibly she were hot in combination with the 3 qualitys sidewinder lists

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I told ya, no pics.  I don't think I'd fit the bill of "fluffy enough".  :D

So you'll just have to use your imagination.

The truck? Well, it's an old beaten down Bronco, you wouldn't be impressed with pics of that either.


So, wait until I get a new ride and put on 20 lbs or so and those pics will be on their way.

 LOL  :hug:

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♥ Laugh your heart out, dance in the rain. Cherish the memories, ignore the pain. Love and learn, forget and forgive. Because you only have one life to live. ♥

Consider the visual effects of thongs Charmin.......Being so tiny, they makes the rest look larger.............It's based on the theory of relativity.

You don't need a new ride cause there is a new pearl white Sportster here waiting for you.

Kappy.....I ain't generous......I'm instead attempting to make a deal.

In my deals, I give to get back.

I give understanding and compassion to get same. I sometimes give material goods in place of the other.....But don't be fooled into thinking I'm generous....I'm a needy person willing to pay, that's all.

Hey, it works in the stripbar, right?

(secret message to Kappy:....If she sends pics I promise to share, ok?)

I don't even remember a time when I lived alone.  I know I did a long time ago but it just seems like a distant dream.  I always have a house full of wife and kids and grandkids and I pretty much love it myself.  I don't really mind either, I am pretty well loved around here and that is basically what really makes me happy on this earth.  I could care a whit about the stuff, it's really all about the folks in my life that I love and love me back.  Took a while to get to that point but really, for me it's what makes me tick.  

That said when I built my barn and my wife started bringing some of her craft stuff in to "Share" the space with me I went to Walmart and bought a half dozen feeder mice and some glue traps that very afternoon.  When I showed her the mice on the glue traps a couple of days later she hauled her stuff out and hasn't been past the doorway in the last ten years.  Every man needs a little cave to escape to for some quiet and some music and some alone time I figure.  I have my office out here, my studio, my manly stuff.  I will freely admit to often letting go with a long sigh when I walk in the door after many hours of a house full of grandkids...

Everybody has things that make the happy, hope that your new resolution ends up working our Bro...

BSR