Well, Halcyon, in a way you are right, on the other hand its only a 4-week rental so there wouldnt be any implications other than bad feelings. I dont harbour those anymore...
A girl-friend had a real good talk to me... bless her.
She said, the guy (never mind the content of his cerebrum ) has paid rent for his room and while he is in it he can do as he likes...
I will not and can not change his attitude to wasting energy so why get into a huff.
So stick ot out - its only 4 weeks with that nerd, then you get a change. Besides, she said, he is better than the Spanish girl who was renting back in September, who for 4 weeks sat on my couch all evening looking like a mistreated Beagle at me, while I was at my PC.
She was too scared going out at night, here in Cologne. As if we had a crime rate like NewYork However, she was sweet all up...
My girl-friend is right with all her points, so I went and burnt some nice music and chucked it as a thank you (for screwing my head back on the right way) in her letter box.
Steamy windows Zero visibility Steamy windows Coming from the body heat
I am now looking for a permanent flat mate. With the students changing on a 4 week basis it is fun, but it has draw-backs.
For example I cant really go on holidays unless I know the person who stays. If they just arrived I dont know them well enough, and once I see what they are like, they are nearly gone...
Update: At present my boarder just gives me the s***... excuse language. He has a brain the size of a bloody pie.
I asked him to conserve energy (environment and money) - got it all translated into Italian, by our kind p-seg. Pls read above ...
I asked not to turn the heating on full blast (5), as for a small room its enough to go to 2 and to wear a jumper.
I also asked him to turn the heater off, WHEN he leaves the house.
Christian said, when he read it, that at his place he walks around in a muscle shirt as well.
Furthermore I told him in the ital. letter the heating mechanics are coming today, at 8.00 am. He should get up at 7.30 just in case. I also said there wont be any water til the afternoon. Not only did he read it in Italian, I also explained it in German and in English.
He got up at 8.30 am looking lost and SURPRISED... cos he couldnt use the bathroom. The mechnics were in there. I explained (nearly feeling guilty - but for crying out loud he had read it all in Italian!!!) "Sorry, if you need to use the toilet you probably better off if you go to your school."
This Morning his room was steaming, the windows were hazed over, heating going full blast (setting 5). Its not that he has only a couple of blankets, he has a down-filled duvet on his bed. When he was gone I asked the heating guys to adjust the heater so he can only turn it to 2. Fine...
I explained to him two days ago, when he asked where to get the cheapest pre-paid card, "go to Aldi". Explained its a supermarket, where it is, showed him their home page and Logo in blue, 100 m down the road towards his school he cant miss it... ra ra ra ... All previous students have taken their pre-paid cards. I wrote the name down, but he didnt want the piece of paper.
Now when I get home he said: Nobody knows "RADLI"!!!!!!! Hey, even I didnt know at first what he was referring to. Christ, if he is asking with a wrong name of course nobody knows.
Anyway, I explained it all again, gave him the paper to take along. He left.
I checked the room = a bloody sauna! Heating turned to 2 - lights going full blast.
RE: I want...
I want to see the first easter bunny ... or an easter Bilby