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Guess who is buying a lock for his room?

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OBLAMA2009 said:
my first year of grad school, i was too lazy to do much of a search for housing so i rented a room in a house. they had a maid come in twice a week and clean, and do really "intrusive" maid service--clean out my entire desk, clean out my closets etc...i soon noticed that stuff was disappearing--gift cards, cash, etc... and got outta there the next month
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Hamburger college doesn't count as "grad school" , but it was cute seeing you think anyone might actually believe you.
 
All my personal documents are locked away in a large fireproof safe and there is nothing worth stealing in my room since 90% of my stuff is in storage back in Colorado.

I got called into work first thing yesterday then stayed for a late night deployment, so home depot was closed. I stopped by WalMart to see is they had any locks, but they didn't have any in stock.

I'll come up with something to do about the thieves...
 
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Yeah I was thinking laxative.
Either from candy with sugar alcohol, or put something in the booze.

They wont connect it to you.
Lulz still found.
Profit.
 
not that a lock is a bad idea.. but why don't you just confront them directly and ask them to replace the product(s) they've stolen?

not saying anything but installing a lock seems like a pretty passive-aggressive way to deal with something that honestly demands a more immediate and direct confrontation to me.
 
Platypus said:
not that a lock is a bad idea.. but why don't you just confront them directly and ask them to replace the product(s) they've stolen?

not saying anything but installing a lock seems like a pretty passive-aggressive way to deal with something that honestly demands a more immediate and direct confrontation to me.
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Dude, you in da wrong place!
 
Umm, you move in with random people you don't know and assume they are trust worthy?

Sorry to break it to you but people have to EARN trust, not be given it.

That's where you made a mistake and the lock should've been on from DAY 1.
 
Platypus said:
not that a lock is a bad idea.. but why don't you just confront them directly and ask them to replace the product(s) they've stolen?

not saying anything but installing a lock seems like a pretty passive-aggressive way to deal with something that honestly demands a more immediate and direct confrontation to me.
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Already did that, didn't feel like writing a blog about it.

This issue actually started a few months ago:

I had poured myself a drink in the kitchen, put the bottle back in the box, set it on top of the fridge and simply forgot about it. I hurt my back a couple weeks later and have been too busy with work and rehab to really drink. Once I felt like drinking again I grabbed the bottle and noticed that it was a lot lighter than it should be, and sure enough it was almost half gone.

I confronted one of my roommates and they said they had some pot go missing (didn't know pot was in the hose, but as long as that's as crazy as they get I'm not making a deal of it) and so we both talked to the other guy about it. He tried to claim that it must have been one of his friends that came over one weekend, but the other roommate and I were home most of that time so we called BS. After more discussion about it he said that his Doc just put him on new antidepressants, and they must have reacted with some alcohol he had because he just doesn't remember anything from that weekend.

I called it for what it was, I left my stuff sitting out in a common area and got burned; so I put the scotch back in my room thinking that would be all that was required. Well, now they are sneaking into my room and drinking them AND filling them back up with (I hope) water to cover their tracks.
 
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Just sounds like they are immature, which basically means you won't get any sort of satisfactory conclusion.

I think what I would do, since it is in a box, is tape to the bottom of the bottle a note that says "Congratulations, you have been stealing and drinking poison. Please fess up so we can get you proper treatment so your liver doesn't explode."

Then you don't have to poison or spike anything (which could lead to immature relatilation). It won't make them come clean (probably) but it will get across the message to not mess with your stuff.
 
At this point I'm just going to turn my old iphone into a web/security cam to catch whoever it is, then have them refund me the cost of my booze (~$80).

I'll likely have to take that money and invest in a mini fridge (to keep them from doing childish things with my food) and lock for my room. If it turns out to be the home owner, I may just break my lease and get my own place.
 
SketchMaster said:
While I've been gone, one of my two roommates (hell, maybe both) have been dipping into my Scotch and Whisky that sits in my window sill. I don't have a lock on my door because I didn't think I needed one.
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Or, you could have hid your fucking scotch.

Jesus.

How can people on the forums be as naive as a 3 year old and absent minded as an 80 year old at the same time??
 
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