My A$$ Hole Roomate

[polm]

I live in a house with 2 other roomates. We share a phone line and an answering machine.

I receive a lot of business calls, and personal calls from mature people, on this phone line.

I have asked my roomates NOT to change the message greeting to anything immature or distasteful.

For the 5th (yes I said 5th) time my a$$ hole roomate has changed the greeting to something VERY filthy !!! I keep asking him not to, and he keeps doing it !!!!

What should I do ?

I cannot lock the machine up in my room (no lock on the door)

Must I give up the answering machine service all together ?

Is there some way of LOCKING the greeting to make it un-changeable ?

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: polm
I live in a house with 2 other roomates. We share a phone line and an answering machine.

I receive a lot of business calls, and personal calls from mature people, on this phone line.

I have asked my roomates NOT to change the message greeting to anything immature or distasteful.

For the 5th (yes I said 5th) time my a$$ hole roomate has changed the greeting to something VERY filthy !!! I keep asking him not to, and he keeps doing it !!!!

What should I do ?

I cannot lock the machine up in my room (no lock on the door)

Must I give up the answering machine service all together ?

Is there some way of LOCKING the greeting to make it un-changeable ?

Get a business mobile phone.

 

[Anubis]

buy a lock for your door.

thats the only thing i can think of.

 

[polm]

I have a busineess Cell phone. It does NOT receive service inside my house. I must rely on the home phone for a backup line.

 

[dighn]

is he being malicious or does he think its funny? if it's the latter, make it really clear to him that it is not funny. if it's the former u shouldn't be living with him


or install a lock.

 

[polm]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
buy a lock for your door.

thats the only thing i can think of.

I really dont want the responsibility of relaying everyone elses messages to them. But this may be the only option.

 

[Jugernot]

How bout the obvious... get another phone line?

 

[Mean MrMustard]

Yes, its called baseball bat to the stomach once or twice. After that your answering machine message should be locked.

 

[SilverThief]

Whoop his @ss.
That ought to get the message acrossed.

 

[polm]

Originally posted by: dighn
is he being malicious or does he think its funny? if it's the latter, make it really clear to him that it is not funny. if it's the former u shouldn't be living with him

He is just a dumb drunk. I tell him not too...he sais "Sorry dude..it wont happen again"...then he gets drunk, and "poof" I have a new nasty greeting on my machine.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
buy a lock for your door.

thats the only thing i can think of.

I really dont want the responsibility of relaying everyone elses messages to them. But this may be the only option.

easy answer. lock it in your room and dont give them their messages. thats what i would do if they were being dicks like they are

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: polm

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
buy a lock for your door.

thats the only thing i can think of.

I really dont want the responsibility of relaying everyone elses messages to them. But this may be the only option.

easy answer. lock it in your room and dont give them their messages. thats what i would do if they were being dicks like they are

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: polm
I have a busineess Cell phone. It does NOT receive service inside my house. I must rely on the home phone for a backup line.

get nextel? lol

 

[mrCide]

i had the problem, i bought a doorknob with a freaking lock, simple as that. goto home depot, they're cheap and takes 5-10 min to change

 

[BooGiMaN]

have you thought of getting a voicemail service from your telephone company..make sure you dont tell him your password..soem of them allow for multiple voicemail boxes so one for you one for them..also alot of answering machines do have password features i believe.

 

[LSUfan]

get a answering service with voicemail and separate mailboxes


Edit: I guess it took me a while to type that one

 

[Fencer128]

Originally posted by: LSUfan
get a answering service with voicemail and separate mailboxes

Bill him for the business he's cost you - see if he finds that "funny"

Andy