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my roommate's cat is a giant asshole

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  1. HiFi HiFi is offline

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:29pm)

    Dear OT,

    I moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in August of last year and have had the same roommate the whole time. We were friends before we moved in, but were never that close, and we're still not really. He keeps to himself, I'm not home much, and when I am I'm occupied with playing poker online/watching TV/hanging out with my boyfriend/whatever, so we mostly just stay out of each other's way. This has always been fine by me, he pays his rent/bills on time, and there really have been no problems. My roommate is fine, but his cat is a huge asshole.

    He got the cat in November/December last year, it was apparently curled up in a heating duct at my roommate's work, and he adopted it. I had zero problem whatsoever with a cat being in the apartment, I'm not allergic and I'm very much an animal person. I've had dogs and horses my whole life. The cat was a few months old when he got it, and has definitely gone through the hyperactive kitten phase... and is kind of still in it. Here's a partial list of some of the shit that the cat has destroyed:

    2 pairs black flats (work shoes)
    1 cashmere scarf
    1 of my boyfriend's nicer ties
    3-4 books, some paperback, some expensive coffee table type books
    2 interchangable slipcovers for my armchair

    Our lease is up at the end of August. I'm moving into a townhouse with another friend, and he's getting his own place. My roommate knows about how much stuff of mine the cat has fucked up. I've come home to see my stuff in pieces on the living room floor, while my roommate is sitting on the couch like nothing happened, and he never apologized or acknowledged the damage, not even once.

    Am I a complete and total bitch if I give him a bill for all the shit the cat has destroyed when we move out? Or am I justified in doing so because my roommate obviously knows that his cat fucked up a bunch of my stuff and never even apologized?

    Cliff's notes: My roommate's cat destroyed a bunch of my stuff and my roommate knew and didn't apologize/offer to replace any of it. Am I justified in billing him for the shit his cat messed up when we move out?
  2. wowswift wowswift is offline Fold to cash, skeet to win.

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:32pm) in reply to HiFi

    put your shit away or get a rabbit to control the cat
  3. norcaljeff norcaljeff is offline 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:38pm) in reply to HiFi

    he'll never pay the bill, we both know that. I'd keep yer stuff in a safe(r) spot and just lump it.

    actually, what you should do is post pics (not of your wrecked stuff. or the cat. or the bf. see where this is going?)
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:42pm) in reply to norcaljeff

    My dog sometimes gets into the garbage. It doesn't mean he's an asshole, it means he's a dog.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:42pm) in reply to norcaljeff

    1) Oh, there's no question that he wouldn't pay the bill. It would be more as a "fuck you for not even acknowledging it" kind of thing

    2) fwiw, I thought my stuff to be in a safe spot, and just severely underestimated the maneuvering capabilities of the feline in question.

    3) I'm at work, no pics currently available.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:48pm) in reply to HiFi

    2) fwiw, I thought my stuff to be in a safe spot, and just severely underestimated the maneuvering capabilities of the feline in question.

    so, in other words you left your bedroom door open
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:55pm) in reply to acp

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:55pm) in reply to HiFi



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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:57pm) in reply to mozzer

    that looks like the curious cat killed the kid
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:58pm) in reply to Tim Lock

    haha, this is not the cat in question, just a random pic.

    acp: I never leave the bedroom door open. I'm not that stupid. Most of it was in a hall closet that I didn't think the cat could open, but I thought wrong.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 1:59pm) in reply to acp

    pics of said pussy <strike>cat</strike> or GTFO
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:08pm) in reply to wowswift

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  13. kowboy8686 kowboy8686 is offline

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:08pm) in reply to kojacks

    two words......cat-fried rice.

    and yes give him the bill...it IS his bill.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:09pm) in reply to murderer

    i know this is becoming cleeshay, but post more plz
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:20pm) in reply to HiFi

    do you have video camera? i think i might have an idea to get your money back...
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:27pm) in reply to acp

    loooool! but I doubt making rube goldberg machine youtube videos will pay mu- oh, right.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:40pm) in reply to norcaljeff

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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:42pm) in reply to acp

    yeah, ran across them the other day. gg 2 hours. lol
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 2:58pm) in reply to HiFi

    I'm going to give a serious answer.....

    When the cat messes up something of your's you deal with it right there, don't wait for an apology or acknowledgement, you say something to the effect of, "so how are you going to be paying for <insert item>?"

    If roommate does not pay for said item it then becomes, you will have to keep the cat locked in your room or get rid of the cat or I'm gonna give the cat away if it messes up another item.
    Actively dealing with cat issues > pent up and passive on cat issues
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 3:06pm) in reply to HiFi

    tax him by taking the tv or xbox or something he owns of similar total value.

    i had to do that to my very last roommate before i moved in with my now wife, he never said a WORD about it even to this day when i see him. dude owed 3 months rent to the landlord but i was up to date on my rent. (he owed me for the utilities like cable and internet etc. not to mention all the food i bought.)

    the day i moved out i taxed him for all the stress and bills by acquiring all my favorite shirts from his wardrobe, his golf clubs, and a bunch of movies. lucky for him i just bought a new pair of skis so he got to keep those. he had nothing else i wanted though. also lucky for him is that his pants are way too long and feet way too big for me lol. fucking leech.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 3:07pm) in reply to skisteve

    oh yeah, right before you move out leave the door open.
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    Jul 3rd, 2008 (7/3/2008 3:58pm) in reply to HiFi

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    Jul 4th, 2008 (7/4/2008 12:03am) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    My dog sometimes gets into the garbage. It doesn't mean he's an asshole, it means he's a dog.

    lol <3 willywoo
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    Jul 4th, 2008 (7/4/2008 12:14am) in reply to acp

    bunch of casanovas in this thread
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  25. goboro2 goboro2 is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2008 (7/4/2008 12:25am) in reply to HiFi

    It's an animal it belongs outdoors.
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    Jul 4th, 2008 (7/4/2008 12:27am) in reply to goboro2

    Sounds like a mountain lion to me not a cat......u might want to double check on that!
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