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Papi34 · 10-19-2012, 02:06 AM

Man oh man, dont know what else to do... off to the good ol CP faithful

I recently moved in with a guy down in Lethbridge. First couple of weeks everything was smooth but then came the problems.

First let me preface by saying i am a student so of course money is tight, my roommate has an off and on job (mostly off) and doesnt go to school.

So the problem is the food situation. The kid eats like a pig, literally 5 or 6 full meals a day. I will buy groceries and the guy eats everything he has no control. I brought it up a couple weeks ago and told him he has to buy his own stuff cause i cant afford to feed him. It got better for a couple days then happened again. I brought it up again 4 days ago and same thing got better. I started keeping some of my food in my room (have a mini fridge) thinking at least that will keep the important stuff safe. I come back from a shift at work to find out food and drinks are missing from my personal fridge in my room along with food in the common fridge. I have already talked to him twice that this isnt ok and has to stop and again i find him eating my food, and whats worse going into my room and taking it from there now!

I dont know what else to do, i keep food in my personal space and told him to stop 2 times.

Please help me im so frustrated and considering moving out over this! Other than this problem everything else is good, rent is cheap and for the most part we get along fine.

I need good ol CP to chime in with some help on what i should do beyond what ive already tried!

Thanks in advance!

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Thanks for all the advice guys, i dont think i made a couple details clear which may make this situation more complicating.

First he does have a job as an EMT on a rig site, but the work is very off and on depending when they need him, hes supposed to go every 2 weeks for 2 weeks on 2 weeks off (a big reason why i moved into this place) however since moving in september first he has been gone a whopping 8 days total.

Secondly, i didnt just move into some random place, I know the guy, he is actually my sisters boyfriend who ive known for some time!! So doing the hot sauce and roofies lol isnt really an option, also confronting him physically is out of the question as he his 230 and i am 150 haha. Again we have no other issues about the living other than this food issue!

Thirdly, I know its easy to say just move out but ive looked at other places and the cheapest i can find by myself is about 600 in a crap hole 1 bed apartment plus utilities. (right now i share a basement suit for 300 with utilities included.) If i move out i risk the same problems or worse with new roomates or pay more than double to live alone. Also i move back to calgary in April as i complete my degree.

Finally, i have even spoken to my sister to see if she could get through to him and well as you can see from the results to no avail.

Sorry i typed this up so late last night was incredibly frustrated and left out these crucial details... any other advice based on these new facts?

Thanks guys

Cube Inmate · 10-19-2012, 02:10 AM

Call the cops and report a theft.

Lethbridge...WTF else are they going to do?

boogerz · 10-19-2012, 02:12 AM

1. Use your current mini fridge as a decoy, but don't fill it with anything
2. Put all of your food in a second, hidden mini fridge with a lock on it
3. Act hungry even when you aren't as the secondary decoy to divert his attention from the previous two points

or

Buy food he doesn't like and eat that. If he's a not vegetarian or vegan, now's a good excuse for you to explore alternative eating habits

or

Bang his mom

Papi34 · 10-19-2012, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boogerz

1. Use your current mini fridge as a decoy, but don't fill it with anything
2. Put all of your food in a second, hidden mini fridge with a lock on it
3. Act hungry even when you aren't as the secondary decoy to divert his attention from the previous two points

or

Buy food he doesn't like and eat that. If he's a not vegetarian or vegan, now's a good excuse for you to explore alternative eating habits

or

Bang his mom

Im pretty sure the kid would eat metal if it was bite size. So different food is not an option. At this point i seriously think the only option is moving out, i didnt sign a lease and have no damage deposit. Only problem is how cheap the rent is i wouldnt be able to find that anywhere else

Zevo · 10-19-2012, 02:19 AM

Put a lock on your bedroom door and keep all your food and anything valuable in there.

Chances are if he's stealing your food even after you've asked him to stop, he'll steal other stuff if he gets desperate enough....if he hasn't already started that is.

Or move out.

Caged Great · 10-19-2012, 02:35 AM

Easy. Cook him for dinner to compensate for the stolen food.

RedMileDJ · 10-19-2012, 03:12 AM

You should have gone for a walk with him before moving in...

Just move out. Sounds like too much hassle. He's probably stolen other stuff already. There are other cheap places.

krazycanuck · 10-19-2012, 03:27 AM

desperate times call for desperate measures.

Step 1) On a day when you're home and he's not, cook a delicious aromatic dinner. Something so that even hours after the food is gone, the smell will remain. You want it to hit him as soon as he walks in the door. Make him want that dinner.

Step 2) Enjoy said dinner. Enjoy lots of it. You'll need it.

Step 3) Take a plastic container that you don't mind throwing out. It CANNOT be clear.

Step 4) Poop in the container.

Step 5) put the lid on the container, with your name CLEARLY written on the top.

Step 6) move anything you can from your main fridge into your room fridge. Also move anything which could be used as a weapon from your home into your room.

Step 7) place the poop surprise in the fridge, in clear view.

Step 8) lock yourself in your room, and wait...

Step 9) Your roommate will come home, smell the delicious food you cooked and will try and find some for himself. Usually heading straight for the fridge and discovering your dookie delight.

Step 10) This is where things become less clear. One of three things will happen.

A) He will try and storm your room, this is why you stockpiled weapons. use them if necessary for self defense. Once you hear the fridge open, dialing 9-1 on your cell phone is also a good precaution. As is having the window already open for a quick escape.

B) He will laugh that you went against everything you were taught in your formative years and pooped in a cottage cheese container. After he is done vomiting. You two will have a good laugh and become good friends. He will respect your property moving forward.

C) He will put the poop back in the fridge as if it was untouched, so you can not mock him for it later. After vomiting in the bathroom, he will have a heart to heart with himself in the mirror and make a promise to himself that he will never touch your "crap" again. He may however try something similar as revenge. Eat out for a couple months to be careful.

Godspeed soldier.

PS...if you decide to go this route, please film/livestream it for the enjoyment of CP.

3 Justin 3 · 10-19-2012, 03:27 AM

Pull a Cartman.

Tenorman style.

Byrns · 10-19-2012, 04:17 AM

Exlax in the spaghetti sauce.

JohnnyB · 10-19-2012, 04:17 AM

Bar of soap in a sock. Give him a fair, clear warning. You don't want to, but tell him there will be physical consequences the next time it happens, If he still eats your stuff, in the middle of the night deliver one blow to the body for each thing taken. That would probably solve things after one night or two at the most.

metallicat · 10-19-2012, 06:02 AM

Why are you living with this loser? Is it absolutely necessary to stay? Move out if possible. Roommates. *shudder*

Cole436 · 10-19-2012, 06:17 AM

WTF
Be a man and tell him how incredibly unacceptable that is. Your food is your food, and you will move out if you find it ever happening again.

WhiteTiger · 10-19-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Papi34

Only problem is how cheap the rent is i wouldnt be able to find that anywhere else

Is it still a super cheap rent if you factor in the food loss? Groceries are expensive, and if you are spending several hundred a month on food for two, you will spend more in the long run than if you move into a more expensive place by yourself.

WilderPegasus · 10-19-2012, 06:57 AM

Lace a food item with hot sauce that is so hot that it requires a waiver. Be sure not to have any dairy products in the house when you do this.

This sauce might do - http://www.pepperpalace.com/Hottest_...ion_p/n185.htm

ken0042 · 10-19-2012, 07:00 AM

I would start printing up invoices for the food, as well as your time spent shopping and/or cooking. (Make sure the amount you charge for labour is reasonable.) Start presenting him with those invoices, and get him to sign them.

Really, you have two choices; either one of you leaves, or he has to become accountable. At least with this documentation if you are forced to break your lease and he tries to go after you for the rent he's out; you can show that you had a good reason to leave.

Hockeyguy15 · 10-19-2012, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Byrns

Exlax in the spaghetti sauce.

I was going to suggest something like this too...Then move out.

Slava · 10-19-2012, 07:08 AM

You basically have to move out. If the guy has no qualms about stealing food that's obviously not his, what else would he just help himself to?

gargamel · 10-19-2012, 07:10 AM

If it hasn't been opened, keep it in your room and lock the door. If it has been opened, make sure that he sees you spitting in it.

4X4 · 10-19-2012, 07:13 AM

If you've already told him multiple times, and he's still blatantly taking your food, then he's hopeless. And if you're on a tight budget, and can never count on being able to eat dinner when you get home, your life is going to be more miserable than if you were paying more for rent, and eating KD and Ichiban every single night. At least you'd know that you're going to eat.

Get the hell out of there, pronto.