Jerk Out
Like many Very Worst Roommate stories, mine took place in college. For most of my college life, I lived in an on-campus apartment with four others. We each had our own bedroom, and a sizable living-room/kitchenette that everyone shared. Most of my roommates were great, but there was one girl that started aggravating everyone in the typical ways – being messy, not doing chores, noisy sex etc. Nothing too unusual, until…the dehydrator.
One day, out of nowhere, she bought a food dehydrator and set it up in the kitchen. I recall she was very excited about the potential of an endless source of fresh jerky. Seriously. As I mentioned, she was also the lazy, messy roommate. This meant that she used the dehydrator once, and never bothered to clean it out. This was in September, in a region that got very humid in late summer. And so we added a few more roommates: a veritable swarm of fruit flies.
I had to set the dehydrator outside to abate the infestation. In its place, I left a note: “The dehydrator was filled with fruit flies. No word yet on how they taste when dried out.”
If you knew she was messy, what was so shocking about a dirty food dehydrator? It’s a kitchen appliance. If she was the slob you say she was, she probably left messes everywhere. What’s so unusual about a food dehydrator?
Everybody’s had a messy roommate. “Oh-so-clever” notes are not the best way to deal with it.
I’m not saying she wasn’t a bad roommate. But this is a lame story.
Passiveaggressivenotes.com for that last bit.
And GarterSnake, I think the dehydrator simply stuck out in the OP’s mind, not as something “shocking.” I think it’s fairly shocking to purchase a dehydrator. As I have one of my own, it’s a huuuuuge contraption that takes up a lot of space. And it a pain in the ass to clean.
But damn, I make some great jerky
I’m not reading the comments section on this site anymore. It’s just a bunch of malcontents bitching that “this does not sound so bad, blah, blah, blah.” I like reading these free stories. Some are worse than others, but if they were all freakin Adam Sandler ridiculous it would get old, and unbelievable. Keep it coming guys!
I would have just put the dehydrator in her bed, under the covers, along with any dirty plates, etc.
Michelle thank you! I can’t believe how self righteous and judgmental some people here are. It’s just a story. Read it, enjoy it (or don’t) and move on. No one cares about your crappy opinions. I’m sick of rude people “calling bullshit” and being downright rude to the OP’s and having the gall to act righteous about it. I won’t be surprised when people stop posting stories on ANY of the MVW sites coz they just don’t seem to care about telling people to stop viciously tearing apart anything someone submits. And I can’t say they don’t deserve it when that happens for not stopping or trying to control rude slobs who think their esteemed opinions count. Peh.