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.