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Moving on up - Moving advice thread
Lines:
Tell her to clean up after she lets her rabbit out. Really, that should be common sense seeing as how they poo any- and everywhere. Just be nice about it, but the next time she lets the rabbit out go, "Hey, could you possibly clean up when *rabbit's name* goes back in his/her cage? I've noticed there's been rabbit poop around the apt after he/she runs around and it'd be really nice if you could clean it up."
Pets are the owner's responsibility. I made it clear to my roommates that if I brought my cat, I'd do all the feeding and cleaning (but he ended up staying with my mom), so when they got their kitten, I told them they had to take care of her. They'd asked if I wanted to split the costs with them for vet bills and whatnot, but since they were going to be keeping her, I wasn't about to pay for anything. I'd just feed her or cat-sit her if they were out late or out of town, which was fine because I like kitties. I think the only time I cleaned up after the cat was if I was home by myself and she threw up somewhere in the apartment. (She had a tendency to eat too much too fast and would hork it up at some point during the day.)
Carl-E:
Re: living above the Chinese restaurant.
It depends on how they handle the trash. Even in sealed bins, the aroma will make its way up in your apartment somehow... if it's removed daily, it shouldn't be a problem.
But the smells of frying cabbage or kimchi first thing in the morning may not be as appetizing as they are later in the day.
Welu:
Thanks for all the awesome advice, people. Documenting is a great tip I wouldn't have thought about.
TRVA123, I really like your list. I may write that out and stick it on the wall for safe sake.
Carl-E, cheers for saying. Part of the reason I ask is most of the flats in my town are above businesses and most of them are cafes or take-outs.
My main worry about potential arguments is food. My Mammy has made a big deal about teaching my brothers and I some yummy and cheap meals, a lot of which feature fish which my boyfriend hates. I do have a bunch of other non-fish meals, which can be frozen too though. Although I saw in the vegetarian thread some people talking about being a non-meat/meat eater living with a meat/non-meat eater and they can make it work.
Lines:
If it really gets down to it, you can cook separate meals. My roommates and I usually agreed on food, but there were times they wanted things that I straight up don't like, so I would just cook a small meal for myself. It's really not as big of a deal as you think it would be.
Carl-E:
I worked away from home for a couple of years, had a small (1.5 room) apartment that I used 5 days/4 nights a week. I got pretty good at cooking for one, it's not hard to scale it down.
I also ate healthier and lost about 20 lbs.
I gained it all back when I moved back home full time. damn home cookin', why'd I have to marry a good cook?
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