Steves gets his life together

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The new place is nice and quiet so far. I've been pretty sleep deprived at the shelter so that's refreshing. Both roommates are total alkies....so far so good with them but I know how that can go so I'll tread lightly. You'd think because of that I might be tempted to drink but seeing what a mess they are when they're drunk/hungover is actually having the opposite effect. I've worked hard to get off the streets and out of the shelter so no chance of going back to that. No temptation there....the only temptation I could think of could he a female that likes to drink. No leads there.

Everything is included (cooking, laundry, etc.) Which is nice, and the building is really nice. It better be for what I'm paying for just a room ($945/mth).

The area is mostly decent, like any part of Philly it depends what street you're on. The one roomie told me I might not want to be out at 230 in the morning so I'll head that advice.

It's right across the street from The Fillmore (a live music venue) and he said the bass from that can be annoying sometimes, but what are ya gonna do. Maybe I'll catch a decent act there sometime.

The hour walk to the bus stop every day is a bit of a bitch but shit, it's good for me.

Loaded up with healthy food for breakfast and dinner.

So far so good.
 
stevek
The new place is nice and quiet so far. I've been pretty sleep deprived at the shelter so that's refreshing. Both roommates are total alkies....so far so good with them but I know how that can go so I'll tread lightly. You'd think because of that I might be tempted to drink but seeing what a mess they are when they're drunk/hungover is actually having the opposite effect. I've worked hard to get off the streets and out of the shelter so no chance of going back to that. No temptation there....the only temptation I could think of could he a female that likes to drink. No leads there.

Everything is included (cooking, laundry, etc.) Which is nice, and the building is really nice. It better be for what I'm paying for just a room ($945/mth).

The area is mostly decent, like any part of Philly it depends what street you're on. The one roomie told me I might not want to be out at 230 in the morning so I'll head that advice.

It's right across the street from The Fillmore (a live music venue) and he said the bass from that can be annoying sometimes, but what are ya gonna do. Maybe I'll catch a decent act there sometime.

The hour walk to the bus stop every day is a bit of a bitch but shit, it's good for me.

Loaded up with healthy food for breakfast and dinner.

So far so good.
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Oh damn I thought this was for like a studio, I didn't know we had to deal with two drunken roommates haha. Glad to hear you aren't tempted though!
 
Vegas Dave
Oh damn I thought this was for like a studio, I didn't know we had to deal with two drunken roommates haha. Glad to hear you aren't tempted though!
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Lol yeah luckily they're old like me, not crazy young drunks. I was worried about the latter with the area and all.

Still though, older drunks can get really nasty too....so will be treading lightly.

Keeping things chill is essential.
 
Yeah the one big black guy is on disability and was drinking whiskey. He said he'll get back to his electrician job soon. Very friendly but very babbly which gets annoying....you have to end the conversation every time. Just like with Roguejuror. I'm going to Amazon a KKK outfit and come home screaming the south will Rise again.

I think the other one works full time and drinks on the weekend.

What's worse, drinking all weekend or playing 30 hours of poker and losing $920?

Who's to say
 
FairWarning
I don’t see this lasting 6 months with the same 2 roommates. I would save up Money fast in case one bails, and look for a better/more stable place to live.
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I hear you man and good say, good looking out.

This is a different kind of situation though. I'm not dependant on them paying, I'm on a year lease with a big company. If one of them bails they'll just find someone else.
 
stevek
I hear you man and good say, good looking out.

This is a different kind of situation though. I'm not dependant on them paying, I'm on a year lease with a big company. If one of them bails they'll just find someone else.
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How about utilities, same thing?
 
Alright, so getting rough with the roommates early.

As I mentioned, they're total alkies. They also are bffs that do everything together. The one is probably like a 35 year old white dude that works full time and is a weekend warrior, and the other one is the fat black guy out of work on disability that was hoovering whiskey at like 11 am when I moved in. Like I said, he rambles endlessly and is annoying as fuck.

Anyway he's been on me about this and that. Then tries to be my best friend. Whatever.

So this morning I come in at 2 am. He burst out of his room and is all like you left a bunch of water in the shower and that pissed me off real bad. I'm like what do you mean, like a pool of water? And he's getting all pissed off. What happened is I forgot to dry it down when I was done. So he rambles for like five minutes about that, whatever. I apologize a hundred times and wait for him to shut up.

Then, at like 430 am I get up to go to the bathroom and he comes out of his room, bends over in the bathtub in front of me and is saying water here, and here. He starts going off again and again I apologize and wait for him to shut up and go away. Then again he tries to be my friend asking me if I was at the casino, etc. I'm like yeah, and I shut the door

Then I hear the other roommate come out to leave for work and they're talking about me and like I hear the one say THAT FUCKING GUY.

As a former drinker I know how you can sit around and obsess about shit and get more and more steamed up, and I don't have the time or mind for it.

Really wondering if I have to be like hey we don't have to be friends but I'm on a lease so I'm gonna be here, etc.

I want to be nice and get along but I'm not going to be the chosen one to take out alky depression on.

The black guy does a lot of annoying shit like clanging dishes at 5 am and blasting his radio and if I go that route I wouldn't be in position to say anything. But I'm not gonna be his verbal bitch.

Not sure what the play is here.
 
stevek
Alright, so getting rough with the roommates early.

As I mentioned, they're total alkies. They also are bffs that do everything together. The one is probably like a 35 year old white dude that works full time and is a weekend warrior, and the other one is the fat black guy out of work on disability that was hoovering whiskey at like 11 am when I moved in. Like I said, he rambles endlessly and is annoying as fuck.

Anyway he's been on me about this and that. Then tries to be my best friend. Whatever.

So this morning I come in at 2 am. He burst out of his room and is all like you left a bunch of water in the shower and that pissed me off real bad. I'm like what do you mean, like a pool of water? And he's getting all pissed off. What happened is I forgot to dry it down when I was done. So he rambles for like five minutes about that, whatever. I apologize a hundred times and wait for him to shut up.

Then, at like 430 am I get up to go to the bathroom and he comes out of his room, bends over in the bathtub in front of me and is saying water here, and here. He starts going off again and again I apologize and wait for him to shut up and go away. Then again he tries to be my friend asking me if I was at the casino, etc. I'm like yeah, and I shut the door

Then I hear the other roommate come out to leave for work and they're talking about me and like I hear the one say THAT FUCKING GUY.

As a former drinker I know how you can sit around and obsess about shit and get more and more steamed up, and I don't have the time or mind for it.

Really wondering if I have to be like hey we don't have to be friends but I'm on a lease so I'm gonna be here, etc.

I want to be nice and get along but I'm not going to be the chosen one to take out alky depression on.

The black guy does a lot of annoying shit like clanging dishes at 5 am and blasting his radio and if I go that route I wouldn't be in position to say anything. But I'm not gonna be his verbal bitch.

Not sure what the play is here.
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The play is to try to get out of this lease and gtfo of here. Spring the extra couple hundred bucks for a studio.

This is certified nuts, and just a week or so in? There's zero chance this ends well.
 
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