Damn Filthy Dormitories.

OK, well, let me say, I live in a dormitory (single room, private bathroom and kitchen) at a university in the northeast, and I have had some strange, sometimes horrifying experiences in this shithole (the dorm; the university is OK). First, the day I moved in, there were two dead roaches upside-down in my shower; roaches are probably a normal occurrence for many here, not for me. I'd never even seen a damn roach (not the little crawly kind anyway :smokin:), so I was a bit freaked out. Fine. They're dead, they probably recently had an exterminator in...

Two weeks into the school year, I found a nice big sucker sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor, about the size of two half dollars side-by-side. I nailed it with a few blasts of Raid, flushed the sum-bitch, and then coated the perimeter of my room with the rest of the can of Raid. Not two days after this, I wake up at 6:00 for my 8:00 class, and I hear dripping water. I walk into my bathroom, and I'm greeted with an indoor rainstorm, because the filthy motherfuckers upstairs decided that, when the shit and piss in their toilet overflowed, they could "just walk around it". So there was a rainstorm of sewage in my bathroom. Had to call maintenance, and that was taken care of. Fine.

A week afterward the same goddamned thing happened, called maintenance again (first the Residential Assistant, who was a jackfuck who didn't want to wake up and do SHIT... not like it's his JOB)... and maintenance didn't do shit either. Had to go upstairs and tell them to clean. Of course, they made like they couldn't speak English, and didn't clean the mess. The drips started migrating toward my actual bedroom, and maintenance hadn't showed up yet, so I called them again. They then said that they had not received a report (Thanks, RA), and promised to dispatch someone within 90 minutes. So this time I went back upstairs wielding a glass fifth bottle, banged on their door, and threatened to beat the living piss out of them if they didn't clean their fucking mess. It got cleaned, and I haven't had a problem since. Not with them, anyway.

Since then, I've found three more roaches, two alive and one dead (the dead one was under my bed--comforting). My radiator makes some fucked up noises, my walls and floors creak like crazy, and since it's been so cold, the noises have been going non-stop. Sleep is difficult and when I do sleep, it's interrupted by loud clicks, ticks, and snaps from the walls, radiator... annoying. And if this wasn't enough...

Today was the last fucking straw; I've had it, I just finished a rather annoyed letter (polite, though) to the head of maintenance, listing all the problems (all of which I have reported individually, none of which have been addressed--no exterminator, nothing), etc. Now I need to vent. This morning, I woke up suddenly at 7:00 because something tickled my foot. I laid really still, and then I felt something moving along my thigh. I slammed my hand down as hard as I could, and squeezed whatever-it-was between the blanket and the leg of my PJ's as hard as I could. I felt something wriggle once, twice. Figured, at this point, that it could have been my imagination, since I was still half-asleep. So I stood up, blanket, pants leg, and mystery thing still in hand. I release my hand slowly, feeling a little goofy... "I'm imagining this, there's nothing he--" as I see a little gray (dead) body curled up in my hand. A FUCKING MOUSE! A MOUSE had decided to try and sleep with me!! The god damn thing was UNDER THE BLANKETS!

Now, I don't mind mice much, definitely better than having a big ol' cockroach crawling in bed with me, but still! I'm REALLY not going to be able to sleep! And if no exterminator is brought in, just to give me peace of mind, I am going to go NUTS! Hell, I already have! And I'm frickin' pissed!

Thanks for reading; if you've come this far, I commend you. You may laugh; I realize it is quite amusing. But goddamnit, this shit needs to stop!

~Smmoke~

Alright that's worse than my dump. But consider yourself lucky for these two reasons:
1) You have hot water in your shower. Ours (community bathrooms BTW) may or may not depending on the day.
2) Your annoying fucking neighbors don't play fucking Fall Out Boy all day every day starting around 9:30 as loud as their stereo goes and then bang on the wall when you're talking with two friends at 10:30 at night because they're trying to sleep. (Needless to say, if I transer [and i probably will] these fucks will feel my wrath on the last day of school).

But as far as roaches and shit go, that fucking sucks. About all I can say on that issue.

Alright that's worse than my dump. But consider yourself lucky for these two reasons:
1) You have hot water in your shower. Ours (community bathrooms BTW) may or may not depending on the day.
2) Your annoying fucking neighbors don't play fucking Fall Out Boy all day every day starting around 9:30 as loud as their stereo goes and then bang on the wall when you're talking with two friends at 10:30 at night because they're trying to sleep. (Needless to say, if I transer [and i probably will] these fucks will feel my wrath on the last day of school).

But as far as roaches and shit go, that fucking sucks. About all I can say on that issue.

1) Not always... but you're right, it's rare I don't have hot water...

2) No, they play country. :frown: At least it doesn't get through my walls too much, since country has NO BASS HAHAHAHAHA... anyway, I'm done.

About the neighbors upstairs, just keep bitching to the people who can tell them to stop, if it doesnt work with the first person just go higher up the ladder. About the roaches, quit being a pansy. You said you have never seen a roach in your life.......who the hell has never seen a roach? Seriously, did you live in a freaking bubble your entire life up to this point? Unless you live in a nice house theres going to be bumps and dings and crap at night, I pay $447 a month for my dings, loud ass fridge, shifty air conditioner, and creaky floors. Stop being such a baby, your in the semi-real world now.

Did you keep the dead mouse? If so, then take it over to maintainance to show them just how much of a lousy job they are doing. That should get your situation fixed right away and keep it fixed for the rest of the year.

Stop being such a baby, your in the semi-real world now.

I really hate to agree with this statement but it's the total truth, there are roaches in the world, there are assholes in the world, and I hate to tell ya (this coming from an 18 year old) life has problems, don't worry, be happy with what you got, and be wishful for the things you don't have, but at the same time, be happy and thankful for what you do have. Look at it this way, at least you're not layin homeless on the streets giving handjobs for crack!

I really hate to agree with this statement but it's the total truth, there are roaches in the world, there are assholes in the world, and I hate to tell ya (this coming from an 18 year old) life has problems, don't worry, be happy with what you got, and be wishful for the things you don't have, but at the same time, be happy and thankful for what you do have. Look at it this way, at least you're not layin homeless on the streets giving handjobs for crack!

i hate to agree with that statement to, so im not going to.

you are right to bitch, all that is stuff happening is BULLSHIT, along with what sivic and stoned pimp said. im assuming your paying at the very least $5k a quarter to go there, if your paying that much you deserve better, period. you need to let them know this. I used to go to ohio university and i never found one roach and/or mouse in the entire building. thats a place that did their job. oh yeah, always had warm water to. for paying that much money those conditions are purely unacceptable. thats all there is to it. ohio wasnt exactly a mansion, my room was 10 by 14 for 3 people, but atleast they did a good job of maintaining the building...

dont listen to people on here to just be glad with what you have, that never gets you anywhere in life. squeaky wheel gets the grease my friend, keep bitchin to the right people and something will get done.

Yes, thanks to all who called me a pansy about the roaches; yes, I friggin' know that there are roaches in the world... I also know they're one of the oldest damn pests on the planet. I'll tell you why I've never seen one; I have lived in an average-sized clean house my entire life, and we do NOT have roaches there. The occasional mouse, yes, which is why I don't mind mice as much as roaches. In fact, I think mice are kinda cute (not rats).

Now, the past three dormitories I have lived in have had dining halls IN THE BUILDING. In three years in those places, I never saw a single roach. This year, I'm in a "nicer" place, with no dining hall, and I've had roaches.

And yes, it costs $13000 per year (well, the eight months I'm on campus) to stay in this place, and over eight months, that's $1625 per month. If I paid $447 per month, hell, I would expect some problems.

Sorry about your situation man, They better clean up that place for ya since you have to pay quite a lot of money to go there. Also I recommend not using a blacklight, better to live in ingnorance than knowing what might be unseen.

Also I recommend not using a blacklight, better to live in ingnorance than knowing what might be unseen.

*Shudders vigorously*...
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*Turns on blacklight because of the "Don't Look Down Effect"

Oh my GOD I'm sleeping in a pool of zebra cum!

i might add, my dorm didnt have a dining hall either... it cost less than yours too

HOLY FUCKIN A I didn't realize you were payin that much, you better complian your ass off until they get tired of it!!!!

Waiiiiiiiiiiiiit a second... $1625 a month!?!?!??! Why the hell are you living there? Go get an apartment and you will be saving money. Thats just....wow...

ive lived in ALOT worse...but not near that much $$$$$

MOVE THE FUCK OUT! Or kick some major ass to get things fixed. Take it to someone higher if you have to.

what school is this anyway?

This is Boston University, right in the middle of a really high-rent city. I could find apartments around here for less, there are studios for 700-800 a month, but I've seen them, and they are FALLING APART. They look much, much worse than what I am living in now, and are probably equally infested.

I've seen decent ones for about the same price, but they are further away from campus; right now I am in the dead center of campus, and my classes are only about 90 seconds away on foot; some of the off-campus apartments are 15-20 min away or more. Many require you to take public transportation daily.

Basically, this is my best choice given the circumstances, I just would have like the "best choice" to have been a little better. :p

I'll just drink my ass off and tell myself the mice and roaches are just the DT's.

~Smmoke~

Hey at least you have a room. My semi nice "apartment"(4 singles, kitchen, shower, common room. AC) burned down... so im suck in freshman complexes. with no heat, bunches of white kids that think they are from the getto. and that dont flush the toilete or take their trash out, (the commnunal closet is piled 5 feet high with trash). but a mouse is prety fucking bad.

^^ christ... wtf is wrong with ur guys schools... go to OU, itll be a nice change

Eh, I'm a senior now, gonna be graduating in a few months (unless I fuck up this semester), no use in transferring :lol:...

And if I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go to the same school... I just wouldn't pick this damn dorm again, lol.

he's prolly paying that much because it includes food?? That's about how much i paid when i lived in the dorms.plus the wonderful $600 (yes, six hundred) a year for parking.

he's prolly paying that much because it includes food?? That's about how much i paid when i lived in the dorms.plus the wonderful $600 (yes, six hundred) a year for parking.

Heh, nope, no f*@&ing dining plan included either... f*&!ing greedy @$$ b@$+@rds....

I can't believe you killed the mouse....he was probably just looking for some nuts to nibble on.....

I can't believe you killed the mouse....he was probably just looking for some nuts to nibble on.....

Or some cheese... but damn it, he'll get neither from my crotch!

Those living conditions are pathetic though.

get some roach killer food. set out poison traps or something. being a girl, i probably would've fainted or lost my voice from screaming at the sight of roaches or a mouse in my bed. :frown:

Dude that isn't that bad. I pay around $7000 a year (30 wks) for my room and I wake up on a saturday morning to go take a piss and find puke laying on the floor, trash all over the place, and piss all over the toilet seats so there is no clean place to take a shit. Granted this is not directly the school's fault, but it is because they have no cleaning on the weekends. Sunday's are even worse. Whats even more pathetic is that unless you are a graduate student or you actually live within 25miles of the school you have to live on campus. Granted it's a fucking dorm with communal bathrooms, but for the prices we pay the place should be fucking spotless. You know what I would do to have my own bathroom? I'm lucky enough that my roomate moved out so I now have a room to my self. Peace-

Dude that isn't that bad. I pay around $7000 a year (30 wks) for my room and I wake up on a saturday morning to go take a piss and find puke laying on the floor, trash all over the place, and piss all over the toilet seats so there is no clean place to take a shit. Granted this is not directly the school's fault, but it is because they have no cleaning on the weekends. Sunday's are even worse. Whats even more pathetic is that unless you are a graduate student or you actually live within 25miles of the school you have to live on campus. Granted it's a fucking dorm with communal bathrooms, but for the prices we pay the place should be fucking spotless. You know what I would do to have my own bathroom? I'm lucky enough that my roomate moved out so I now have a room to my self. Peace-

all of that is normal in a dorm though