What would you want to know about a potential roommate?
What their hours are; are they at home all the time; do they travel; what kind of music do they listen to; is there a bf/gf who would stay over often; do they have pets and what are they; is there a truly common common space; are they willing to share some foodstuffs or do you have to buy everything on your own including basics (milk, flour, cheese, etc); do you get your own bath and if not when do they use it; whether they'd be willing to go in on a housecleaner every few weeks so neither of you ends up getting resentful about unequal distribution of labor.
signed, I have had too many roommates.
There are plenty of playgrounds/parks where there aren't restrictions. And where someone reading a book or just sitting getting some sun while watching the kids play wouldn't raise an eyebrow. It's not a universal thing, especially outside of really urban areas.
I sure as hell hope it doesn't become a massive national trend. My visceral squick is just that strong. Speaking as a parent.
Hmmm, Consuela, that sounds like a great list of issues to discuss
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but possibly a bit much for my, "Hi, I'm Abi" email.
They don't let people in the dog runs without a dog either.
My neighbor rented out her house for the summer. Major selling points for her was they wanted to pay all the rent upfront, they're a couple with a newborn, decisive moveout date, etc. However, with a roomie situation, might not want to offer full rent in case they are assholes.
They should make a law making it illegal for kids to be around me.
I actually witnessed you saving a small child from being crushed by a truck, there, wonder woman.
You SPRUNG INTO ACTION.
Seriously, I wish I had a YouTube of it. You should have the key to the city. Or Urth Cafe. You should have a key to something is what I'm saying.
I think most of what Connie says is what I'd be looking for. Like, why do you want to rent in my house, when will you be around, what do you need/want. I may have an open room in September, so if a friend of a friend emailed me, I'd basically figure they'd say "Hey, Friend said you might have a room--I'm looking to move around [date] because [reason--hate apartment, want a roommate, like the 'hood, whatever]. I need [my own bathroom, cats to be OK, a vegetarian kitchen]. I [random information about me like I bake a lot, play drums, have a boyfriend who is over 24/7]."
Man, I'm glad I've rarely purged my wardrobe of things that are too small, because I've totally been shopping in my closet for skirts and shirts and underpants lately.
I worked at a library where adults unaccompied by children were not allowed. However, It was 1 ) mostly used to keep adults off the children's computers 2) Keep the room free for children to use ( people using the room for books great, lingering...) 3) keep the nosy children complainers out of the room and 4) keep the sex offenders out o that room anyway. ( We have megan's law in Ca and yes - there were a few in violation of their parole caught at the library)
However, I was't crazy about being enforcer for that rule. partly because it was arbitrary. when I've seen it for parks - mostly it has been HOA parks or smaller areas of large parks --
