though admittedly this post is about how to score a bike, but the truth is I could care less about "his" bike considering I can go and purchase my own.
So this this post is about to score a bike, but the truth you don't care about it?
though admittedly this post is about how to score a bike, but the truth is I could care less about "his" bike considering I can go and purchase my own.
I'll update the thread should any info arise.
So through this blabber what I'm reading is you are once again rationalizing why you don't care or why you do care (frankly it's unclear), that you don't know the guy so **** him, and you're pretty sure nothing bad has happened to him. You just have more to add to this so-called story leaving logical people skeptical at best.I'll update the thread should any info arise.
Sounds like OP is trying really hard to justify taking someone's stuff without even a good faith effort to resolve the problem. Lots of good advice so far, which OP just dismisses while salivating over a bike.
Quite true, and here we are. So, if he's made no effort to contact any of us then its his fault...but obviously assuming the worst or something bad has happened then its at the least best we try to locate and contact him. Which is what i've somewhat attempted to do. My roommates don't care about this at all, not even to the point of speaking or mentioning it or posting about it online, though admittedly this post is about how to score a bike, but the truth is I could care less about "his" bike considering I can go and purchase my own.
I understand the majority of this thread is barking at me for it all, and to some extent I have to admit that it's not my problem or situation, but yet here we are. I'll do what I can in attempts to contact him or those close to him... but at this moment, I just don't know what will turn up in regards to who i'll be contacting.
Sell one of his bigger items and use that to pay for storage. (don't pay it out of your own pocket)
Contact everyone you can (police, school, landlord, I dunno) and let them know the situation.
If the storage period runs out, keep it. In your situation I'd probably use the TV etc, until it was no longer mine .
He can't sell his stuff. He has no right to his stuff. The only person who could do that is the landlord, I suspect.
Clint
In his position, had I contacted all the right people and they said "we can't find him". Either his stuff would be put outside for all to pick at it or one item gets sold to pay for somewhere to put it.
Having done the whole living away for university thing, if it's the decision between one persons possessions or another bill payer - the bill payer wins. If that means making room for it then so be it. *shrugs*
We can all play the moral highhorseman, meanwhile space needs to be gained back so another person can move in, less heart points if you just randomly leave your housemates in the lurch.
He can't sell his stuff. He has no right to his stuff. The only person who could do that is the landlord, I suspect.
Clint
What a mess. I would sell off some of his possessions to pay for (1) the month you had to cover his rent and (2) a self-storage unit where you can deposit his stuff. I don't think that would be unreasonable.
In his position, had I contacted all the right people and they said "we can't find him". Either his stuff would be put outside for all to pick at it or one item gets sold to pay for somewhere to put it.
Having done the whole living away for university thing, if it's the decision between one persons possessions or another bill payer - the bill payer wins. If that means making room for it then so be it. *shrugs*
We can all play the moral highhorseman, meanwhile space needs to be gained back so another person can move in, less heart points if you just randomly leave your housemates in the lurch.
I agree, something just doesn't add up.Sorry if I am skeptical of that post...
Sorry if I am skeptical of that post...
I agree, something just doesn't add up.
Update:
So, the night before Thanksgiving I was in my bedroom with my GF and we were watching a film. At about 8pm the doorbell rings and I go open the door. My GF stays in my bedroom and continues watching the film.
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Sorry if I am skeptical of that post...
I agree, something just doesn't add up.
And I find myself in agreement with both of you. Yes. The devil is in the detail.......and the detail.....is elaborately woven.
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And I find myself in agreement with both of you. Yes. The devil is in the detail.......and the detail.....is elaborately woven.
A question has been asked by many who posted on this thread, over the weeks this particular thread has run and run, to the OP, and it is this: What attempt, if any, has he (and/or his room mates) made to notify the relevant authorities (college authorities, police, to give two examples of what might constitute the 'relevant authorities') that the "Disappeared Roommate" has actually disappeared?
This is the question to which I would be interested hear an answer, in whatever detail the OP wishes to supply.
Hey,
I'll answer this. We've done very little in attempting to realistically locate our "missing" ex-roommate. I've done the most in creating this thread and attempting to contact the leas holder in Africa and speaking with the landlord... and even that is very little. My roommates have done less; to them this isn't even an issue. He just left. Here we are almost three months later, now having been settled here and with a new roommate that'll have been here for a month, sleeping on this previous "missing" roommate's bed so as to not rid anything of his. In the past months it took almost 90 days for someone to come and ring the doorbell that even knew him, and it happens to be some drugged up kids. We told them to give us their number, but both of them said they didn't have phones. At the time this evening my primary concern was making sure they didn't come in, considering my GF was here.
This isn't about his possessions or anything alike, considering even since this thread was created none of his items have been used. His bike has never been taken out, his books are all still there, including guitar, bass, keyboard etc that are in storage. All of which haven't been used, with the exception of turning on the TV in the bedroom to watch the election results weeks ago.
I can only hope that this roommate that has been gone for so long stops by and talks to us, or at least call us.. because none of us are mad that he just disappeared; we'll be glad to give him his stuff. We just wanna communicate with him directly and not have other randoms come in through here.
When these friends of his showed up asking to see his stuff you should have told them to leave and come back with the roommate. If he doesn't care about his stuff why would he send them to investigate for him. They have no legal right to be there, unless they have a court order or something signed by the missing roommate.