Ding Dong the bum is gone...which old bum...the basement bum

[greenbriar]

Moved out today...key back and everything.

For the first time in six years we have our gameroom back.

The bum has been with us the last three. Really he can be a great guy. He was best man at our wedding 20 years ago and hubby's best friend, but has really had a not so great life. This last time, he had no where else to turn so we took him in, but today he moved out!!!!!



Before that hubby's brother stayed with us and sometimes his (now x) wife and kids off and on.

It is time for us to have our house back.

I am so very happy.

[whistler162]

1. Cool... a vacancy!

I will be over on Monday!;)

[greenbriar]

3. haha

nope never again...we did our christian duty many times over. We won't be doing it again

[greenbriar]

14. you all won't have to hear about this again now~

but thanks for your ear during this mess

[Capn Sunshine]

2. Good for you

Now, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES allow anyone else back in there! If you must let someone crash at your place, Get a nice fold out couch but put it in the living room.

It's a little more obvious to temp guests if they have to fold up their bed every morning.

[whistler162]

4. Nope get a inflatable mattress and put a slow leak in it.....

[greenbriar]

5. not necessary...NO one is moving in

at all

[Capn Sunshine]

15. Oh sure, you say that NOW.....

but everyone knows what a softie you are :P

[greenbriar]

16. USED to be

but we have been so taken advantage of while all we were trying to do was to help


we have been burned....

never again...

[csziggy]

26. LOL! That may not work - a guest burnt a hole in our inflatable mattress

And went out (at 4 AM to WalMart) and bought us a new one. He stayed another three weeks. <sigh>

[kayakjohnny]

6. Kudos, but once again... I prefer the term cellar hobo for nostalgic reasons.

And btw, I still have a dupe key.

Just sayin!.

Oh, and it was 5 years and 6 months.

Let's be accurate.

PS... There's a real surprise behind that old sofa.

But you ain't heard it from me.

[greenbriar]

17. hehe. Sorry

but the bum was only here 3 years...


hubby's brother and his on again off again wife were here for a while, they got evicted when she was 8 months pregnant. They lived here for a while and when she left him, he stayed on for a while.

He is now serving in Iraq, they are divorced and both have new significant others,

[Gold Metal Flake]

7. Change the locks.

Just do it. Don't think about it.

[greenbriar]

8. probably a very great idea

hubby mentioned it today as well.

[ulysses]

21. much agreed.

An old friend moved out of our basement last month. I changed the locks yesterday.

[JohnnyLib2]

9. Glad to hear it!

And here's hoping that less stress = less physical distress.

[greenbriar]

10. I can already feel the weight lifted off us

I mean, I don't mind helping those in need, but when they take advantage of you, it changes things. You start to resent every little thing they do.

[Texasgal]

11. Thank GOODNESS!!!

You and hubby should go down and do the "nasty" and reclaim your space!!! :P

[greenbriar]

12. oh, we have to scour the room first~

and replace the mattress. dude was a slob

[Texasgal]

13. there's always the floor

or the top of the washing machine!!! :evilgrin:

[whistler162]

19. Throw out not replace.

If you replace it they will visit.

[grasswire]

18. so where did he go?

we oughta know that, after all this time we've been hearing about the guy.

[greenbriar]

22. he moved in with a friend he met at his new job

he is a meat cutter at a grocery chain. He met a buddy and they hit it off and like to do the same things....drink ect.

He is there now because he needed to leave here.


Let him sponge off the buddy and disrespect his requests, it is out of my hair now!

[alphafemale]

24. So he didn't stay sober?

That's too bad. Since this is the case, change the lock as quickly as you can. And be prepared to be called all sorts of names other than a "kind, generous soul," if his current situation falls apart and he comes back to your door.

[femmocrat]

20. Great news, greenbriar!

Now convert that gameroom into anything but a guest bedroom, OK?

:bounce:

[greenbriar]

23. it is back to a game room

no bed, but a couch instead. Got all our systems hooked back up and I even have an area to scrapbook

[Forkboy]

25. No comment other than I'm glad you're happy.

[Withywindle]

27. Put a broom behind the door.

Old wives' tale says that helps ward off unwanted guests.

[raccoon]

28. Glad to hear it. Change the locks immediately.

You might think about renting that room to someone, like a student--if somebody is staying in it, at least you might as well get some rent out of them. :-)

[Bertha Venation]

29. WOO HOO!

Congratulations!