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A young man has revealed his frustration and fear after his roommate continually endangers his life by leaving the gas stove on.
Diego* recently shared that he wants to break his lease and move out because his roommate constantly leaves the stove on, filling his apartment with gas.
‘For more than a year I have come home reeking of gasoline. [My roommate] and his girlfriend doesn’t even smell it. Every time I cook I have to go in afterwards to check the stove and it causes me immense stress,” she wrote on Reddit.
‘I’m even afraid to go home for fear of going in and smelling gasoline again. I feel a lot of anger towards him.’
The roommate left the stove on again recently, and Diego shared that it was “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
A man wants to break his lease because his roommate constantly leaves the stove on.
He texted his former friend informing him of the problem, but the other man didn’t seem to realize the severity.
‘Hey, I think I’m feeling pretty insecure about how often the gas and burner are left on. This has been going on for over a year now. If it happens again, I will have to contact the apartment to try to terminate the contract early. “I can’t stand this anymore,” the text said.
The housemate simply replied, ‘Okay. If it comes to that, let me know.”
Diego provided more information about the situation in his post.
‘I’m exaggerating? I’m super angry at his complete lack of responsibility, his apathy regarding this issue, and even though he sometimes apologizes when it happens, he continues to do so so his “sorry” means nothing to me and I don’t trust him.
I’ve already had him and I don’t even consider him a friend anymore. We were very close before we moved in together. Now I know that living with friends is a bad idea.
“I feel like I can’t be friends with someone who continually shows disrespect for my life, my cat’s life, our neighbors’ lives, and our apartment.”
Many criticized the roommate for his negligent behavior and one of them offered a temporary solution in the meantime.
‘Maybe try getting a gas detector/alarm. They are extremely loud, so I don’t see your roommate choosing to ignore them. It might help you check that the burners are off,” one suggested.
Others urged Diego to move as soon as possible.
‘I would have ripped my roommate a new one for this. This is irresponsible and life-threatening. I would also be trying to get out of the lease,” one woman wrote.
‘I have experienced a house fire caused by a gas leak. Leave now before you lose everything,’ warned another.
‘I’m so paranoid about leaving a candle on or my curling iron plugged in when I leave the house. I could only imagine having to worry about another adult blowing up my house or suffocating. “It would make a knot in my stomach,” said another.
*Names have been changed for privacy reasons.