I feel bad for my sister.

armandos_girl · October 2010

She and her FI have put so much time and effort into planning the wedding. They wanted to do a casual get-together the day before at a city park in lieu of an actual rehearsal dinner.

The problem is that FI currently lives with a roommate (and roomie's GF) and their fridge and kitchen is disgusting. It was bad when I was there for the shower in August, so much so that I worried about putting the cake in the fridge because it smelled so bad (not to mention it was stuffed to the brim). I had to do dishes and clean one area of the kitchen just to do the limited menu for the shower. Apparently it's gotten worse. Her FI avoids going home and when I talked to them yesterday he joked that they contemplated making a YouTube video of the kitchen and the massive amount of flies in it. Ick!

My sister lives out of town, so her kitchen is out. I sent her an email and told her to just say the word and DH and I will spend $10 on cleaning supplies and knock it out in an hour and then fix all the food for them (this is the other problem, neither she nor her FI are used to cooking for large numbers of people, DH and I do it all the time). I really hope she takes me up on the offer and doesn't stick to her guns just because she doesn't want to put us out or wants to do everything herself.

I haven't heard back from her yet. :crosses fingers:

Mysterious_wife · October 2010

How can no one clean the kitchen? That is gross.

YoLinds28 · October 2010

I hope she takes you up on the offer. It's awfully nice of you two to do that.

staycee · October 2010

I don't understand why her FI doesn't step up and clean the damn kitchen himself? I'm getting that it's probably the 2 roomies who make all the mess, but still - step up and take care of it. Then you and your DH can come in and cook.

armandos_girl · October 2010

Mysterious_wife:
How can no one clean the kitchen? That is gross.

It was bad, MW. Food left on plates and in pots that had been sitting out for God knows how long. It was all I could do not to gag when I was there. The whole place smells like rotten cabbage. I imagine it must look like something off of hoarders by now.

armandos_girl · October 2010

staycee:
I don't understand why her FI doesn't step up and clean the damn kitchen himself? I'm getting that it's probably the 2 roomies who make all the mess, but still - step up and take care of it. Then you and your DH can come in and cook.

He used to, but it would be back to the way it was less than a day later. And right now, he is working roughly 50-60 hours a week so he's rarely home.

Mysterious_wife · October 2010

armandos_girl:
staycee:
I don't understand why her FI doesn't step up and clean the damn kitchen himself? I'm getting that it's probably the 2 roomies who make all the mess, but still - step up and take care of it. Then you and your DH can come in and cook.
He used to, but it would be back to the way it was less than a day later. And right now, he is working roughly 50-60 hours a week so he's rarely home.

Fukc cleaning. Throw all the *** in the trash and then clean the counter tops.

murphyec · October 2010

Mysterious_wife:
Fukc cleaning. Throw all the *** in the trash and then clean the counter tops.

my thoughts exactly

armandos_girl · October 2010

Mysterious_wife:
armandos_girl:
staycee:
I don't understand why her FI doesn't step up and clean the damn kitchen himself? I'm getting that it's probably the 2 roomies who make all the mess, but still - step up and take care of it. Then you and your DH can come in and cook.
He used to, but it would be back to the way it was less than a day later. And right now, he is working roughly 50-60 hours a week so he's rarely home.
Fukc cleaning. Throw all the *** in the trash and then clean the counter tops.

That's pretty much my plan. Throw it all out, douse the place in Clorox Anywhere, run the dishwasher and wash anything else with the hottest soapiest water I can find.

I guess I was just thinking it would help them out and they could blame us after we're gone if the roommate threw a shiit fit (though it would be fun to be there for that).

BravoBravo · October 2010

Does she have any friends that she could ask to use their kitchen?

Yuck!!!

Mysterious_wife · October 2010

armandos_girl:
Mysterious_wife:
armandos_girl:
staycee:
I don't understand why her FI doesn't step up and clean the damn kitchen himself? I'm getting that it's probably the 2 roomies who make all the mess, but still - step up and take care of it. Then you and your DH can come in and cook.
He used to, but it would be back to the way it was less than a day later. And right now, he is working roughly 50-60 hours a week so he's rarely home.
Fukc cleaning. Throw all the *** in the trash and then clean the counter tops.
That's pretty much my plan. Throw it all out, douse the place in Clorox Anywhere, run the dishwasher and wash anything else with the hottest soapiest water I can find.
I guess I was just thinking it would help them out and they could blame us after we're gone if the roommate threw a shiit fit (though it would be fun to be there for that).

Screw running the dish washer. Throw all plastic in the trash. It holds spores in the pores. (hehe the rhymed) If it is a pot or pan, you could put it in the dishwasher, but there is no way in hell I would clean the pans. Throw it all away dishes included. You don't need to be in the environment with mold. Make sure you wear gloves and a mask.

staycee · October 2010

yeah, toss it all. How much could they really be using it if nothing is ever cleaned. Chances are they wont miss it.

armandos_girl · October 2010

I'll definitely have gloves and a mask, if DH even lets me in the house that is. He might have me do the grocery shopping while he does the cleaning. And there is no way in hell I'm letting Gabe in that house, even after the kitchen is clean. I'll take him with me shopping or my mom can watch him (she hasn't seen him since June, I doubt it will take much arm twisting, lol).

weelass24 · October 2010

Toss everything in a big garbage bad and deposit in their bedroom.

armandos_girl · October 2010

weelass24:
Toss everything in a big garbage bad and deposit in their bedroom.

I'm not sure they would notice. Her FI said they've taken over the basement (which has a back door onto their patio) and that he was going to have to go around the building to get to his grill because he couldn't get to the patio door.

At least the good news is that I think her FI is getting out of his portion of the lease after the wedding. I'm going to be sorely tempted to make an anonymous call to the apt manager once I know he is out of there.

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