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Dear	
  Fabio	
  and	
  Annalina,	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Firstly	
  Barbara	
  and	
  Myself	
  would	
  like	
  to	
  humbly	
  apologise	
  
for	
  leaving	
  the	
  oven	
  on	
  it	
  was	
  my	
  fault	
  entirely	
  and	
  I	
  am	
  deeply	
  sorry	
  that	
  I	
  am	
  
not	
  as	
  perfect	
  as	
  the	
  two	
  of	
  you	
  and	
  unlike	
  yourselves	
  I	
  do	
  sometimes	
  make	
  
mistakes.	
  	
  
It	
  must	
  be	
  so	
  difficult	
  for	
  two	
  people	
  who	
  are	
  totally	
  perfect	
  in	
  every	
  facet	
  of	
  
their	
  being	
  to	
  have	
  to	
  live	
  with	
  mere	
  mortal	
  types	
  like	
  ourselves.	
  As	
  people	
  we	
  
have	
  defects	
  and	
  these	
  can	
  often	
  manifest	
  themselves	
  as	
  careless	
  mistakes.	
  I	
  am	
  
grateful	
  to	
  you	
  for	
  pointing	
  this	
  mistake	
  out,	
  as	
  it	
  is	
  obviously	
  a	
  safety	
  issue.	
  We	
  
are	
  saddened	
  however	
  that	
  you	
  feel	
  you	
  must	
  insist	
  on	
  writing	
  condescending,	
  
arrogant	
  and	
  pretentious	
  notes	
  and	
  then	
  placing	
  them	
  on	
  the	
  fridge	
  and	
  thereby	
  
putting	
  them	
  into	
  the	
  public	
  domain.	
  
So	
  let	
  us	
  just	
  point	
  out	
  a	
  few	
  things	
  to	
  you,	
  which	
  are	
  sure	
  you	
  will	
  in	
  due	
  course	
  
ignore,	
  make	
  excuses	
  for	
  or	
  just	
  scapegoat	
  someone	
  so	
  you	
  don’t	
  have	
  to	
  face	
  
your	
  own	
  shortcomings.	
  So	
  what	
  is	
  the	
  point	
  in	
  highlighting	
  these	
  things?	
  I	
  hear	
  
you	
  ask.	
  Well,	
  since	
  a	
  president	
  has	
  been	
  set	
  for	
  pointing	
  out	
  other	
  people’s	
  
failings	
  and	
  then	
  placing	
  them	
  on	
  the	
  fridge	
  like	
  some	
  sort	
  of	
  self	
  appointed	
  town	
  
clerk,	
  I	
  feel	
  it	
  is	
  my	
  constitutional	
  duty.	
  	
  
	
  
                     • On	
  many	
  occasions	
  we	
  have	
  found	
  the	
  front	
  door	
  open	
  with	
  the	
  catch	
  
                                                 down	
  and	
  the	
  middle	
  door	
  open.	
  This	
  can	
  be	
  very	
  dangerous	
  as	
  people	
  can	
  
                                                 get	
  into	
  the	
  house	
  and	
  steel	
  all	
  our	
  possessions.	
  
                     • The	
  light	
  downstairs	
  is	
  frequently	
  left	
  on	
  despite	
  the	
  fact	
  we	
  have	
  no	
  
                                                 switch	
  for	
  it	
  upstairs.	
  
                     • Almost	
  ever	
  day	
  when	
  we	
  come	
  home	
  from	
  work	
  the	
  kitchen	
  surfaces	
  are	
  
                                                 filthy	
  and	
  covered	
  in	
  breadcrumbs	
  or	
  chocolate	
  sprinkles	
  which	
  we	
  never	
  
                                                 use.	
  This	
  is	
  only	
  if	
  the	
  surfaces	
  are	
  not	
  being	
  used	
  like	
  a	
  garage	
  or	
  a	
  
                                                 workshop	
  presumably	
  because	
  the	
  basement,	
  the	
  shed	
  and	
  the	
  lounge	
  
                                                 aren’t	
  enough	
  room	
  for	
  you	
  to	
  work.	
  Crumbs	
  in	
  the	
  kitchen	
  leads	
  to	
  mice	
  
                                                 getting	
  in	
  and	
  we	
  all	
  know	
  how	
  severe	
  an	
  issue	
  this	
  is	
  in	
  the	
  house	
  (see	
  
                                                 photos)	
  
 
•   The	
  gangway	
  to	
  the	
  front	
  door	
  is	
  constantly	
  blocked	
  by	
  your	
  stuff	
  and	
  there	
  
    is	
  very	
  little	
  room	
  for	
  access,	
  which	
  can	
  be	
  difficult	
  if	
  someone	
  has	
  a	
  big	
  bag	
  
    or	
  something	
  to	
  get	
  out	
  or	
  in	
  the	
  front	
  door	
  and	
  if	
  they	
  come	
  in	
  late	
  this	
  can	
  
    be	
  very	
  disturbing	
  for	
  those	
  trying	
  to	
  sleep.	
  This	
  is	
  also	
  a	
  major	
  safety	
  issue	
  
    as	
  if	
  there	
  was	
  a	
  fire	
  in	
  the	
  house	
  then	
  we	
  all	
  be	
  tripping	
  over	
  your	
  things	
  to	
  
    escape.	
  
•   Your	
  possessions	
  occupy	
  the	
  majority	
  of	
  the	
  communal	
  space	
  yet	
  you	
  pay	
  
    the	
  minority	
  of	
  the	
  rent	
  in	
  the	
  house.	
  (See	
  diagram)

                                            Usage	
  of	
  Comunal	
  Space	
  



                                                                                                                                       Fabio	
  and	
  
                                                                                                                                       Annalina	
  
                                                                                                                                       Andy	
  

                                                                                                                                       Barbara	
  

                                                                                                                                       Claudio	
  




                                                                        Rent	
  



                                                                                                                                         Fabio	
  	
  
                                                                                                                                         Annalina	
  
                                                                                                                                         Barbara	
  
                                                                                                                                         Andy	
  
                                                                                                                                         Claudio	
  




                                                                                                                                                          	
  
    	
  
 
              	
  
      • You	
  make	
  conscious	
  decisions	
  on	
  issues	
  that	
  involve	
  the	
  whole	
  house	
  
              without	
  letting	
  us	
  know	
  anything	
  about	
  it.	
  
      • You	
  make	
  our	
  guests	
  feel	
  un-­‐welcome	
  and	
  they	
  are	
  seldom	
  allowed	
  any	
  
              space	
  to	
  eat	
  or	
  commune	
  pleasantly.	
  	
  
      • On	
  several	
  occasions	
  guests	
  have	
  pointed	
  out	
  that	
  there	
  is	
  hair	
  on	
  the	
  table	
  
              in	
  the	
  lounge,	
  this	
  is	
  neither	
  Barbara’s	
  hair	
  nor	
  mine.	
  This	
  is	
  particularly	
  
              embarrassing	
  when	
  we	
  are	
  forced	
  to	
  feed	
  our	
  guest	
  in	
  the	
  lounge	
  due	
  to	
  
              fact	
  that	
  you	
  insist	
  on	
  setting	
  a	
  table	
  to	
  eat	
  a	
  substantial	
  time	
  before	
  you	
  
              actually	
  do	
  eat.	
  
      • You	
  decided	
  to	
  stop	
  paying	
  towards	
  the	
  communal	
  money	
  (without	
  telling	
  
              us).	
  This	
  lead	
  to	
  me	
  using	
  change	
  from	
  the	
  rent	
  to	
  buy	
  toilet	
  paper	
  and	
  
              kitchen	
  role,	
  I	
  have	
  one	
  receipt	
  that	
  accounts	
  for	
  £6.71(see	
  enclosed)	
  of	
  the	
  
              money	
  but	
  I	
  am	
  afraid	
  to	
  say	
  that	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  have	
  the	
  other.	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  feel	
  this	
  
              should	
  lead	
  to	
  accusations	
  of	
  theft	
  and	
  it	
  saddens	
  me	
  to	
  think	
  that	
  you	
  
              could	
  believe	
  that	
  someone	
  you	
  live	
  with	
  could	
  be	
  trying	
  to	
  short	
  change	
  
              you.	
  On	
  a	
  personal	
  level	
  I	
  do	
  feel	
  deeply	
  insulted	
  by	
  this	
  action.	
  This	
  is	
  
              especially	
  as	
  that	
  month	
  I	
  paid	
  the	
  rent;	
  I	
  paid	
  the	
  Council	
  Tax	
  and	
  I	
  Paid	
  
              the	
  electricity	
  all	
  of	
  which	
  befitted	
  you	
  in	
  some	
  way.	
  Then	
  I	
  come	
  home	
  
              find	
  you	
  are	
  accusing	
  me	
  of	
  theft	
  and	
  telling	
  me	
  they	
  don’t	
  feel	
  appreciated	
  
              and	
  don’t	
  want	
  to	
  contribute	
  on	
  a	
  communal	
  fund	
  which	
  we	
  all	
  agreed	
  on,	
  
              well	
  thanks	
  a	
  lot!	
  
      • When	
  we	
  did	
  communally	
  buy	
  toilet	
  paper	
  the	
  toilet	
  role	
  was	
  never	
  
              changed	
  and	
  for	
  a	
  long	
  time	
  I	
  believed	
  no	
  one	
  else	
  knew	
  how	
  to	
  change	
  a	
  
              toilet	
  roll.	
  
      • I	
  arranged	
  a	
  meeting	
  to	
  discuss	
  the	
  renewing	
  of	
  the	
  contract	
  and	
  other	
  
              communal	
  house	
  matters	
  that	
  we	
  all	
  agreed	
  should	
  take	
  place	
  on	
  Sunday	
  
              early	
  evening	
  as	
  we	
  agreed	
  it	
  was	
  the	
  best	
  time	
  for	
  everyone.	
  We	
  were	
  at	
  
              home	
  at	
  1630	
  and	
  were	
  available,	
  as	
  were	
  you	
  as	
  we	
  were	
  all	
  in	
  the	
  
              kitchen	
  so	
  you	
  had	
  ample	
  opportunity	
  to	
  discuss	
  any	
  issues	
  the	
  two	
  of	
  you	
  
              had	
  between	
  the	
  two	
  of	
  us	
  without	
  having	
  to	
  involve	
  other	
  people	
  in	
  
              matters	
  relating	
  to	
  the	
  four	
  of	
  us.	
  
              	
  
             It	
  is	
  with	
  deep	
  regret	
  that	
  you	
  have	
  forced	
  us	
  into	
  having	
  to	
  write	
  this	
  letter	
  
as	
  it	
  is	
  not	
  usually	
  the	
  level	
  of	
  communication	
  we	
  would	
  lower	
  ourselves	
  to.	
  
When	
  you	
  share	
  a	
  house	
  with	
  other	
  people	
  it	
  is	
  important	
  that	
  people	
  can	
  
compromise.	
  I	
  do	
  not	
  feel	
  that	
  you	
  understand	
  the	
  concept	
  of	
  this.	
  In	
  the	
  past	
  
your	
  notion	
  of	
  coming	
  to	
  a	
  compromise	
  has	
  consisted	
  of	
  repeating	
  something	
  
over	
  and	
  over	
  again	
  until	
  everybody	
  agrees	
  with	
  it.	
  This	
  is	
  not	
  how	
  compromise	
  
works.	
  	
  
             Most	
  grievances	
  and	
  minor	
  quibbles	
  which	
  inevitably	
  exist	
  when	
  more	
  than	
  
one	
  body	
  occupy	
  a	
  space	
  are	
  left	
  unsaid	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  benefit	
  the	
  many	
  rather	
  than	
  
the	
  few.	
  If	
  this	
  equilibrium	
  is	
  not	
  sustained	
  then	
  it	
  leads	
  to	
  anonymity	
  and	
  a	
  lack	
  
of	
  understanding.	
  	
  
In	
  order	
  to	
  highlight	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  contemptible	
  behaviour	
  displayed	
  by	
  the	
  
two	
  of	
  you	
  unfortunately	
  we	
  also	
  seem	
  to	
  have	
  been	
  forced	
  into	
  having	
  to	
  behave	
  
in	
  the	
  same	
  way	
  so	
  you	
  appreciate	
  how	
  utterly	
  deplorable	
  these	
  things	
  can	
  get.	
  
Judging	
  by	
  you	
  sarcastic,	
  patronising,	
  miss-­‐spelled,	
  badly	
  punctuated	
  and	
  
downright	
  rude	
  messages	
  I	
  guess	
  you	
  might	
  see	
  the	
  point.	
  If	
  you	
  don’t	
  then	
  we	
  
will	
  be	
  happy	
  for	
  you	
  to	
  delude	
  yourselves	
  into	
  believing	
  this	
  is	
  all	
  our	
  fault	
  after	
  
all,	
  this	
  seems	
  to	
  be	
  what	
  is	
  most	
  likely	
  to	
  happen.	
  
I	
  just	
  hope	
  that	
  if	
  you	
  live	
  together	
  on	
  your	
  own	
  you	
  may	
  learn	
  that	
  sometimes	
  
you	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  your	
  own	
  actions	
  and	
  admit	
  that	
  you	
  are	
  wrong.	
  
	
  
	
  

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  • 1. Dear  Fabio  and  Annalina,                                                                                  Firstly  Barbara  and  Myself  would  like  to  humbly  apologise   for  leaving  the  oven  on  it  was  my  fault  entirely  and  I  am  deeply  sorry  that  I  am   not  as  perfect  as  the  two  of  you  and  unlike  yourselves  I  do  sometimes  make   mistakes.     It  must  be  so  difficult  for  two  people  who  are  totally  perfect  in  every  facet  of   their  being  to  have  to  live  with  mere  mortal  types  like  ourselves.  As  people  we   have  defects  and  these  can  often  manifest  themselves  as  careless  mistakes.  I  am   grateful  to  you  for  pointing  this  mistake  out,  as  it  is  obviously  a  safety  issue.  We   are  saddened  however  that  you  feel  you  must  insist  on  writing  condescending,   arrogant  and  pretentious  notes  and  then  placing  them  on  the  fridge  and  thereby   putting  them  into  the  public  domain.   So  let  us  just  point  out  a  few  things  to  you,  which  are  sure  you  will  in  due  course   ignore,  make  excuses  for  or  just  scapegoat  someone  so  you  don’t  have  to  face   your  own  shortcomings.  So  what  is  the  point  in  highlighting  these  things?  I  hear   you  ask.  Well,  since  a  president  has  been  set  for  pointing  out  other  people’s   failings  and  then  placing  them  on  the  fridge  like  some  sort  of  self  appointed  town   clerk,  I  feel  it  is  my  constitutional  duty.       • On  many  occasions  we  have  found  the  front  door  open  with  the  catch   down  and  the  middle  door  open.  This  can  be  very  dangerous  as  people  can   get  into  the  house  and  steel  all  our  possessions.   • The  light  downstairs  is  frequently  left  on  despite  the  fact  we  have  no   switch  for  it  upstairs.   • Almost  ever  day  when  we  come  home  from  work  the  kitchen  surfaces  are   filthy  and  covered  in  breadcrumbs  or  chocolate  sprinkles  which  we  never   use.  This  is  only  if  the  surfaces  are  not  being  used  like  a  garage  or  a   workshop  presumably  because  the  basement,  the  shed  and  the  lounge   aren’t  enough  room  for  you  to  work.  Crumbs  in  the  kitchen  leads  to  mice   getting  in  and  we  all  know  how  severe  an  issue  this  is  in  the  house  (see   photos)  
  • 2.
  • 3.  
  • 4. The  gangway  to  the  front  door  is  constantly  blocked  by  your  stuff  and  there   is  very  little  room  for  access,  which  can  be  difficult  if  someone  has  a  big  bag   or  something  to  get  out  or  in  the  front  door  and  if  they  come  in  late  this  can   be  very  disturbing  for  those  trying  to  sleep.  This  is  also  a  major  safety  issue   as  if  there  was  a  fire  in  the  house  then  we  all  be  tripping  over  your  things  to   escape.   • Your  possessions  occupy  the  majority  of  the  communal  space  yet  you  pay   the  minority  of  the  rent  in  the  house.  (See  diagram) Usage  of  Comunal  Space   Fabio  and   Annalina   Andy   Barbara   Claudio   Rent   Fabio     Annalina   Barbara   Andy   Claudio      
  • 5.     • You  make  conscious  decisions  on  issues  that  involve  the  whole  house   without  letting  us  know  anything  about  it.   • You  make  our  guests  feel  un-­‐welcome  and  they  are  seldom  allowed  any   space  to  eat  or  commune  pleasantly.     • On  several  occasions  guests  have  pointed  out  that  there  is  hair  on  the  table   in  the  lounge,  this  is  neither  Barbara’s  hair  nor  mine.  This  is  particularly   embarrassing  when  we  are  forced  to  feed  our  guest  in  the  lounge  due  to   fact  that  you  insist  on  setting  a  table  to  eat  a  substantial  time  before  you   actually  do  eat.   • You  decided  to  stop  paying  towards  the  communal  money  (without  telling   us).  This  lead  to  me  using  change  from  the  rent  to  buy  toilet  paper  and   kitchen  role,  I  have  one  receipt  that  accounts  for  £6.71(see  enclosed)  of  the   money  but  I  am  afraid  to  say  that  I  do  not  have  the  other.  I  do  not  feel  this   should  lead  to  accusations  of  theft  and  it  saddens  me  to  think  that  you   could  believe  that  someone  you  live  with  could  be  trying  to  short  change   you.  On  a  personal  level  I  do  feel  deeply  insulted  by  this  action.  This  is   especially  as  that  month  I  paid  the  rent;  I  paid  the  Council  Tax  and  I  Paid   the  electricity  all  of  which  befitted  you  in  some  way.  Then  I  come  home   find  you  are  accusing  me  of  theft  and  telling  me  they  don’t  feel  appreciated   and  don’t  want  to  contribute  on  a  communal  fund  which  we  all  agreed  on,   well  thanks  a  lot!   • When  we  did  communally  buy  toilet  paper  the  toilet  role  was  never   changed  and  for  a  long  time  I  believed  no  one  else  knew  how  to  change  a   toilet  roll.   • I  arranged  a  meeting  to  discuss  the  renewing  of  the  contract  and  other   communal  house  matters  that  we  all  agreed  should  take  place  on  Sunday   early  evening  as  we  agreed  it  was  the  best  time  for  everyone.  We  were  at   home  at  1630  and  were  available,  as  were  you  as  we  were  all  in  the   kitchen  so  you  had  ample  opportunity  to  discuss  any  issues  the  two  of  you   had  between  the  two  of  us  without  having  to  involve  other  people  in   matters  relating  to  the  four  of  us.     It  is  with  deep  regret  that  you  have  forced  us  into  having  to  write  this  letter   as  it  is  not  usually  the  level  of  communication  we  would  lower  ourselves  to.   When  you  share  a  house  with  other  people  it  is  important  that  people  can   compromise.  I  do  not  feel  that  you  understand  the  concept  of  this.  In  the  past   your  notion  of  coming  to  a  compromise  has  consisted  of  repeating  something   over  and  over  again  until  everybody  agrees  with  it.  This  is  not  how  compromise   works.     Most  grievances  and  minor  quibbles  which  inevitably  exist  when  more  than   one  body  occupy  a  space  are  left  unsaid  in  order  to  benefit  the  many  rather  than   the  few.  If  this  equilibrium  is  not  sustained  then  it  leads  to  anonymity  and  a  lack   of  understanding.    
  • 6. In  order  to  highlight  some  of  the  contemptible  behaviour  displayed  by  the   two  of  you  unfortunately  we  also  seem  to  have  been  forced  into  having  to  behave   in  the  same  way  so  you  appreciate  how  utterly  deplorable  these  things  can  get.   Judging  by  you  sarcastic,  patronising,  miss-­‐spelled,  badly  punctuated  and   downright  rude  messages  I  guess  you  might  see  the  point.  If  you  don’t  then  we   will  be  happy  for  you  to  delude  yourselves  into  believing  this  is  all  our  fault  after   all,  this  seems  to  be  what  is  most  likely  to  happen.   I  just  hope  that  if  you  live  together  on  your  own  you  may  learn  that  sometimes   you  have  to  be  responsible  for  your  own  actions  and  admit  that  you  are  wrong.