Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Flat Politics - BE A LITTLE BITCH THEN

ok, here is the issue as i see it.
we have 3 flatmates on a limited, relatively low income.
Then we have the 3 flatmates with the relatively high income.

for example, the low income flatmates have $600 per month to live on.
thats 150 per week.
less 100-120 for living costs (rent, basic expenses etc)
so that leaves 30

Now, the high income have 1000+ per month.
thats 250 per week
less 150-165 leaves 100-85

now, lets add in a bonus charge because flatmates used to much power this month....
thats an extra $15 each...

For low income flatmates, thats (=>)50% of their weeks income gone...
for high income flatmates, thats (=>)15%

now, lets say that the high income earners used 70% of the power...
so out of the 90 over, they were responsible for $63 worth of expenses.
thats $27 that the other 3 low income users were responsible for...

now, this is all fine, i get it, its money.
However i know for a fact that the 3 low income earners could not have used 50% of the extra power expense, as they simply do not have enough electrical devices...

my self for example:
these are the things that use power:

Macbook
Mp3 player
Bluetooth headphones
Shaver
Showers
Toaster
Playstation

now, the mp3 player, and bluetooth, both are charged by the macbook... i only shave once a week (yay for being young) and i only shower once a day at the most (normaly once every 2 days).

in the last week, the only thing i have used for cooking is the toaster...
the playstation is unpluged, as another flatmate has his pluged in.

the total cost of having the macbook running 24/7 for a year, is $50.
so i would hardly consider myself a big power user.
Not that i dont have my faults.

the couple only have a tv and laptop between them. their computer is never on, and they dont use their heater much as they are in a small room.



HERE IS THE PROBLEM

when the lower income earners protest paying the extra $15 each, siting that they have no consoles, they dont use the HEATED TOWEL RAIL THAT THE OTHER 2 INSIST ON.
so they protest.
i say i agree with their logic, and they go nuts at me!
telling me, your logic is flawed, their logic is flawed...

so now im getting the cold sholder from some of my flatmates.... who cant even understand it because they dont know what its like to be on low income....

i dont get it!
i dont have an issue with them, but they have an issue with me, so i have an issue with how they are responding....

its just fucking pathetic.

so if that person reads, GROW THE FUCK UP

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ah too damn true man. Money issues are icky. We've got issues with cleanliness. I don't understand how some people can be so calculating when it comes to keeping things clean. For example, I don't get how they can't take the initiative to change the rubbish bag when it's full. Instead it becomes a balancing act until someone (always me) can't stand the bullshit act of balancing trash on top of trash. It takes fucking 15 seconds. And if something misses the bin, they can't even be fucked picking it up and putting it in so it lies there rotting. What the fucccckk..!

Flatties. Pfft.

Macbooks only use $50 a year!? Crazy.

Random in the corner said...

10 points to huei :)

castalnetta said...
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castalnetta said...

. . . nice to know

Cherry ・ チェリー ・ 체리  said...

Yeh that sucks eh. They just don't know cuz unfortunately they don't seem to have been in that situation. Inconsiderate. Hopefully they understood if they read your blog, it's quite clear lol

I recommend borrowing $150 a week from loan, and then working part time as, i know it doesn't work out for the best in the long run but its easier in the time being.My logic is to have fun while studying too.

JAS 35C Gripen Pilot said...

Whoever INSISTS on a heated towel rail is OUT OF THEIR FUCKING MIND.

Not needed and seriously, it does nothing except eat power.

Who gives a SHIT if your towel is warm or at room temperature which is ALREADY at semi-warm temperatures anyway??