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Swede who spent 28 years vacuuming in the nude to be evicted
A sweep-silly Swede is being turfed out of his studio apartment following complaints from hard-pressed neighbours upset about his gratuitous vacuum cleaner usage – and nude laundering. A judge in Sweden has finally given the landlord of the flat in Linköping, southern Sweden the green light for him – after 28 years of trying …
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Friday 17th June 2016 18:07 GMT DNTP
The Dream
Look, half the point of a studio apartment is having the faculties to live 100% of your personal life naked, without having to worry about being judged in your own domestic situation by small minded roommates and your family.
Partial conflict-of-interest disclosure statement: I live in a studio apartment
Full disclosure: No you don't want to know that, but it's a lot like that "Guardians of the Galaxy" line about a blacklight and Jack Pollack paintings.
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Friday 17th June 2016 18:15 GMT MonkeyCee
Typical landlord
I'm amused by the typical landlord response to the leaky shower. Obviously you're using it wrong, it could never be poorly maintained. Usually followed by "previous tenant never had any issues with it".
Not bothered about the nudity (unless he was wanking in public or some such), your home, your castle, no-one needs to watch.
The hours of vacuuming and loud music is a dick move, certainly in an apartment.
If you're looking to annoy your neighbours, then don't play your music loud, just make sure it's *just* loud enough for them to hear, and then leave the same song on repeat. For a fortnight.
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Monday 20th June 2016 19:15 GMT martinusher
Re: Typical landlord
Thirty years and no maintenance? The landlord is busy hanging himself. Showers have to be regularly inspected and maintained, the seals leak. Vents and vent fans don't last for ever as well.
The landlord should count their blessings as well -- most landlords would welcome a tenant that kept the place clean. This one's a bit obsessive -- five hours a day cleaning is a bit OTT -- but with a bit of tweaking of the apartment decor and the application of some psychology it should be possible to satisfy both his needs and keep the neighbors happy.
PS -- I don't dislike my neighbors but if I did I'd really like to try the subliminal music trick.....see how long they last.
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Friday 17th June 2016 20:24 GMT Gray
Re: Washing in the buff..
Boots required while prancing buff about the freezing balcony; jumping about warms the bod whilst flopping willy is a sore point. Freeze-dried sheets are real, but cautious removal from line was required lest they snap and break. Kid brother & I were admonished by mom during sub-zero mountain valley winter laundry retrieval. We did break a sheet. Others, we stood 'em on edge near the stove until they thawed & sagged. Dry, all of 'em, when they thawed.
We had no shower. Splashing about in galvanized round laundry tub was discouraged; it made a helluva puddle on the floor in front of the pot-bellied living room stove. Closest neighbors were one-half mile away. Neither peeked on t'other during bath evenings (Saturdays).
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Friday 17th June 2016 22:14 GMT Bloodbeastterror
Noise?
I'm not sure which is the major complaint here. My first thought was "Who cares if the guy chooses to Hoover in the nude?" but then I wondered if nudity was just an ancillary point. Many of us have lived in flats, and the one life-quality-destroyer is noise, especially if it's loud music. Nudity? My body has neck and eye muscles to avoid unpleasant sights, like the switch I have on my TV.
So my initial "Meh..." was amended to "What a prick", although I don't think it's clear from the article if this was middle-of-the-night annoyance or just over-sensitive neighbours.
Balance of probabilities - I'll go with the neighbours.
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Sunday 19th June 2016 17:59 GMT Alan Brown
Re: Noise?
"So my initial "Meh..." was amended to "What a prick", although I don't think it's clear from the article if this was middle-of-the-night annoyance or just over-sensitive neighbours."
I spent some time in a flat in Finland. Some sounds carry through the block.
Like the guy on the top floor who would pee noisily at 1am.
People tended to respect others and keep noise levels down, but there's always someone who doesn't care what his neighbours think - and a lot of these places have the balconies facing inwards towards an atrium, so hanging out clothing in the altogether means there's a large audience who cannot unsee what has been seen.
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Friday 17th June 2016 23:43 GMT adam.hampton
Poor Germaphobe!
It sounds like the elderly man doesn't like germs, dust, or dirt on anything...including himself, and goes to all measures to eradicate all the nasties! And instead of asking him politely, or helping him find alternative measures to cleaning his house without the over-exposure, they have gone the other way, and feel even though he's lived there for almost three (3) decades, it's now time that he leaves. I think that's a little harsh. Most likely, he has out-tenured any of the other residents. He's only playing the music loud as a courtesy to all the vacuuming that's going on.
It's the germaphobe's life. Maybe a medical treatment would be better than kicking him to the curb. After all, most homeless people have medical issues that need proper treatment, not exile.
And for the nudity, just don't look. It's the same if you walk by an adult store with toys and trinkets in the window. If you're not interested in buying the merchandise (i.e., the gentleman's twig and berries), then eyes front, and keep on moving.
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Saturday 18th June 2016 19:59 GMT owlstead
Silent vacuum cleaner
Meh, I'd just given him an UltraSilencer (Electrolux vacuum cleaner). I can play my music at normal noise levels with that thing on. The only problem is explaining to others using it is that YES it is on and - no - you don't want to use the max setting on carpet (cause it sucks itself to the floor if you do that).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
