Houseguest #3

Ok, sit tight. I have no idea how long this is going to get. I need to get this off my chest. Either that or I am going to climb the walls. Mr B has the ability to take in strays. Now, I don't mind the animal kind, but he attracks the human kind. Way back in September of last year I posted about Houseguest #1 here . Then in January, I wrote about Houseguest # 2 here. It has happened again. We have another houseguest and he has been there for the past 2 months. He is a long lost military friend who had to undergo a shoulder op and needless to say, his stay seems to be more of the permanent nature, yet again!!! This man is 44 years old, ex military, ex policeman, ex farm foreman and now looking for gainful employment. He receives a pension from the police force, but that basically covers the maintenance he has to pay for his 3 boys. Now you are probably wondering what the problem is??? Let me put it this way. He has no manners. He farts and burps when and where he pleases. He snores so badly that he is keeping me awake at night. Further to that, he is selfish beyond belief. If you are a regular reader, you will know that I have a pretty full household. What with 6 children, Mr B's cousin(who now has a girlfriend who visits weekends), the 2 of us and Mr Selfish Fart Burp Eat a lot? I normally cook for at least 8 to 10 people at any given meal. Now, my problem is this. For example, Mr SFBE spent the weekend at his girlfriends'. Out of the blue, he arrives yesterday just as we were about to have lunch. Not just him, but he had his 3 boys in tow!!! Not a word of warning that he might be here for lunch. I am ashamed to admit this, but we postponed lunch. We put everything away and carried on watching the Grand Prix. He had to take the children back to their mom and I promise the minute he was out the door, we all ran for the kitchen. Mr B recently went hunting and shot a Springbok and we smoked both the legs of the springbok in our smoker. Now if you know meat, you will know that a Springbok isn't known for its quantity of meat. We carved the meat and all had a fair share and then Mr SFBE returned and served himself a plate of food that would have fed 4 Ethiopian children for at least a week. Not a please or do we mind or has everyone had something to eat, because he put everything that was left over in his plate. We didn't make a big lunch. I made a green salad and potato salad and the smoked meat. I lost it completely. I blasted this man for his selfishness and he just gave me a blank look and said "but I thought you all had finished eating" - So what if we all had, so what if there was still enough meat left for samies!!!! So what if that was going to be supper or toasted samies for breakfast!!!!

That isn't all. He is so untidy. I cleaned his bedroom(actually the cousins's - who is now sharing with the 16 year old) last weekend and packed the wardrobe neat and tidy. It is a mess. It looks worse than the kids' room. Sis man!!! He is careless too. He leaves his painkillers on the bed and we have two toddlers in the house. We have asked him to keep the bedroom door closed but no!!!!! He uses the bathroom and does a number 2. Man o man o man!!!! Then he leaves the door open and the whole house smells so bad that we have to sit outside. He walked into our bedroom the other morning and well, we were sort of busy with something and he just walked right in. No knocking, no asking if he may enter - he just walked right in!!! I thought I was going to die. How can people be so ignorant? I thought Mr B was going to kill him. He blasted him out of the room and mind you that was that for our little bit of privacy.

Their is an upside to this story. He met a girl 17 years younger than him a month ago. They have fallen in love and are moving into a flat this coming weekend. Isn't that wonderful? Love at first sight!!! Who else believes in love at first sight? Come on, don't be shy. Put up your hands. Anyone??? I kinda know this girl and therefore felt it my duty to warn her about some of his antics and that just turned her on more!!! Match made in heaven, don't ya think?