Last Straw

Time for another Ray-ism. Do we remember Ray’s reluctance to downsize to one garbage can in the bathroom? Well his bizarre inability to deal with such things has now transferred to the Brita.

I’ve had a 1.5L Brita pitcher for a long time – I purchased it when I first moved out on my own, and it’s been adequate for my H₂O needs thus far. Once Ray moved in, the fridge started to contain both the small Brita, and usually 10-12 500ml bottles of whatever bottled water Ray was drinking that week. (You know, cycling through his earthquake supply, so the water doesn’t get stale…)

About a month ago, the small army of water bottles faded away, and Ray came home with the 5L Brita Behemoth, because we’re “going through a lot of water.” Fair enough. I can understand that. I take my wee Brita, clean it out, and put it away.

Well when I came home yesterday, my wee Brita was sitting on the counter with a note and a piece of cut-out newspaper attached to it. Ray was home, so before I got to read much, he leapt right in with it:

Ray: H-h-h-he-hey Jen
Self: Hi Ray. What’s up?
Ray: Hey, would you mind using your own water jug from now on?
Self: Uhm, ooooo-kaaaaaaaaaay?
Ray: It’s just that, well, I go through a LOT of water. I mean, I fill a bottle I take to school, and I make coffee, and then I drink a lot when I get home… I just need the whole thing to myself.
Self: Uh huh.
Ray: I’m not trying to be difficult or anything – it’s just the realities of my water consumption. And hey, I taped a bunny on your jug with my note! You know, to be friendly!
Self: (Looks closer, and sees that he indeed cut out a bunny from a telus ad and taped it to the front of the pitcher with his note.) Sure Ray. I’ll pick up another filter when I go grocery shopping this week, and get my pitcher going. In the meantime, how about I just use yours, and refill it after I take water out of it. You know, the way the thing was intended to work?
Ray: Ok, sure, that’s fine, thanks for understanding! (totally impervious to the sarcasm that just ricocheted off his thick skull)

I should note here that having lived with wee Brita for so many years, I’m in the habit of filling it every time I pour a glass of water, and that behaviour transferred to Brita Behemoth. Ray’s lack of water is solely due to his own inability to manage the Brita refilling requirements.

It’s a damn good thing he’s outta here soon.

Update: (5:48pm) So he was looking at options for the end of December, and I was informed yesterday that the end of December thing wasn’t working out. I told him in no uncertain terms that was too damn bad, and he is definitely out as of Dec. 31. I was just called “unreasonable.” HAH.

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