[Medusa]

We all know bizarre behavior comes with the territory of MLC, and we all know they feel entitled to whatever they feel entitled to. We know they say really weird stuff. But I don't recall there being a thread focusing on the strange things they take when they move out or for whatever reason stop by our homes.

So, let's have a little fun.

Here's what triggered this thread:

This morning I suddenly realized my mop bucket has vanished.

Yep. You read that right.

He was here less than 2 weeks ago, and it keep the bucket near where his stuff piled. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that it "somehow" wound up in his truck.

When he first moved out, he took the large bottle of ibuprofen. I was mad when I discovers it gone. Now I figure he probably needed to to deal with OW. M    

About a year ago, he had come by for something and took a bottle of lighter fluid. Really? You didn't even buy that you cheap jerk!

And now the mop bucket.

Next?

[nah]

My husband left without taking one thing....not one.

I swear if I didn't pack his bags, he would have just bought new clothes.

He left tools, music equipment, all the furniture (some stuff was his grandfathers, I still have it).

He left a bicycle that I gave to a friend, the friend looked it up.  It was worth between 3-4 thousand dollars.  Husband never asked for it.

His golf clubs are still here, I told him to get them whenever he wants, they are in the outside shed.  He could pick them up when I'm not around.  They are still there.  Again, his grandfathers putter is in there, that's the only reason I didn't throw it out. 

Everything else I either use (like his tools) or I got rid of it.

Some just want to run w/o taking anything.

[Absolutely Fabulous]

Mine took the furniture that we left behind and put it in storage. We didn't want it, but his reasoning? That the girls would want it someday.

Of course he took:

-HS yearsbooks, but left his diploma and degree.
-His hiking backpack, and then claimed that it was stolen.
-His Embassy flag.
-Left his father's hat that he gave him before he died.

Other than that, he left a bunch of stuff that got stolen when the house got foreclosed on and broken into. Our house also got trashed in that time. So, they really do need their heads examined.

[lawprofessor]

Genius came for a visit once.  He wanted to see the dogs he said.  Through the window I saw him pilfering the pantry.  In his bag he hid 5 new tubes of toothpaste.  I walked inside and asked him what he was doing.  He screamed, "they're mine and I'll take them if I want."  Ummm no you won't.  This isn't Wal-Mart.  I put them back on the shelf after explaining to him that the five tubes he purchased several years before we're long gone. 

We spent a few thousand a piece in court litigating the great toothpaste theft a few months later. 

But he left thousands in books, furniture, clothes, artwork and of course to this day we still have joint financial accounts worth over $100,000 that he has never taken my name off. 

He is surely a genius!

[nah]

Mine left a huge bag (I'm talking thousands of pills) of un-prescribed Viagra. 

That must have put a damper on things for a while.

I gave them out like they were Tic-tacs at work. 

[lawprofessor]

Speechless....

You gave them out at work? !

Speechless again...

Mine never would admit he needed them.  Once to hurt me he told me he didn't need them with OW.   I laughed and said, give it time.  According to all rumors Willy is currently on strike.   

[barbiedoll]

On the day that I finally told my husband to leave ...he left in about 8 minutes flat . HE TOOK NOTHING . He did not even take his medication for diabetes or blood pressure .. NOTHING . He just got in his truck and went to a motel . The next morning he called me . I did not answer . He text me .. " hi!  Want me to bring you a coffee ?" ( WTF?)  NO . I know that for the 1st few weeks he came in and out .. took work related items off his desk , got his mail. NEVER did he take clothes, tools , golf clubs .. NOTHING . I changed the locks . That was that .. he never said a word .

[nah]

Speechless....

You gave them out at work? !

It's a fun job. 

Mine left his BP meds too.  He had my daughter meet him up the street for the handoff.

Once he left he couldn't even drive down the street.

[patience.of.a.saint]

Mine wanted his old leaky tent. We have a nice new one that he never mentioned. He's building a camper because he said he never wanted to sleep in a tent again, so he really doesn't need a tent at all.

He took all his clothes, but BROUGHT BACK the favorite sports team shirts. Those are still in my closet.

He left behind all his boxed up memories from his son's childhood.

[Reallytrying]

Mine took very little when he left.  Most of his clothes are still here but he did take the toilet brush from the downstairs bathroom (strange).  Whenever he comes to visit now though he takes oranges - I guess there is no fruit in his apartment?