Re: Messing
Sadly this kind of cr@p exists more and more ...
I recall a certain Mess EGM when the DPMC asked the mess members to vote for some new cutlery for use by the top table only, at DI nights. It was so expensive the the mess could only afford about 24 sets!
I raised an objection on the grounds that;
1) I had no key for my room door and was unable to lock it.
2) The wall paper on my ceiling (yes, ceiling!) was peeling and hanging down in 3 places.
3) My hot water was brown.
A tirade of abuse followed and we didn't buy the spoons!
It would seem that the cost of refurbishing all those 1950s messes with shared en-suite bathrooms etc has been to cut back in other areas.
Answer (sadly) - move out. Rent, buy, share.
ps. I refer to a time when leaving my room unlocked was not a issue on 2 counts; I had nothing worth nicking, and no-one seemed really inclined to wander around the mess thieving. Unlike a certain OM, that has been rumoured to have had all its Christmas Draw prizes 'lifted' from reception before the draw !!!!!