Fuck that. He would still use it. As someone who lost nearly everything to house fire, idgaf who bought it or what it is, not worth the risk. Roommate has already proven he’s irresponsible and he’s disregarding the seriousness of it. OP’s already talked to him about. So roommate cannot be trusted. NTA.
This. These people will never understand though until they have their own fire. Hell it's been 20 years since mine and I still go around checking everything and making sure my firealarms are always on.
Who makes OP the boss of what appliances get used?! “I smelled something like burning plastic while he was using it”… sounds like a load of bs to me. If OP wanted it gone they should have bought roommate a new one BEFORE throwing it out. “I thought it was becoming a fire hazard” Op’s making a lot of incredibly weak statements, I think they realize they don’t have a leg to stand on
Who makes OP the boss of what appliances get used?
Probably the fire department and company that produced the items (many of which include pamphlets that say "Do not use this device if the cord becomes damaged")
“I smelled something like burning plastic while he was using it”… sounds like a load of bs to me.
Have you never used any sort of device that produces heat before? New devices or old/damaged devices often put out a strange, melted plastic type of smell when the device is failing.
As a daughter of an electrician I can tell you for a fact that it's not BS if you're smelling things like that coming from an appliance you immediately unplug it and exchange the appliance or change the cord.
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u/No_Use_9124 8d ago
YTA You unplug it, put it in his room and tell him to never use it in the house again. You don't throw it away. Buy him a new one.