Welcome to the neighborhood. Assholes!!

[Daemonik]

Okay, it's 4:30 in the goddamn morning and I should be asleep right now. You can probably guess the reason, but let's get into it anyway.

I have new neighbors. New neighbors who seem to consider 3AM to be prime party time. What part of the fucking world do you come from that being a loud talking bitch, banging doors and slaming your headboard against the wall at 3FUCKINGAM isn't considered being an asshole??? Shit

Oh yeah, they're black.

So of course I'm lying in bed, considering how to best lodge a complaint without getting shot.

Right now, my best idea is putting a small hole [1/16th of an inch] in the walls connecting our apartments and injecting some skunk scent into her place, then sealing the hole on my side. After all, you act like an asshole, you should smell like one.

Any other ideas??

[jwdd27]

Burn a cross on their front lawn?

[Daemonik]

It's an apartment building. It'd be kinda awkward to put on a hood, walk downstairs, light it and then walk back up to my apartment.

But thanks for playing anyhow.

[zwa]

Originally Posted by Daemonik

It's an apartment building. It'd be kinda awkward to put on a hood, walk downstairs, light it and then walk back up to my apartment.

Bah! I do it all the time

[freekobe]

Is them being black relevant??

[spooky]

why do you think they are wrong to be awake at that hour?

consider this:
at that hour, you are at your freeist. theres virtually nothing on television, no bars open, no bowling alleys, no shopping, no traffic, no lines, no theme parks, no movies, no coffe houses, no distractions from personal growth.

except, maybe, a neighbor who isnt free and wants to jam their round pegs into his square life. maybe you are the problem, maybe the square life isnt the one to have, maybe you should seek personal enlightenment and throw off the chains of consumerism, let go of the distractors that keep you from accepting yourself, from seeing your flaws and understanding its those flaws that define you, not your aspirations, not your goals, not your bank account, or car or hair cut.

let go, man. join life, stop being a backgrond element in a play nobody wants to see.

or fight them, and establish your alpha male status, then enforce your will. its a simple choice, really, and both will, to some degree, further yourself.

good luck, and dont be scared to bite.

[Cubby]

I suggest doing what I do. Sleep through it. Since I have to get up at ungodly hours I have to go to bed early. And my roommates are college students who have gotten drunk LITERALLY every night for about six months. Therefore, I choose to simply sleep through it. Maybe you need to be a heavier sleeper? Don't complain! Turn that frown upside down and make it a positive experience! Make it a game! See how many bottles your can hear breaking before you doze off. Perhaps you could pretend the whole thing is a TV show in your head, and make up pictures to go with the dialog? The world is your tacid oyster; suck it down.

[jwdd27]

Originally Posted by spaceboy

The world is your tacid oyster; suck it down. Your my new hero Cubby.

Sorry Spaceboy, it's either my eyes or the screen - what is the DJ in your new avatar saying?

Oh yeah, tacid???

[william]

Just leave them a polite note. I've had issues with neighbors before and a civil discourse has always resolved it. Keep a copy for yourself and write down the date. If that doesn't address it, try once more and then on the third go-round, read your lease and call your landlord.

In NYC there are laws against excessive noise. In fact, many leases require that 80% of one's flooring be carpeted, that no musical instruments be played, and that noise in general not be audible after 10PM.

[Daemonik]

Originally Posted by spooky

why do you think they are wrong to be awake at that hour?

consider this:
at that hour, you are at your freeist. theres virtually nothing on television, no bars open, no bowling alleys, no shopping, no traffic, no lines, no theme parks, no movies, no coffe houses, no distractions from personal growth.

except, maybe, a neighbor who isnt free and wants to jam their round pegs into his square life. maybe you are the problem, maybe the square life isnt the one to have, maybe you should seek personal enlightenment and throw off the chains of consumerism, let go of the distractors that keep you from accepting yourself, from seeing your flaws and understanding its those flaws that define you, not your aspirations, not your goals, not your bank account, or car or hair cut.

let go, man. join life, stop being a backgrond element in a play nobody wants to see.

or fight them, and establish your alpha male status, then enforce your will. its a simple choice, really, and both will, to some degree, further yourself.

good luck, and dont be scared to bite.

Jesus, I'm getting a contact buzz just reading this hippy shite.

How come I'm the one enforcing my will?? Aren't they forcing their will on me?? Just because they want to party at 3AM doesn't give them the right to impose their lifestyle over everyone else's lifestyle.