DAROckets, Next time you hear the dogs, walk over there and tell her that you can hear that noise all the way into your living room. Don't be a total ass about it, just let her know in the same way she let you know you were disturbing her. Then, do it every time. It'll be fun. Trust me. -------------------- RM95, I've lived upstairs. I've lived downstairs. Downstairs is the worst (unless, it's moving day). I think people naturally stomp when they walk. They just don't notice it. Unfortunately, you will notice it by living under people. If they (your upstairs neighbor) has a soul, they will learn to walk more lightly. I did, when I was the upstairs-guy. I've never confronted someone being loud. I've either called the apartments, or just cranked up the stereo. I have been confronted for being too loud. If they were respectful, I happily quieted down. If they were an a$$hole, I ignored them.
I was trying to read tonight when I heard frat boys chanting "Texas Fight" across the street. Let me get this straight. A bunch of frat boys standing outside their house in pouring rain. Isn't it too early to get drunk? Damnit, I missed 20 minutes of Family Guy.
The walking doesn't so much bother me (though it is stomping), it was the guy's weight set that bothered me. Dropping a couple of hundred pounds of weights on my ceiling at 4am was just too much for me. I wouldn't have complained if it was just the stomping of feet. I'm thinking of just biting the bullet and buying a house. I can do without these threats to my life and almost constant vandalism to my car. And since the police don't care (even though the guy did admit to my apartment manager that he said what he said) since their only job is to write tickets. What's the point of trying to stop it. The only recourse is to just move.
I live in a house that has wooden floors and my 10 year old daughter,whose all of about 65-70 pounds,sounds like a freakin elephant when she walks through the house.
ROTFLMFAO!!! Damn, RM95, don't ever admit that you are a p***y!! Seriously, I know how you feel. I'm lucky that I live in a house now, but when I lived in an apartment, I always had a loud neighbor. I would only confront him when the noise was so loud that I couldn't fall asleep. Fortunately, I was always lucky that the neighbor didn't realize how loud it was and he would turn it down. I'm the type of person who hates confrontations in person (on the BBS is different, j/k), so it took a lot for me to confront my neighbors in the past. I would try one time to ask them as nice as you can to keep it down. If they don't then you will have to go with drastic measures like calling the Police, etc. But really, go talk to them. I don't think it can hurt and I doubt that, unless they are psychotic, they are going to kick your ass.
RM95: Do not ask these people to turn down the noise unless you are already on friendly terms with them, or unless you do it in a very threatening way (which you apparently won't do, as you are a p***y). Call the cops on them or turn up some offensive music, but you should never just ask the people above you to keep it down. In my experience, they're more likely to just keep it up to spite you. You've got to f* with them more subtle ways. If you're going to be a p***y, then you need to use your brains. Be creative in all the little ways you can make life difficult for them without causing a confrontation. Throw sand on their balcony, after the next storm. Accidentally spill a little cooking oil on the stairway. Buy a Britney Spears CD and blast it just as a counter to their noise. Talk to your floor-level neighbors and get them to file complaints. Just use your imagination... Of course, I am totally wrong in my premise, and you should definitely ask them to please keep it down - and they'll probably try if they're halfway decent human beings - but these are a few things to keep in mind just in case...
I suggest using the BBS as an outlet to unleash your pent-up, wuss-induced rage. Oh wait; you already do.. Seriously, take lessons from Behad. He's been my hero ever since he strongarmed poor Toys-R-Us into giving him a free swimming pool.
At least all you have to deal w/ is noise. I live next to a bunch of f**king UH football players. My girlfriend has a new scooter. She puts the lock on it, and they pick it up and move it. They've put a bunch of scratches on it. I called the police and they wouldn't do anything (even take fingerprints). I talked to the apartment office and those guys had caused a lot of problems for other people too. How did they get punished? We were told they had to run laps. WTF?!! I used to go to all the UH football games, but now I encourage everyone I know to skip them. Like they're really missing anything
Get some sleeping gas, drill a microscopic hole into their apartment, and whenever you want quiet, pump their place full of gas. Yeah...that's the ticket. Or you could just get a house or Duplex. DaDakota
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a p***y in the sense where if someone confronts me, I back down. I've never been in a fight before, but it's not because I've run away from any, it's that I've never had reason to get in one. In fact, I feel sorry for the first person who pisses me off enough for me to feel the need to get violent. They're going down. However, with confrontation over stuff like this, I just can't do it. I don't know why, maybe I don't want to look like a whiny b****, I dunno. I wish I could, but I can't. Da, I am going to take your advice though...thanks.
<B>I live next to a bunch of f**king UH football players. My girlfriend has a new scooter. She puts the lock on it, and they pick it up and move it. They've put a bunch of scratches on it. I called the police and they wouldn't do anything (even take fingerprints). </B> Go paint a big "0-9" in their yard!
shanna, he might as well put "0-11". At this point, I don't think the football players even care. I don't think the student body even gives a ****. goophers, your sign is going to have to be personal. Something like: "the endzone is kryptonite to the houston p*****s"
rm95, let's just flat out take this by the horns. Go upstairs. While you're walking to the door, you need to remind yourself two things: 1) That you are not going to apologize for 'bothering them'. 2) You're not going to take them out to dinner after this conversation. This is very important. Say these simple words to whomever opens the door (do not divert from this dialogue unless it's a really attractive naked woman; jk, be even meaner to him/her if it's a really attractive naked woman. Mean. mean. meaaaaan.): "I live directly beneath you. I came up to watch you fat asses play hopscotch. YOU GUYS ARE THE LOUDEST ******* WALKERS I'VE ENCOUNTERED." It is imperative that you not deviate from this tone. Feel the abruptness. You've immediately registered to these people as 1) hostile 2) slightly odd 3) serious. Now there are a number of ways that this conversation can go. I think that you should follow it up with this next clip: "DO YOU THINK THAT YOU GUYS CAN PUT THE ****ING POGO STICKS DOWN AND WALK LIKE NORMAL HUMANS!?! AGGGHHGH AGGHHGHG AGGHGHGH!!!" You can drop the Sam Kinnison reference, but it is imperative that you stay true to this tone. If you say these words, everything will be fine. They're not going to shoot you. And remember that they can't do anything in the noise sense that you wouldn't be able to retaliate against. Either way, things will get much more fun after you talk to them.
Of course, retaliation from the neighbors can take forms other than more noise. For instance, my neighbor has keyed my car up and down both sides since my noise complaint.
Thanks for the ideas. Right now, though, I think I have a better idea. I'll let you know if anything happens. Oh, I don't think the sign would bother them that much. They don't care that they suck. I heard one of them talking on a cell phone after their last home loss, and he was laughing about it! He thought it was funny. Dumb@sses. Anyways, wish me luck!!!
good point paige, but I don't think anyone should ever cower from demanding basic rights and respect from your neighbors just b/c of possible retaliation. The retaliation makes it fun, but by no means should it sway you one way or the other. Besides I think rm95 drives a pick-up truck. If he wants to become tough, he has to embrace owning a scratched pick-up truck.
