This one speaks for itself, no?
(Thanks to our submitter, Bonnie in Edinburgh.)
related: A review of last night’s performance
This one speaks for itself, no?
(Thanks to our submitter, Bonnie in Edinburgh.)
related: A review of last night’s performance
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#1
Belaani
Nothing like taping the whole array of sounds, buying a jug of cheap wine, invting a bunch of friends over to critique the tape, and sending a copy upstairs. Might not work, but you never know.
Oct 27, 2014 at 4:34 pm rating: 90
#2
Lita
I think we can assume they won’t be missing you.
Oct 27, 2014 at 4:53 pm rating: 90
#3
My name is Princess!
So I creep yeah
Just keep it on the down low
Said nobody is supposed to know
Oct 27, 2014 at 5:07 pm rating: 90
#4
The Beast Among Us
You can hear them breathing through the floor? Really?
Oct 27, 2014 at 5:16 pm rating: 90
#5
schmootc
I can hear my downstairs neighbor snore, so yep.
Oct 27, 2014 at 7:06 pm rating: 90
#6
Wendy Jane
Hate downstairs neighbors who complain about noise. Is the person not supposed to walk around their apartment and live their lives? I not too long ago had a downstairs neighbor tell me repeatedly that he could hear me walking around my apartment in “the middle of the night” – I go to sleep around 11:30pm. He worked the early shift and would wake at 4am and I could hear him shower and walking around until he left around 5:15 am. I could also clearly hear his wife screaming at him all the time during their daily fights. Don’t live in an apartment community and complain about your neighbors.
Oct 27, 2014 at 10:16 pm rating: 90
#7
TRT
Note posted in return…
“You don’t have to put on that red light.”
Oct 28, 2014 at 7:17 am rating: 90
#8
The Elf
The Police will have conduct a Sting to see if they are violating the noise ordinances.
Oct 28, 2014 at 8:06 am rating: 91
#9
Ace of Space
AAAAGGGGGGGHHHH! The earworm!!!
Oct 28, 2014 at 10:28 am rating: 90
#10
Kasaba
On Sunday I heard worrying loud banging sounds from the apartment below me around 6pm. Went downstairs to check it out (lest they be knocking down a load bearing wall), and the guy was actually busy changing the lock on the door and said he would be “10 minutes at most”. I didn’t complain at that point, I just wanted to see what was going on. I was more inclined to complain when they were still hammering and drilling until just shy of 11pm. This is not being courteous to your neighbours.
Also, I can hear the downstairs neighbours (two levels down) through the pipes draining the sink in my bathroom. I suppose they can hear me too. Kinda awkward.
Oct 28, 2014 at 3:01 pm rating: 90
#11
DLW
I live on the third (and thankfully, top) floor of an apartment because I don’t want to be constantly bitchy about someone’s upstairs noise. I purposely asked for a top floor apartment because of this. I also go out of my way to walk softly, keep the tv down, and not slam doors (it shakes the whole damn building). I’m not sure how much the downstairs neighbors appreciate it though, seeing as how they woke me up with a screaming hours-long fight at 2 a.m. recently. -_- I call that guy Mr. Shouty for a good reason. Ugh. People.
Oct 28, 2014 at 3:03 pm rating: 90
#12
JoDa
Heh, a downstairs neighbor (not the one directly below me) recently stomped upstairs to see “what the hell I was doing” after my “door slammed several times and then there was unpermitted maintenance work.” It was 7 PM, I admit I went in and out 4 times in the prior hour (in from work, noticing the problem; out to walk the dog; back from walking the dog; and one more time to see what the problem was), and I was tightening the hinges on my door because they had come a little loose and the door didn’t close smoothly, making it noisy to close. I told her I didn’t need permission to do small maintenance (our bylaws only cover major maintenance, specifically saying no notice is needed (it’s notice, not permission) for “minor maintenance activities conducted by the homeowner that do not require city permits or the use of power tools for more than 1 hour continuously or 3 hours total per day, if conducted outside of quiet hours”), and would she rather my door *need* to be slammed for the next 72 hours while the notice period elapsed? She at least had the decency to apologize, meekly ask how much longer I thought I’d be, and scurry away when I said “I’m done, actually…10 minutes and you don’t have to listen to my door slam anymore (demonstrates that the door now closes quietly)…YOU’RE WELCOME!” I appreciate peace and quiet as much as the next person, but some people need to live FAAAAAAAR away from others.
Oct 28, 2014 at 7:29 pm rating: 90
#13
drew
I just moved into a townhouse to avoid neighbor noise.
Hardwood floors and shoddy materials lead to hearing everything they were doing upstairs.
Here’s some of the worst:
1. If we’re in the bathroom at the same time, hearing him take a piss.
2. Hearing him run up and down his stairs
3. Hearing his tiny little dog make about as much noise as a bucking bronco
4. Then complaining for us playing music at 8:00 PM…
It’s worth the extra money to not deal with this crap.
BTW: I love the line “every bond you break” in the Passive Aggressive note, as if the person downstairs could hear some infidelity occur upstairs.
Oct 29, 2014 at 8:33 am rating: 90
#14
TRT
Sex noise is the worst.
It makes a very heavy thump when you drop it on the coffee table.
Oct 29, 2014 at 9:18 am rating: 90
#15
Raichu
This strikes me as one of the most pointless notes I’ve ever seen here. It’s basically, “we can hear you.”
…okay?
Oct 29, 2014 at 2:31 pm rating: 90
#16
Lita
Clearly this calls for the dude from those super annoying cell phone commercials that aired a few years back (was it Verizon?…)
“Can you hear me NOW?”
Oct 30, 2014 at 11:46 am rating: 90
#17
phoenix
There’s give and take in being neighbors. Let the little things go, and don’t be an arse and make huge noises- or tone it done when asked.
Usually it works, but I’ve got a secret weapon now- a ridiculously adorable bunny. I’ve had bodybuilders who lived upstairs power lifting at 12 am, and I went to talk to them. HUGE dudes came out into the hallway with their game face on.
When I held up this little fluffyball and said “I’m sorry, but the thumping noises are scaring her really bad” they practically fell all over themselves to apologize. And were quiet since.
Oct 31, 2014 at 3:32 pm rating: 90
#18
Jami
Next time I need to write a PAN I’ve got to remember to do it as a parody of It’s Not Unusual.
Oct 31, 2014 at 7:12 pm rating: 90
#19
Haggie
Yeah, who would have known when he or she rented the apartment that the people upstairs weren’t deaf mutes that walked around in fuzzy slippers…
Pay the extra for the top unit or STFU.
Nov 3, 2014 at 3:39 pm rating: 90
#20
SparkyRell
Man, my first apartment was on the top floor and the people below us were the noisy ones. I could hear them whenever they went to the bathroom, which was awkward and when the girl bought a cat, the guy developed a cough the whole block could hear. Someone went to him and asked about the cough and got him to connect the dots and realise that he was allergic.
Right after that was resolved, a family moved in beside us and one of them started using one of those electric hand beaters and a steel bowl (noisy as hell) at two in the morning. They also kept their kid up till midnight, the kid screaming echoed down to the shops and the cops were called loads of times. It was like that till I moved out. You can’t win really.
Nov 3, 2014 at 7:21 pm rating: 90
#21
Madrias
I know, I’m late to the party, but I write from the Middle Apartment.
To those who say “spend more to get the top apartment”: Fuck you. We’ve been here for more than a decade in this apartment. The upstairs here is smaller than our apartment, and the downstairs is only slightly bigger than our apartment. Why should we pay more to get less considering:
We can still hear you when you’re beneath us!
Currently, we’re dealing with an awesome downstairs neighbor (only thing he does that’s loud is occasionally a movie or the radio. That, and his car’s loud, but still, nothing to complain about) and upstairs running a fucking daycare out of the apartment.
Add to that the fact that none of them can walk quietly (and I can say something here. I can be quieter in my work boots at 305 pounds than anyone upstairs is), they love their loud music, and the kid that is actually theirs runs around the house all night screaming… Yeah, we can’t wait until they move.
And no, we’re not moving. We’ve outlasted dozens of neighbors. There’s something to be said about doing one’s own minor maintenance, rather than calling the landlord because you don’t know how to use the pilot light starter button on your water-heater.
Nov 5, 2014 at 7:26 am rating: 90
#22
EpicBoxx
This is the nicest way I have ever seen anyone say ‘shut up! you’re too loud!’ Kudos to the author!
Nov 12, 2014 at 3:46 am rating: 90
#23
humoradda
The person is polite indeed
Nov 12, 2014 at 10:10 am rating: 90
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