Apartment living

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:17 pm

Im sorry what happened now ? Fill me in.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:31 pm

Maybe it's time to take tap dancing lessons? You can practice anytime in your apartment!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:01 pm

I also live in an apartment.. I share your pain..!! :-5 :-5

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:31 pm

CARLA wrote: I also live in an apartment.. I share your pain..!! :-5 :-5
I live in a single-story, but the guy next door plays thump-thump-thump music at odd times.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:41 pm

Well I live in a house with a noisy neighbour, he's a nice guy but has a tool shed and is a real handy man, he can't help getting out his power tools, dust from his circular saw comes over. He loves his garden to death and mows the grass every week, then does the edges with his noisy whipper snipper, Did I mention he also has barky dogs that I'v complained about twice.

I think it's probably just as noisy for me with him next door. As far as the vacuuming goes I get into trouble from my kids for getting it out on Saturday morning and doing the hall way outside their rooms, my Mum did that to me when I was growing up too.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:04 pm

I'm so thankful I no longer live in an apartment... or have neighbours nearby... sorry! Well look on the bright side... at least you'll save on your heating bill being on the second floor rather than the first or the top...

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:13 am

Orangesox1, maybe, you and I should get our neighbors together. Is your neighbor single? My landlord lives right next-door, and she sounds to be pretty much a female counterpart of your neighbor!

I used to live in an apartment complex in Philadelphia. My apartment was right over the laundry room, so not only did I hear the machines running, the opening and slamming of the washer and dryer doors at all hours -- but all of the apartments' gossip. At 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, sometimes drunk tenants would be down there doing laundry while I'm trying to sleep. My bedroom was right over them. Their voices and conversations and carrings-on would echo through the vent that led into my bedroom. Sometimes the heating unit for the building got noisy, too. The whole building would echo with it. I completely understand how you feel.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:12 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I live in an apartment that's second floor of three stories. I get to listen to not only the first floor, but the third. I'm a cranky middle aged woman and I complain about everything.

What was your question again?

Im not sure Im following you. Please talk slower.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:21 am

orangesox1 wrote: Well I live in a house with a noisy neighbour, he's a nice guy but has a tool shed and is a real handy man, he can't help getting out his power tools, dust from his circular saw comes over. He loves his garden to death and mows the grass every week, then does the edges with his noisy whipper snipper, Did I mention he also has barky dogs that I'v complained about twice.

Augh! I HATE that. I feel sorry for you, having a neighbor who keeps his home in decent repair and his yard neat. *crosses arms fuming*

:rolleyes:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:36 am

I wonder if the hamburger whore with crappy toys is tormenting the little children in Australia ?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:44 am

Nomad wrote: I wonder if the hamburger whore with crappy toys is tormenting the little children in Australia ?
Ronald? Of course. They've probably got a repel-thru window in Nepal, for cryin' out loud.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:46 am

Bastards

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:40 pm

:yh_rotfl

You people make me laugh.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:11 pm

My son lives on the ground floor of a large house converted into flats. A couple of young girls have moved into the 1st floor flat and they had a party with around 30 other people until 4 am in the morning...when he asked them to just turn it all down a bit...they refused. With a new baby due any time he was planning on moving but the tenant on the 2nd floor complained to the landlord who told the girls that if there was a repeat of the noise they would be OUT. It's worked for now...we'll see.....funny thing...next morning his car which he treasures had been damaged....sooner he moves out of the town center the better.

Anyone who has dodgy neighbours has ALL my sympathy....my neighbours OK but her dog.....arrrrgggghhh...yap, yap, yap

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:46 pm

Anyone who has dodgy neighbours has ALL my sympathy....my neighbours OK but her dog.....arrrrgggghhh...yap, yap, yap
Get a Bullet. Seriously. When my neighbors dog wouldn't shut up, I complained to them, called the cops, threatened, nothing worked. One night, Bullet and I came home around 3 am and heard the dog out in the yard, barking it's fool head off. Bullet went to the privacy fence, climbed up on it, stuck his head in the yard yelling for them to "Shut that F-ing dog up!!!" and proceeded to put his fist through the fence, several times. We haven't heard a peep from that dog since.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:52 pm

Accountable wrote: Augh! I HATE that. I feel sorry for you, having a neighbor who keeps his home in decent repair and his yard neat. *crosses arms fuming*

:rolleyes:
Well I suppose that does make up for the noise, there's a house next to him thats an awful mess and spoils the look of the whole street.

Val, he's about 67 and married, pity as I could have sent him over for your neighbour and they could have both lived next door to you.

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:57 pm

BabyRider wrote: Get a Bullet. Seriously. When my neighbors dog wouldn't shut up, I complained to them, called the cops, threatened, nothing worked. One night, Bullet and I came home around 3 am and heard the dog out in the yard, barking it's fool head off. Bullet went to the privacy fence, climbed up on it, stuck his head in the yard yelling for them to "Shut that F-ing dog up!!!" and proceeded to put his fist through the fence, several times. We haven't heard a peep from that dog since.

This dog only barks when they both go out, they often take it with them because I complained, but sometimes they don't and it goes nuts, the guy doesn't even like it, he just got stuck with it because his daughter couldn't look after it.

I'll see how things go, as the're really nice people, just annoying with all their noise.

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:14 pm

Clancy wrote: Its not that noisy where I am, ....though I did watch some people a few blocks down frantically manoeuvre a mattress from their upstairs bedroom window

I kept looking about for plumes of smoke...thinking it was a fire, and they were about to leap onto the mattress to break their fall....as it turned out, ...it was immigration

and of course, you were very, very drunk! What was his name...Roland something?

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:21 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Strangely, I don't register the barking noises... its all the banging, slamming excesses that annoy me. A previous upstairs neighbor would use the toilet and then drop the cover down. How effing hard is it to gently lower the lid? Actually, why lower the lid at all? Is she afraid she'll drown while wandering unconscious through her apartment? I'd like to drown the b...

so move then

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:28 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Strangely, I don't register the barking noises... its all the banging, slamming excesses that annoy me. A previous upstairs neighbor would use the toilet and then drop the cover down. How effing hard is it to gently lower the lid? Actually, why lower the lid at all? Is she afraid she'll drown while wandering unconscious through her apartment? I'd like to drown the b...

It would be really annoying to hear everytime your neighbour went the loo, at least it's only the lid you hear going down

Could be worse.

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:20 pm

I meant his av...it's off the fast show...the character was called roland-something-or-other and he was always "very, very drunk"

so stop trying to stir it when there is nothing to use:o

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:48 am

Orangesox, thanks for the thoughfulness! :-5

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:45 am

FYI -- http://www.apartmentratings.com

They're ratings from people actually living in various apartment communities across the US and/or have lived in them. It's worth viewing, researching and posting on.

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:59 pm

Glad to help

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:04 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Ohhh! Sorry boo, I just figured you were making a snide remark.:yh_blush I have no idea who his avatar is, I'll have to go googling.

????it wasn't meant to be snide in any shape, way or form. I just liked the fast show.

StupidCowboyTricks · Post by **StupidCowboyTricks** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:37 pm

booradley wrote: ????it wasn't meant to be snide in any shape, way or form. I just liked the fast show.
Is it just as likable when it's slow? Maybe we will get it over here someday aswell. Hey Booradley do you watch The Eastenders?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:42 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Well, as a form of apology for doubting you, here's a link to free "The Fast Show" wallpaper:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fastshow/wallpaper/

:)

WRONG

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:47 pm

WRONG

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:49 am

What about...

RIGHT!!!

Huh? :-2