I hate my neighbors

[alarimer]

I wish I could move. These assholes play their music loud and have the fucking nerve to call the cops on me whenever I slam a door or yell at the cat. Fuckers. Two big cops just left here. They came inside (I guess they thought someone else was here- nosy assholes-the neighbors I mean). Scared the crap out of me. I have to get out of this hellhole.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear alarimer!

That sounds just awful!

I hope you can move soon too..........:hug:

[alarimer]

3. That'll teach me to yell at the cat

I guess I should just learn to shut up. Now I am walking on eggshells all the time wondering when the next time will be that the cops knock on my door.

[Floogeldy]

2. Why are you slamming doors and yelling at cats?

That is bizarre, if you ask me. I can understand playing loud music. I love loud music.

[alarimer]

4. Trying to get the cat to come inside

It didn't work obviously.

The door thing was just an accident; had my hands full and kicked it shut with my foot. Too hard obviously. But it's shuch shit really- they walk across the floor upstairs like a thundering herd of elephants.

[mad-mommy]

5. is this an apartment, or townhome....

people have to realize there will be some sort of nosie element. I lived next door to my landlord for several years, I heard everyhting that went on over there, and I'm sure they heard everything that went on with us. If they coughed at night, it sounded like they were in our room. You just get use to it. The police should explain this to them. One night of a door slamming and some yelling is nothing, really.

[alarimer]

7. I am going to try to ignore them and do my best not to do anything

to bring it on again.

It is an apartment and I never had any trouble until they moved in.

[mad-mommy]

9. maybe they should move out...

they aren't use to living in an apartment, and fail to realize when they make noise just like everyone else does. You shouldn't have to live walking on eggshells. Can you talk to the landlord about it? good luck to you.

[Darth_Kitten]

18. one accidental door slam is not a reason for them to call the police.....

but you hear loud music consistently......then you call.

People like your neighbours are hypocrites.

[alarimer]

25. to be fair, it isn't that loud

And it isn't late at night (usually). It is not wall-shaking or anything. I have certainly been subjected to worse.

[Darth_Kitten]

28. don't try to justify what they did!

they were unfair. :(

[aquaman]

6. I used to have neighbors like that....

when we used to live in an apartment. My downstairs neighbors would play their music so loud that it would actually cause my pictures on the wall to tilt. However, if I sneezed really loud they would call the cops on me. I hated those
bastards. I empathize with you. We now live in a house in the boonies. NO neighbors!!!!!

[alarimer]

8. That's what I want

no neighbors or at least ones more than a few inches away. Won't happen anytime soon. I'll have to be more careful and maybe start complaining about them.

[kdpeters]

10. Have you ever formally introduced yourself?

People don't behave like assholes toward their friends whether or not they're assholes toward strangers. If you haven't had coffee or cocktails, you should try that before you start playing their game. It's not about the noise; it's about pride. Rational or not, for good reason or silly reason, they likely want some sort of validation. So the burden to act mature rests with you. What I'd do, go down, and profusely apologize for disturbing them, you didn't know, you didn't mean to, you wouldn't if you'd known yada yada yada. Offer your number and beg them to call if ever you're making too much noise or they're trying to sleep late. You're sorry if they felt like they had to call the cops. It doesn't have to be sincere to set the bar for decent behavior and leave the ball in their court. If it works, you controlled the situation and they think they did. Everybody's a winner. If that doesn't guilt them into decent behavior or if you've already tried friendliness and accommodation, document EVERYTHING, but don't go tit for tat. Buy some ear plugs and figure out how remove their power to bother you.

[datasuspect]

11. this sounds like a job for

COMMANDO CHRIST!!!!!

[xchrom]

12. THAT'S not christ -- he isn't blond haired and blue eyed.

[datasuspect]

13. it's ethnic christ

he's the albanian version.

[xchrom]

14. now my jesus universe is in shambles!!!

i have thoughts of all sorts of ethnic jesuses.

[datasuspect]

15. wouldn't the plural be jesii?

maybe.

[xchrom]

20. a whole universe of ethnic jesii!?!?!

enough to give good white, conservative christians night sweats.

[datasuspect]

22. my personal fave: black jesus

[xchrom]

24. i want you to know that i have contacted jerry falwell and pat robertson

and given them your contact information.

big piano movers will be meeting you on the street shortly.

you are giving people ideas!

[Darth_Kitten]

16. shit........did you explain things to the cops?

what's their problem, are they mental?

[alarimer]

17. I don't know

I'm just going to let it go. Try to ignore them and hope they can ignore me.

[Darth_Kitten]

19. Don't get into thinking they are right......they are not.

I hate hypocrites....everything they do is okay but then they worry about everybody else.....


may I ask, are you a male or female? Do they seem like problem people who are just going to try to blame you or focus on you for all their problems?

I don't know...... :(

Edit: checked your profile. Here's a suggestion, maybe somebody in that apartment is getting back at you. You're a cute gal, and somebody in that apartment is jealous of you?
Have you met these people or seem them before? :shrug:

[alarimer]

26. I have met the guy

He introduced himself to me. Seemed nice enough. I have not met his wife. I think he is a cop too. Or at least I have seen a guy in uniform that looked a lot like him. But I am bad at remembering faces so he might not be.

[Darth_Kitten]

29. Odd that a cop (if he is one) would call the police on you.....

seems rather excessive for a well-meaning gal with a cat. :shrug:

hmmmm.... this is odd. :(

[Lars39]

32. Some thoughts...

People have been known to be hounded out of their apartments by neighbors who want that apartment for their friends to move into.
Don't let the cops into your apartment at all.
Just because someone wears a uniform and a badge does not make him an angel.
Listen to your stereo with headphones.

[Whoa_Nelly]

21. Why did the cops scare the hell out of you?

Did they come inside on their own? Or, did you allow them inside you place?

[Darth_Kitten]

23. Maybe the neighbours lied about what was going on..........

These neighbours seem really odd. I'm not getting a good impression of them. :(

[alarimer]

27. I let them inside

They seemed concerned that there was fighting or something going on. But no one else was here. When people complain about stereo noise, it is usually just one cop (who lives in the complex) who tells you to turn down the radio or whatever. This time there were two.

[Darth_Kitten]

30. Oh, brother...........

somebody is stirring up the pot.......

I feel for you, somebody is a little hysterical. (ie: not you)

What a waste or ABUSE of police services.

[alarimer]

31. It is a total waste of their time

I didn't tell them that though. They probably know it already.