Carpet comes up, and so does neighbor's leather sex

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C.W. Nevius

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

When Jack Hagerty closed on his new condo three weeks ago, he thought it had everything he wanted: a quiet, safe Glen Park location, easy access to BART and a backyard for his 10-year-old son. Turns out it came with an extra feature - a self-described "leather sex" enthusiast living downstairs.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

"He's entitled to his life," Hagerty said. "I just wish he'd told me sooner."

Hagerty said all was well until he announced that he intended to remove the carpet and padding in his unit to help with allergies. The downstairs condo owner explained in an April 24 e-mail that he opposed the idea.

"I am a sexual enthusiast and enjoy leather sex," the man wrote. "At times, it is possible and even likely that the sounds of leather sex will be coming from my bedrooms to your bedrooms without an effective sound barrier. While it is not my issue, you may find you need to explain things to your son as it could be confusing to him since it frequently doesn't sound as pleasurable as it is."



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/02/BAFF1JAT3D.DTL

[dawg]

1. Most of the time, I can only afford "canvas" sex.

But, on the bright side, I don't have to worry so much about getting my sex wet.

[MiddleFingerMom]

2. That's what she said. n/t

[petronius]

4. It's naugahyde nookie for me - I can only dream of leather...

:(

[KamaAina]

3. As if you hadn't already figured it out, Glen Park is a neighborhood in SF

:thumbsup:

[marzipanni]

5. He could present the downstairs neighbor with a reverse house-warming gift

one of those ball and leather strap thingys, that would work like a mute on a horn. ;)

[lunatica]

6. Sex threads are prohibited!!!!

But I'm not alerting.

[Bucky]

7. I shouldn't be surprised that this story comes from San Francisco, but...

when I first read it, I just sort of assumed the news came from Florida.

[ChoralScholar]

9. Well, we knew it was Florida or Germany.... EOM

[trof]

8. I learn something new in the Lounge almost every day.

So leather sex is noisy?
Who knew?

Just sign me:
Almost A Virgin
;-)

[MrScorpio]

10. This is hilarious

I'm cracking up big time


An "Only in San Francisco" story indeed.

[mysuzuki2]

11. I have to admit that

I have absolutely no idea what leather sex is.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Welcome to the club...

I can sort of guess, but I really don't know either.

:blush:

[WillParkinson]

13. Perhaps some visual aids might help....

Sorry, best I could come up with on short notice. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Ah, my dear WillParkinson!

That's very helpful...

I have a much clearer take on it now!

:hi:

[meegbear]

19. FAIL!!!!

[MicaelS]

17. Me too, never heard the term before n/t

[Heidi]

14. The leather sex guy should carpet his ceiling. (nt)

[MrCoffee]

16. "it frequently doesn't sound as pleasurable as it is"

Words to live by, friends.

[meegbear]

18. If it's not noisy, you're not doing it right.

[LeftinOH]

20. The leatherman says "while it is not my issue..." Bullshit. The noise he makes

is an invasion of privacy when it's so loud that the neighbors can hear it. That goes for loud sex, loud music, loud anything.

[WildEyedLiberal]

21. Yeah, this story is funny, but it's NOT incumbent on the author to soundproof his apartment

It's incumbent on the person making lots of noise. I'm sure pretty much every nuisance/rental property law in SF would corroborate that.