Today's Pet Peeve 23 Oct 09 - Other Topics - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

aiangel_writer · 10-23-2009, 10:10 AM

I know what you mean, when we lived in an apartment our upstairs neighbors could be quite loud....sounded like bowling balls were being dropped on the floor! I can't imagine what was going on.

Lucky Lady123 · 10-23-2009, 10:16 AM

We use to manage an apartment complex some years back and the tenants would call us at all hours in regards to the various noises........what a pain in the a$$ it was to deal with,especially when someone isn't playing with a full deck and threatens you after you tell him to keep the noise down since people do need to get some sleep. After several years of the bs we got out of the business.

studedude · 10-23-2009, 10:25 AM

I've never lived in an apartment but I was raised in a duplex. I remember my mother (the crusty old broad) complaining when the neighbors were hammering on something for what seemed like weeks. "I hope they're building a boat to go back to the old country".

Have I mentioned my mom could have been Archie Bunker's sister.

AksarbeN · 10-23-2009, 03:52 PM

Apartment or neighbor next door

everyone needs to be respectful at the later hours of the day/night with noise and other issues.

AksarbeN · 10-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Right now the weather is beautiful in Arizona with cooler days and evenings for the first time this year after 100+ temperatures all summer. What do you do? OPEN the windows for fresh air and cool breezes and turn off the A/C unit.

However there’s a problem with neighbors who want to plant winter grass and spread horse manure as fertilizer to help it grow. You have no idea how bad the smell is from horse, cattle, or cow manure,,,,, it all stinks just the same.

bjh · 10-23-2009, 05:52 PM

So nice not to have to share walls with anyone! I knew someone who worked nights. The week they re-roofed his apartment he got absolutely no sleep!

Magnum Mike · 10-23-2009, 05:58 PM

I haven't had too many problems with noisy neighbors when I lived in apartments, the only ones I remember was a couple upstairs above the apartment I used to live in, and they used to fight typically between 1 and 3 AM in the morning! I have no idea why they picked that time to fight, this was in late 1994 until they got evicted or moved out in early 1995, and sometimes it got serious enough, where they took the fight outside, and I could hear both of them yelling and cursing each other out, even with the windows and the balcony arcadia door shut.

Many neighbors, including myself, complained about them, and the management warned them, but that didn't help, and I'm not sure what happened, but everybody was thankful they weren't living there anymore.

bjh · 10-23-2009, 06:04 PM

I've heard apartments have a 3 strikes you're out policy if enough people call the police on them. But, do so anonymously if at all possible.

motormaker · 10-23-2009, 06:32 PM

Don't have to share walls here, but I had some neighbors that did play loud music late into the night. Words were exchanged and then it stopped. All is quite now.

My biggest problem with noise is hotels/motels that have heavy footed walkers that pace the floor in the early AM.

GloryB · 10-23-2009, 06:48 PM

I have a great bachelor living downstairs. We have an agreement that in exchange for the early morning noise coming from the running/jumping of my two year old grandson....he can play his surround sound music as loud as he wants on the weekend. We get along wonderfully!!!