Friendly Neighborly Relations

[Ophbalance]

We lived under the stompers. As in they were completely unable to walk without stomping as hard as possible. This wasn't just walking. it was like they had their feet encased in cement blocks walking. I went up there to talk to them one time, just to ask them if they could try to walk a little softer. I was told to fuck off, they would walk however they wanted to. So I took to bouncing a basketball off of the ceiling. I would follow under them and bounce it. Eventually they got the message or got sick of it because they stopped.

Many many years ago, I went to one of the offshoots of the PSU campuses in NEPA. I choose that one as it had brand new dorms, and it was about as far away from the parents as I could get and still be within the PSU system. We had our fair share of stompers in the dorms, but the thing that always intrigued me was almost always girls that couldn't be more than 90 pounds soaking wet. I still cannot figure how they made that much noise . I was fortunate to live in the upper story of the dorm, but when visiting friends it was pretty obnoxious.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I'm sure the cops were called quickly. But, it was probably judged to be low priority. If it's not life-threatening, they can be slow to respond. By the time they did show up, everyone was gone, the tunes weren't playing, and the house was closed up. No lights on, and nobody came to the door. Cops walked around the property, didn't see anyone, so they left.

Depends on what one calls "low priority."

And speaking of sucky neighbors, we had a group a few houses behind us who were flat out DANGEROUS.

Had a couple move into a house about 4 houses behind us on the side street. Hubs was using the detatched garage to work out of on the side (which we had no issue with, as it wasn't our affair.)

What we did have an issue with, was the cars flying up the road and onto the main road at breakneck speeds at all hours.

Mom was out one afternoon in her chair going to see some friends who live on one of the side streets. She was coming back a short time later and got to the corner and had to dart out of the way b/c one of the cars came from that house and nearly clipped her!!!

Meanwhile I was on the front porch with the newspaper and a glass of wine and saw the car coming up to the stop sign and it didn't even slow down - it flew around the corner and the front end at one point was lined up aiming for our front yard!!!

At the last second the car straightened itself out and flew up to Wendover and blew through the stoplight with another car following.

By the time I could get back to my phone, which was on the table, Mom came up on the porch using the ramp and she was shaking. She'd called 911 on her cell phone (which she had on her person) and we saw the same two cars come flying back around the corner, still not slowing down.

Two cop cars pulled up alongside our yard within 5 minutes. Mom and I told what we had seen (this wasn't the first time those cars had come flying through - they came close to hitting our next door neighbor's house several times before) and pointed at the black marks in the road and told them to follow those to the house.

They quickly understood and immediately went down there.

Short time later, the wife came up into our yard and started yelling at my mother for calling the cops. Nevermind that Mom told her that one of those cars almost mowed her down in her wheelchair . . . the wife was pissed and threatening to have Mom arrested for harrassment.

Mom told her it was her neighborhood and she would call the cops if she felt a need to and for HER to get out of her yard or she'd be arrested.

Meanwhile, I'm sitting there quietly, house phone and cell phone both on the table by the wine glass. Bitch finally left, still running her mouth and I told Mom she should have offered her the phone to call them back out here.

Mom also called the real estate office that handles our property - turns out the owner knows the guy who owns that particular house and had some words with him. So apparently the owner was called and apprised of the situation.

Those troublemakers were gone a few months later. But they stopped flying up and down the roads after that.

[Kit-Ginevra]

Although the mental image of a very tall man being pursued by a tiny rodent, set to yakkity sax is hilarious

Or the Benny Hill theme...

[protege]

Taking the law into his own hands? Why did anyone wait so long to call the cops?

I'm sure the cops were called quickly. But, it was probably judged to be low priority. If it's not life-threatening, they can be slow to respond. By the time they did show up, everyone was gone, the tunes weren't playing, and the house was closed up. No lights on, and nobody came to the door. Cops walked around the property, didn't see anyone, so they left.

[fireheart]

Although the mental image of a very tall man being pursued by a tiny rodent, set to yakkity sax is hilarious

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Simple solution.He starts gets aggressive.... stick Pippin on him. That'll show him. Bite,Pippin,Bite...



*exit man pursued by angry snapping rodent*

I wouldn't wish that on Pippin . . . she didn't do anything to deserve that.

[Kit-Ginevra]

Simple solution.He starts gets aggressive.... stick Pippin on him. That'll show him. Bite,Pippin,Bite...



*exit man pursued by angry snapping rodent*

[bhskittykatt]

The father came by to apologize again today and to ask if he could use our parking spot out front for a few days (Hubs just sold his truck that was parked there). We're not using it and we told him that would be fine. So I'm holding out some hope that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I don't want to fight with my neighbors, after all. I'm not holding much hope, but just a little bit.

[Captain Trips]

....Apparently though, the father of the 1 year old had enough. Er, did I mention that he was rumored to have connections to Pittsburgh's underworld? I do know that he went over there with a bat...and that was the end of the wild parties

Taking the law into his own hands? Why did anyone wait so long to call the cops? And who says cops don't do anything when they get there after the party's over? Not when I've had to call them - they still gave my neighbor a rough time over it.

[protege]

This thread reminds me of when I was a kid. Years ago, we had one guy up the street, who loved to throw wild parties every now and then. Problem was, he was in the middle of suburbia. Lots of families with young children.

One night, he had the speakers cranked up so loud, that our walls were *vibrating.* If our walls were moving, I'd hate to see what was going on closer to that place! I do know, that the family directly across from the asshole lost several china plates...when they fell off the wall! Not only that, but their daughter (who was maybe 1 year old) couldn't sleep.

Just about everybody was pissed. Quite a few people yelled at the asshole, but it didn't seem to do anything. Neither did the cops--by the time they showed up, the party was pretty much over. Apparently though, the father of the 1 year old had enough. Er, did I mention that he was rumored to have connections to Pittsburgh's underworld? I do know that he went over there with a bat...and that was the end of the wild parties

[Lace Neil Singer]

Once I read in the local paper about some people who were whinging cuz an undertaker moved into the vacant shop below their flat. I just wanted to bitchslap them and say, "Well, at least the people below you are gonna be DEAD QUIET!" XD

In my last flat, the guy who lived in the flat above me, I nicknamed "Thumper" cuz there was always loud banging noises coming from the ceiling, as tho he was moving furniture about. He eventually stopped after a few times when I played loud music to both drown out the thumps and show my displeasure. The main problem was the lack of soundproofing in the walls and ceilings, and no double glazing. My new place is better; there's a single mum upstairs with a baby I hear crying if I go outside for a ciggie; once I go inside my flat, I hear nothing.

[April]

We lived under the stompers. As in they were completely unable to walk without stomping as hard as possible. This wasn't just walking. it was like they had their feet encased in cement blocks walking. I went up there to talk to them one time, just to ask them if they could try to walk a little softer. I was told to fuck off, they would walk however they wanted to. So I took to bouncing a basketball off of the ceiling. I would follow under them and bounce it. Eventually they got the message or got sick of it because they stopped.

[Jay 2K Winger]

So yeah, it sounds like they were already probably on Landlord's shit list, but they've just moved up a few lines.

I think this calls for ... THE GIF.

[fireheart]

Sounds like they were prudes who felt that sex should be done quietly in the dark.

With the covers over the top and nothing other than plain old intercourse...

(We had this discussion the other day between my SO and I. Turns out his ex fit this bill. Then she turned out to be utterly psychotic . I have my own hangups in bed, but I don't hesitate to turn the volume up! That said, the walls of his house are thick stone and the neighbours on either side of him a) don't care and b) one is in a nursing home in the final stages of dementia)

[bhskittykatt]

So Hubs talked to the landlord about it yesterday. Apparently I missed all the drama, but Hubs filled me in.

Landlord went over to talk to them. He tried to see if we could agree on a reasonable volume. Sucky Neighbor then called Landlord racist. Whoooo boy....

Landlord exploded on them. So, these neighbors moved in from another unit in the complex, and apparently Landlord has cut them a lot of favors. Sucky Neighbor Husband was away for a while and Sucky Neighbor Wife couldn't make rent, so Landlord actually floated them and basically gave them a few month's free rent. Sucky Neighbors have written Landlord three bounced checks so far, and Landlord has worked with them instead of kicked them out. One of Landlord's employees even expressed his concerns about these people and wanted Landlord to kick them out, but Landlord didn't. And with all that, Landlord just let them upgrade from a 1 bedroom to a 2 bedroom. Landlord was just all, "After everything I've done for you...!"

Landlord walked away mad. Sucky Neighbor then looked at Hubs and was all, "See what you've done now?" Yeah, it's totally Hubby's fault that you suck and that you've abused Landlord's generosity and then called him a racist and pissed him off. I'm sure that's all Hubby's fault. </sarcasm>

So yeah, it sounds like they were already probably on Landlord's shit list, but they've just moved up a few lines.