I Am a Night Owl
Not by choice, but by chance.
When I moved into this apartment, there were several people living on the first floor (I am in the basement). I was here about three years before they moved out. I thought the next tenant would be peaceful, or at least quieter.
Well, they're NOT.
The family that moved in are the noisiest bunch on the face of the earth. There are two small girls, a man and a woman living there, and the male of the clan must get drunk every night, all night. He seems to ignore the curfew imposed by the yearly lease we all signed. I go to bed at 10:00 or 10:30, which is the time we are to turn things off or at least down so nobody else outside your door can hear them. This is the time he decides to play music or records or something else - and loud enough that it keeps me up most of the night until my eyes close from extreme exhaustion. Several times this summer, I have gotten out of bed and yelled up, "TURN IT DOWN!" Then I go back and lie down again, kept awake until I can stand it no longer. I have already EMailed the landlord about the excessive noise all night.
They drop things - pound nails - and the two kids thunder across the floor at all hours. Once, my kitchen overhead fixture fell out of its bracket and I had to call to have it reinstalled.
I say the father/male likes to drink and when he's "in his cups" he gets loud and yells. His favorite word is "F" and he uses it frequently. I was up this morning at 7:30 and he was using it THEN.
I don't choose to be a night owl. Can't they be thoughtful of those living both under and above them?
When I moved into this apartment, there were several people living on the first floor (I am in the basement). I was here about three years before they moved out. I thought the next tenant would be peaceful, or at least quieter.
Well, they're NOT.
The family that moved in are the noisiest bunch on the face of the earth. There are two small girls, a man and a woman living there, and the male of the clan must get drunk every night, all night. He seems to ignore the curfew imposed by the yearly lease we all signed. I go to bed at 10:00 or 10:30, which is the time we are to turn things off or at least down so nobody else outside your door can hear them. This is the time he decides to play music or records or something else - and loud enough that it keeps me up most of the night until my eyes close from extreme exhaustion. Several times this summer, I have gotten out of bed and yelled up, "TURN IT DOWN!" Then I go back and lie down again, kept awake until I can stand it no longer. I have already EMailed the landlord about the excessive noise all night.
They drop things - pound nails - and the two kids thunder across the floor at all hours. Once, my kitchen overhead fixture fell out of its bracket and I had to call to have it reinstalled.
I say the father/male likes to drink and when he's "in his cups" he gets loud and yells. His favorite word is "F" and he uses it frequently. I was up this morning at 7:30 and he was using it THEN.
I don't choose to be a night owl. Can't they be thoughtful of those living both under and above them?
61-69, F
