I’m Blasting Disco This Morning To Piss Off My Neighbor
Published by Alex March 29th, 2007 in Announcements. Share This
He was at it again last night. That scumbag. That jackass. That domestic terrorist. I’m speaking, of course about the lead footed bastard of yore.
This time he was talking, very loudly, after 1:30 AM, dropping things on the hardwood floors above our bedroom, scuffing his chair, moving stuff. I bet he was drunk. It sounded like that from his arrhythmic pacing. I had to sandwich my head between a couple of pillows to muffle the noise, but every time he stomped around we could actually feel it reverberate in the wall and even our own floor. The folks downstairs must have been bothered by him too and now maybe they’re cursing our names as we are his,
I’m sure he’s up there trying to sleep off a hangover. I hope he is. My shit’s cranked up to 11. The pounding drums of Tony Thompsen from Chic and Bootsy Collins’ thumping bass lines from P-Funk will surely match poorly to the heartbeat that’ll be pulsing hard on his brains.
At the very least, it’s a nasty groove to wake up to. I get my petty revenge. Haw haw haw, fucker.
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Dude. I totally understand your situation. I lived in this awesome converted loft apartment that looked fantastic. However, the walls and ceilings were made of paper and matchsticks. I could hear everything going on in the units around me (even when the girl that lives next door had an orgasm in her kitchen at 4pm on a Thursday afternoon). The upstairs neighbors were the worst. Since I lived there for a few years, I had learned that some people are much more considerate than others (I had a total of 3 different upstairs neighbors in four years). The worst was the loud drunk girl who would continue to walk around in her high heels for an hour after she got home while yelling at her boyfriend and stomping in fits of anger. My other favorite, the young family that moved in next door (the only people with kids in the whole building. Their toddler, who shared a wall with me had night terrors for 3 months straight—screaming at the top of his lungs about 8 inches from my pillow every morning b/w 3 and 5 am. My advice- move into an older, pre-war building with carpets and solid construction. I did, and I sleep much better for it! A more temporary solution–build a temporary shelf for your subwoofer right underneath the ceiling; play “Rumpshaker”; repeat as necessary!
Or you could be a grown up and file a noise complaint with your landlord. Before I bought a house I only lived on the top floor. It can be a pain to move into but nobody lives above you anymore.
Get a good pair of earplugs, I would recommend a brand called Hearos, they got me through my dorm days!
how about you just go upstairs and tell him to stfu.
Well I found a solution to sleeping through the stomping. Since I sleep during the day I not only hear my upstairs neighbors but I hear all the traffic driving by and the planes and helicopters and construction equipment and it makes it almost impossible to sleep. My solution? 1. Buy a floor fan that creates a steady noise. I’ve found that it drowns most noises out and lulls me to sleep. 2. Believe it or not dehydration can cause you to not sleep very well too. I started drinking alot of water during the day and I sleep much better. 3. Over the counter sleep aids help as well. Try tylenol simply sleep. It works pretty good. Just make sure you allow at least 7 hours of sleep time before you try to drive anywhere.
For the longest time I thought it would be a good idea to drink myself stupid until I pass out. I thought this would help me sleep better during the day. Wrong! I would pass out and then wake up 3 hours later and tune in to every little noise I heard. When I finally went back to sleep I would wake up with a vicious hangover and not get anything accomplished during the remainder of the day except go to the store and buy more alcohol.
Try the fan, water, sleep aid thing mentioned above and see how it works for you. If it doesn’t work then you’ll either have to confront your neighbors or your landlord or just move. Also try rearranging your room so that when you lay on your bed your head is near the center of the room. I’ve noticed that if I’m sleeping near a wall the sound is more intense. Good luck!