Yet another reason I detest my neighbors..

from JoeUser Forums

..and I'm glad that we're moving.

My neighbors are away on vacation for a couple of days.  Ordinarily I'd have been glad to see the back of them and enjoy the tranquility, but I'm not. 

The man of the house had weekend duty this past weekend, which called for him to be at work at 0500.  He apparently was getting up at 0330 ...because he's left his alarm clock set for that time.  Our bedrooms are on opposite sides of an adjoining wall, and I have been woken at 0330 the past 2 mornings by this fucking clock radio beeping incessantly.  It's not the kind that stops after 10 minutes if no-one turns it off....oh no, this one goes on for an hour.  A fucking hour. After burying my head under the pillows failed to shut out the noise, I decided to get up.  I'm now wide awake, and I can tell you from experience that trying to go back to sleep will be futile. 

So, here I am, wandering the halls of JU at oh-dark-hundred (that's a military euphemism for way too fucking early), thanks to my stupid, irresponsible, self centered, materialistic, moronic neighbors.

I'm so glad we're moving.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
That reminds me of the time I was staying in this hotel and the guy above me set his alarm clock for two hours earlier than he had to leave then proceeded to press snooze every 10 minutes -- beginning at 4 A.M. That was a fun week.

I just don't get people like that.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

I just don't get people like that.


Ah Gene, you feel my pain!


I don't get people like that either.  Mind you, these people have always been the kind to do whatever they wanted regardless of the effect it has on anyone else.  They have no consideration for those living around them whatsoever. 

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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Damn, what an asshat....If it were me, I'd go over there and lay down some whoop ass.....oh well, at least you're getting out of there huh?...

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Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

If it were me, I'd go over there and lay down some whoop ass.....

They're not home, that's the problem.  If they were home I'd have gone over there and asked them to turn the damn thing off!

I'm calling his supervisor this morning.  I'm not putting up with this all week.

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've had this happen to me in the barracks, but never housing. It's so much easier in the barracks. You find someone with a master key and you shut that crap off. My last tour to Korea, I had the master key and I had to do it a number of times with alarm clocks. Too bad you don't have one...

A buddy of mine once left for the day with his stereo on. He didn't realize he'd left it on. He had walked out to the latrine and when he came out, he saw us in the hallway getting ready to leave. He asked to join us and we all left. He never went back to his room to turn off the music. The CD player was set to repeat the same song all day at a very high volume. The song? The Imperial Death March from The Empire Strikes Back. We found out later that the guy in the next room over pounded on his door for 20 minutes before going to the CQ and geting them to let him in to turn it off. He then left a really nasty note on his door.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
That reminds me of the time I was staying in this hotel and the guy above me set his alarm clock for two hours earlier than he had to leave then proceeded to press snooze every 10 minutes -- beginning at 4 A.M. That was a fun week.

I just don't get people like that.


I have a bad habit of doing this sort of snooze dance, but I am considerate enough to only engage in it when alone. I don't do it at college where it will piss off my roommate or neighbors, I wouldn't do it at aa hotel or if I lived adjacent to someone, in those situations I just suck it up and drag myself out of bed.

Besides, it helps that I only use my cell phone as an alarm and keep it right next to my ear when I sleep so it can be relatively quiet, and I can turn it off instantly when needed.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

He then left a really nasty note on his door

That's what I'm doing.  I called his supervisor to see who had access to the house, and no-one had any way of getting in...his supervisor said "boy, I'd be ready to kill someone"....which I was, and still am.  He's due back at work tomorrow, at which time he's going to get briefed about his lack of consideration for his neighbors (this isn't the first time he's done this, it happened last week.  I sucked it up for 3 days then, but I refuse to do it anymore)

I'm going to compose a nice note to pin to his door now.  Something along the lines of "Hey, assmunch, your fucking alarm clock woke me up and kept me awake at 3am today.  Expect me to return the favor tonight"...words to that affect, anyway.

Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
My neighbor has his stereo set as an alrma clock. Maybe not an alram clock, but he listens to music at about 4 in the morning. I'm thinking of finding some roadkill and leaving it in his mail box.

And I do the "snooze dance", but I get up about 9:30 in the morn', so it doesn't bother anyone.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top

I'm thinking of finding some roadkill and leaving it in his mail box

Hmm...there's a maggoty racoon down the street that would fit under their porch steps quite nicely......!

Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh, this would SO be grounds for murder....you could say you were driven insane by the interruption of your much-needed sleep, and the inability to go BACK to sleep after being awakened....it could work, I'm sure it could! 
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top

That reminds me of the time I was staying in this hotel and the guy above me set his alarm clock for two hours earlier than he had to leave then proceeded to press snooze every 10 minutes -- beginning at 4 A.M. That was a fun week.

I just don't get people like that.

Try being MARRIED to a person like that....I spent way too many years not getting any sleep between 5 and 7AM....and I never understood the logic at all...if you don't need to get up till 7, then why not just set the alarm for 7??? 

Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top

if you don't need to get up till 7, then why not just set the alarm for 7???

I'm lucky, Dave's always been a one-snooze hitter.  I've been conditioned to do that as well.  It would drive me insane to live with someone like that!!!!

Oh, this would SO be grounds for murder....you could say you were driven insane by the interruption of your much-needed sleep, and the inability to go BACK to sleep after being awakened....

Hey, if some guy can get away with murdering his wife because he said he was dreaming when he did it...I'm sure I can plead temporary insanity due to lack of sleep as a defense!

They're supposed to be back tonight.  They'd better be back tonight....please, let them be back tonight!

Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
We share a common master bedroom wall with "Thumbsucker" and "Numbtoes". I never hear their alarm, but they are constantly asking me if I hear them having sex. Ewwwww . . . (I don't btw, thank God!)
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top

they are constantly asking me if I hear them having sex.


Yeah.....umm......actually we have a problem with that as well.  They have their bed against the adjoining wall, and they seem to like middle-of-the-night acrobatic nookie.  They're also very....errr.....vocal.  We are consistently woken by the rapidfire thumping and shrieks of delight  (I think it's delight) at 2 am.  It makes me want to stick my fingers in my ears and sa "lalalalalalalala not listening!!!"...but it is pretty funny to watch them going about their business the next day and be able to think to myself "Yeah, I know what YOU did last night!  I also know that you call him "daddy" and that he has a particularly high pitched voice for a dude!"


That's ok, my husband will be home on Friady night....and payback, as they say, is a fucking bitch!:d

Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh Dharmagrl, I wholly sympathize you. There are many inconsiderate people in this world. In train, I often had to face people who snore so loudly and incessantly that I could not sleep. Next time you have this kind of problem, why dont you use some ear cotton plugs, it just might help, BTW, where are you these days ?
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top

Next time you have this kind of problem, why dont you use some ear cotton plugs, it just might help,

I have earplugs that I use when I shoot, and I tried that.  It doesn't work.

BTW, where are you these days ?

I'm around.  My husband comes home tomorrow and our belongings get packed up next week, so I won't be here on JU as much....but I'll be back in early September (I hope) when we move into our new house. 

 

Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh the joys of moron neighbors. I had a similar situation in my freshman year in the dorms. In the middle of the fall semester we had a four day weekend where everyone would typically go home or on vacation somewhere, well this guy down the hall from me forgot to turn his alarm off, and it was set for 6:30am. I was one of *2* people left in the entire building for the four day weekend, and maintenance was off too... so for four days the alarm went off... no cut-off after an hour even... it just kept going for four days.... I nearly killed the guy when he got back.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top

I nearly killed the guy when he got back.


I wanted to yesterday morning.  I really did.....


It just amazes me at how ignorant some people can be. They have no respect for anyone else.  My neighbors are notorious for this kind of behaviour.  I can't tell you how glad I am that I only have a week left to live in this house.  I think that I might leave a not in the hosue somewhere for the next occupants to read...warning them about the neighbors!

Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
I still think the best idea was to hide a dead animal under their porch
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top

at 2 am. It makes me want to stick my fingers in my ears and sa "lalalalalalalala not listening!!!"...

An airhorn pushed up to the wall and set off at full volumn would be better. 

If you really want to get back at them, stick eggs all over the place and in any little areas of their house that you can access.  The smell will attrack rodents but won't happen until you are long gone.

Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top

Oh, you will not believe what just happened....

They're back.  Apparently, word got back to them that I had called his supervisor, because 'stupid girl' came out of her house as I was walking down the street to get my mail, pointed at me, and yelled across the street to her friend "I am sooo holding my tongue!  She'd better be glad I'm doing that, because she wouldn't like what I have to say!"

Like I'm supposed to be scared of THAT. 

Perhaps if their ignorance hadn't caused me to lose a couple of night's sleep I wouldn't have had to take action and call 'dumb boy's' supervisor.  Perhaps they ought to be a little more considerate.

Perhaps I don't fucking care because I'm leaving.  Perhaps....and this is the best idea yet....perhaps I'll send my husband the cop over to brief them should shit like this happen between the time he comes home and the time we leave.  He says he's hoping that they're stupid enough to start something.....

Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
Now, this is some juicy stuff right here, Dharmagrl. Ahhh, the drama. It's quite cool that she is getting all persnickety (don't you love that word?) just as your husband the cop and newly minted E6 is about to return home. Good stuff. I think you should go with KarmaGirl's Easter bunny idea.
Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top

Now, this is some juicy stuff right here, Dharmagrl. Ahhh, the drama


Oh, there's more.  They (stupid girl and her friends) had a gang until a few months ago.  The had tags on their cars that read "BEB" - Black Elk Bitches (the street that we live on).  They have accused me of being a child molestor, called family advocacy on me because they said I was leaving my children alone in the mornings whilst I went to work (I don't have a job), called the cops on me because they said I left my son home alone all day, called my husband to tell him I was screwing numerous men in our bed (I was recovering from a near-fatal car accident at the time...I couldn't walk, let alone have sex with anyone)...they're just delightful people.  Really high quality neighbors.


I'm going to go to her house the day we leave.  I'm going to knock on the door, and when she answers it I'm going to say (cover your ears if you're sensitive to cuss words) "I just wanted to tell you that I think you're a fucking cunt and I'm sorry I won't be around to see your bad karma catch up with you.  Have a nice fucking life, bitch".


D'ya think that'll piss her off?!

Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top
I thought I had bad neighbors, but you have got me beat by miles and miles . . . and miles. The fact that you haven't said those things to her already pretty much qualifies you for sainthood, in my opinion. Wow.