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The key ingredient at a mariachi do, aside from the hat and musicians, are copious amounts of tequila. After that, s*xuality is not an issue.
Apologies btw if anyone finds my comments offensive..personally I prefer parties with a bit of movement, not just standing around jabbering and drinking all night. Actually, get some tequila into that downstairs neighbor..sounds like she could use it!
Absolutely! We can hire a Celia Cruz drag queen. There needs to be some sweaty highly sensual salsa dancing and heavy drinking of tropical daiquiris. After that nobody is going to care if you are GLBT or straight. At that point the neighbor will be like a new friend of everyone in the area.
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Originally Posted by jacq63
The key ingredient at a mariachi do, aside from the hat and musicians, are copious amounts of tequila. After that, s*xuality is not an issue.
Apologies btw if anyone finds my comments offensive..personally I prefer parties with a bit of movement, not just standing around jabbering and drinking all night. Actually, get some tequila into that downstairs neighbor..sounds like she could use it!
Absolutely! We can hire a Celia Cruz drag queen. There needs to be some sweaty highly sensual salsa dancing and heavy drinking of tropical daiquiris. After that nobody is going to care if you are GLBT or straight. At that point the neighbor will be like a new friend of everyone in the area.
Ummm .... I got your sweaty, highly sensual salsa right here!
It sounds as though you are being thoughtful and responsive. I managed a condo that had a couple that complained about EVERYTHING. They were renters, so when a unit in a more quiet building opened up, the rental agent moved them. It was near my office. A board member who was a smoker would come to the office and we would go on the balcony so that he could smoke while we talked. Every time we did this, when they were home, she would open her kitchen window and we could see her standing there listening. I think you live above her sister! It sounds as though your neighbors are trying hard to hear every little peep. Some people just need to get a life.
My neighbors went a step further and got listening devices to hear everything real good. I would be walking around my room talking on the phone and I could see them outside pointing their listening devices towards my room.
It was beyond unbeleivable. Since I live in a house that has double screens on the windows, they could't tell I was in my room looking at them do it. Before that, I wouldn't even care of their existance.
Then they started playing all these little games with everybody in the neighborhood, making up silly things about us. It was the most incredible thing. People would come up to me in the street and tell me I needed Jesus, and I would be like "huh?" LOL.
Anyways, when they try to do something to me I just let them go on beleiving that they matter. I wonder why they are obsessed with me. But at the same time, i've seen them use those devices on the other neighbors as well hiding behind trees, so they don't see em. It's hilarious and way creepy.
Temptation, if you cant beat 'em, give 'em something to talk about...rent your room out to your local socialist chapter/naturalist society/cult group. Don't forget to invite the neighbors in! Gotta be hospitable.
The neighbors downstairs, while nice, are annoying. They say I make too much noise sometimes and that at times it feels a "bomb is being dropped" because of the noise I supposedly make. Which is untrue.
At their request, I added padding to my living room rug. I also put a number of big, old towels and floor blankets as extra padding under the rug, and also at their request, I got a runner rug for the hallway.
They haven't complained again (then again, I haven't run into them - about 1 month ago I ran into the woman and she asked me about noise; that's when she talked about the "bombs" and I told her that I do not do anything on purpose and that if they hear noise, it's an occasional book that I drop, nothing more. I also do not have parties, do not turn on the TV or music loud after a certain time, and don't ever throw anything around, and take special care not to drop anything.)
IMO, these people - actually, just the woman, because her husband is a friendly old chap who has never come to me with any complaint - are too sensitive to noise. A few weeks ago I had to turn my couch to the side to look for something that had fallen into it. It hit the floor with a not so loud thud and the next day I ran into her and she complained.
Now, granted, there was a time, last year, that she complained and she was right. I had an office chair for my computer and it made noise. I got rid of it altogether, and after that chair was changed, the complaints about noise stopped. Until I ran into her 1 month ago as I explained above.
This woman uses passive aggressive tactics, in saying that I'm such a nice neighbor and she doesn't want to take further action (send a complaint to the board. We live in a co-op and we are all shareholding owners).
I've already done all I could to stop any noise. I don't jump, dance, or run. As said, after a certain time, I turn down the TV and computer volume. I am careful to make sure I accidentally do not drop heavy books, magazines, or other items. I rarely if ever bring people over and if I do, it's on the weekends for dinner and a cold beer or two. Never had a party.
I am going to continue to live normally in my apartment, as it is my right to enjoy my property. However, if these people complain again, what would be the better course of action? Because part of me wants to tell them off rudely, but at the same time, when they have asked me about noise etc., they asked politely. I don't want to be gruff when they weren't.
Also, suppose they do complain to the co-op board and I get a letter from the board or what not. In such an extreme situation, what recourse would I have?
Tell her she has no idea what noise is till you move your drums in next week. You and some friends are going to jam next week.
I'll bring the mirrorball! Whats your address, Sprawling?
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