Comments on: Shut up. I implore you.

By: teak furniture

teak furniture — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:37:37 +0000

Maybe you inform your landlord about the situation and let him or her do something about it.

By: fairings

fairings — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:37:35 +0000

Maybe writing him a nice letter explaining your sentiments might help. He may consider giving in or at least do something about it.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:37:48 +0000

Yes, yes, we’re all a bunch of pansies for shutting our windows at 55.

By: Manic Witch

Manic Witch — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:02:39 +0000

I was thinking the same thing, Jules. Hell-we don’t even pull out the sweaters and blankies until it hits near zero.

By: jules

jules — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:03:57 +0000

You live in San Diego-do people really close up their windows and stay inside in winter? Hell-it’s not cold enough here to do that until it regularly hits the 30s (maybe 40s if it’s raining!).

Now all the midwesterners will start piping up . . . .

By: Joelle

Joelle — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:30:37 +0000

@Eric: you know… that is the best idea. lol. I need to find that dog…

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:50:24 +0000

I say make your point with a .30-.30. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! “When I say *quiet* I mean bloody well QUIET!”

Alternatively, you could just have a loop of the dog from whatever that cartoon is going “QUUUUIIIEEET!” That would be awesome.

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:49:12 +0000

i had upstairs neighbors once that we called The Stompersons”

By: strayfarce

strayfarce — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:54:12 +0000

I think you have my neighbors that I had when I lived in Albany. I ended up going through this process of calling the cops every time they violated the noise ordinance, keeping tape recordings/videos of the noise. They had this mongrel dog that they neglected and he barked incessantly for HOURS-called “nuisance barking”-but the noise ordinance included birds too, fyi. You’re not allowed to let your animals be ridiculously loud before 7am, no longer than 15 minutes a stretch, etc. Then I had to get paperwork copies of all the reports from the local FOIL office, press charges via animal control and then take them to civil court…blah blah blah… was a fucking hassle. But it may be worth it. Check into your local noise ordinances. And if they don’t listen to politeness, call the cops. It’s a long and drawn out pissing contest, but it may be worth it if you don’t want to move.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:47:09 +0000

It’s the building next door and asking my landlord to do anything about it would be like asking for free rent for a year. Pulling teeth.