Try to remember this episode when you are an adult and you just want some peace and quiet and the neighbor’s kid insists on practicing free-throws in his basketball hoop five feet from your beedroom. Plus, it doesn’t rain in Arizona, so he practices free-throws all day long, 360 days a year.
Stupid kids having noisy parties is terrible if you live downstairs. That’s why they have bars for adults.
Your downstairs neighbor deserves some p&q, however yelling at you thru the floor for getting up at night is unacceptable. She may not stop, and you may not be able to get her to stop.
This is your chance to learn the art of passive-aggressive warfare. You can drive your neighbor crazy, and if she’s already crazy, send her over the top.
Buy some rubber balls of different sizes and different mass. Do some experiments on how long the different balls bounce. Do this over and over again. Don’t bounce the balls against the wall like tennis practice. This might be Zen to you, but to the b. downstairs… Buy a springy door stop. Screw it into the floor next to your bed so you can flick it without walking.
Tell her if she doesn’t stop screaming at night, you’ll have the police out. Apartment living means you get to hear your neighbors. If she doesn’t like it, should should buy a place in the country on ten acres.
Yes!! Passive-aggressive warfare!! I once had crazy neighbor, too.
When the nasty old bitch starts screaming at you, run the sweeper. That way the noise will drown out her screaming, and you’ll get something productive done!
I only had to do this to my crazy neighbor three times before she got the hint about how loud loud can be at 2 o’clock in the morning!
But I was an adult in charge of my own apartment at the time. You might want to see if you can get your dad’s support before you try this one.
You have the right to the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of your premises, a concept which your crazy neighbor has turned on its head. Passive-aggressive warfare might be fun, or not, but in any case, stop pussyfooting around. Do what you want when you want, like everybody else does who lives anywhere.
Don’t argue with this person though. Concede nothing. You are not required to argue with assholes, and nothing is gained thereby.
