And another thing, if you are afraid to talk to them in person, what are you going to do after you call the cops, they get busted for weed possession, and post a minimal, or even an O.R. bond and come HOME, knowing that you were the dickhead who ratted them out???
Here’s another vote for you getting over yourself and then going over to scoob up with them.
I wouldn’t bother talking to them about it. In my experience, 95+% of people continue to act inconsiderately even when you ask them nicely to change their behavior.
If somebody has a “thug” demeanor (of any race), I would guess the odds are even worse.
I would just move out at the earliest opportunity. Before you sign for your new place, knock on a few doors, introduce yourself, tell them you are thinking of moving into the building and ask people if it’s a quiet building, etc.
A twenty sack is $20. Methinks asking this question would not have the desired effect. By the way in gansta circles a twenty sack is knowen as a DUB SACK.
And this is pretty much the bottomline. Do your homework next time. I cannot forget the time I went to check an appartment and the landlady told me “Hon, this place appears a lot on the news, why don’t you get a second job and find a place somewhere else?”
Touché. Sorry about the “nabor” spelling. mea culpa, mea culpa and the long paragraph. (It was on the board in a longer version a couple of years ago.) The effects of the fumes are still affecting my head. Also, I am subject to drug testing at my work where we lose 2 or 3 “dudes” a month who violate their pledge/the rules about being drug-free.
As thick as the crack/meth fumes were, I had a real concern that I could get a contact high - and the clothes in my closet started to reek. The apartment management had also had to plug utility/pipe holes in walls under sinks, etc. in other apartments to address other folks’ complaints, with little success. Towels under the doors would not cut it.
I thought I was the only pedant here with my aversion to “it’s” instead of “its”. I know how to spell “neighbor”. I was merely trying to save some space and typing, *á la * the shortcuts I make on other boards, etc. Too bad you might be missing some good info when you quit reading becuz (!) of an abbreviation (or was it just Naborsphobia?).
Nobody likes a tattletale. Snitching is never ok.
By the way, without meaning any disrespect to the original poster, I think it’s worth pointing out that one advantage to leading a more money oriented lifestyle is that it give you more power to choose your neighbors.
So you don’t call the cops if someone threatens you, or if your car is stolen? Which laws, if violated, are we not supposed to call the cops about?
It seems to me this is a criminal mindset. Don’t be surprised if law abiding citizens ignore it.
Just some friendly advice.
Let me just jot that down… if I’m ever the sole witness to a violent crime against Cluricaun or one of his loved ones, I should keep… my… mouth… shut.
Okay! Good to know.
You mean law violators don’t like a tattletale.
I call your theory Cardinal Law.
(Like in Bernard Cardinal Law, the first Boston Roman Catholic Diocese head who lost his job in the priest abuse coverup because nobody snitched. By the way, he had replaced Haime Cardinal Sin!)
I think there’s been a miscommunication. I was asking for a cite explainging how strong marijuana odor can cause one to fail a drug test. I was not asking for one that explains how hyperbole can lead to a failed test. Could you please try that again?
Dude, if you are going to do something, own up to it. If you try, say, talking to your neighbors, you may find out they arn’t that bad. Maybe they can even become your friend. And if you don’t have the balls to address something personally with someone, maybe it’s something that doesn’t need to be done.
Personally, I think this is something that doesn’t need to be done. Apartment living has it’s drawbacks, and dealing with other people’s smells in the hallways is one of them. Is it really worth getting worked up about something that you deal with for less than a minute every day?
There are things I would do, and things I would put up with, in a college dorm that aren’t wise to do and don’t need to be put up with out in the real world of adults.
Ideally, it would be great to talk to your neighbors about a problem. But experience has shown that some folks don’t take this well. In dealing with people who don’t have the good sense to not be blazingly obvious about doing something illegal, I would not trust that the friendly, rational approach would be fruitful. It might, but there’s a real risk that they would be resentful and vengeful over the matter. Dealing with it anonymously makes sense.
I find laughable the notion that if one chooses not to make face-to-face contact then one should simply move out. There are other options besides being driven out of one’s home by boorish neighbors. And tolerating a disagreeable condition that doesn’t have to exist is not one I would choose. In this particular case, I see no need to capitulate to unsocial behavior.
He didn’t do his homework? Check out the situation at the new digs? Come on. The OP is not living in a building full of people acting badly. There’s one bad apple which is a new wrinkle that couldn’t have been vetted beforehand. I think it’s quite reasonable to expect that conditions can be restored to their previous state, either by the new neighbors altering their behavior or by their leaving.
As far as tattling, well, if one were to rat on people discreetly doing something that wasn’t harming or bothering others, that I would call tattling. But the people in question are not discreet and are bothering others. They’re just about begging to be turned in. If you think not being a “tattletale” is more important than being able to live a normal, undisturbed life, that’s your choice - but it’s certainly not a choice I would recommend.
I believe that you’re referring to Section 17 here. But we’re talking prolonged exposure. If he’s having to go up and down that staircase then he’s going to be breathing in MJ-laden air. Do this every day and, over time, he’s getting a considerable dose of MJ. He breathes it, he generates the metabolites for which the test checks, and it shows up in the hair.
Your cite in fact explains why external exposure will not result in a postive result. I see your logic but you’re under-estimating the amount of secondhand smoke (as opposed to air that smells) the OP will need to inhale (about as much as the actual smoker).
The OP will be aware that his body is producing the metabolite (by-product) THC-COOH if and when he finds that he is stoned.
I, uh…I’m…umm…
Hmm.
I have no rational response to that.