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re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
By Wicked_Elphaba



re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
By LoriCook

re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
By slice

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re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
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By Munkenstein



re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple (karma: 1)
By Wicked_Elphaba



I'd write them a note saying I don't need to read erotic literature/watch porn because listening to them is enough. However, my popcorn budget would go up.
Then again, I'm the type of person who would yell back "Hell yeah!!!!! Smack dat ass!!!!!"
re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
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By Balletic


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18 Replies to Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple

By Wicked_Elphaba




On Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:40 PM
No stories, but maybe leave a ball gag with that note. 
So glad my husband and I own a well insulated home. When we lived in an apt, I did sometimes forget we weren't in our own house. Whoops....

So glad my husband and I own a well insulated home. When we lived in an apt, I did sometimes forget we weren't in our own house. Whoops....

By LoriCook


On Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:15 PM
Why not just be straightforward with them? Knock on their door and let them know that their room is not sound insulated and as a good neighbor you want them to be aware to avoid embarrassment. You don't even have to mention sex. Most people, once they are aware, will try to keep it down. If the noise continues once you have warned them , notify the landlord.
re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple (karma: 2)
By Anon1234567890



By Anon1234567890




On Tue Nov 05, 2013 02:23 AM
I don't think you have any cause to be mad with them to be honest. They don't know you can hear them, whereas you know how loud they can be, and you've never given them the (sorry) heads-up. I don't know if they knew you had family visiting or not but regardless, they don't know you can hear them. So it doesn't matter to them whether you've got family visiting or not, in their mind they're doing something privately. They're not purposefully trying to annoy you so I think a passive-aggressive note is completely uncalled for. You could have raised it with them beforehand and you didn't - they're not in the wrong.

By slice


On Tue Nov 05, 2013 06:43 AM
Edited by slice (109495) on 2013-11-05 06:44:56
Agreed with Louise. It's not like you notified them prior to your family visiting. They have no reason to doubt the room this noise-insulated anymore than any other time.
But yeah I can see how that would be uber embarrassing! I honestly don't know what I would do in that situation; probably pretend I didn't hear anything? Which is dumb, but probably all I'd be able to come up with in that case.
But yeah I can see how that would be uber embarrassing! I honestly don't know what I would do in that situation; probably pretend I didn't hear anything? Which is dumb, but probably all I'd be able to come up with in that case.
re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
By neptune1bond
By neptune1bond
On Tue Nov 05, 2013 09:04 AM
I agree with what others have said, that they just might not be aware. In fact, even though you are moving out, I think that you should (very nicely) let them know about it. That way they can avoid the embarrassment with whomever may move in after you possibly hearing them (not to mention passers-by on the street). I doubt that they actually *want* people to hear that kind of stuff (unless they're just kinky that way). But if you let them know, maybe speak with them instead of leaving a note. Although if you would be too embarrassed then a note would probably be better than nothing.

By schuhplattler



On Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:15 AM
Make sure you are cooled down,but thoroughly, then do what Lori suggested.

By fairy_dust




On Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:00 AM
I had a similar problem for about a year - new neighbours moved into the apartment below mine (I'm on the 2nd floor), and they were a young couple who were very loud/vocal when having sex. I couldn't hear thrusting, but I could hear the girl moaning and screaming, the guy grunting, and the bed shaking. Several times a week. It got really annoying, so I used the passive-aggressive route - playing the most unsexy, annoying, mood-killing music I could find at full blast every time I heard them. I figured since I could hear them, they could hear me, and it often worked.
The first time I did this, I used the Bed Intruder song, but I also used the Trololo song, Nyan Cat, the Song that Never Ends, Who Let the Dogs Out, and Rick Rolled them several times. But my absolute favorite music to use was Bavarian yodeling. Especially this one:
www.youtube.com . . .
I know someone who also had the same problem - paper-thin walls and a couple on the other side of the wall who decided to have loud sex late at night (he says he could even hear the sound of skin slapping together) and wake him up when he had an exam the next morning. He blasted the first few seconds of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", and the noise stopped right away (and never started up again).
The first time I did this, I used the Bed Intruder song, but I also used the Trololo song, Nyan Cat, the Song that Never Ends, Who Let the Dogs Out, and Rick Rolled them several times. But my absolute favorite music to use was Bavarian yodeling. Especially this one:
www.youtube.com . . .
I know someone who also had the same problem - paper-thin walls and a couple on the other side of the wall who decided to have loud sex late at night (he says he could even hear the sound of skin slapping together) and wake him up when he had an exam the next morning. He blasted the first few seconds of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", and the noise stopped right away (and never started up again).

By schuhplattler



On Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:19 PM
Your first response still should be what Lori Cook suggested, maybe two or three times if necessary, but if that couple ignores your requests, then play a recording that lampoons their disturbance, such as the last third of Ravel's "Bolero"

By Munkenstein




On Tue Nov 05, 2013 03:41 PM
I've gotta disagree with everybody saying that they just don't realize it...can you seriously be SCREAMING in a place with shared walls/ceilings/floors and expect it to be fine and dandy? That'd be a special kind of ignorance right there.
I'd leave them a note that is less aggressive than the one you have in your mind in the event that somehow they really ARE complete dolts with no idea how to live in a shared dwelling. Hopefully it'll embarrass them to really realize what you have been hearing and they'll cool it.
I'd leave them a note that is less aggressive than the one you have in your mind in the event that somehow they really ARE complete dolts with no idea how to live in a shared dwelling. Hopefully it'll embarrass them to really realize what you have been hearing and they'll cool it.

By Wicked_Elphaba




On Tue Nov 05, 2013 07:28 PM
Munkenstein wrote:
I've gotta disagree with everybody saying that they just don't realize it...can you seriously be SCREAMING in a place with shared walls/ceilings/floors and expect it to be fine and dandy? That'd be a special kind of ignorance right there.
I'd leave them a note that is less aggressive than the one you have in your mind in the event that somehow they really ARE complete dolts with no idea how to live in a shared dwelling. Hopefully it'll embarrass them to really realize what you have been hearing and they'll cool it.
I'd write them a note saying I don't need to read erotic literature/watch porn because listening to them is enough. However, my popcorn budget would go up.
Then again, I'm the type of person who would yell back "Hell yeah!!!!! Smack dat ass!!!!!"

By fairy_dust




On Tue Nov 05, 2013 09:56 PM
Special kind of ignorance, possibly. But I personally think it's more likely to be exhibitionism.
I've ranted about my neighbourly problem on Facebook many times, and aside from different types of mood-killing music, my friends have also suggested:
-having even louder sex than the neighbours.
-recording it and playing it back to them.
-recording and giving the tape to one of our friends who often hosts "weird" events and might have some use for it.
-having a party, letting everyone listen to them, and then going to their apartment as a group to congratulate them.
-telling the landlord and saying it's a noise complaint.
Funny story (unrelated to the neighbours) - Tutuless (Christina) from DDN came to visit Montreal last spring and she stayed at my place. When I brought her here from the train station, my roommate and her boyfriend were obviously having sex, based on the sounds coming out of her bedroom (moaning and heavy breathing) and the fact that they immediately slammed the door shut after hearing us enter the apartment (it was partly open when we walked in). Christina and I just looked at each other in embarrassment and giggled, but let it go and didn't say anything about it when they came out to introduce themselves later.
I've ranted about my neighbourly problem on Facebook many times, and aside from different types of mood-killing music, my friends have also suggested:
-having even louder sex than the neighbours.
-recording it and playing it back to them.
-recording and giving the tape to one of our friends who often hosts "weird" events and might have some use for it.
-having a party, letting everyone listen to them, and then going to their apartment as a group to congratulate them.
-telling the landlord and saying it's a noise complaint.
Funny story (unrelated to the neighbours) - Tutuless (Christina) from DDN came to visit Montreal last spring and she stayed at my place. When I brought her here from the train station, my roommate and her boyfriend were obviously having sex, based on the sounds coming out of her bedroom (moaning and heavy breathing) and the fact that they immediately slammed the door shut after hearing us enter the apartment (it was partly open when we walked in). Christina and I just looked at each other in embarrassment and giggled, but let it go and didn't say anything about it when they came out to introduce themselves later.
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By Balletic



On Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:35 PM
Oh I absolutely won't be sending that note to them! I totally realize I have no reason to be angry with them, they didn't know my family was visiting. I didn't tell them, so it's not like they were being inconsiderate on purpose. Besides the fact that we have heard them many times before and never said anything after those instances. They may in fact have no idea, who knows? This was just what was stewing in my mind as I couldn't sleep on Friday night due to the horrifying nature of the situation I got myself and my family into haha
Thanks Lori for the very adult response! Although I'm an extremely unconfrontational (is that a word?) person, I'd love to work up the nerve for that. And I agree, not even mentioning the sex would be appropriate. Just a general "we can hear you, just so you're aware" type of conversation.
fairy_dust, I love that idea
My Fiance actually used to do that when his brother got a little too rowdy in the next room (they weren't living with their parents). But his go to song was "Can you feel the love tonight" from The Lion King. Gotta say though, with my love for the The Lion King I'm not sure if that wouldn't just make the mood for me
haha
Thanks Lori for the very adult response! Although I'm an extremely unconfrontational (is that a word?) person, I'd love to work up the nerve for that. And I agree, not even mentioning the sex would be appropriate. Just a general "we can hear you, just so you're aware" type of conversation.
fairy_dust, I love that idea


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re: Mortifying (possibly hilarious?) story and vent about "noisy" neighbor couple
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By aerial


On Wed Nov 06, 2013 06:17 AM
Been there done that! We had a lovely neighbor at at apartment complex we lovingly called the "wh*** next door" I seriously think she was running a brothel out of her apartment as it was like all night every night different men. Plus her bed was squeaky to top it off. And we could hear everything. I often considered leaving her a gift box with a gag ball, a can of WD-40, a box of condoms (keeping it safe) and an anon note (I'm passive aggressive) But then we moved. Still I have her to thank for many sleepless nights and tired days at work. Looking back I would have left the gift box for sure.
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By MuffinHead




On Sat Nov 09, 2013 08:42 AM
Slip a note under the door.
Dear Neighbor,
I am becoming increasingly concerned with the loud screams I hear late at night.
I've compiled a list of possible things this could be.
1. Home invaders. (Get a new lock!)
2. You're filming a horror movie! (Any roles available? I'm a pretty good screamer too.)
3. You get really excited about winning a ping pong match! (I would be too, I'm terrible at hand/eye coordination!)
4. You never quite got over jumping on the bed. (I remember my excited cries of almost touching the ceiling when I was a child too!)
5. You're a priest who performs illegal exorcisms. (Is that going to affect anyone else in the building? I can't fathom dealing with Pazuzu right now.)
Regardless of the situation, it's very unnerving. Let's try and keep the screaming to a minimum.
Best of luck with your adventures!
Concerned Neighbor.
Dear Neighbor,
I am becoming increasingly concerned with the loud screams I hear late at night.
I've compiled a list of possible things this could be.
1. Home invaders. (Get a new lock!)
2. You're filming a horror movie! (Any roles available? I'm a pretty good screamer too.)
3. You get really excited about winning a ping pong match! (I would be too, I'm terrible at hand/eye coordination!)
4. You never quite got over jumping on the bed. (I remember my excited cries of almost touching the ceiling when I was a child too!)
5. You're a priest who performs illegal exorcisms. (Is that going to affect anyone else in the building? I can't fathom dealing with Pazuzu right now.)
Regardless of the situation, it's very unnerving. Let's try and keep the screaming to a minimum.
Best of luck with your adventures!
Concerned Neighbor.

By Celebrian




On Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:41 PM
Totally was there back in the day in my old childhood apartment. Spent piece of high school traumatized by my nasty next door neighbor. Led to weeks and months of substandard sleep. Used to hear his girlfriend's fake moaning his name and I don't even want to reiterate (I've talked about it before on DDN!) what he used to say. Turned me off to all guys with that name for a very long time. I'd meet a guy, be interested and if he told me that was his name, I'd seriously just pick up my stuff and go home, no questions asked.
I told my mom, she told management and management had a word with them, the end...technically. There were still some wild times occasionally, but they seemed to try harder (bah hahaha!) to keep the sound modulation under control.
I told my mom, she told management and management had a word with them, the end...technically. There were still some wild times occasionally, but they seemed to try harder (bah hahaha!) to keep the sound modulation under control.
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