Have you ever had noisy neighbors? Or have you ever been the noisy neighbors? I actually had a sitution where I was both, somehow. Years ago I was living on the second floor in an apartment building, with a backyard. I babysat kids during the day, and my downstairs neighbors was angry...
So, he did what he always did with offensive neighbors—namely, grin and bear it. Eventually, they would move away. Or he would. In Los Angeles that summer, a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often. The drummer repeatedly ...
It’s tough enough to wind down our overworked minds to relax by bedtime. Add in noise from the street, a snoring roommate, or night owl neighbors, and shuteye seems impossible. Even if your home is a zen den of silence, we all have to find ways to sleep despite noise sometimes, esp...
“Hey, I live in the apartment right below you, so I can hear you guys walking around a lot. I was wondering if you guys wouldn’t mind trying to keep it down at night, just so I can get to sleep a little easier.” It can seem nerve-wracking to approach your neighbors, but it...