Today, my neighbors in the apartment above me yet again had a loud fight, well past midnight while I was trying to sleep. I stood on my bed and pounded on the ceiling to shut them up. And now I'll have to explain the two fist-shaped holes in the ceiling to my landlord. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I found out my upstairs neighbors filed a noise complaint against me for banging on the ceiling every night. They conveniently left out the part where they constantly stomp, shout, and do stuff that sounds like they're dropping bricks to the floor every night. FML
Today, my downstairs neighbours screamed at me for making so much noise that I woke their children up and made them cry. The noise was the sound of a loose floorboard shifting as I crept to my bathroom, and again on my way back to bed. They've sworn to get me evicted. FML
Today, after months of peace and quiet since January, a new family moved into the apartment below me ten minutes before I was about to go to sleep. They've been here for 30 minutes and already they're stomping and banging doors all over the place. FML
Today, I saw my upstairs neighbor outside getting the mail. She asked how my day was, and then apologized that the sound of her baby's crying through the walls kept me up last night. Apparently she heard me when I yelled at 2am for her fucking demon spawn to shut up. FML
Today, after having to call in a noise complaint about my downstairs neighbors talking loud past midnight, the managers fixed the problem. Now all I can hear is two little girls who like to throw a basketball at the building for hours. FML
Today, I'm spending $1,400 on rent each month to hear my upstairs neighbor walk from one end of their apartment to the other, and then back again. This occurs pretty much all day and all night. Yesterday I woke up at 3:30 a.m. from the banging of steps. My other neighbor played his music so loud, I felt it through the wall. FML
Today, I live on the second floor and my neighbor from below banged on my door, telling me I sounded like a giant elephant and needed to learn to be quiet. I was eating ice cream in bed. I also live alone. FML
Today, just like every other day, I was woken up 2 hours earlier than I needed to be, by the alarm belonging to my upstairs neighbors. They won't wake up until their real alarm goes off: me, pounding the walls and yelling in frustration. FML
Today, after my old downstairs neighbor, who would come upstairs to bang on my door and yell at me every time she heard a sound from me at all times of the day, had finally moved out, it became clear that my new downstairs neighbor gets drunk and yells at the TV in the early hours of the morning. FML
Today, I got a noise complaint about "loud stomping" in my apartment disturbing the tenant below. I guess I'm supposed to tell my sweet children that they are no longer allowed to play in their own home. FML
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Rich531 21
"Yeah after the aliens broke in they started punching things and that's why there are dents in the ceiling"
ThePerry 23
Even if they were annoying, pounding on the ceiling is a stupid idea, and might get them pissed off at you since they aren't in the greatest mood. However, explaining that to your landlord, sheesh, that really sucks. YDI & YLS
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Heartbeat94 4
call the police said you heard them fighting so loud.. police will come since (possible) domestic abuse is a hot issue these days..
chriss2015 13
All of these ppl commenting saying "ydi OP you should've gone and talked to them" clearly have never dealt with an obnoxious neighbour. Sometimes banging on the ceiling is a nessacary last minute resort. Although a little over the top.
hunt3009 16
My thing is, why'd OP do it so hard that it left holes in the ceiling?
riledupdemon 3
I had a similar situation. I finally called the cops told them there was a situation... Cops got there just as the guy started throwing punches. His wife was mad enough to press charges when she usually forgot about it. Guy goes to jail, wife moves OOT to her mom's.
azzholio 7
Bucket of drywall mud 17.95. Tools to apply drywall mud $20-30. Knowing how to do minor repairs like a real man......... Priceless
azzholio 7
And no I am not implying a woman can't do household repairs. Just that job typically is the mans resposibility.
gracehi 33
I was just about to say that. He could get a patch kit from any hardware store and fix it himself. Anyone could do it. His landlord might never even notice if he does it well enough.
Walgreens 7
How do you event punch a hole in a ceiling without breaking your hand
Fairyjoshy 13
A very shoddily made ceiling?
EarlFug 19
I can think of a few ways you could've gotten your point across, none of which include holes in the ceiling. This really shouldn't require explaining unless you're almost literally a caveman.
nillawafer13 13
I understand one, but two? That seemed unnecessary...
lovexsarah 12
Next time, knock on their door or alert your landlord.
virgacs 10
Two? You should have stopped after the first hole :).
chasebeck1921 12
Why not fix the holes its no tthat hard