Miscellaneous: Today, it's been three days since I started working 12-hour night...

By need sleep - 25/02/2015 16:53 - United States - Severna Park

Today, it's been three days since I started working 12-hour night shifts. My neighbors have now decided to renovate their house. They're focusing on the rooms sharing my wall. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/03/2016 18:37 - Puerto Rico - San Juan

Today, and the 4 months preceding it, my neighbors had been remodeling their house, which meant jackhammer noises every morning. The one day they take a break, my other neighbor decides to start a remodeling project. It'll only be two more months of this. FML

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Neighbours from hell

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Canada - Oakville

Today, my new neighbours moved in. I've neither seen nor spoken to them yet; all I know is that they enjoy hammering at the walls for hours on end and repeatedly setting off the fire alarm. All this in the small hours of the morning. I got two hours of sleep. FML

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By Pete - 07/08/2018 13:00

Today, it's the third day I've been at home recuperating from ear surgery. My surgery was on the same day my neighbor started renovating. There's been hours of jack-hammering every day I've been home. FML

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By nosleep - 30/06/2017 16:46

Today, like every other day since I moved into this apartment a year ago, the construction crew started their noisy work at 5:30 in the morning. When I moved in I was promised it was a quiet neighborhood; only offices. What have they been building in the meantime? Three nightclubs. FML

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By Yellowsmellow - 22/09/2016 17:57 - Canada - Windsor

Today, and for the past two weeks, the people living directly above me have decided to add rearranging their furniture to their daily routines. Not only that but apparently, 6 a.m. is the most optimal time for them. FML

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Alexa, play "Make It Stop" by Low

By Sonotsuave - 22/10/2022 12:00 - United States - Mclean

Today, like every day since the new neighbors moved into the townhouse next door, their newborn won’t stop crying. The room the two toddlers and newborn are in apparently shares a wall with my bedroom, so I hear crying while I work remote, study remote, and try to sleep. FML

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You deserved it 137

YELP!

By Anonymous - 19/04/2022 12:00 - United States - Brookline

Today, my new neighbours moved in. I had always thought my bedroom wall was soundproof, because my old neighbours never complained about my loud night terrors. Turns out they were just stone deaf. The new ones can hear everything. FML

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You deserved it 137

Noise cancelling anyone?

By Anonymous - 27/11/2023 22:00 - Sweden - Lidingoe

Today, just like every workday for the last 6 months, the construction workers in my building made loud noises in the morning and woke me up almost 2 hours before I would otherwise have to get up. This will continue for one more year. I'm not a morning person, and I live in a protected historical building. FML

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Keep it down

By Help - 26/11/2011 06:03 - United States

Today, it's the second week into my new neighbors' routine. He works nights, she works days. He likes to blast out Slayer and Napalm Death all day, she likes to drunkenly sing out of tune to Adele all night. I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown. FML

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Landlords gonna landlord

By Anonymous - 07/01/2023 15:00 - Germany

Today, I remembered my landlord telling me that the renovation of our apartment would cause some "minor inconvenience during 3-5 days". We actually spent 5 WEEKS with no windows, no kitchen, and no bathroom, with construction workers appearing in my bedroom and telling me to get out at 7 a.m. FML

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slothlover63 12

Wednesday 25 February 2015 23:56

Guess you'll have to sleep on the sofa. Sorry op

cutycat136 28

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:00

Book yourself a hotel room for a day or two so you can at least get a little sleep.

Comments

slothlover63 12

Wednesday 25 February 2015 23:56

Guess you'll have to sleep on the sofa. Sorry op

The_Avatar 22

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:10

I dont know why you got voted down for this?! Its reasonable advice

IamHercules 24

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:23

Or OP could wear some ear plugs.

0h_Boy 26

Wednesday 25 February 2015 23:59

Maybe you should do some renovating of your own?

chewyca99 14

Thursday 26 February 2015 2:44

To their house?

Jason89 16

Thursday 26 February 2015 5:28

you're a genius #41!!!! they meant OP should do it to his own

cutycat136 28

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:00

Book yourself a hotel room for a day or two so you can at least get a little sleep.

teentee401 36

Thursday 26 February 2015 2:24

If he's working 12 year shifts he might not be able to afford it.

JohnTheDonJuan 11

Thursday 26 February 2015 2:28

12 hour shifts buddy, not years. Learn to read. Or use common sense, nobody works 12 year shifts.

chewyca99 14

Thursday 26 February 2015 2:45

What if he is an elf? 12 years is nothing for them.

brand125 17

Thursday 26 February 2015 4:10

37 - i dont know where that statment comes from, nurses make good money and where im from they do 12 hour shifts.. (not to mention the ton of other jobs i cant think of on the spot)

Enslaved 36

Thursday 26 February 2015 8:01

Maybe OP has a lot of bills and that's why they're working those long night hours. Would suck working so hard just to spending that money to pay for a hotel.

Vegetarian27 24

Thursday 26 February 2015 11:50

What country are you from that nurses make good money? Nurses are way underpaid just about everywhere.

brand125 17

Thursday 26 February 2015 21:14

76 - canada. and compared to minimun wage its good money, i would love to make over DOUBLE what i am now. so yes thats good money.

teentee401 36

Friday 27 February 2015 3:15

I can read just fine. I was typing fast and not paying attention. Haven't you ever made a mistake?

countryb_cth 38

Friday 27 February 2015 8:17

@85 the difference of typing years and typing hours is a huge difference in letters and wording. Even if you were typing to fast that's one hell of a mistake.

teentee401 36

Friday 27 February 2015 22:23

It was a stupid mistake. Still doesn't mean I can't read. Everyone has said/typed something that makes no sense by mistake. It happens.

ulaaang 14

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:00

you have cat to be kitten ! lolol sorry OP

feven 32

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:24

Usually puns relate to the FML. Unless I'm missing something here...

Sandsh8rk 36

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:41

Wrong FML, look below this one for the right one.

5secondsofvvifi 21

Thursday 26 February 2015 9:14

..how do you even comment on the wrong FML without realizing?

Livin_Like_Larry 29

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:01

If you talk to them about your situation, they will probably be understanding and try to be more quite

needagoodlaugh 34

Thursday 26 February 2015 2:20

You can't really control the level of noise from renovations.

Pancakes017 19

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:01

Maybe you should start accidentally leaving your alarm on for those 12 hour shifts.

russfml 31

Thursday 26 February 2015 4:31

I work 12 hr night shifts myself, it sucks for noise. You have to realize shift workers are a minority to day time workers and have to deal with it. It can be hard especially on weekends hearing concerts and festivals going on in town. Earplugs and sleep shades make a huge difference

Livin_Like_Larry 29

Thursday 26 February 2015 0:02

If you talk to them about your situation they'll probably be understanding and try to keep it down. Worst case, you rent a motel room for a couple of nights:/

brand125 17

Thursday 26 February 2015 4:12

how can they keep it down, they need to renovate no matter what, it cant be helped..

countryb_cth 38

Friday 27 February 2015 8:21

Recommenting and changing the wording is not going to help with you getting down voted. You can't turn the volume down on renovations and if op asked that's pretty damn selfish. Other people need stuff done too, not just him.