Yet another reason I detest my neighbors..

Published on August 11, 2004 By dharmagrl In Misc

..and I'm glad that we're moving.

My neighbors are away on vacation for a couple of days. Ordinarily I'd have been glad to see the back of them and enjoy the tranquility, but I'm not.

The man of the house had weekend duty this past weekend, which called for him to be at work at 0500. He apparently was getting up at 0330 ...because he's left his alarm clock set for that time. Our bedrooms are on opposite sides of an adjoining wall, and I have been woken at 0330 the past 2 mornings by this fucking clock radio beeping incessantly. It's not the kind that stops after 10 minutes if no-one turns it off....oh no, this one goes on for an hour. A fucking hour. After burying my head under the pillows failed to shut out the noise, I decided to get up. I'm now wide awake, and I can tell you from experience that trying to go back to sleep will be futile.

So, here I am, wandering the halls of JU at oh-dark-hundred (that's a military euphemism for way too fucking early), thanks to my stupid, irresponsible, self centered, materialistic, moronic neighbors.

I'm so glad we're moving.

Comments (Page 1)

Gene Nash

on Aug 11, 2004

That reminds me of the time I was staying in this hotel and the guy above me set his alarm clock for two hours earlier than he had to leave then proceeded to press snooze every 10 minutes -- beginning at 4 A.M. That was a fun week.

I just don't get people like that.

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

I just don't get people like that.

Ah Gene, you feel my pain!

I don't get people like that either. Mind you, these people have always been the kind to do whatever they wanted regardless of the effect it has on anyone else. They have no consideration for those living around them whatsoever.

Zoologist03

on Aug 11, 2004

Damn, what an asshat....If it were me, I'd go over there and lay down some whoop ass.....oh well, at least you're getting out of there huh?...

~Zoo

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

If it were me, I'd go over there and lay down some whoop ass.....

They're not home, that's the problem. If they were home I'd have gone over there and asked them to turn the damn thing off!

I'm calling his supervisor this morning. I'm not putting up with this all week.

chiprj

on Aug 11, 2004

I've had this happen to me in the barracks, but never housing. It's so much easier in the barracks. You find someone with a master key and you shut that crap off. My last tour to Korea, I had the master key and I had to do it a number of times with alarm clocks. Too bad you don't have one...

A buddy of mine once left for the day with his stereo on. He didn't realize he'd left it on. He had walked out to the latrine and when he came out, he saw us in the hallway getting ready to leave. He asked to join us and we all left. He never went back to his room to turn off the music. The CD player was set to repeat the same song all day at a very high volume. The song? The Imperial Death March from The Empire Strikes Back. We found out later that the guy in the next room over pounded on his door for 20 minutes before going to the CQ and geting them to let him in to turn it off. He then left a really nasty note on his door.

Lord Shitzu

on Aug 11, 2004

I have a bad habit of doing this sort of snooze dance, but I am considerate enough to only engage in it when alone. I don't do it at college where it will piss off my roommate or neighbors, I wouldn't do it at aa hotel or if I lived adjacent to someone, in those situations I just suck it up and drag myself out of bed.

Besides, it helps that I only use my cell phone as an alarm and keep it right next to my ear when I sleep so it can be relatively quiet, and I can turn it off instantly when needed.

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

He then left a really nasty note on his door

That's what I'm doing. I called his supervisor to see who had access to the house, and no-one had any way of getting in...his supervisor said "boy, I'd be ready to kill someone"....which I was, and still am. He's due back at work tomorrow, at which time he's going to get briefed about his lack of consideration for his neighbors (this isn't the first time he's done this, it happened last week. I sucked it up for 3 days then, but I refuse to do it anymore)

I'm going to compose a nice note to pin to his door now. Something along the lines of "Hey, assmunch, your fucking alarm clock woke me up and kept me awake at 3am today. Expect me to return the favor tonight"...words to that affect, anyway.

zweihander01

on Aug 11, 2004

My neighbor has his stereo set as an alrma clock. Maybe not an alram clock, but he listens to music at about 4 in the morning. I'm thinking of finding some roadkill and leaving it in his mail box.

And I do the "snooze dance", but I get up about 9:30 in the morn', so it doesn't bother anyone.

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

I'm thinking of finding some roadkill and leaving it in his mail box

Hmm...there's a maggoty racoon down the street that would fit under their porch steps quite nicely......!

Poetmom99

on Aug 11, 2004

Oh, this would SO be grounds for murder....you could say you were driven insane by the interruption of your much-needed sleep, and the inability to go BACK to sleep after being awakened....it could work, I'm sure it could!

Poetmom99

on Aug 11, 2004

Try being MARRIED to a person like that....I spent way too many years not getting any sleep between 5 and 7AM....and I never understood the logic at all...if you don't need to get up till 7, then why not just set the alarm for 7???

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

if you don't need to get up till 7, then why not just set the alarm for 7???

I'm lucky, Dave's always been a one-snooze hitter. I've been conditioned to do that as well. It would drive me insane to live with someone like that!!!!

Oh, this would SO be grounds for murder....you could say you were driven insane by the interruption of your much-needed sleep, and the inability to go BACK to sleep after being awakened....

Hey, if some guy can get away with murdering his wife because he said he was dreaming when he did it...I'm sure I can plead temporary insanity due to lack of sleep as a defense!

They're supposed to be back tonight. They'd better be back tonight....please, let them be back tonight!

Texas Wahine

on Aug 11, 2004

We share a common master bedroom wall with "Thumbsucker" and "Numbtoes". I never hear their alarm, but they are constantly asking me if I hear them having sex. Ewwwww . . .

(I don't btw, thank God!)

dharmagrl

on Aug 11, 2004

they are constantly asking me if I hear them having sex.

Yeah.....umm......actually we have a problem with that as well. They have their bed against the adjoining wall, and they seem to like middle-of-the-night acrobatic nookie. They're also very....errr.....vocal. We are consistently woken by the rapidfire thumping and shrieks of delight (I think it's delight) at 2 am. It makes me want to stick my fingers in my ears and sa "lalalalalalalala not listening!!!"...but it is pretty funny to watch them going about their business the next day and be able to think to myself "Yeah, I know what YOU did last night! I also know that you call him "daddy" and that he has a particularly high pitched voice for a dude!"

That's ok, my husband will be home on Friady night....and payback, as they say, is a fucking bitch!

Texas Wahine

on Aug 11, 2004

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