So, 1 PM. Middle of the afternoon. Apparently, my washing machine is so loud it warranted neighbors calling the apartment complex to bitch about noise.
Now, I have to ask... what sort of stupidity motivates that sort of dumbfuck passive aggressive horse shit? What kind of moronic son of a cunt do you have to be to think you even remotely have room to complain about noise, in an apartment complex, at lunchtime?
For fucks sake, at 7:30 AM, me and my son got woken up by the landscaping crew, with riding mowers and weedeaters. Did they call and complain about that? I bet they didn't. I sure didn't, even though it was kind of annoying.
What makes people gravitate to that kind of juvenile drama? I'm telling on you guys! I've lived in apartments before. There wasn't enough noise coming from my apartment to justify a complaint at 2 in the morning, I would know, I've tried complaining about more noise at that hour, to no avail.
So do people just get some sort of sense of rabid superiority from being quieter than me and my three year old son? (He's also remarkably quiet inside for his age.) I mean, if you happen to work nights, I could see a complaint being marginally justified, but let's face it. If you live in an apartment, and have a strange sleep schedule, you're just fucked. And if you're not asleep, normal daytime noise levels aren't something anyone has a sane reason to bitch about.
On October 03 2012 04:44 mordek wrote: Ha, couldn't resist when I saw "People are st..." by Jingle
That is very ridiculous. Did the complex do something about it?
They called us to let us know, and then the office lady took a tone like I was climbing out of her end of the phone to breath fire when I explained that, between it being 1PM and the clothes washer being the loudest noise in the apartment, the complaint was silly.
I even made sure my voice stayed jovial, and my language civil while explaining that. But seriously, she sounded like I was summoning forth the ghosts of my ancestors from the pits of hell to attack her with hentai tentacles. Because after all, any man who's home during the day should be treated like a serial cannibal.
On October 03 2012 04:48 Jaaaaasper wrote: You need to write more of these. You bashing stupid people is one of my favorite parts of the abl discussion.
On October 03 2012 04:48 Jaaaaasper wrote: You need to write more of these. You bashing stupid people is one of my favorite parts of the abl discussion.
On October 03 2012 04:48 Jaaaaasper wrote: You need to write more of these. You bashing stupid people is one of my favorite parts of the abl discussion.
Those should tide you over until next time I'm pissed off.
The main issue is that cluttering the blog sidebar is a no-no on TL, so yeah.
Thanks, some of those are true classics. I still think the tech support hos was a great idea.
No, it was one of the worst ideas ever. After it got spotlighted, we had a massive influx of idiocy for ~2 months. Whether it was honest stupidity, or trolling in hopes of being in a follow-on, it was terrible.
On October 03 2012 05:20 Battleaxe wrote: Just encapsulate your washing machine within a GSL booth, problem solved.
Oh, certainly, people who complain about noise in the middle of the day from a washing machine would absolutely not complain again if that specific source of mild noise went away.
Next up, my air conditioner or shower would be a problem. Or maybe my keyboard. Maybe when I start my truck in the evening to drive to TKD, that's too loud. God help me if I punch in my PIN at an ATM 5 miles away. That would probably rate calling the FBI.
I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
EDIT: Do not take offense as the following honest statement will hopefully prompt you to reevaluate your standing right now and reaffirm your choices as being the right ones for the situation you're in. Make an honest question of yourself, "are you stupid too?" Another way to put it would be, "are you any better than them and do you deserve to be in the same boat as they are?" My guess is no, you do not deserve to be at the same level as they are, but look around. It seems that you are... You know what you gotta do!
On October 03 2012 05:38 tehemperorer wrote: I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
Our area isn't exactly easy to buy a house in. The lending market is still skittish, and prices are sky-high due to high demand. It's in the long term agenda, but it's not doable right now.
Houses just come with their own brands of stupid people drama, like Neighborhood associations and watches, social expectations, pets, and so forth.
On October 03 2012 05:38 tehemperorer wrote: I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
Our area isn't exactly easy to buy a house in. The lending market is still skittish, and prices are sky-high due to high demand. It's in the long term agenda, but it's not doable right now.
Houses just come with their own brands of stupid people drama, like Neighborhood associations and watches, social expectations, pets, and so forth.
Difference is that you are living with people that make more money than people that live in apartments, which means these people make better choices on average than those that live in apartments. Houses do have their sort of responsibilities, but house living filters out stupid people who don't wanna deal with that "grownup" stuff, right?
Also, you're right, don't buy right now, but look around for rent. Stupid people don't put the work in either to look around and constantly try to get better. That's an advantage you have over them, so exercise it. Also, I would take the pets, neighborhood associations, etc. over noisy crackheads, noisy teenagers, or noisy single guy douchebag parties at 2am in the morning any day.
On October 03 2012 05:38 tehemperorer wrote: I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
Our area isn't exactly easy to buy a house in. The lending market is still skittish, and prices are sky-high due to high demand. It's in the long term agenda, but it's not doable right now.
Houses just come with their own brands of stupid people drama, like Neighborhood associations and watches, social expectations, pets, and so forth.
Difference is that you are living with people that make more money than people that live in apartments, which means these people make better choices on average than those that live in apartments. Houses do have their sort of responsibilities, but house living filters out stupid people who don't wanna deal with that "grownup" stuff, right?
Also, you're right, don't buy right now, but look around for rent. Stupid people don't put the work in either to look around and constantly try to get better. That's an advantage you have over them, so exercise it. Also, I would take the pets, neighborhood associations, etc. over noisy crackheads, noisy teenagers, or noisy single guy douchebag parties at 2am in the morning any day.
You in socal?
Nah, right in between Round Rock, and Austin, in Texas. Both fairly big in the tech industry, with Dell owning most of Round Rock, and with UT in downtown Austin, even apartments are at a premium. We pay about $1k a month + utilities for a 2 bed, 2 bath @~1100 square feet. That's in a reasonable area where there's not a ton of college kids and crackheads, but not an upscale area or a prime location.
Living in Austin is a nightmare due to traffic and parking, Round Rock is at a premium as an extension.
Also, whoever manages the apartment complex should never have talked to you about it, they should have handled that neighbor right when they called by saying that there's no restriction on the general noise level at 1pm.
There is also a subtext here that relates to the fact that to save construction costs and have a lower monthly lease rate per unit, the apartments were constructed with a certain amount of frugality, and one side-effect of such an economic use of building resources is a poor amount of sound dampening (i.e., you knew what you were getting when you signed the lease).
People are chickenshit, true, but this doesn't really relate to that since that person who complained (who is most likely a craven chickenshit anyway) was following the proper procedure. Again, the apartment complex manager or rep seems like they failed to handle this situation properly.
On October 03 2012 05:38 tehemperorer wrote: I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
Our area isn't exactly easy to buy a house in. The lending market is still skittish, and prices are sky-high due to high demand. It's in the long term agenda, but it's not doable right now.
Houses just come with their own brands of stupid people drama, like Neighborhood associations and watches, social expectations, pets, and so forth.
Difference is that you are living with people that make more money than people that live in apartments, which means these people make better choices on average than those that live in apartments. Houses do have their sort of responsibilities, but house living filters out stupid people who don't wanna deal with that "grownup" stuff, right?
Also, you're right, don't buy right now, but look around for rent. Stupid people don't put the work in either to look around and constantly try to get better. That's an advantage you have over them, so exercise it. Also, I would take the pets, neighborhood associations, etc. over noisy crackheads, noisy teenagers, or noisy single guy douchebag parties at 2am in the morning any day.
You in socal?
Nah, right in between Round Rock, and Austin, in Texas. Both fairly big in the tech industry, with Dell owning most of Round Rock, and with UT in downtown Austin, even apartments are at a premium. We pay about $1k a month + utilities for a 2 bed, 2 bath @~1100 square feet. That's in a reasonable area where there's not a ton of college kids and crackheads, but not an upscale area or a prime location.
Living in Austin is a nightmare due to traffic and parking, Round Rock is at a premium as an extension.
Oh man, yeah I wish I paid $1k a month! I'm doing about $2200 for a 3bed 2bath in Southern California! I would only suggest looking (if you're even able to move any time soon) for a house to rent, often times you can get better rates from original owners than you ever would from an apartment complex. This is in addition to the better value you get for your money when you rent a condo or house from an owner.
In my experience, it is these types of people (who complain and call the police) who will get evicted eventually.
On another note, it makes me chuckle to see the rent comparisons. I lived a pretty high-end apartment for $700/month for 3BR/2BA 1600 sqft for about 3 years. In the best location in the entire apartment complex too: in the middle of the pool (great when you're in college), cookout patio, rec room, tennis courts, and workout facility.
On October 03 2012 05:38 tehemperorer wrote: I get what you're talking about, I've lived in apartments for several years. You're right, people are stupid, but you'll inevitably come to this conclusion: there is nothing you could do or say that would ever change who they are. The only thing you have control over is not being in close contact with stupid people. That is what you need to work towards, because there's only one of you and billions of them.
It's real hard, but you truly do have to grin and bear it else the stupids win; they've gotten under your skin. Put yourself in a better position in life, and get out of apartments!
Me: In house now, two kids, neighbors are cool because of their socioeconomic status, i.e., they're not ignorant (people behave and at the level of their intelligence), they make good choices, and they in effect reward themselves with their education by subjecting themselves to less and less contact with stupid people.
Our area isn't exactly easy to buy a house in. The lending market is still skittish, and prices are sky-high due to high demand. It's in the long term agenda, but it's not doable right now.
Houses just come with their own brands of stupid people drama, like Neighborhood associations and watches, social expectations, pets, and so forth.
Difference is that you are living with people that make more money than people that live in apartments, which means these people make better choices on average than those that live in apartments. Houses do have their sort of responsibilities, but house living filters out stupid people who don't wanna deal with that "grownup" stuff, right?
Also, you're right, don't buy right now, but look around for rent. Stupid people don't put the work in either to look around and constantly try to get better. That's an advantage you have over them, so exercise it. Also, I would take the pets, neighborhood associations, etc. over noisy crackheads, noisy teenagers, or noisy single guy douchebag parties at 2am in the morning any day.
You in socal?
Nah, right in between Round Rock, and Austin, in Texas. Both fairly big in the tech industry, with Dell owning most of Round Rock, and with UT in downtown Austin, even apartments are at a premium. We pay about $1k a month + utilities for a 2 bed, 2 bath @~1100 square feet. That's in a reasonable area where there's not a ton of college kids and crackheads, but not an upscale area or a prime location.
Living in Austin is a nightmare due to traffic and parking, Round Rock is at a premium as an extension.
Oh man, yeah I wish I paid $1k a month! I'm doing about $2200 for a 3bed 2bath in Southern California! I would only suggest looking (if you're even able to move any time soon) for a house to rent, often times you can get better rates from original owners than you ever would from an apartment complex. This is in addition to the better value you get for your money when you rent a condo or house from an owner.
We're not in the ideal place to switch right now, but like I said, it's on the agenda. We have other financial concerns first, like my wife's car. And yeah, cost of living in Cali is absurd. Pay scales are usually kind of appropriate to that when they're above minimum wage, though.
And frankly, this is the first, in a while of living here, that we've run across something so absurd. Normally this place is completely ideal given the price.
On October 03 2012 06:03 jacosajh wrote: In my experience, it is these types of people (who complain and call the police) who will get evicted eventually.
On another note, it makes me chuckle to see the rent comparisons. I lived a pretty high-end apartment for $700/month for 3BR/2BA 1600 sqft for about 3 years. In the best location in the entire apartment complex too: in the middle of the pool (great when you're in college), cookout patio, rec room, tennis courts, and workout facility.
Yeah, cost of living comparisons can be strange.
And hopefully they will get evicted. Or told to stuff it.
I can't believe they actually told us about it. Validating that kind of shit just makes it happen more often, and frankly, there'd probably be grounds for a lawsuit if we got in any trouble with the complex over midday noise.
@ jacosajh: Good god $700 for 1600 square feet haha! Kudos! @ JingleHell: I hear ya man, wish I could do more than say "stupid people are stupid." That neighbor a new tenant? I hated tenants like that and was just itching to get out of those places but had to finish school first to get career going, then wait even long to catch up on bills, THEN move out! Uphill battle as I'm sure you know, but fight on!
EDIT: yeah midday noise complaints aren't things that any apartment manager should ever seriosuly entertain
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