Neighbor Wakes Me Around 3 AM Every Morning

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  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    edited May 2016
    They do this every weekday night? wow...impressive.

    Maybe try a fan on your night stand to help muffle the noise. I have to sleep with a fan on every night. We always take one with us to a hotel too. I just like the fan noise so we don't hear every little sound.


  • AngelinaB_
    AngelinaB_ Posts: 563 Member
    Get the broom and bang it to the wall loudly why they are at it and scream "quiet!". I did that before when I lived on an apartment complex. Hehe it worked tho blush:

    The noise suddenly stopped and couldn't care less if they finished or not. They never were loud again.

    Go back to bed in silence.
  • MasterBroshi
    MasterBroshi Posts: 108 Member
    MamaFunky wrote: »
    They do this every weekday night? wow...impressive.

    Maybe try a fan on your night stand to help muffle the noise. I have to sleep with a fan on every night. We always take one with us to a hotel too. I just like the fan noise so we don't hear every little sound.


    Nah, they need to be aware they are disturbing others. It is so rude.
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    edited May 2016
    MasterBroshi wrote: »
    MamaFunky wrote: »
    They do this every weekday night? wow...impressive.

    Maybe try a fan on your night stand to help muffle the noise. I have to sleep with a fan on every night. We always take one with us to a hotel too. I just like the fan noise so we don't hear every little sound.


    Nah, they need to be aware they are disturbing others. It is so rude.

    I agree. I would probably tell the front office so they can be the ones to tell the neighbors about any noise ordinance. There is probably not a loud enough fan to muffle a scream like the one OP mentioned. lol :smiley:
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    First thing I would try is to contact them in person or with a note with your complaint. If they don't respond favorably to that then go to some of the other suggestions here, but immediately going to revenge type strategies doesn't seem to be a smart way to go to me.
    I worked night shift at a hotel and have had to have this conversation with people multiple times as well as one roommate. In every instance it was slightly embarrassing, but a simple conversation resolved the issue almost every time.
  • MasterBroshi
    MasterBroshi Posts: 108 Member
    MamaFunky wrote: »
    MasterBroshi wrote: »
    MamaFunky wrote: »
    They do this every weekday night? wow...impressive.

    Maybe try a fan on your night stand to help muffle the noise. I have to sleep with a fan on every night. We always take one with us to a hotel too. I just like the fan noise so we don't hear every little sound.


    Nah, they need to be aware they are disturbing others. It is so rude.

    I agree. I would probably tell the front office so they can be the ones to tell the neighbors about any noise ordinance. There is probably not a loud enough fan to muffle a scream like the one OP mentioned. lol :smiley:

    Maybe one of those huge industrial fans.
  • MasterBroshi
    MasterBroshi Posts: 108 Member
    makingmark wrote: »
    First thing I would try is to contact them in person or with a note with your complaint. If they don't respond favorably to that then go to some of the other suggestions here, but immediately going to revenge type strategies doesn't seem to be a smart way to go to me.
    I worked night shift at a hotel and have had to have this conversation with people multiple times as well as one roommate. In every instance it was slightly embarrassing, but a simple conversation resolved the issue almost every time.

    Pfffft acting all mature and adult-like.....
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    edited May 2016

    sunn_lighter wrote: »
    move to the country. get a tiny house maybe pre-fab something modern so you can claim DIY but with style. some acreage, maybe 5-15 acres. you'll need either a truck or a hybrid vehicle too. build a chicken coop with plans downloaded from pinterest but don't name your chickens because the only thing more ridiculous than naming your chickens is naming your sex toys. go minimal and no dishwasher, you only have one set of plates anyway. you'll need a gun to protect your property and 'livestock'. get tired of commuting and work out a work-at-home arrangement with your employer. find yourself leaving the homestead less and less each day, until you lose the ability to make small talk and shower only once every few days.

    at night sleep peacefully with no noises at all, except some coyotes in the distance but at this point that sound is comforting to you, a reminder of how far way you are from everyone else.

    Wait. . what's wrong with naming your sex toys?
  • dozenmonkeyz
    dozenmonkeyz Posts: 150 Member
    Sorry dude. Didn't realize I sounded like a woman screaming :#

    I'll try growling more next time :wink:
  • blairrob12
    blairrob12 Posts: 215 Member
    dozenmonkeyz wrote: »
    Sorry dude. Didn't realize I sounded like a woman screaming :#

    I'll try growling more next time :wink:

    Well at least you said sorry!
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    Try talking to them first. If talking in person is awkward, perhaps leave a note to them politely explaining that their late-night rendezvous are louder than perhaps they realize, and that you thought they'd like to know to avoid any unwanted embarrassment (or however the hell you wanna tell them lmao).

    I would say MOST would be too embarrassed to continue being obnoxious - and that's exactly what they're being; I know I'd wanna know if I was being so bloody obnoxious that it kept the neighbors up!

    If they don't change or dismiss you, call them police next time. Tell them you heard a woman screaming next door and was worried for her safety.

    If they STILL don't change, tell the landlord or do whatever petty ish you gotta do because at that point they're being damn children.
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
    edited May 2016
    You should record the sound with your own notations, like Mystery Science Theater! Then send them a copy of your version of the play by play.
  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    WeepingAngel81 wrote: »
    You should record the sound with your own notations, like Mystery Science Theater! Then send them a copy of your version of the play by play.

    Oh youtube it! And be sure and share the link with us!
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    WeepingAngel81 wrote: »
    You should record the sound with your own notations, like Mystery Science Theater! Then send them a copy of your version of the play by play.

    That would be hilarious!

    But, really, I'd have to go with having the landlord say something first. That's part of their job. And, if that doesn't work, maybe have polite words with the people yourself.

    And if *that* doesn't work, do all that fun, passive aggressive stuff. :)
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    edited May 2016
    It's an apartment and there are noise restriction rules. Report them to management. Problem solved. They will learn to have sex more quietly or they will get warning upon warning and get kicked out.... I'm surprised no one has actually posted the "process as described by actual landlords" method yet. It's probably even in your rental agreement contract!

    Now if what you're hearing is night terrors, a doctor's note will prevent management from taking action.
  • Luke_I_am_your_spotter
    Luke_I_am_your_spotter Posts: 4,179 Member
    Buy a bullhorn and cheer them on. You can press the foghorn button as they finish.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    edited May 2016
    wilsoncl6 wrote: »
    OK, so this has been happening almost every weekday night for a couple of weeks now. I live in an apartment, whose construction is obviously subpar, and I awake out of a dead sleep by blood curdling screams almost every night between 2 AM and 3 AM. The first time it happened, I thought a woman outside was being murdered. I jumped out of bed and peered out my window and saw nothing until I realized that it was coming through my bedroom wall. Apparently, the neighbors attached to my apartment have decided that they want to go at it like rabbits every night around that time, which is cool with me. I'm happy that they're into each other. However, is it necessary for the female to scream as if someone is cutting her heart out? I tried wearing ear plugs but that only muffles the screams and I can still hear them enough to wake me up. The problem is that once I'm awake, I'm awake and I can't get back to sleep and have to get up at 4:30. Would it be rude to ask them to keep down the noise if possible? I don't want to embarrass them because I'm glad their having a good time but I need my sleep. I've looked into moving into another unit but they won't have another available in my size for another 2 months. What would you do?

    Buy them a ball gag. You can get them on the cheap on amazon.

    Edit; Never mind. I'm slow pony
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    I would talk to your neighbors or, if you're embarrassed, leave them a nice note. Something genuine and not snide. Assume they don't realize the sound is carrying and they would be quieter if they did. Give them the benefit of the doubt.

    I had to leave a note for upstairs neighbors once because they did it on a table or piece of furniture that ended up shaking my entire apartment each time it slammed into the floor. I wrote it in a friendly and humorous tone and I could hear them laughing after they got the note. (Super thin floors/ceilings, y'all!) Never heard that particular noise again.

    If they don't quiet down after the talk (or note) then talk to your landlord because there must be a building policy on noise after hours.
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    AngelinaB_ wrote: »
    Get the broom and bang it to the wall loudly why they are at it and scream "quiet!". I did that before when I lived on an apartment complex. Hehe it worked tho blush:

    The noise suddenly stopped and couldn't care less if they finished or not. They never were loud again.

    Go back to bed in silence.

    This is not directed to OP since his situation seems pretty clear, but in general I wanted to comment:

    I lived in a building with extremely thin floors/walls for years and do not advocate this technique unless you've tried everything else. It works because it startles people but being startled is fundamentally unpleasant. Having someone come to your door and complain may be awkward or embarrassing but being startled can be uncomfortable and someone who is startled can be downright scary. You don't know what issues your neighbor may have, anxiety or PTSD or anger management or something else, and you don't know how they might react to being startled.

    Please don't bang on ceilings/floors like this unless you've exhausted everything else. Go talk to them or leave them a nice note or talk to your landlord.

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