I like sleeping with blackout curtains.
I hate waking up with blackout curtains.
We're currently waiting to see if the new neighbors downstairs need a talking to. We've come to realize that our new building is really poorly insulated, both for temperature and sound. It's constantly cold and our single wall heater in the hallway doesn't do much to take the chill off in the living room or bedrooms. Now that our new neighbors have move in, The sound is the issue. The 2 20 somethings talk from room to room and one dude's voice just resonates through the whole house. He talks REALLY loud on the phone and to his roommate, but her voice doesn't carry nearly as much. It doesn't help that his bedroom is directly below ours.
I spoke with 2 neighbors when I ran into them (It's a 6 unit building. 2 units are 80+). One neighbor, a cop who has been in the building for 10 years, kind of rolled his eyes in agreement when I said the dude has been loud, but we were hoping that he would settle down once he settled in.
I spoke with the neighbor that lives directly below the kid and he sounded really over it.
This weekend SUCKED. Friday, the wife and I grabbed some to-go drinks in the neighborhood after sober January. The neighborhood was nuts. Lots o people, overflowing outdoor dining. Too much for me. We played the outskirts, grabbed some takeout, and went home after 3 drinks. Apparently after not drinking for a month, 3 cocktails really has an impact.
Long story short, we limped into bed by 9:30. At 11pm, the neighbors had come home and it literally sounded like they had set up karaoke in my bedroom for 30 minutes. I distinctly remember thinking "I'm glad I'm drunk enough not to be bothered, and going back to sleep.
I tried to take a nap at 12:30 on Saturday and the neighbor turned on music that thumped into my bedroom.
Options are probably in this order:
1. Knock on the door, ask if our footsteps, music, and 2 year old are ever an issue and mention that we can hear EVERYTHING dude says, and mention that we are in the process of buying more rugs and pads to insulate and lightly recommend they do the same. Casually drop the fact that other neighbors have complained as well.
2. Formally ask neighbors to sign on with me and leave a written note.
3. Get in touch with the land lord.
4. Have the wife put on the high heels, while I throw on some dress shoes in the morning, Then point speakers down to the floor and play speed metal while I leave the house for the morning.
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