You know what really fries my brain? People who treat common decency like it’s some kind of optional extra — especially when they live stacked on top of other human beings.
We’ve got an upstairs neighbour who acts like they’re running a low-rent nightclub. Random loud music, banging, shouting — pick your poison. We started polite. Asked if it was them. They denied it. Fine, maybe it wasn’t. We even said we’d look at soundproofing our flat. Because apparently, we care more about fixing their mess than they do.
But guess what? It didn’t stop. The noise escalated, and my partner — who, like me, is autistic and sensitive to noise — ended up having a meltdown after yet another midnight party. We messaged them calmly, letting them know.
Their answer?
“Don’t contact my number again.”
Because when someone tells you your behaviour is harming them, the adult thing to do is… throw a text tantrum?
And then came the highlight:
The noise was so bad, the police heard it from the street. They showed up. And when the neighbour decided mouthing off to the cops was a smart idea, they ended up with three officers restraining them.
Here’s a thought — if it takes three police officers to arrest you, maybe that’s the universe’s way of telling you you’re being disruptive.
But even that wasn’t the peak of bad decisions. During the police intervention, someone thought it’d be clever to pick up a stick — yes, an actual stick — and try to go for one of the officers with it. Because clearly, assaulting a police officer is just a genius move waiting to happen.
And as if that wasn’t reckless enough, the stick ended up being thrown down the communal stairwell — landing right at our level. Because apparently, making their behaviour a literal danger to their neighbours is part of the entertainment package now.
We don’t know if it was the neighbour herself or one of her guests who thought chucking a stick at a police officer — and then down a stairwell — was a bright idea. But honestly? It doesn’t matter. She’s responsible for her own behaviour and the behaviour of her guests. That’s pretty much standard in any tenancy agreement. If you invite chaos into your home, you own the consequences.
If they seriously thought attacking a cop with a stick and then tossing it down the stairs was a brilliant idea, it explains a lot about how little thought they put into anything else they do.
But nope. Instead of any accountability, we got the classic excuse:
“We’re only 19.”
As if 19 magically cancels out your responsibilities. Hate to break it to you, but we’ve all got the same tenancy agreement — and it clearly says don’t disrupt your neighbours. There’s no fine print that says “unless you’re 19 and entitled.” You signed it. You’re responsible for your actions.
If they really feel the need to throw a house party, maybe try doing it at someone else’s flat. Or is it that every other flat’s already had enough of their nonsense too — and they’ve burned those bridges by causing the same problems everywhere else? It’s not hard to see a pattern when the same behaviour keeps getting them into trouble.
We’re done. Done with the noise. Done with the excuses. Done with being collateral damage in someone else’s self-inflicted chaos. If they want to blow up their own life, that’s on them.
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