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Update - Moving - What should I do about ******* neighbors?

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Originally posted by: Jeraden
I'm moving out of my apartment soon and have been considering some revenge on the lady that lives beneath me. She's constantly knocking on the ceiling anytime I make the littlest bit of noise. I have hardwood floors, so basically just walking around with shoes on makes knocking sounds. She apparently thinks I should just sit on the couch all the time when I'm home, so she'll start banging on the ceiling anytime I'm doing any kind of activity. I was playing Dance Dance Revolution one day and she ended up filing an official complaint with the apartment management, lol. Now that might have been an extreme example, but its just ridiculous when she bangs on the ceiling just because I have someone over walking around with dress shoes on doing nothing other than walking from one room to another.
I was thinking of setting up some kind of device that would bang on the floor every minute or so.

I usually just turn up my subwoofer so that I can't hear the distraction. 12hz sine wave at 100db is awesome. Neighbor's sh1t falls off the walls but they cant hear any of the bass.
 
Originally posted by: Haui
I recently bought a house and am moving out of my apartments (BROKE THE LEASE) because I cannot stand my neighbors. My apartment complex is nice, well build and generally a great place to live. I face the golf course and had a fantastic view. However, my neighbors above and next to me (Indians, Muslims, whatever) are the rudest bunch of pricks I have ever met.

To make a long story short, both neighbors are alike - rude, loud at night, rude, MORE LOUDNESS after confronting them, etc.....not the best people to live next to or below.

As a going away gift, what should I do? I was thinking about flinging some of my dogs shit on the porch at the above apartment and putting ALOT under the mat of the one's next to me.

I want suggestions people!

I am not racist. I have a few indian friends, but these people are not the same.

*Update* I will not just pack up and leave without doing something here. I know I should, but I just cant.....it's un-american!



Dear gentle member:
This is a gentleman's forum. You are not allowed to use curse words in the titles. If you need to call them fucking douches in the body of the thread and it's not just for shock value, feel free to do that. As such, I have removed the offending word from the title. I hope it doesn't offend your sensibilities or send you to counseling.
Your faithful servant,
Senior AnandTech Moderator: oldsmoboat

errr.. WHAT?! we can now curse w/o slight mispellings of the word?!
 
Originally posted by: Mizugori
3.) does their door open outward? put something in front of it! its not rocket science. something HEAVY. who gives a fuck they won't know it was you. don't leave fingerprints ;p

I'm sorry, but this is a horrible idea. If there were a fire, you could really get yourself into a lot of trouble.

 
Originally posted by: Fourier Transform
Why does the race and/or religion of the offenders matter? A bad neighbour is a bad neighbour.

In any event, you should simply walk away. Flinging poo is what monkeys do.

Stop whining.

Nowhere did he say that they were bad neighbors BECAUSE of their race/religion. You gain no points by acting like the most PC wussy out there.
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
Originally posted by: Haui
I recently bought a house and am moving out of my apartments (BROKE THE LEASE) because I cannot stand my neighbors. My apartment complex is nice, well build and generally a great place to live. I face the golf course and had a fantastic view. However, my neighbors above and next to me (Indians, Muslims, whatever) are the rudest bunch of pricks I have ever met.

To make a long story short, both neighbors are alike - rude, loud at night, rude, MORE LOUDNESS after confronting them, etc.....not the best people to live next to or below.

As a going away gift, what should I do? I was thinking about flinging some of my dogs shit on the porch at the above apartment and putting ALOT under the mat of the one's next to me.

I want suggestions people!

I am not racist. I have a few indian friends, but these people are not the same.

*Update* I will not just pack up and leave without doing something here. I know I should, but I just cant.....it's un-american!



Dear gentle member:
This is a gentleman's forum. You are not allowed to use curse words in the titles. If you need to call them fucking douches in the body of the thread and it's not just for shock value, feel free to do that. As such, I have removed the offending word from the title. I hope it doesn't offend your sensibilities or send you to counseling.
Your faithful servant,
Senior AnandTech Moderator: oldsmoboat

errr.. WHAT?! we can now curse w/o slight mispellings of the word?!

fuck yes, where have you been?

 
When I was in 5th grade we had annoying (also 5th grade) girl neighbors about to move out, I always hated them. So my 5th grade bad ass self found a dead bunny on the side of the road, and put it under their rubber mesh doormat, then covered it in snow. The next day they stepped on the mat, the blood soaked through the snow onto their white sneakers, then they pulled the mat up and came face to face with a dead bunny. Sadly I wasn't smart enough at that time to cover my tracks, so I ended up getting my ass whooped for that one. Still, the memory lives on.
 
Sweet Revenge....


Now come on people. You guys are some of the most creative people in the world. Even if its for shits and giggles, post what you would do.
 
I learned a few years back never rent an apartment thats not on the top floor and if you can help it at all get one on the end of the unit.
 
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!
 
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!

So your neighbors are (by your words) "pricks", yet you want to prove you can be exactly like them? It doesn't take any imagination or courage to be a prick. That is the reason my suggestion is better than most others you will get here.
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!

So your neighbors are (by your words) "pricks", yet you want to prove you can be exactly like them? It doesn't take any imagination or courage to be a prick. That is the reason my suggestion is better than most others you will get here.

Did I ask if my actions were "prick" or not? No.

Did I say in previous posts that I should just walk away and let it be, YES.

Am I still going to do something....you bet your ass on that one.

So, for all the people who feel better telling me that I "should do the right thing", please leave this post alone. I want suggestions....
 
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!

So your neighbors are (by your words) "pricks", yet you want to prove you can be exactly like them? It doesn't take any imagination or courage to be a prick. That is the reason my suggestion is better than most others you will get here.

Did I ask if my actions were "prick" or not? No.

Did I say in previous posts that I should just walk away and let it be, YES.

Am I still going to do something....you bet your ass on that one.

So, for all the people who feel better telling me that I "should do the right thing", please leave this post alone. I want suggestions....

I have a suggestion: grow up!

KT
 
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!

So your neighbors are (by your words) "pricks", yet you want to prove you can be exactly like them? It doesn't take any imagination or courage to be a prick. That is the reason my suggestion is better than most others you will get here.

Did I ask if my actions were "prick" or not? No.

Did I say in previous posts that I should just walk away and let it be, YES.

Am I still going to do something....you bet your ass on that one.

So, for all the people who feel better telling me that I "should do the right thing", please leave this post alone. I want suggestions....

I have a suggestion: grow up!

KT

How orginal......

I guess if I spelled right....people would not think i was such a fucktard....
 
naturally i'm not responsible if anyone takes anything i said seriously and acts accordingly... you know, everything i said was for entertainment/educational purposes only ;p

wow 2 stars? you guys rate hard... i have seen some crap threads with 5
 
Originally posted by: Mizugori
naturally i'm not responsible if anyone takes anything i said seriously and acts accordingly... you know, everything i said was for entertainment/educational purposes only ;p

wow 2 stars? you guys rate hard... i have seen some crap threads with 5

Back to 1 now.....
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and while naked personally thank them for being good neighbors. Touch yourself when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Fixed ;p now we're talking pro solutions!

*edited for a missed close on one of the bolds*
 
Originally posted by: skulkingghost
When I was in 5th grade we had annoying (also 5th grade) girl neighbors about to move out, I always hated them. So my 5th grade bad ass self found a dead bunny on the side of the road, and put it under their rubber mesh doormat, then covered it in snow. The next day they stepped on the mat, the blood soaked through the snow onto their white sneakers, then they pulled the mat up and came face to face with a dead bunny. Sadly I wasn't smart enough at that time to cover my tracks, so I ended up getting my ass whooped for that one. Still, the memory lives on.

were you watching this as it happened?
 
Originally posted by: Haui
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Be nice to them. Knock on their door and personally thank them for being good neighbors. Be sincere when you do so.

It will mess with their minds, and it doesn't lower you to their level.

Weak....Super Weak!

depends on what you are presenting to them.

In high school one of the guys I knew would answer the door naked for any sales people (one called the police actually), when they complained about his nakedness he would tell them he doesn't believe in clothing. We'd try hard not to lose it laughing. A pair of Jehovah's Witnesses actually took time to talk to him, I wasn't there but his brother was.

His parents would try to prevent this, but he was a well-built well-hung fellow.


 
Originally posted by: Haui
I recently bought a house and am moving out of my apartments (BROKE THE LEASE) because I cannot stand my neighbors. .

*Update* I will not just pack up and leave without doing something here. I know I should, but I just cant.....it's un-american!


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If those asshats prompted you to move to a house and quit throwing money into the trash on rent, I would thank them.



 
Originally posted by: Anandtech Moderator

Dear gentle member:
This is a gentleman's forum. You are not allowed to use curse words in the titles. If you need to call them fucking douches in the body of the thread and it's not just for shock value, feel free to do that. As such, I have removed the offending word from the title. I hope it doesn't offend your sensibilities or send you to counseling.
Your faithful servant,
Senior AnandTech Moderator: oldsmoboat

A gentleman's forum? Like in the sense of a "gentlemens' club?" 😉😉😀
 
Is there any space between the bottom of their door and the floor? If so, follow these 6 easy steps!

1) Pee about 1 cm (or whatever you can fit under their door) into a few plastic cups.
2) Cut off the sides of the cups, leaving only enough to contain the urine. They should resemble petri dishes. (Note: You can do this step first, but you might spill some when you pee)
3) Put dishes of urine in freezer.
4) Remove dishes with frozen urine from freezer.
5) Remove discs of frozen urine from plastic.
6) Slide frozen urine discs under door when they're not home or asleep.

Hopefully, they won't notice/get home until the 'pee pucks' have melted.

Or, if their door swings in, Tidal Wave! Fill a garbage can with water, lean it against their door while their home, knock, run!

However, if I were in your situation, I would just be glad I'm getting out of that apartment and leave with my dignity.
 
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