gigamatic

We live in a half-double. Our old neighbors Mike and John bought a house in Clintonville and moved out in September. Saturday, new tenants began moving in.

Now, I'm usually forgiving for silly things like music too loud, etc., because you just don't know what your neighbors can hear till they tell you.

Strike one against the new neighbors came last night at 11pm. 11:04 to be exact. Just after we'd gotten to sleep. Repetitive pounding as if someone was nailing something to the wall which separates our two units. After waking everyone including the two animals, it stopped.

Then, 15 minutes later, it started again. Just after I'd gotten to sleep.

Now there's one thing you dont want to do: wake me up after I've just gotten to sleep. Add to that the fact that I've been sick, and the fact that I get up at 5am to go to work, and you've got one pissed off neighbor.

So, what would you do? Yell through the wall? No, you'd be civilized, get dressed and go next door, right? Well, that's what I did, anyway.

And, since they don't have a doorbell, I pounded forcefully on the screen door, which is directly below the room from which the pounding came. I almost pounded again when someone peeked out the blinds.

They didnt turn on the porch light. They didnt open the door. In fact, even the lights within the house remained off. I motioned next door, and he removed his hand from the blinds. After a pause, he twisted the blinds open, and stood there.

I said "Hi, I'm Matt, and I live next door. Could you please not be pounding after 10pm?"

All I got was a muffled response. I assumed it was "Sure, no problem" or "Sorry" but the world may never know.

Then, he turned the blinds shut and I returned to bed. I still didnt get to sleep till well after midnight. The dog was audibly upset. Nala ended up downstairs for a while, too.

So, I'm running on about 4.5 hours sleep. And a cold. And still a teensy bit of rage about the new neighbors, who I will still give a second chance.