"Low income housing" abuse?

[no_vaseline_IHB]

Have you thought about cranking Frank Sinatra at about 6:00 AM? Maybe you can wake him up.

When I was in college, I'd use New Kids on the Block.

 

[roundcorners_IHB]

Again, so glad we didn't end up at Camden... good luck! And to think, the wife and I, did prayer walks of the entire neighborhood while they were still building phases 3-5... we would sit in my car for hours, after the affordable housing drawing... I guess God knows what we can handle ^_^

 

[Spinderella_IHB]

Better call the cops at 8pm then snip the panel at 10pm and deal with IPD around 11pm. Forget about filing the report and we all know where the paperwork will end up.

Hee! I like these ideas. I hope you're able to get the point across and get some satisfaction!

 

[usctrojanman29_IHB]

Find his:

They are usually held closed by a simple wire "lock" that can be cut with nail clippers. When the clock strikes 10pm (or whatever seems reasonable) turn the ON switch to OFF.

If he doesn't get the hint, start calling the cops.

Better call the cops at 8pm then snip the panel at 10pm and deal with IPD around 11pm. Forget about filing the report and we all know where the paperwork will end up.

Isn't Tustin PD the group that covers Columbus Sqaure?

 

[MojoJD_IHB]

I've thought about the stink-bomb idea. I brainstormed and imagined that the best way to plant a rot-stink drop is to place the fish into a plastic ziplock baggie along with a large piece of dry ice, and then leave it slightly un-ziplock'd at the top. The generally enclosed area will allow the chunk of dry ice will keep the offending food frozen and stink-free for quite some time (days, depending on the conditions). When the ice "melts" it leaves only gas, so there is no mess or evidence of it being there. Further, you have 3-4 days of deniability - the target wont suspect you because you had not been there in many days.

... I've put way too much thought into this.

How's your accuracy with an icicle gun?

Excellent. Let me know if you have a "job" in mind. Recession rates apply, now through 12/2010.

And roundcorners, dont get me wrong - I love the neighborhood. I wouldn't call a stint of noisiness with one neighbor a deal-breaker. I'm just finicky and bitter after working a 12 hour day. I've met a few of the other neighbors now and they all seem very nice. I still have yet to hear a PEEP out of my next door (shared wall) neighbors.

As of last night, things SEEM to be winding down with this guy. Perhaps it was his 3-4 night move-in excitement and now the novelty is wearing off. Or lets hope so, lest I need to go out and procure a power-manipulating, icicle gun with dead-fish enhancement..... or put a brick through his window.

 

[asianinvasian_IHB]

To add insult to injury, your money is going towards subsiziding his housing, not just the price of his house but also his annual taxes and mello roos. Look up his tax records and you'll see just how much he's (not) paying in taxes and mello roos.

 

[fumbling_IHB]

I've thought about the stink-bomb idea. I brainstormed and imagined that the best way to plant a rot-stink drop is to place the fish into a plastic ziplock baggie along with a large piece of dry ice, and then leave it slightly un-ziplock'd at the top. The generally enclosed area will allow the chunk of dry ice will keep the offending food frozen and stink-free for quite some time (days, depending on the conditions). When the ice "melts" it leaves only gas, so there is no mess or evidence of it being there. Further, you have 3-4 days of deniability - the target wont suspect you because you had not been there in many days.

... I've put way too much thought into this.

I don't know what is defective about noisy neighbors that they don't understand the concept of not disturbing other neighbors. There is another substance you can use that should be perfectly safe yet is really offensively foul and nauseating and seems almost impossible to wash away with water. It is the plastic bag thing you can buy at Lowes or Home Depot that comes with a powder that you mix with water to attract flies that die in the liquid that's placed at the bottom of the bag. I don't remember the name but I used it in my old backyard to get rid of flies after the initial landscaping was put in. If they stay offensively loud on the balcony I think it's more than fair to use counter-offensive tactics and throw this stuff on the floor of their balcony to drive them indoors. They'd have no idea where the smell comes from and water would just make it smell worse

 

[awgee_IHB]

I did not read every word of the previous posts, but have you asked him to be quieter past 10 or whatever you feel is reasonable?

 

[Mcdonna1980_IHB]

I used to listen to my downstairs neighbors play their stereo at all hours of the day and night. Eventually, we knock on their door and explain how it keep us from sleeping. When we went down there the stereo was playing. It actually didn't seem unreasonably loud in their apartment. They had no idea the sound carried so easily to our apartment (cheap thin walls fault). The neighbors were genuinely apologetic about it. And they were kind of relief we came down to talk to them. Turns out the over spill from me watering my balcony plants was pouring all over their balcony instead of the drain pipe like it's suppose to. I had no idea that was happening. Two years now have past and were living happily in peace together. I never hear their stereo anymore and I water my plants very carefully.

 

[bkshopr_IHB]

I used to listen to my downstairs neighbors play their stereo at all hours of the day and night. Eventually, we knock on their door and explain how it keep us from sleeping. When we went down there the stereo was playing. It actually didn't seem unreasonably loud in their apartment. They had no idea the sound carried so easily to our apartment (cheap thin walls fault). The neighbors were genuinely apologetic about it. And they were kind of relief we came down to talk to them. Turns out the over spill from me watering my balcony plants was pouring all over their balcony instead of the drain pipe like it's suppose to. I had no idea that was happening. Two years now have past and were living happily in peace together. I never hear their stereo anymore and I water my plants very carefully.

You are every builders' worse nightmare. Resident with a hose.

 

[cletus_IHB]

In college we lived right next to some low income housing. Unfortunately I learned is low income doesn't mean you can't buy certain luxury items... it actually means you probably have a higher likelihood of buying them because you are incapable of making sound financial decisions. Some examples:

1) there was a very obvious drug dealer who would come every other saturday, park in their parking lot and pretend to be "washing" his BMW 325i convertible. People would come up to him, give him some cash, and he would give them a brown paper bag.

2) There was a 7-11 right next to us. You wanna know how many people who lived in the low income housing did their weekly grocery shopping at the 7-11 with foodstamps?

3) My personal favorite... one day I'm at the 7-11 to get my 64oz mountain dew for my study night, a kid about 10 years old comes in, hands the cashier a bunch of food stamps and asks how many of the small crates of Haagen Das ice cream he can buy with those. Kid left with like 6.

I can go on and on. Our apartment opened right up to their parking lot, so we would open the screen door and watch them as it was better than TV. We knew their names. We'd come home from classes, "Hey Brian... so, what happened with Kevin today... anything interesting I missed?"

Little did I know, 20 years later this was called Reality TV.

Delroy

 

[fumbling_IHB]

I used to listen to my downstairs neighbors play their stereo at all hours of the day and night. Eventually, we knock on their door and explain how it keep us from sleeping. When we went down there the stereo was playing. It actually didn't seem unreasonably loud in their apartment. They had no idea the sound carried so easily to our apartment (cheap thin walls fault). The neighbors were genuinely apologetic about it. And they were kind of relief we came down to talk to them. Turns out the over spill from me watering my balcony plants was pouring all over their balcony instead of the drain pipe like it's suppose to. I had no idea that was happening. Two years now have past and were living happily in peace together. I never hear their stereo anymore and I water my plants very carefully.

I think you were lucky to have a good neighbor like that. I'd say just 1 out of 100 noisy neighbors are like your ex-neighbor who don't make noises after you talk to them. It's far more likely that the noisy neighbors one would talk to about their noise get more obnoxious and make even more noise after you try to talk with them. But does the noise affect any of Mojo's adjacent neighbors? Multiple irate neighbors having a talk with the defective neighbor might help shut him up.

 

[MojoJD_IHB]

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[Stuff It_IHB]

I used to listen to my downstairs neighbors play their stereo at all hours of the day and night. Eventually, we knock on their door and explain how it keep us from sleeping. When we went down there the stereo was playing. It actually didn't seem unreasonably loud in their apartment. They had no idea the sound carried so easily to our apartment (cheap thin walls fault). The neighbors were genuinely apologetic about it. And they were kind of relief we came down to talk to them. Turns out the over spill from me watering my balcony plants was pouring all over their balcony instead of the drain pipe like it's suppose to. I had no idea that was happening. Two years now have past and were living happily in peace together. I never hear their stereo anymore and I water my plants very carefully.

I think you were lucky to have a good neighbor like that. I'd say just 1 out of 100 noisy neighbors are like your ex-neighbor who don't make noises after you talk to them. It's far more likely that the noisy neighbors one would talk to about their noise get more obnoxious and make even more noise after you try to talk with them. But does the noise affect any of Mojo's adjacent neighbors? Multiple irate neighbors having a talk with the defective neighbor might help shut him up.

When we lived in London he had neighbours from hell.

We lived in the top floor apartment. When the people below us moved in the first thing they did was send us a letter saying they could hear us open and closing the kitchen cupboards. Our next interaction with them was them complaining about our stereo being too loud (which we subsequently kept low). We have a 2 year old girl which ran across the floor in the mornings. The people below us used to bang on their ceiling following her footsteps as she ran across the floor. Finally they sent us a letter saying they would consult their lawyers if we didn't stop our daughter running across the floor in the mornings (it wasn't like it was 6am either - it was 8am). I wrote back a letter stating that we would call the police next time they harrassed us since they had specifically targeted my daughter with threatening behaviour. After that I didn't hear a peep from them

 

[ABC123_IHB]

Well, recently I was in my office room (with windows facing that particular neighbor) and I hear the balcony door open... so I look up. I see a rifle barrel point out of the door (sideways, from my perspective) and fire off two 4-second loud bursts of what I assume is airsoft ammo. I think he was trying to hit a rabbit, couldnt see the target. Is this person insane? I'm going to check into the legality of that kind of thing...

I have a neighbor who has a 15-year-old son who visits on weekends. The teenager frequently fires his bb gun at the loud crowing birds and rabbits. I was thinking of thanking him, not suing him, because without him my vegetable garden would have been devoured by now.

 

[MojoJD_IHB]

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[biscuitninja_IHB]

Well, recently I was in my office room (with windows facing that particular neighbor) and I hear the balcony door open... so I look up. I see a rifle barrel point out of the door (sideways, from my perspective) and fire off two 4-second loud bursts of what I assume is airsoft ammo. I think he was trying to hit a rabbit, couldnt see the target. Is this person insane? I'm going to check into the legality of that kind of thing...

A good sniper fires from INSIDE the building so as to conceal (muffle) the muzzle blast as well as report. He is not trained or well trained....

:lol:

no it is not legal of any type. Even though it is non-lethal to humans it is still a misdemeanor ....

good luck

-bix

 

[IrvineRealtor_IHB]

Counterattack? You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

 

[Nude_IHB]

I wish it were a BB gun. Its not an occasional "twack"... its a loud chatter. And I was mainly thinking about using the questionable legality as a means of counterattack. =P

They sell fully automatic electric BB guns (check out airsplat.com) that make quite a racket. Next time it happens, call the cops and enjoy the full SWAT response. Nothing's funnier than seeing a tough guy piss his pants.

 

[MojoJD_IHB]

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