Shamu moonlights upstairs and I'm a crotchety bitch

[AnastasiaBeaverhousen]

I'm currently renting the basement suite of a couple's home. They've gone away for almost a month and currently have a house-sitter while they're gone. The first night the people upstairs left, the house-sitter came in at about 10-10:30 and immediately started blasting music. They then have some sort of jam session in a room that's directly above my bedroom. This continues until at least 2 in the morning when I just can't take it anymore and go sleep on the couch with earplugs. From what I understood from the owners, it was one person looking after the place but so far, it sounds like at 3 or 4 people squatting every night.

This is not a "I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from 9:00 to 11:00" situation. This happens from the time they get up to 3 AM. Or later, but my threshold seems to be 3:00. Clearly they are "come home and turn on music" type of people, which is fine but I don't know why Helen Keller needs to hear the tunes as well. When I say "blast music" I mean I can make out the lyrics to their crappy ass music. Even if the music wasn't crappy, I don't want to be able to hear it over my own crappy music. (I turned up the volume on my stereo and could still hear their noise). Even worse when it's loud and thumping but fuzzy so I can't make out the words or place the song. (I know, there's just no pleasing some bitches.) I can hear conversations and they're inane. I can feel the bass, especially if I'm sitting in bed. And if I'm getting railed against my headboard, at least buy me dinner first.

This has continued every night since their arrival and the homeowners are gone for another three weeks. I wouldn't be so chapped about this if it didn't continuously go on well past midnight on weeknights, at these crazy volumes. I work a 8 to 5ish job and freelance write & design outside of those hours. Basically if I'm at home, I'm working.

I've knocked on their doors a few times now, quite unsuccessfully. I don't know if they genuinely can't hear me or if they're just being dicks. We have separate entrances and so far our paths haven't crossed. I really want to talk to them first before contacting the landlords but I don't know what choice I have at this point.

It's really unfortunate how the house is laid out. I can still hear the "mutha####a, #### you" raps when I'm in my living room but at least it's somewhat bearable so I've been sleeping on the couch the past few nights. The whole problem is that the music is directly above my bedroom and the guest bedroom. It's definitely concentrated on my bedroom, which is why my panties are all in a knot because my bed is awesome. I use the guest bedroom as an office and now it's hard to work in there too.

Besides the music, they also seem to walk around with lead feet. It's like elephants tap-dancing with work boots. I can tell you when they're pushing out turd just from their footsteps. I can hear every time they enter or exit because they feel the need to slam doors too. This I can kind of live with. I mean, I'm in the basement, what did I expect. But honestly I've never really had these noise issues with the landlords in the 10 months I've been here, so I don't know what the deuce is up with these people.

Yes, I can continue to sleep on the couch (No, I can't.) Yes, I can stay at my parents or friends' homes. But I'm paying rent and they're house-sitting. So I think this getting pretty friggin ridiculous.

CP, please tell me that I'm justified in having a sandy vag over this or shed your CP wisdom as to why I'm just being a crotchety bitch. Or give me pointers. You know what pointers. (They don't seem to own/drive cars so I can't "misplace" any extension cords.) Yes, I'm venting with this thread right now because I can't sleep over the sound of their extreme ######baggery.

And Shamu, if you're reading this, mother####er, #### you too. Stop listening to Nickelback and rap. It's confusing above all else.

[pylon]

Nail the doors shut, light the house on fire when they go to bed at 5 am.

Problem solved.

[Vulcan]

That was a pretty good rant all I have to put up with is raccoons trying to get in my garbage.

[Dion]

Get one of these for your basement suite. That should cure the noise problem upstairs, or at least get thier attention.

[Dion]

Ohhhh and if the breaker switches are in your basement, flick them off and they have no power for thier music.

[I_am_Beast]

well, you should post a pic so we know if you worthy of the CP brain trust I'm sure one of us has a place you can crash if your not a bitter beer face......

+1 on tossing the breakers, but might not be a good idea being trapped in a basement with angry dude with no lights on....

I'd complain to 311, and if it's late at night call the police, it'll get back to the home owner....

[driveway]

Call the cops and make a noise complaint.

[Hockeyguy15]

Since she won't answer the door leave her a note asking her nicely to stop playing the music (I like to give people a chance before I call cops or 311). Then if she doesn't I would call in a noise complaint. If she still continues I call the cops again and fire off the owners an email telling them what a joy their house guest is and pop the breaker on her. Assuming the breaker is downstairs with you then she would have to come down to flip it again, in which case you can play her not answering the door game.

[MrMastodonFarm]

If they have someone living in the basement, why do they need someone to house sit full time anyways.

I've got nothing to add, the switching off the breakers seems genius.

[Boblobla]

Put me in the breaker crowd. And plead ignorant when they come down.

"Really? No power? Huh, must have been all that LOUD MUSIC......."

[4X4]

If you really want to talk to them before going to the landlord, leave a note on their door asking (demanding) that they knock on your door.

I don't know if they'll care, however. If you've already knocked, and they're pretending not to hear you, it sounds like it's time to talk to the landlord. You've got to have their cell number or something, yeah? Leave a message on there, ideally tonight, while the music is blasting.
If they're lucky, you're a nice, polite person. If it was me, the message would be pretty nasty. Well, if it was me, the person upstairs would have heard me knocking on the door with my steel toed boots.

Whoever is up there needs to be picked up by the hair and punched in the throat. That is just unbelievable.

[wooohooo]

Can you call 311 or the police and complain about the noise? If that don't work, and the breaker thing fails... burn the mother ffing house down!

[HPLovecraft]

Turn porn on real loud, for hours straight. That'll get their attention.

[DuffMan]

Run some tubing from your cars exhaust to an open window, let your car idle for a few hours.

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by AnastasiaBeaverhousen

I can tell you when they're pushing out turd just from their footsteps.

The water main is probably also in the basement. Turn it off when they're halfway through.

Epic rant, btw.

[mykalberta]

F'k em, no courtesy required with people like this - call the landlord or call the cops.

+1 vote for best thread title ever.

[bc-chris]

i'd try to talk to them first

if that gets you nowhere then i'd try either the home owner or the cops. i'm not sure what "311" is ... i don't think we have that in kelowna, but i'm assuming it's bylaw enforcement or something like that

if after that you are still unsuccessful i do think the 'flip the breaker' technique is gold!!

another option is to get something nasty... like kenny g (i hope my wife doesn't read this thread - ha! ha!) and start blasting that when you get up first thing in the morning and leave it on so they can't sleep all day

[MRCboicgy]

Very effective use of "Shamu".

Breakers, then cops, in that order

[CaptainCrunch]

have sex with her, then smash her stereo and leave $5.00 on the bedside table.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

have sex with her, then smash her stereo and leave $5.00 on the bedside table.

This was going to be my suggestion as well but I would have left a twoonie instead.