Annoyed: Cats vs. Babies.

[roseembolism]

I am totally annoyed.  Yesterday when we came back from grouptank, it was late, we were tired, and there was a notice from the landlord.  it was a noise complaint; we have three days to do something about the noise or get evicted.  

My first reaction was "what noise?" From having people over on Friday?  From the cats?  I looked at the note: "...refrain from walking too hard, and making noise after 9:00 PM.  Walking.  Too.  Hard.

Well, crap.  Not only can we evidently not have people over after nine, even on a Friday, but I can't even walk in the apartment.  And the neighbors didn't even bother contacting us first.  We've done our best to live with our neighbors; we havn't complained about the noise the neighbors around us make, or the cigarette butts on the sidewalk.  Maybe we should have.

I went to sleep, annoyed.  and then I was woken up at three in the morning, to the sound of the baby downstairs crying its head off, for half an hour.  When I woke up the next morning, i couldn't help but think: we have cats, who are quiet, clean, and mostly self-maintaining...and WE had to pay a $500.00 deposit.  babies are not clean, noisy as hell, and need constant care, and how much of a baby deposit is required?  It doesn't seem fair.

So I 'm going to talk to the apartment manager this afternoon, find out what's what.  I' am going to be cool and collected, solicitous, willing to compromise.  but not right now.  I'm pissed.

Comments

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

I had a really pleasant talk with the landlord, we agreed about a few things and were very cordial, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE realize it is only about walking. No complaint about guests, kitties, or anything else. BE COOL MAN BE COOL.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

oops, posted my comment before seeing yours... sorry, I kind of wigged, which is not conducive to BE COOL MAN. Anyway, good luck!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is just insane. Your WALKING makes too much noise but a BABY CRYING for HALF AN HOUR at 3AM is fine? And you're facing EVICTION for this?

Cool and collected would be nearly impossible for me. I hope you can manage it. That kind of stupidity is completely unacceptable.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Thank you everyone. RxM has clarified the situation a bit, and it's just evidently my huge fat feet tromping around that's bugging people.

So, I'll have cooled off by the time I call the management, and will be happy to offer a compromise. Say, if the management sets us up with some Segways, or those "morbidly obese scooters", we'll be happy to use those in the apartment.