5 things I hate about my neighbours:
- noisiness
- incompetence
- habit of littering
- taste in music
- douchebaggery
Basically, I live in a town house. The girls living in the unit to the right (right beside my wall) are noisy, dull, and enjoy “working out” to loud thumping music late at night. The people living next door on the left enjoy hosting parties where they have little say in what actually happens, and don’t know how to turn down the bass when asked. They also like to blast loud, trashy house “music”. One or both of these groups of people leave their spent bottles and whatnot on the curb.
I did some research and found these by-laws that are designed for these kinds of people. I was hesitant to call the police about this, but after speaking with the officer handling these calls, he was very helpful and sympathetic, telling me that many people complain about these things so it’s nothing new or rare. He also assured me that these kinds of calls are welcomed (I believe because the dispatch officer gets paid in part for writing the tickets). Anyway, I already tried reasoning with these neighbours and they haven’t made any changes to their behaviour so being a bit of a narc isn’t so bad if they’re asking for it. It’s better than resorting to vigilantism–believe me, you’d be surprised the kinds of ideas that pop into your mind as you lie awake at 2:30 am trying to sleep through sub-woofers and loud talking.