I hadn't experienced an inordinate amount of weirdness since moving to New Jersey. Other than the pathological swearing, which doesn't bother me, I haven't had too many "what the fuck?" kinds of experiences here.
Last night, I woke up around 1AM by some strange shouting. I had a streaming radio station on, and in my half-asleep state, I thought maybe it was the musician's idea of "lyrics." After about 20 minutes of it, I shut it off... and then every couple minutes, I was still hearing the shouting. This went on long enough that I became fully awake, and I realized there was someone outside yelling "JOEY!!!!"
I looked out my window and there was this woman across the street, looking up at a second-floor apartment window, yelling "JOEY!!!!" every few minutes. She was loud, too. Even with my windows shut, she woke me up.
Now, I would think a normal person might do this for a few minutes and then give up, deciding that the person they were trying to reach was either a) ignoring them, b) not home, or c) sleeping too hard. Regardless, shouting their name at the top of your lungs isn't going to work any better the 40th time than it did the 5th.
I'm not even kidding. This woman stood out there for at least 90 minutes, shouting "JOEY!!!!" Well, sometimes she would shout "JOE!!!" instead. She also said things under her breath which would probably have been more alarming if I'd heard them.
She finally yelled, "I'm leaving!" and I was able to go back to bed.
Fast-forward to 5AM. "JOEY!!!!!" Sweet mother of God, what is wrong with people? She went at it again for another hour. Since it was late enough in the morning for people to be out and about, she was asking random people for cigarettes, too. Nobody would even come near her.
I gave serious thought to asking her if she was OK, but I wasn't sure I really wanted to get involved. Anybody who is willing to stand outside your apartment and scream your name for over an hour clearly has a screw or two loose.
She left before I left for work, thankfully. I just hope she doesn't come back again tonight. I'd call the cops, but she probably has enough problems in her life without being hassled by the fuzz. I just wish she'd shut up.
Last night, I woke up around 1AM by some strange shouting. I had a streaming radio station on, and in my half-asleep state, I thought maybe it was the musician's idea of "lyrics." After about 20 minutes of it, I shut it off... and then every couple minutes, I was still hearing the shouting. This went on long enough that I became fully awake, and I realized there was someone outside yelling "JOEY!!!!"
I looked out my window and there was this woman across the street, looking up at a second-floor apartment window, yelling "JOEY!!!!" every few minutes. She was loud, too. Even with my windows shut, she woke me up.
Now, I would think a normal person might do this for a few minutes and then give up, deciding that the person they were trying to reach was either a) ignoring them, b) not home, or c) sleeping too hard. Regardless, shouting their name at the top of your lungs isn't going to work any better the 40th time than it did the 5th.
I'm not even kidding. This woman stood out there for at least 90 minutes, shouting "JOEY!!!!" Well, sometimes she would shout "JOE!!!" instead. She also said things under her breath which would probably have been more alarming if I'd heard them.
She finally yelled, "I'm leaving!" and I was able to go back to bed.
Fast-forward to 5AM. "JOEY!!!!!" Sweet mother of God, what is wrong with people? She went at it again for another hour. Since it was late enough in the morning for people to be out and about, she was asking random people for cigarettes, too. Nobody would even come near her.
I gave serious thought to asking her if she was OK, but I wasn't sure I really wanted to get involved. Anybody who is willing to stand outside your apartment and scream your name for over an hour clearly has a screw or two loose.
She left before I left for work, thankfully. I just hope she doesn't come back again tonight. I'd call the cops, but she probably has enough problems in her life without being hassled by the fuzz. I just wish she'd shut up.
