I endorse this, especially if you go out while it's playing.
My downstairs neigbors are having very noisy sex.
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I endorse this, especially if you go out while it's playing.
TheLonelySquire
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So who are your neighbors? Trekker4747 and the filthy ditz he doesn't know but hates and wants nothing to do with? Or sidious618 and the hot lady almost twice his age?
Jayson and his "tranny cheerleader"...
How many times has it happened, and at what frequency?
If it's only this once, or only once a week -- I think you should let them have fun, certainly, you'd have sex once in a while as well, right? (Or if you don't have a girlfriend at the moment -- you would if you could, right?)
If it's once a day or more, it's another matter -- you need your rest, too. You should talk it over with them; perhaps they can do it somewhere else in their apartment that's more shielded against noise leaking out. Certainly, sex doesn't have to be in the bedroom only. If nothing else, you could suggest they try the park, or the change-cabinets (for lack of a better word) at your local clothing store -- those are a lot of fun, too. And as an added bonus, you wouldn't hear it.
If it's only this once, or only once a week -- I think you should let them have fun, certainly, you'd have sex once in a while as well, right? (Or if you don't have a girlfriend at the moment -- you would if you could, right?)
If it's once a day or more, it's another matter -- you need your rest, too. You should talk it over with them; perhaps they can do it somewhere else in their apartment that's more shielded against noise leaking out. Certainly, sex doesn't have to be in the bedroom only. If nothing else, you could suggest they try the park, or the change-cabinets (for lack of a better word) at your local clothing store -- those are a lot of fun, too. And as an added bonus, you wouldn't hear it.
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Alternatively you want something to drown them out but not be too awful for yourself you can tune an AM radio station using an analog AM radio tuner in between stations so you get white noise. Set it at a volume where it just drowns them out in the room you are in.
I would suggest earplugs and this white noise approach together.
A solution after a couple weeks of all of the above really not working you can place a typed note in an envelope and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by 'Your Neighbors with normal hearing'.
Assuming you are not on a friendly basis with your downstairs neighbors:
If none of the above works you can send them a paid 6 or 12-month subscription to some alternative sex magazine that may not be their sexual orientation.
Repeat - place a handwritten note in an envelope and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by 'Your Neighbors'.
Repeat - place a handwritten note in an different envelope with a different person's handwriting and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by '- Neighbors'.
If you find yourself needing earplugs more than a couple times a week you may want to try turning on AM talk radio and placing a speaker facedown on the floor around the time of day you hear it on random days but not as soon as the neighbors start the sexual activity noise.
You could play loud classical music like Tchaikovsky. or Gyorgy Ligeti's loud vocal pieces from the 2001: A Spacey Odyssey soundtrack on repeat.
If you have a 5.1 surround sound home theater. Get a couple really explosive action movies like U-571 (2000) or any Michael Bay movie used on Amazon.com and turn up the subwoofer and make sure the speaker is firing towards their apartment.
This will get them acclimated to how thin the walls are.
If that does not work you may wish to send a paid subscription to a neighbor or two's address but addressed to the loud neighbor's slightly misspelled name of the same magazine subscription as above. Do not commit mail fraud and not pay for the subscription.
Public shaming does work in extreme cases.
I totally agree. It is the cheapest hotel room upgrade for noise too. What good is a luxury suite on a highway? Earplugs whisk you away to silence.
Alternatively you want something to drown them out but not be too awful for yourself you can tune an AM radio station using an analog AM radio tuner in between stations so you get white noise. Set it at a volume where it just drowns them out in the room you are in.
I would suggest earplugs and this white noise approach together.
A solution after a couple weeks of all of the above really not working you can place a typed note in an envelope and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by 'Your Neighbors with normal hearing'.
Assuming you are not on a friendly basis with your downstairs neighbors:
If none of the above works you can send them a paid 6 or 12-month subscription to some alternative sex magazine that may not be their sexual orientation.
Repeat - place a handwritten note in an envelope and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by 'Your Neighbors'.
Repeat - place a handwritten note in an different envelope with a different person's handwriting and tape it to their door asking them kindly to 'keep down the noise of a sexual nature'. signed by '- Neighbors'.
If you find yourself needing earplugs more than a couple times a week you may want to try turning on AM talk radio and placing a speaker facedown on the floor around the time of day you hear it on random days but not as soon as the neighbors start the sexual activity noise.
You could play loud classical music like Tchaikovsky. or Gyorgy Ligeti's loud vocal pieces from the 2001: A Spacey Odyssey soundtrack on repeat.
If you have a 5.1 surround sound home theater. Get a couple really explosive action movies like U-571 (2000) or any Michael Bay movie used on Amazon.com and turn up the subwoofer and make sure the speaker is firing towards their apartment.
This will get them acclimated to how thin the walls are.
If that does not work you may wish to send a paid subscription to a neighbor or two's address but addressed to the loud neighbor's slightly misspelled name of the same magazine subscription as above. Do not commit mail fraud and not pay for the subscription.
Public shaming does work in extreme cases.
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Really? I just curb it by playing Icelandic jazz really loudly. Kills the mood quickly enough.
This thread is useless without pictures.
I had a similar thing in my previous home. My next door neighbours were at it all hours... it was so bad, I thought their bed would either collapse, or come through the partition wall... 
It didn't bother me one bit. Glad to see at least someone was enjoying themselves. I did mention it in a passing joke one night when we were having dinner together, and the girl was very embarrassed, which I was sorry about, but the guy just puffed up his chest and didn't bat an eye...
The noise did reduce significantly after that though... more's the pity.
It didn't bother me one bit. Glad to see at least someone was enjoying themselves. I did mention it in a passing joke one night when we were having dinner together, and the girl was very embarrassed, which I was sorry about, but the guy just puffed up his chest and didn't bat an eye...
The noise did reduce significantly after that though... more's the pity.
This thread is useless without pictures.
or audio...
Sorry about that, I'll try and keep it down.
When I lived in an apartment building, I had the same problem. It wasn't just sex; it was LOUD talking in the middle of the night, watching TV, listening to their stereo. I thought, "Are people really that stupid or inconsiderate?" I mean, for God's sakes, it was 2, 3, 4 o'clock in the morning, and the whole damned neighborhood should be sleeping, don't you think? I tried stomping on the floor, dropping heavy objects. In all my years living in that place, I must written dozens of complaint letters to the manager. Thank God I live in a house now.
Why would you replace it with something even more annoying?
Plecostomus
Commodore
XKCD has a solution.
BTW I have access to a sheetmetal fabrication shop and accept cash.
BTW I have access to a sheetmetal fabrication shop and accept cash.
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For all those people suggesting loud music--I have a true story along those lines.
I was once with two friends--Robert and Brian. We went over to the house of a third friend--Dwayne.
Since the door was unlocked, we walked inside, calling Dwayne's name. No response. Then finally, someone noticed that Dwayne was upstairs having sex with his girlfriend.
Unfazed, Brian went over to the stereo, put on Back in Black by AC/DC, and started playing "Given the Dog a Bone"--loudly.
They both were downstairs by the end of the song. Dwayne took it in good humor, but his girlfriend didn't look too impressed.
For all those people suggesting loud music--I have a true story along those lines.
I was once with two friends--Robert and Brian. We went over to the house of a third friend--Dwayne.
Since the door was unlocked, we walked inside, calling Dwayne's name. No response. Then finally, someone noticed that Dwayne was upstairs having sex with his girlfriend.
Unfazed, Brian went over to the stereo, put on Back in Black by AC/DC, and started playing "Given the Dog a Bone"--loudly.
They both were downstairs by the end of the song. Dwayne took it in good humor, but his girlfriend didn't look too impressed.
Yeah I recognise this. Had a neigbour who did this, lots of sex all the time when I was trying to sleep. Was fun until I realiser five minutes in that his GF had the most monotomous moan in the history of man kind. Honestly, like stepping on a squeaky toy over and over again. FOR AN HOUR.
Also he constantly broke up with her loudly. And got back with her, also loudly. And he partied. Loudly. But that's okay, I watched movies during the legal times of the day. Loudly
At least I got the inspiration for a screenplay out of it
Also he constantly broke up with her loudly. And got back with her, also loudly. And he partied. Loudly. But that's okay, I watched movies during the legal times of the day. Loudly
At least I got the inspiration for a screenplay out of it
Good one but I'm partial to this one:
It speaks to the evil in me.
Awesome! Wish I would have been able to that a few years backXKCD has a solution.
BTW I have access to a sheetmetal fabrication shop and accept cash.
LOL! This reminds me when I was a young LT in the Army. In the apartment above me lived a bunch of college boys and one guy would have sex all the time and I would hear his bed squeak, but the funny thing about it was it only squeaked for a few seconds each time. This dude didnt last long at all, but he always had chicks.
Plecostomus
Commodore
WifeofBrian and I have only ever had one complaint and that was because we were outside on the flat roof. Didn't intend to, but sometimes these these things happen...
Got cited by the cops for a noise violation rather than lewd conduct because technically it was the "privacy of home", just outside on the roof.
$75 fine and had the distinct pleasure of watching the judge try not to crack up while the DA delivered his speech about disturbing the peace, reckless disregard, thumbing our noses at civilized conduct.... Obviously that dude hasn't gotten any in a LONG time.
But yeah. Just be careful if your woman asks you to rub more tanning oil on her back... might cost you.
Got cited by the cops for a noise violation rather than lewd conduct because technically it was the "privacy of home", just outside on the roof.
$75 fine and had the distinct pleasure of watching the judge try not to crack up while the DA delivered his speech about disturbing the peace, reckless disregard, thumbing our noses at civilized conduct.... Obviously that dude hasn't gotten any in a LONG time.
But yeah. Just be careful if your woman asks you to rub more tanning oil on her back... might cost you.
Good for them.
Anyway, you live in an apartment. Get over yourself, listen to some music or something and stop eavesdropping.
Well... what a coincidence...
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090702/koddities/20090702us_screaming_sex_arrests
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090702/koddities/20090702us_screaming_sex_arrests
Gep Malakai what was the outcome?
