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'Life of the Party'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 11:45:01 am PDT #6521 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

So what's a polite way to tell him being loud late at night is simply unacceptable? Apparently no one was in my apartment for several years - maybe he doesn't know someone has moved in?

I think a simple "Would you mind keeping it down after 10?" would suffice. And if the problem persists, contact your landlord. Mine issued a memo reminding everyone of the Quiet Hours after he received a bunch of noise complaints about one tenant.


tommyrot - Sep 01, 2009 11:45:26 am PDT #6522 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Also, if my new landlord asks me how things are going in my new place, should I tell him about the noise, or is it more polite/fair to ask the guy to be quiet first before telling the landlord?


aurelia - Sep 01, 2009 11:48:31 am PDT #6523 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Something like [link] might be an option for you, aurelia.

Thanks. Really all I want is a VCR that has a hard drive instead of tapes. My needs are simple.

I don't actually use the Mac clone anymore and my laptop is usually at work with me when my shows are on.


tommyrot - Sep 01, 2009 11:48:55 am PDT #6524 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think a simple "Would you mind keeping it down after 10?" would suffice. And if the problem persists, contact your landlord.

Well when you put it like that it sounds so simple.

I guess my college experience has left me fearful of retaliation - you know, that things will get worse instead of better. But my college wingmates were crazy people....


Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 11:54:20 am PDT #6525 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Now Gud, you're making it sound like weak Public Schools could be helped by throwing money at them. Everyone knows that isn't true.

I think it's a complex problem, but yeah, I don't think you can overlook that wealthier communities tend to have a lot better public schools. If you have a mismanaged school district though, money probably won't help much and some places manage to outperform their resources.

I get annoyed when people talk about the public schools being a disaster. They go from awesome to disaster depending where you look.


Trudy Booth - Sep 01, 2009 11:57:36 am PDT #6526 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I went to very good public schools in a healthily middle-class town. They're still solid, but I've watched even them bowing under pressure to teach to the endless tests. You know, for the 'standards'.

That's where my paranoia kicks in... Why are you messing with good schools? Which Bushie is making money off of this?


Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 11:58:41 am PDT #6527 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Well when you put it like that it sounds so simple.

I guess my college experience has left me fearful of retaliation - you know, that things will get worse instead of better. But my college wingmates were crazy people....

Heh. Yes. But now you have a landlord to complain to. I think it's fine to go to the guy downstairs first before mentioning it to the landlord, though.


javachik - Sep 01, 2009 11:59:48 am PDT #6528 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

I'm going to repost this down the thread.


Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 12:03:31 pm PDT #6529 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

I am not a teacher, but I'd say that along with the money in wealthier districts, you also are more likely to have parents who went to college and have the resources to be actively engaged in their childrens' education.

Yeah, I think under-performing school districts are an onion of a problem.


tommyrot - Sep 01, 2009 12:08:43 pm PDT #6530 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Is there like a standard time when loud music becomes unacceptable? I would think it should be 9:00 rather than 10:00, but in the last year or two I've been going to bed earlier than I used to... anyway I don't know what the norm is. Usually I turn my music or TV down at 9:00 and down some more at 10:00.