noisy roommates

[raskolnikov]

I am sharing with two Americans at the moment. They are very noisy at night, playing loud music and shouting and laughing.

They come home from work at about 5pm, sleep til about 11pm then are up til about 4am, then go to bed for four hours then get up to go to work. In contrast I go to bed about 11pm then get up to go to work at about 7.

It's not as if they don't know they are being noisy. The other night I heard one of them say, "I bet Mark's not getting much sleep". I then got up to go to the toilet and one of them said, "****.. are we too loud?" I said "a liitle bit" . He replied,"**** I forgot you were sleeping..". When I went back to bed they were no quieter than before.

What would you do in my situation? I don't want to get offside with them and moving at this stage is not an option.

 

[pazza]

Outside of investing a decent set of ear plugs Mark, there really isn't much you can, given what you have said.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by DonFan
I am sharing with two Americans at the moment. They are very noisy at night, playing loud music and shouting and laughing.

They come home from work at about 5pm, sleep til about 11pm then are up til about 4am, then go to bed for four hours then get up to go to work. In contrast I go to bed about 11pm then get up to go to work at about 7.

It's not as if they don't know they are being noisy. The other night I heard one of them say, "I bet Mark's not getting much sleep". I then got up to go to the toilet and one of them said, "****.. are we too loud?" I said "a liitle bit" . He replied,"**** I forgot you were sleeping..". When I went back to bed they were no quieter than before.

What would you do in my situation? I don't want to get offside with them and moving at this stage is not an option.

Quite simple answer to this really.
Pick a week where you don't have a lot planned, then up the ante little. Spend the time from 5-11pm going absolutely nuts, making milkshakes in a blender, vacuuming your room, and listening to the best of british beer songs at force 10. It might also help if you could hire out a pneumatic drill, i suppose, but in a pinch just walk around talking loudly to yourself about random subjects. Don't appear as spiteful, just cheerfully enjoy yourself as loudly as possible. If they ask if you could be quiet, cheerfully apologise and immediately switch to a different noisy activity.

After a week of this, your house should have 3 sleep deprived zombies rather than one. At this point, several things might happen.
1.) They decide to 'confront' you about your noisiness, at which point you have the obvious comeback about their activities ready.
2.) They develop some empathy, laugh it off as a joke, and begin to behave reasonably.
3.) They grin and bear it, and after a few days are so tired that they begin to adopt your sleep patterns, because its the only time they can actually get some shuteye.
4.) They move out.
5.) They stab you with a kitchen knife.

Still that's a 80% chance of success, right?

Alternatively, buy some ear plugs!

 

[WILKO_6]

Re: Re: noisy roommates

Originally posted by Mead
Quite simple answer to this really.
Pick a week where you don't have a lot planned, then up the ante little. Spend the time from 5-11pm going absolutely nuts, making milkshakes in a blender, vacuuming your room, and listening to the best of british beer songs at force 10. It might also help if you could hire out a pneumatic drill, i suppose, but in a pinch just walk around talking loudly to yourself about random subjects. Don't appear as spiteful, just cheerfully enjoy yourself as loudly as possible. If they ask if you could be quiet, cheerfully apologise and immediately switch to a different noisy activity.

After a week of this, your house should have 3 sleep deprived zombies rather than one. At this point, several things might happen.
1.) They decide to 'confront' you about your noisiness, at which point you have the obvious comeback about their activities ready.
2.) They develop some empathy, laugh it off as a joke, and begin to behave reasonably.
3.) They grin and bear it, and after a few days are so tired that they begin to adopt your sleep patterns, because its the only time they can actually get some shuteye.
4.) They move out.
5.) They stab you with a kitchen knife.

Still that's a 80% chance of success, right?

Alternatively, buy some ear plugs!

You are a genius. Just finished reading the "are people stupid" thread and you have proved that theory wrong.

 

[BluesBabe666]

stab them. there is no other reasonable solution. truly. i am now insane from sleep deprivation. i have a telephone box outside my bedroom window and TOURISTS (suprise suprise) use it between the hours of 11pm and 5am, much to my chagrin.

I have tried yelling at them, and recently have even vandalised said phone to deter the use of it. No good. Bloody Telstra repair it so quick it makes me mad.

i'm now insane. i am planning to purchase a pellett gun to shoot the offenders.

death is the only solution.

 

[raskolnikov]

Re: Re: noisy roommates

Originally posted by Mead
Quite simple answer to this really.
Pick a week where you don't have a lot planned, then up the ante little. Spend the time from 5-11pm going absolutely nuts, making milkshakes in a blender, vacuuming your room, and listening to the best of british beer songs at force 10. It might also help if you could hire out a pneumatic drill, i suppose, but in a pinch just walk around talking loudly to yourself about random subjects. Don't appear as spiteful, just cheerfully enjoy yourself as loudly as possible. If they ask if you could be quiet, cheerfully apologise and immediately switch to a different noisy activity.

After a week of this, your house should have 3 sleep deprived zombies rather than one. At this point, several things might happen.
1.) They decide to 'confront' you about your noisiness, at which point you have the obvious comeback about their activities ready.
2.) They develop some empathy, laugh it off as a joke, and begin to behave reasonably.
3.) They grin and bear it, and after a few days are so tired that they begin to adopt your sleep patterns, because its the only time they can actually get some shuteye.
4.) They move out.
5.) They stab you with a kitchen knife.

Still that's a 80% chance of success, right?

Alternatively, buy some ear plugs!

brilliant - might just try that

I don't know what it is about Americans. It's the third time I've shared with them and it's been the same each time.

 

[bacon buster]

ear plugs.

i used to live on a very busy street, and if i didn't use my ear plugs, i'd struggle to get to sleep / get woken up early. i've since moved to a quiter spot, but i still use the ear plugs. i don't think i've slept as well in my life.

 

[bacon buster]

or, alternatively, share with people you know.
i don't think i could move in with strangers again.

 

[Still Crowing]

Americans:

If you're a citizen of the United States you have certain inaliable rights handed down to you by your forefathers, including the right to arm bears, the right to one phone call (to an agent), and the right to remain silent, which, in my experience, none of you ever exercises.

 

[noogie_da_sheep]

Originally posted by BluesBabe666
Bloody Telstra repair it so quick it makes me mad.

I reckon Telstra would be getting confused...they're damned if they do...and damned if they don't

what would be suitable time-frame for the repair of a phone?

 

[mantis]

Originally posted by BluesBabe666
I recently have even vandalised said phone to deter the use of it.

Surely you are joking, who would announce on a public forum, that they are breaking the law & inconveniencing people, who might have urgent need to use a public phone

 

[bunsen burner]

Originally posted by Still Crowing
Americans:

If you're a citizen of the United States you have certain inaliable rights handed down to you by your forefathers, including the right to arm bears, the right to one phone call (to an agent), and the right to remain silent, which, in my experience, none of you ever exercises.

Last time I armed a bear it went and shot three hunters.

 

[CharlieG]

Originally posted by mantis
Surely you are joking, who would announce on a public forum, that they are breaking the law & inconveniencing people, who might have urgent need to use a public phone

Perhaps someone using an anonymous alias like, for example, "Bluesbabe666"?

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

Just burn "old glory" in front of them. That'll shut them up for awhile.

 

[BlueMark]

Convert to Islam and start praying loudly 5 times a day. Put a picture of Osama up on your wall. Play Islamic prayer tapes during the times you are not praying. Invite the local Islamic cleric around for religious discussion. Hold prayer meetings. Hopefully they will move out before either ASIO arrest you or Bush bombs your neighbour by mistake.

 

[mantis]

Originally posted by BlueMark
Convert to Islam and start praying loudly 5 times a day. Put a picture of Osama up on your wall. Play Islamic prayer tapes during the times you are not praying. Invite the local Islamic cleric around for religious discussion. Hold prayer meetings. Hopefully they will move out before either ASIO arrest you or Bush bombs your neighbour by mistake.

Best suggestion yet.

 

[Homer]

Originally posted by BlueMark
Convert to Islam and start praying loudly 5 times a day. Put a picture of Osama up on your wall. Play Islamic prayer tapes during the times you are not praying. Invite the local Islamic cleric around for religious discussion. Hold prayer meetings. Hopefully they will move out before either ASIO arrest you or Bush bombs your neighbour by mistake.

Now that my friends, is hilarious

On the other hand, if you want a slightly safer idea, you could just take the option of giving them their own medicine.

 

[BluesBabe666]

This actually happened to me last night. I know that not everyone is back at work, but fairdinkum!!

My housemates (the couple) got home at 11.30pm last night, the house was dark and quiet, and they proceeded to start cooking what must have been their dinner. Slamming pots and pans, drawers and cupboards, and whatever it was they were cooking just smelt out the entire house, it was stifling.

Now, common sense would prevail, wouldnt it, to just try to be quiet?! Because when i come down the stairs this morning, if they havent been considerate that i might need sleep for work today, i might not be considerate that they had a late night and need to sleep in, when i stomp down the sairs in high heels!!!

Bloody rude sods!!!!

 

[raskolnikov]

they must have been getting the vibes off me coz the last two nights they've been strangely quiet...


...in fact twice last night I woke up because the silence was deafening

 

[GoEagles]

BlueMarks suggestion was a ripper. If they are here on a working holiday, you could always knock up a fake letter from Immigration telling them their visa has expired

 

[raskolnikov]

Originally posted by GoEagles
BlueMarks suggestion was a ripper. If they are here on a working holiday, you could always knock up a fake letter from Immigration telling them their visa has expired

actually I'm there