I started noticing annoying neighbors at a young age. I remember being in 1st or 2nd grade and trying to get away from an annoying neighbor kid. Back then we lived in a house that had a chain link fence just along the back of the yard with a gate that let out to the small ditch that was back there. Across the small ditch, which was maybe 5 feet wide, were more houses. There was a girl whose house also backed up to the ditch and we would occasionally play together.
I remember not wanting to play with her when I was in my own backyard, but she would be at the fence trying to peak through the privacy bushes or the gate. I clearly remember laying flat on our slide to hide from her or I would run to the side of the house and hide behind the a/c unit. I would even run inside to get away from her. Of course I can't remember why I would hide from a girl that was my same age or why I'd get my mom to cover for me and tell her I couldn't play today.
The next instance of an annoying neighbor that I can think of was in college. My freshman year some items of mine mysterious went missing during the first semester. Come to find out, one of the girls that I shared a bathroom with was a clepto. My college campus had suite style rooms where a bathroom was between two rooms and shared by up to 4 people.
My sophomore year was great! I had the best neighbors a girl could ask for. As hallmates and suitemates we would all hang out together. Go to the cafeteria together, party together, watch The Bachelor together. We were a tight bunch. I'm still friends with a bunch of the girls, including Morgan. We've remained good friends over the last 7 years and how she met the man of her dreams inspired me to do the same thing. (Thanks girl!)
The last year and a half of college I was a Resident Advisor and my neighbors were pretty good kids. The two apartments I lived in after graduating college I was very isolated and my neighbors didn't seem to exist. In both cases I didn't get to know anyone in my building. The second complex I moved to because some coworkers lived there and I liked the place too. They were the only people I talked to and hung out with.
Since moving into a house with my boyfriend, we've gotten to know a few of our neighbors. There are a few that annoy us, but luckily they don't live directly next to us.
When I started writing this post, a neighbor two doors down was revving the engine on his car and being annoying as all get out. He has a tendency to test out a couple of different engines in this fashion at all hours of the day. Whether it's 10am or 10pm, he will test out his Lexus, Mustang, or motorcycle by being annoying.
Is it wrong for me to think "I hope he will rev that engine, lose control of the car, and smash it into his house."? It's that annoying. I don't want him to get hurt or for his house to be damaged too badly. Just want the car to the damaged where he can't rev the engine anymore.
Has anyone else had to deal with this type of annoying neighbors? Can anyone believe I've written this long of a post on annoying neighbors? Share your stories/comments with me!
4 comments:
Oh, how I miss the good ol days of Belvin sometimes! :)
I totally feel your pain! Our back yard neighbor has a dog that is completely, unbelievably the most annoying creature alive and I know that its not her fault - she has lowsy owners. She has a HUGE yard to run and play in and they don't allow her free reign on it. They chain her up on the side of the yard all day and night and because of that - she barks and barks and barks and barks and barks! See how annoying? :)
Her owners have a little girl that they will go outside and play with and that poor dog wants to play too, but they leave her chained up. She howls and barks and cries ALL DAY LONG. She wakes me up about 5am and when I go to bed at 11pm - she is at it again.
She is a fairly young dog so I have tried to give her the benefit of the doubt but its really hard. On Thanksgiving, she had been at it for over an hour - we had the radio and tv on and a house full of people and we could STILL hear her. So, I heard them playing outside, so I stepped up on the fence and peeked my head over and asked very nicely if "we" could get her to calm down. The mother was so rude, rolled her eyes and said no. So, I lied and told her that we had a little one trying to take a nap and she turned to me and said "she won't calm down" and rolled her eyes again and turned away from me. I said "I think its ridiculous that just about everyone on this street has a dog and yours is the only one thats out of control". I have a dog thats outside ALL the time and NEVER barks! Coco and the dog next to this mean neighbor will stand and stare at the fence while this out of control dog carries on!
I have decided that I have let this go on long enough, I tried to talk to her without results and so - I'm just going to start calling the sheriff of animal control.
Uuh - I feel your pain girl!
Poor puppy! I was raised with inside dogs, so I think that tying up a dog in the backyard for days on end is a cruel thing to do. I can understand tying the dog up while you worked in the yard and didn't want the dog helping you or getting in the way. But being tied up forever is just mean.
I agree! I feel so bad for her. No wonder she barks all day. She is bored beyond belief and she wants to play with someone!
This is a hilarious post. I had an annoying neighbor for many years when I lived in an apartment building in San Francisco. She was the building manager, mean as a snake, and lived right below me. But she did teach me how to deal with bullies, so dealing with her glares and nasty comments was a valuable experience in the end.
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