The Neighbour

The problem with living in an apartment ... actually, let me rephrase that ... ONE of the problems with living in an apartment is having an annoying neighbour.

As I sit here, some God awful odour is permeating the apartment. If the neighbour above us is cooking, the smell of her concoction will unwelcomely transport itself into our tiny apartment whenever the air conditioning unit kicks on. And it's never a good smell. It's usually an icky greasy smell.

On the subject of grease, several days ago, upon hubby's departure from the apartment he was met by a messy splatter of another God awful smelling substance just outside our door. Took on the appearance of grease, but we're still not sure. We assume the neighbour above us took the liberty of pouring out this abnoxious mystery substance from her balcony above us. What does she think this is? A camp ground?!! I don't understand some people. The rain won't even get to this spot, not that that would help anyway. Hubby covered it with soil and did his best to brush it away, then scrubbed it with soap and water, but traces of the nastiness still remain (see pic). It even covered the nearby bush and surrounding soil. Hubby dug around the bush and moved fresh soil to the top. Poor bush.


This woman also rarely sits still. She is constantly walking around up there, despite the fact that the apartment is only itsy-bitsy in size. And she's not a graceful walker either. (Hubby has a nickname for her, but I won't share that with you...lol) The ceiling makes a loud thumping noise whenever she gets up and then cracks annoyingly with every step she takes. Even my cat will sometimes give an irritated glance up at the ceiling (lol).

We hear a lot of banging around too. And the water gets run a lot, especially in the bathtub. What in the heck is she doing up there? This can go on all day and waaaay into the night. Just last night, she didn't settle down until 3 a.m. It boggles my mind.

Hubby swears he can smell dope at times when the air conditioner runs. I can smell cigarette smoke, but can't say that I've ever noticed that other distinctive smell.

And do you think she could close her door like a normal person whenever she leaves? Of course not! She grabs ahold of that doorknob and flings the door shut like she's about to rip the darn thing off its hinges!

There goes the water running full blast again, and the walking around. Why does she walk around when the water's running? I know it's not the dishwasher; that has a different sound. And she's not running the water for a bath. This is the kitchen sink. She takes showers before she goes to bed, which means I hear the water running anywhere between 1 and 2 in the morning. Wonder what time it will be before she settles down tonight? By the way, she's a college student, so she's now off for the summer and doesn't appear to have a summer job. Oh goodie!

Hubby says he rarely heard the girl before her, except for when she had male company. ;)

The bright side to this situation? We'll be moving soon.

Well it's time to sign off folks and make my shopping list for Wal-Mart. First on the list.....more air freshener!!!