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Since we are playing the "should I be pissed game" on ST today. My downstairs neighbor started playing the piano. He sucks, so he continues to play

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jun 4 '12, 12:41

the same song and repeats parts of it when he screws up (every min or two). I am typically not home during the day so I don't really know when he started all this but he has been doing it for the past week.
My problem: I need to sleep during the day sometimes (I am doing night shifts in the ER now). Or I need to study and having a constant noise is rather annoying.

Today he started at 10am, he plays for like 20min and then takes a 10min break or so.

I placed 2 notes on his door asking to stop. Thursday I knocked on his door and asked him to stop playing for 3 hours so I can nap for my night shift. He stopped.
I have now called the home owners association and they want me to make it official (put something in writing).

The bigger problem: In a month I will be home for like a month studying for my board exam... I certainly can't have him playing then.

I don't want to be that neighbor who complains... but shit.

(Homeowners representative said he can play 1 hour a day, which I would be okay with.)

(He is a 50+ year old or so Korean man who doesn't seem to be employed)

Responses:

E-mail to association sent. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 13:03
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Sorry to say but he's playing in "normal hours" and you reall can't fault him or be angry with him. -- nm - MDH Jun 4, 12:56
That sucks, but I'd have a hard time getting too pissed at the guy for playing reasonable volume during the day. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 12:55 2
- my good friends, (the ones with twins), share a wall with an opera singer - who practices at home. - Andie Jun 4, 13:05
- You put it like he is Milton from Office Space -- nm - amoxy Jun 4, 12:56
Are you mad? He could be the next... uh... famous pianist! -- nm - Guigue Jun 4, 12:49 2
- He's the next Korean Susan Boyle of the piano! -- nm - Ender Jun 4, 13:03
- Highly doubt it.. and even then I wouldn't care. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 12:53
Study in the library? -- nm - mara Jun 4, 12:48 10
- I dislike that. I get distracted. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 12:53 9
  - Well the building isn't going to declare quiet hours for you. Maybe there is a third option, or you have to adapt somehow? -- nm - MDH Jun 4, 13:01 6
    - Yeah, we may work something out. The association representative said she may limit him to an hour. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 13:03 5
      - Wow, no offense but your housing association is a disaster if this occurs. -- nm - MDH Jun 4, 13:04 4
        
        I would devote all my energy to launching a terror campaign against the HOA that tried to pull this shit with me. - Dr.Vermin Jun 4, 13:14 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - MDH Jun 4, 13:17
        
        They are actually awesome if this occurs. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 13:10 1
        
        To each his own, but If I was a resident I'd be pissed. What's next quiet hours all day/ no mucic/ etc. He's within his rights. - MDH Jun 4, 13:13
  - So noise distracts you...and no noise distracts you... *throws hands up* -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 12:59 1
    - I like no noise.. just not wearing earplugs. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 13:02
Try to work *with* him so he can play, but not annoy you. - TWuG Jun 4, 12:47 2
- He can play all he wants when I am not home (which is honestly most of the time since I do like 80 hour weeks). But there are days when I am home and - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 12:52 1
  - but, he can't know when you are home, right? i guess you could ask for a certain 3 hours each afternoon of quiet time? -- nm - Andie Jun 4, 13:02
bose earphones -- nm - CQ Jun 4, 12:47
"There are lots of things here that are hard to see." -- nm - nubby Jun 4, 12:43
1 hour a day? That's no good for practicing... - colin Jun 4, 12:43 3
- Or buy yourself earplugs -- nm - Jim Jun 4, 12:46 1
  - I have earplugs, they are really uncomfortable. I can't ear them for too long. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 4, 12:51
- word -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 12:45

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