Comments on: And they’re back :( http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/ The personal blog of a Vancouver-based educator in environmental issues Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Raul http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Raul Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:41:32 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1762 Thanks everyone for commenting :) @ Flash - Yeah, I've told my landlord. They have done nothing. One surprise though. The kid has been astonishingly less annoying today, and my neighbours seem to have been out of the house for a substantial amount of time. So that's provided much needed respite (I've been feeling a tad anti-social this weekend, so it helped) Thanks everyone for commenting :)

@ Flash – Yeah, I’ve told my landlord. They have done nothing. One surprise though. The kid has been astonishingly less annoying today, and my neighbours seem to have been out of the house for a substantial amount of time. So that’s provided much needed respite (I’ve been feeling a tad anti-social this weekend, so it helped)

]]> By: luc http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1771 luc Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:54:37 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1771 You have to pay attention to the fine nuances of the noise before making any concrete accusations. "thump, thump, thump" - kids, "boom, boom, boom" - playing rockband, "bang, bang, bang" - gangs closure, "yes, yes, yes" - precedes what would turn in a few years into "thump, thump". You have to pay attention to the fine nuances of the noise before making any concrete accusations. “thump, thump, thump” – kids, “boom, boom, boom” – playing rockband, “bang, bang, bang” – gangs closure, “yes, yes, yes” – precedes what would turn in a few years into “thump, thump”.

]]> By: raincoaster http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 raincoaster Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1770 I hear ya. My apartment overlooks a sort of courtyard of apartment buildings with trees, trees that are full of ravens and rooftops that are full of seagulls. And, of course, in Chinatown the street washers run during the only time the birds are quiet, then waking up the birds. And once the birds pipe down at dawn the garbage trucks start up and I swear to god those people put it in Reverse and stomp on the brake rather than use Park. I'm really not a murderer, but I'd make an exception for the guy who invented that beeping backup alarm. Also, if I had a gun there'd be a lot more gunpowder in the air and a lot fewer seagulls and ravens. I hear ya. My apartment overlooks a sort of courtyard of apartment buildings with trees, trees that are full of ravens and rooftops that are full of seagulls. And, of course, in Chinatown the street washers run during the only time the birds are quiet, then waking up the birds. And once the birds pipe down at dawn the garbage trucks start up and I swear to god those people put it in Reverse and stomp on the brake rather than use Park.

I’m really not a murderer, but I’d make an exception for the guy who invented that beeping backup alarm. Also, if I had a gun there’d be a lot more gunpowder in the air and a lot fewer seagulls and ravens.

]]> By: Erika Rathje http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Erika Rathje Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:21:49 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1769 I feel your pain, I really do! My landlord had a habit of coming home after midnight in his noisy truck and then opening the garage door to let himself in -- just himself. Not the truck. And maybe because of his schedule the kids (ages 1.5 and 3 or so), or at least the older one, wouldn't go to bed until after 8. My 7-year-old niece's bedtime is 8:00. My sister said it's karma for what I did to them when they lived under my floor. Trust me, these parents tried their damnedest to keep the children quiet but the new cork floors did nothing and I suspect they weren't aware of just how much noise actually comes through (heating ducts, etc.). I just put up with it while I lived there, but I DID complain about his friends' ciggy smoke wafting indoors! I feel your pain, I really do! My landlord had a habit of coming home after midnight in his noisy truck and then opening the garage door to let himself in — just himself. Not the truck. And maybe because of his schedule the kids (ages 1.5 and 3 or so), or at least the older one, wouldn’t go to bed until after 8. My 7-year-old niece’s bedtime is 8:00. My sister said it’s karma for what I did to them when they lived under my floor. Trust me, these parents tried their damnedest to keep the children quiet but the new cork floors did nothing and I suspect they weren’t aware of just how much noise actually comes through (heating ducts, etc.). I just put up with it while I lived there, but I DID complain about his friends’ ciggy smoke wafting indoors!

]]> By: Flash http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Flash Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:22:17 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1768 Raul, you've probably covered this before, but what has your landlord done about it? He is required to do something, and I am realizing perhaps it is your landlord living overhead, but even still they would have to do something. Raul, you’ve probably covered this before, but what has your landlord done about it? He is required to do something, and I am realizing perhaps it is your landlord living overhead, but even still they would have to do something.

]]> By: Debra Mc http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 Debra Mc Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:13:27 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1767 As a friend AND co-resider (bsmt suite #2) of R's, I too am forced to endure the shrieking family a.k.a. The Hellions and their Demon Spawn; that they were away for 5 days was bliss and yes Karen earplugs ARE essential. I kinda find it ironic tho that R yearns to be a father ("I want to be a dad" post). I mean, isn't constant exposure to said Demon Spawn enough to make you re-think the reproduction idea? What if you get a HellChild? It's not like you can save the receipt and turn him in for an iPhone... you might want to re-think fatherhood very very carefully... As a friend AND co-resider (bsmt suite #2) of R’s, I too am forced to endure the shrieking family a.k.a. The Hellions and their Demon Spawn; that they were away for 5 days was bliss and yes Karen earplugs ARE essential.
I kinda find it ironic tho that R yearns to be a father (“I want to be a dad” post). I mean, isn’t constant exposure to said Demon Spawn enough to make you re-think the reproduction idea? What if you get a HellChild? It’s not like you can save the receipt and turn him in for an iPhone… you might want to re-think fatherhood very very carefully…

]]> By: Nancy (aka money coach) http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Nancy (aka money coach) Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:10:28 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1766 so it's not just me! the Moderne nightclub opened, and the patrons do what 20+ kids are supposed to do - come out drunk, loud, and hang out at high volumes til 3am. Noise! I swear I'm going to move to a secluded cabin in the woods (with wifi of course) and learn to grow my own food. so it’s not just me! the Moderne nightclub opened, and the patrons do what 20+ kids are supposed to do – come out drunk, loud, and hang out at high volumes til 3am. Noise! I swear I’m going to move to a secluded cabin in the woods (with wifi of course) and learn to grow my own food.

]]> By: Karen http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Karen Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:58:37 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1765 I find that earplugs have been essential since I moved out of my parents' place, both in Vancouver and Toronto, when I was living at Gerard and Yonge (thankfully facing the alley - but garbage trucks would come by at 5am and do a little backing-up dance to get out of the narrow alleys). I have the added benefit of sleeping deeply enough and moving a little bit so that the earplugs fall out in time for me to hear my morning alarm. I find that earplugs have been essential since I moved out of my parents’ place, both in Vancouver and Toronto, when I was living at Gerard and Yonge (thankfully facing the alley – but garbage trucks would come by at 5am and do a little backing-up dance to get out of the narrow alleys). I have the added benefit of sleeping deeply enough and moving a little bit so that the earplugs fall out in time for me to hear my morning alarm.

]]> By: Larry Yatkowsky http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Larry Yatkowsky Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:54 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1764 Raul, a bottle of Red has a way of making things quiet after a while. :) Raul,
a bottle of Red has a way of making things quiet after a while. :)

]]> By: shanegibson http://hummingbird604.com/2008/08/02/and-theyre-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 shanegibson Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:06:23 +0000 http://hummingbird604.wordpress.com/?p=1545#comment-1763 Raul, I bought my townhouse across the street from an empty lot... 3 months after moving in they broke ground. I feel for you! They start banging at 7:00 am and are running a cement truck as I type. The price we pay for being in the middle of all the fun! Raul,

I bought my townhouse across the street from an empty lot… 3 months after moving in they broke ground. I feel for you! They start banging at 7:00 am and are running a cement truck as I type. The price we pay for being in the middle of all the fun!

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