What if you could never do laundry in your own apartment building? Sharing a space with other people might not be the easiest thing we do in the course of our lives. In fact, it can be quite difficult. We don’t always know where to draw boundaries with the people we live with; we just …
Seguir leyendo Apartment neighbors consistently use laundry machines for 3 weeks, leaving neighbors with no way to do laundry: ‘They likely are running a business’
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85-year-old neighbor hacks down neighbor’s beautiful hydrangea bush without their permission: ‘We are obviously devastated’
What would you do with a neighbor who disrespected your property? Neighbor relationships are not always easy. Sometimes you just don’t see eye to eye, and it ends up ruining everyone’s day. Maybe you tried to be nice at first, but incidents just continue to occur, and then before you know it you’re wondering whether …
Seguir leyendo 85-year-old neighbor hacks down neighbor’s beautiful hydrangea bush without their permission: ‘We are obviously devastated’
38-year-old woman insists her neighbor take her 15-year-old daughter out to lunch, doesn’t understand why neighbor refuses
If you’re not a kid person, then you’re not a kid person. There is no shame in that. Some people just don’t enjoy hanging out with children, and that’s okay. It doesn’t make you a bad person. Not everyone has to prioritize children in their lives, and that’s their choice. Sure, you can tolerate them …
Seguir leyendo 38-year-old woman insists her neighbor take her 15-year-old daughter out to lunch, doesn’t understand why neighbor refuses
Entitled man hounds neighbor to share his Wi-Fi with him, calls in a noise complaint when he refuses: ‘Sharing your wifi is part of being good neighbors’
Would you share your Wi-Fi with your neighbor? I find that in this life, it’s best not to keep score. If you want to continue having healthy, non-transactional relationships, then you probably want to just let things go and assume that with good faith, it will all even out in the end. It saves you …
Seguir leyendo Entitled man hounds neighbor to share his Wi-Fi with him, calls in a noise complaint when he refuses: ‘Sharing your wifi is part of being good neighbors’
‘There’s an entire ecosystem there that is being destroyed because of your neighbor’s ridiculous «aesthetic»‘: Man forces neighbor to clear leaves and trees that pose no danger to his property
Should you have to bend to your neighbors’ aesthetic preferences? Sometimes neighbors can be pesky. In an ideal world, you build community with your neighbors and get to enjoy it. You can go and ask them for a cup of sugar, and maybe you can water their plants when they’re away. You partake in a …
Seguir leyendo ‘There’s an entire ecosystem there that is being destroyed because of your neighbor’s ridiculous «aesthetic»‘: Man forces neighbor to clear leaves and trees that pose no danger to his property
Downstairs neighbors call out 21-year-old woman for playing mahjong at 11PM every night, claim the clicking keeps them up: ‘How thin are your floors for them to be able to hear your clicking and typing?’
Everyone has their little bedtime habits. It’s healthy to have a bedtime routine that you look forward to doing. It can help you unwind from the day and sleep a little better. Maybe you have an extensive skincare routine you can’t wait to get back to. Maybe you read a few pages of a book …
Seguir leyendo Downstairs neighbors call out 21-year-old woman for playing mahjong at 11PM every night, claim the clicking keeps them up: ‘How thin are your floors for them to be able to hear your clicking and typing?’
Apartment complex charges tenant $75 for having an overnight guest: ‘ I tried calling the desk numerous times before the charge was due to dispute it’
Nobody likes feeling controlled, especially in their own home. When you’re in your house, it’s your rules. Except, of course, that’s never true. Especially when you’re renting. Landlords have a way of getting into your business even when you don’t want them to. It’s kind of their whole thing. They would go into your home …
Seguir leyendo Apartment complex charges tenant $75 for having an overnight guest: ‘ I tried calling the desk numerous times before the charge was due to dispute it’
Entitled family tries to take over 7-year-old’s birthday at public pool even though they paid $45 to reserve it: ‘Your tradition is not stronger than my reservation’
There’s a classic Seinfeld bit about car rental services when Jerry goes to pick up a rental car and they don’t have it. He then says to the clerk, «You know how to take the reservation, you just don’t know how to hold the reservation. And that’s really the most important part of the reservation: …
Seguir leyendo Entitled family tries to take over 7-year-old’s birthday at public pool even though they paid $45 to reserve it: ‘Your tradition is not stronger than my reservation’
Airplane passenger complains seatmate started eating their in-flight meal before she received hers: ‘We are not eating together on the same table in a restaurant’
Table manners are more important to some than they are to others. You know this if, as a kid, you ever went to someone else’s house and found out the hard way. Maybe in your home, you played things pretty fast and loose. You all ate on your own schedules, and you didn’t wait for …
Seguir leyendo Airplane passenger complains seatmate started eating their in-flight meal before she received hers: ‘We are not eating together on the same table in a restaurant’
Woman lies about being with child to get back at elderly man trying to steal her seat at a comedy show: ‘It stopped him right in his tracks, and he just kind of stared at me’
We’re all familiar with lying to help a situation go a little smoother. Who among us hasn’t done that? I am liable to do that in the back of taxis most of all. Sometimes it feels like a convenient place to lie, especially when they ask what I do for work. I rarely, if ever, …
Seguir leyendo Woman lies about being with child to get back at elderly man trying to steal her seat at a comedy show: ‘It stopped him right in his tracks, and he just kind of stared at me’