I am a troublemaker now, it seems :|
Feb. 3rd, 2010 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafOkay. Let me tell you what just happened. At around 10:30 p.m. I was startled into a near-palpitation by loud banging on the door. Not knocking. BANGING. Scared shitless, I froze for a moment - but then the banging was repeated, so I ran to the door, thinking there was a fire or some other life-threatening emergency someone wanted to warn me about. Sure enough, there were two policemen standing in the hallway, looking a little sheepish. So what was the matter? Okay... wait for it. Here's what the big, burly cop said to me (sounding apologetic, I might add): "I think your TV is a little too loud. The neighbors are complaining." Stunned beyond belief, I nodded dumbly and thanked him for his trouble... then practically collapsed into my chair, shaking, right after they left.
Of course, it wasn't my TV, since I don't have one. It was my iTunes, playing Lacrimosa. And it wasn't loud at all. I swear on all that is holy - it wasn't. I do occasionally play it loud during the day, but never at this hour. I was shocked anyone outside of my apartment could hear it at all - let alone find it too loud. O_O
Well, it would appear that some of my neighbors have exceptionally excellent hearing. It happens, I guess. What I don't understand, however, is WHY they couldn't just knock on my door themselves and ask me to turn it down. WHY ON EARTH they had to call the police instead. WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?... Do I look threatening or something?... Or was it too much trouble to get up from their own couch and walk up the stairs?... WTF?????...
Sometimes I really don't understand Americans, no matter how hard I try. The mind boggles.:/
Of course, it wasn't my TV, since I don't have one. It was my iTunes, playing Lacrimosa. And it wasn't loud at all. I swear on all that is holy - it wasn't. I do occasionally play it loud during the day, but never at this hour. I was shocked anyone outside of my apartment could hear it at all - let alone find it too loud. O_O
Well, it would appear that some of my neighbors have exceptionally excellent hearing. It happens, I guess. What I don't understand, however, is WHY they couldn't just knock on my door themselves and ask me to turn it down. WHY ON EARTH they had to call the police instead. WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?... Do I look threatening or something?... Or was it too much trouble to get up from their own couch and walk up the stairs?... WTF?????...
Sometimes I really don't understand Americans, no matter how hard I try. The mind boggles.:/
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Date: 2010-02-04 03:57 pm (UTC)People call the cops for everything now---it's so stupid.
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Date: 2010-02-05 01:53 am (UTC)The funny thing is, I've lived here for over three years, and I've had my music on much louder on numerous occasions. And no one ever complained. What made last night a problem is beyond me. I'm almost inclined to believe it was just a stupid prank to scare me, or something.:/