Evidently, the manager lied to us about the way this building conducts sound

[vvvexation]

Do we have humans living upstairs from us, or elephants? I swear, it was an order of magnitude less noisy around here when the place was being extensively remodeled before they moved in. Or maybe it's just that random thumping noises are more irritating than methodical tool-using noises because they stop more often and every time they stop you think they're done, only to be disappointed.

This is not helping my attempt to not develop into a world-class curmudgeon by the time I'm forty. Nor, of course, is it helping my paper-writing effort, but a lot of things aren't helping that.

Comments

[caesia.livejournal.com]

If it is the same noises as last week, then honestly, I think it is a herd of elephants. We should get a long stick and bang on the ceiling, or perhaps drill a small hole and release garter snakes or helium balloons. I would say nitrous oxide but I think it is heavier than air so perhaps that would backfire.

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Last time I got a long stick & banged on my ceiling it went through my ceiling.

[caesia.livejournal.com]

Perhaps "tap gently?"

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

We'd have to make a pretty big hole to get helium balloons through it, ne? Snakes would be fun, though.

[caesia.livejournal.com]

Well, I was thinking about putting through the balloons and *then* inflating them with helium. Probably impractical.

I'd rather prefer to keep the snakes, though. They're neat.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

If we're lucky, we can persuade the snakes to slither back through the hole after their work is done.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking.

Imagine watching a balloon inflate on the floor.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

*realizes belatedly that the proper response should have been "whose long stick are you thinking of and how are we gonna attach ourselves to the ceiling for that long?"*

[caesia.livejournal.com]

*cough*

That actually gave me another idea, involving microphones, amplifiers, your bedroom, the ceiling as a sound conductor, you, one of your sweeties, and the right timing. Popcorn optional.

It's your fault, my mind wasn't in the gutter before you said that.

[saizai.livejournal.com]

We need amplifiers?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Sure it wasn't.