Apartment Fail2
This would be the biggest red flag of all! An over-abundance of small-child toys piled up near your prospective neighbor’s door… RUN! FAST and AWAY!
This would be the biggest red flag of all! An over-abundance of small-child toys piled up near your prospective neighbor’s door… RUN! FAST and AWAY!
Aw c’mon, Rye–you were a little boy once yourself!
Yeah, but now that he’s grown up, he likes his peace and quiet. I love kids, and always wanted to be a father, but I do count as one of the blessings of never having achieved that dream – having peace and quiet whenever I want it. 😀
I live next to a school. Turn the other way and run,Ryan, run!!!
Your neighbor having kids is great, just think of all the fun stuff you can do!
Waving around your crutch while shouting “Get off my lawn, damn kids!!!”, geting your windows smashed in by not-that-well-aimed baseballs, complaining about the general noise and enjoying complaints if you happen to wake them up with your snoring or partying.
Now THAT’s the REAL LIFE!
*This post may contain large amounts of irony. Who ever finds it may keep it*
We raised five sons. AND we have a big back yard. AND my wife and I are ubergeeks. Combine all that with the friendly nature of our kids, and it was Boy Central most of the time at our house. Six, eight, ten kids hanging out at any time over the years.
My wife and I loved it, but I do sympathize with Ryan; it IS something one has to get used to.
Adults make far more noise than kids. At least people who are supposed to be adults.
Plus there’s the tripping danger.
There’s a reason for number ten being vacant.
Apartments are infamous for having thin walls that provide little sound-proofing. Thin ceilings too, ever live below jocks who’d work out with weights above your head? Boom, boom, crash, boom, boom.
Pete… Congrats on the sons and big yard and surviving their parties. I rent in a cul-del-sac and all the houses have big wedge-shaped back yards (little in the front). A couple years back, the college football players renting across the way FINALLY had a win on their homecoming game and celebrated by throwing a party. They took great pride in claiming 450 win-crazed folks showed up for that party. It wasn’t as loud as it could have been, but there was no parking for blocks, the place was littered with cans, bottles and fast food wrappers the next day, and the neighbors-in-the-know were a bit put out by 100’s of drunk partiers peeing on their bushes, trees and behind their cars when the two bathrooms in the party house had too long of a wait. Well, they did finally have a win, so most of us cul-de-sac-ers were accommodating.
Today’s the 46th anniversary of Star Trek and the Google doodle is geeky hilarious.
stick,
Recognizing that, the chess tournament I’m playing in tomorrow is giving a $5.00 discount to anyone who comes in a Star Trek costume/
Well, you all seemed to have varying opinions on living next to munchkins.
Growing up, I was exposed to a lot of Neil Diamond music… and there is a song called “Beautiful Noise.” A lyric notes… “and it’s the sound of the kids, and it plays until dark”… You can decide if that’s a good or bad thing.
And Yay Star Trek! Before Star Wars, there was Star Trek… and I was a fan.