Would this be considered rude?
I live in an apartment complex. My neighbor below me has TONS of wind chimes, plants and other decor hanging from her porch.
It has been very very windy the past few days. She has this wooden piece of decoration hanging that gets caught in the wind and will slam up against the sides of the building – making a very loud banging sound.
This has been going on for 2 days now. It is very annoying and very loud. Would it be completely rude if I removed the offending piece and set it on the ground and pretended like it ‘fell’?
OK. I guess I’m just overly irritated from no sleep. my 4 week old didnt take to the noise well either last night.
i just assumed she would remove it herself, since it is outside her apartment, the noise is louder in hers than it is in mine. maybe it just doesn’t bother her. But if the situation were reversed, I would remove the offending piece in respect to others.
thanks for the advice.
It would be extremely rude. Simply go down and ask them if they’d mind removing the offending object until the wind dies down, that the sound is just very loud in your apartment. If she isn’t there, just write a short, polite note.
In an apt bldg, do not take matters into your own hands. Contact the manager. Sometimes a polite phone call (be sure to state what you want done) will do it. Sometimes, you need to follow up with a letter.
Your best bet it to just ask your neighbor politely to remove the piece only on the very windy days. If you take it down and they think it fell, they will most likely just put it back up.
Wind chimes are annoying and if your neighbor has any courtesy he/she will take them down.
I don’t think this is a matter that should be taken up with the apt. manager. I think the polite thing to do would be to ask the person who owns the wind chimes to remove the one that is bothersome. If they refuse, then I would contact the manager.
try asking them to remove them…and then if that dont work make those wind chimes sleep with the fishes nah see lol
It would be lot nicer if you simply asked her to move it, explaining that she probably isn’t aware that it makes a loud sound in your apartment. After all, she probably isn’t! If she isn’t around, then remove it carefully and keep it free of damage, free of tangling, and apologize for "having to" remove it when she wasn’t home. You don’t start a war with your neighbors unless you want to live in a combat zone! You will get a lot more cooperation from neighbors if you keep open the lines of friendly communication than if you try to be sneaky.
What you are considering doing is pretty rude, she isn’t doing anything wrong because she isn’t aware it annoys you. I would go downstairs and just ask her to take it down because your baby is teething and having trouble sleeping. No need to tell her it annoys you just keep the piece maybe even invite her in for tea you could make a new friend:)
I’m wondering at what point people decided it was rude to communicate with each other. Have you considered just knocking on your neighbor’s door and asking face to face? "I wasn’t sure if you were aware that the [thing] fell over and I can hear it banging in my apartment. Do you need some help to take it down?"
If you take it down they will just hang it back up. Isn’t it funny how the people who hang up those things don’t mind the noise and could care less who it annoys? It’s rude to make any noise when living in an apt dwelling. I’d ask her nice to remove it, tell her it’s keeping the baby up.