Objects in Mirror are Closer than They Appear: Grumpy Monday Post: Dear Passive-Aggressive Neighbor Who Leaves Obsequious Notes,

Monday, October 24, 2011

Grumpy Monday Post: Dear Passive-Aggressive Neighbor Who Leaves Obsequious Notes,

No, I am not just making noise to annoy you, I am making noise because that's what happens when one cleans one's home. Vacuums are noisy. Cleaning requires walking around. And I am polite enough to limit my cleaning activities to the hours between 11am and 8pm. We can discuss alternatives, but unless they involve YOU quietly sweeping and scrubbing MY apartment, I suggest you invest in some earplugs so that my elephantine footfalls and cataclysmic vacuum noises do not irritate your delicate constitution.

And here I was feeling virtuous because I'd actually mustered the energy to vacuum and do a load of laundry!

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DisplacedOctober 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Maybe you should make noise just to annoy him/her?

Plug in the ipod - turn on the vacuum - dance (in whatever form it takes) - blame it all on housework!!!

Just kidding but I really do think you should resume feeling virtuous!
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