What do you do with noisy neighbors?

I've got these kids in the apartment next to me that are blaring their stereo again. I've had to go over twice to tell them to keep it down. Really can't hear myself think. The picture is rattling off the hook. Landlord's not in the office. I'm tempted to call the police, but it's not really worthy of dialing 911.

If the music is loud enough to shake your picture it's too loud. I love music too but come on, let's have some respect.

at a separate number for non-emergencies.

Fight fire with fire.

If you've asked them twice to chill out and they're still disturbing your peace, I'd call the cops. Use the regular number, not 911.

I take it you live in an apartment, as do I. I used to think, "ah well, I'll just put up with it, they'll stop eventually." But I've come to feel strongly that I pay the same rent they do and I'm entitled to a certain amount of "livablility" - as much as they are.

Don't mean to go on here - and I think everybody has a right to do what they wish in their own homes, but when it interefers with my lifestyle, there's a problem.

And you've asked them twice. You've done your part to be "neighborly."

My $.02 - call the cops.

If they don't seem like the type who might kill you, go over there and act like a totally insane dangerous lunatic.

Freak 'em out a little bit.

I do this now and then, but it's easy for me to look like a totally insane dangerous lunatic because I'm 6'4 and wild-haired and crazy-eyed anyway.

when my idiot neighbors throw a party and wake us up every time they need a smoke (every 30 seconds) i do the deranged neighbor routine too.

i generally go out in a crappy T-shirt and boxers, barefoot, and stand on their back porch, motionless, staring through the glass door, through the kitchen into the "party room" till they see me. then i just stare at them till they get the clue: "oh, wait! other people live here too who have midterms at 8:00 in the morning!". usually, when they see me staring at them, they jump about two feet in the air and the fact that they've made me desperately tired and pissed hits them like a brick in the teeth.

yeah, i'd just go over with a beer and stand in the middle of the room staring at them till the got the clue that they're pissin ya off.

do it. :)