No, I LIKE waking up at 4:15 a.m.
My upstairs neighbor’s weird early-morning noises are continuing. I actually spoke to the person who I thought was the culprit — this old man who lives on the fourth floor. After mentioning the noises to him, he suggested I was hallucinating, and I had to clear up, as tactfully as possible, that I believed he was the one making them. He insisted that he never gets up early, though.
Today was another very early morning, with loud conversation starting at 4:15 a.m. So, I formulated this letter and e-mailed it to all the people on the fourth floor:
Dear fourth floor residents,
I’m writing to comment on a problem I’ve been having down here on floor three. It seems the person above me gets up quite early in the morning — usually 5:30, but many nights (like last night) as early as 4:15 am. Sometimes the person will use an alarm clock (which once he let ring for several minutes), and other times the person may be moving furniture around, talking loudly with someone, or doing something else.
I know when you live in an apartment building or dormitory you can’t have everything your way, and sometimes you have to deal with noise from other people’s apartments. Nonetheless, 4:30-5:30 is very early to be woken up, particularly for those who have to teach from 8:00-11:30. It’s tough to teach on four and a half hours of sleep.
In addition, it seems that the person in question’s apartment is above two people’s bedrooms — mine and my neighbor’s. We’re frequently awakened by the activities going on above us. The time you want to wake up is your business, and what you do when awake is your business, but please remember that the ceiling is not so thick and the sound will carry down into the apartments below you.
I already talked to the person whose apartment I thought was above mine, and he insisted he never gets up early, so I decided to send this to all of you, b/c in that way, I was sure I’d be communicating with the right person, whoever it may be.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
Mary Frances (302)