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My noisy upstairs neighbor had complaints against him BEFORE I moved in. The previous tenants actually put in added insulation to try to block his elephant stomping. He acts like its a joke that they tried to muffle his stomping. He told me that is why they moved--they couldn't take it anymore.

My first three weeks I didn't know what to do. I mean how do you politely ask the neighbor if they can't tone it down without causing WWIII? First I finally did go ask. That didn't do a thing. Then I called the HOA. I got a day of less noise. That was good. But then it went right back to 16 hours a day of stomping. Back and forth from 6:30 a.m. to post 11 p.m.

Then I went back upstairs and it erupted into WWIII. It is so distressing living in a brand new home, one that bought with a neighbor that revels in being unpleasant. He said some things that day that even boggled the police. It was worse than the N word.

Now when he gets loud I have to call the police. In his defense I will say since that day it has gotten A LOT quieter. It took a totally unnecessary fight to get to this place. I have no idea why it went to this extreme--it just did. I get that this man wants to be left alone--so do I.

I've ordered some wireless headphones for the tv. Since they haven't arrived I can't tell you if this is going to work. I have hopes because if I wear the leaf blower headphones I can't hear him. But then I can't hear the phone. I just have a remote near me that lights up when its ringing. So I check it often (its a quick glance over). I check my cell phone cause I have its ringer off--for texts.

If it could have started off like it is now--I'd be so happy. I knew to expect SOME noise but the elephant stomping? This guy was trying to put his foot through the floor. Had you put in some kind of sound recording device you'd have been shocked at what this man put me through. And I couldn't put my good china in the kitchen cabinets cause he would've knocked them out just to see if he could.

Here's an example of what I'm dealing with. I turn on the light in the master bathroom to do my business. My first month here 2 or 3 times a day the toilet above me would flush the same time I was in the bathroom. Now I realize there are two people above me to my one. But really are we all on the same biological clock? I know its icky.