The cookies are in the oven, now, what do I say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to apartment life. Seriously.

As I said before, we've been living in apartments for 10 years at least and while we did have problems with noisy neighbors the courtesy calls and sometimes a quick run to the balcony and a 5min chat resolved the problem.

The issue with everyday noise at late hours, though, is new to us. We always had college kids as neighbors and our requests were usually to keep the party noise down. I never had to ask a person not to jump up and down like a maniac before.

I'm glad to know that the rules are in place, and seems like the little note was effective. I hear their washer on now and last night they were noticeably more quiet.

[Anonymous]

So, you've never had a problem actually TALKING to your neighbors before to ask them to be quiet, and yet with these people you couldn't have that courtesy.

I don't think it's "problems with noisy neighbors" I think its more just you not wanting to hear anything, and you live in an apartment building and that's not possible.

If you want the quiet that comes with living in a sfh, you need to move ino a sfh.

[Anonymous]

It's pretty clear OP isn't going to accept that perhaps she's not completely in the right. Btw OP, sound travels up. My college dorm had god awful walls and I could hear the girls downstairs talking. So if you think because you have a corner apt or whatever that no one is going to hear if your special snowflakes ever have a temper tantrum or get in a fight, then you're living in la la land. I say we just let this thread die because its just not going to sink into OPs head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people and your cookies are fools! This is not the 1950's!

If you came to me with cookies I would not even want to listen to what you had to say because people who think that brining cookies will help the situation or make your neighbor like/ respect you more are idiots!

No, you're a fool. Cookies help everything, and geting to know your neighbors is a good thing. Sorry nobody brings your cranky butt cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious--do you people who would throw away homemade cookies refuse to eat at potlucks too?

I'm a person who would pitch the cookies and I don't eat at potlucks. I try to avoid them, but I can't always. My husband thinks it's incredibly rude that I won't eat, but I can't help it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious--do you people who would throw away homemade cookies refuse to eat at potlucks too?

I'm a person who would pitch the cookies and I don't eat at potlucks. I try to avoid them, but I can't always. My husband thinks it's incredibly rude that I won't eat, but I can't help it.

Of course you can help it, and your DH is right--it is incredibly rude. Do you honestly think restaurants are all cleaner than your friend's/neighbors kitchens? Clearly you've never worked in one.

It is unbelievable to me how incredibly silly people are. Think about it next time you eat out: most commercial kitchens are not clean. The minimum wage workers making your favorite meal at TGIF are not clean. Dingbat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious--do you people who would throw away homemade cookies refuse to eat at potlucks too?

I'm a person who would pitch the cookies and I don't eat at potlucks. I try to avoid them, but I can't always. My husband thinks it's incredibly rude that I won't eat, but I can't help it.

Of course you can help it, and your DH is right--it is incredibly rude. Do you honestly think restaurants are all cleaner than your friend's/neighbors kitchens? Clearly you've never worked in one.

It is unbelievable to me how incredibly silly people are. Think about it next time you eat out: most commercial kitchens are not clean. The minimum wage workers making your favorite meal at TGIF are not clean. Dingbat.

Not the pp you quoted but I also do not eat at potlucks either. I will eat at a catered party or where the host I know cooked, etc. Or if I know the people who cooked. But no its not rude its a preferance. And sure maybe I cannot "see" how they cook it at a restaurant but where I eat, the food will be better then a potluck anyways so it does not matter to me. I dont like eating slop people made...maybe there are some "lfancy" potlucks out there but I have never been to one.

And I DONT eact at TGIF or any of those poor excuses that are called restaurants. Not knocking anyone who does, but to each their own.

And get over it random cookies givers: WE DONT WANT YOUR COOKIES! Just what you need to, to my face, you dont need to hide behind your cookies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious--do you people who would throw away homemade cookies refuse to eat at potlucks too?

I'm a person who would pitch the cookies and I don't eat at potlucks. I try to avoid them, but I can't always. My husband thinks it's incredibly rude that I won't eat, but I can't help it.

Of course you can help it, and your DH is right--it is incredibly rude. Do you honestly think restaurants are all cleaner than your friend's/neighbors kitchens? Clearly you've never worked in one.

It is unbelievable to me how incredibly silly people are. Think about it next time you eat out: most commercial kitchens are not clean. The minimum wage workers making your favorite meal at TGIF are not clean. Dingbat.

It has nothing to do with cleanliness and I don't assume my neighbors kitchens are dirtier than restaurants. It has to do with taste. Have you seen some of the nasty-looking dishes at potlucks? We very rarely eat out, but when we do, it's at places we know we like.

Dingbat.