If you were my neighbor, what would you think of this letter?

[Anonymous]

Wooden decks and gardens above will mean dripping water even if the garden was watered early in the day or the night before. I suggest getting an umbrella table set for your patio.

[Anonymous]

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't jaundice last a week or two tops? Isn't all this a bit much for something so temporary? Plus I do agree that treatment has changed and sunlight is not recommended anymore. Then again if you really like sitting outside and enjoy the weather with your kids then the last note seems to hit a perfect note.
Signed a mom of three slightly jaundiced kids, no treatment that I can remember of...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Hi, Judy in 214 here. My baby and I got a bit of a "bath" this morning sitting out on our deck. Can you give us a shout if you're watering your plants? Thanks, much appreciated./quote]

this!!!! This note is perfect. it's simple, let's the neighbors know you just want a heads up before water gets poured and doesn't make you sound like a PITA. It's perfect!!!!! OP, if you can't talk to them in person, please send this note verbatim.

Verbatim? What if the neighbor's name isn't Judy? Won't that be confusing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you're totally within your rights to say something about getting doused with water while sitting on your deck. No need to talk about your jaundiced baby, maternity leave, or give them a magnet with your phone number (?!?). If you can't see them in person, just drop a note saying, "Hi, Judy in 214 here. My baby and I got a bit of a "bath" this morning sitting out on our deck. Can you give us a shout if you're watering your plants? Thanks, much appreciated."
The end.

This is a great note; use this, OP.

But, from your original post, it seems like this only happened once. I would only send this note and/or contact my neighbor if it happened again. Wouldn't raise this as an issue unless it was something that I believed would become a habit.

[Anonymous]

WOW!!!!!!! I am so glad you are not my neighbour!!! Go the the park and get some sun. YOU ARE NUTS

[Anonymous]

OP, please don't leave notes for your neighbors. Let this settle a bit before you escalate things. Like every crisis with babies, jaundice will pass soon enough and you'll be on to the next issue. So really think hard about making an issue out of this. But, I'd argue that baby or no baby, if getting rained on from watering above is an issue throughout your apartment complex it seems the management company or condo association should be addressing it as policy broadly (ie: watering along edges of balcony is fine, watering over the entire balcony resulting in a deluge to floors below, not OK)

[Anonymous]

So what will OP do with her new fridge magnets with her phone number on them? I'd hate for them to go to waste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what will OP do with her new fridge magnets with her phone number on them? I'd hate for them to go to waste.

HA!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Regardless of whether or not you are a new mom, the first days and weeks after birth are intense. Your hormones are raging, your body is recovering, you're not sleeping, and your emotions are not your own. It's very easy to do things that you will later realize were completely unreasonable. I say give it a month before sending your insane letter, and then if you still want to send it, more power to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you're totally within your rights to say something about getting doused with water while sitting on your deck. No need to talk about your jaundiced baby, maternity leave, or give them a magnet with your phone number (?!?). If you can't see them in person, just drop a note saying, "Hi, Judy in 214 here. My baby and I got a bit of a "bath" this morning sitting out on our deck. Can you give us a shout if you're watering your plants? Thanks, much appreciated."
The end.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea!

I wish you were the only one responding the entire thread. Thank you so much! You saved my day! Seriously! I wish I could bake you some cookies

13:43 here. Sorry, OP, for taking the trouble to respond to your post. I thought what I wrote was nice, but clearly it was just a waste of your time and mine. I hope you manage to be more tactful when you deal with your neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Hi, Judy in 214 here. My baby and I got a bit of a "bath" this morning sitting out on our deck. Can you give us a shout if you're watering your plants? Thanks, much appreciated./quote]

this!!!! This note is perfect. it's simple, let's the neighbors know you just want a heads up before water gets poured and doesn't make you sound like a PITA. It's perfect!!!!! OP, if you can't talk to them in person, please send this note verbatim.

Verbatim? What if the neighbor's name isn't Judy? Won't that be confusing?

I'm the pp you're quoting and whoopsie.... I guess if neighbor's name isn't Judy, then she'd think the OP was even more nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, please don't leave notes for your neighbors. Let this settle a bit before you escalate things. Like every crisis with babies, jaundice will pass soon enough and you'll be on to the next issue. So really think hard about making an issue out of this. But, I'd argue that baby or no baby, if getting rained on from watering above is an issue throughout your apartment complex it seems the management company or condo association should be addressing it as policy broadly (ie: watering along edges of balcony is fine, watering over the entire balcony resulting in a deluge to floors below, not OK)

OP probably has to stand/sit along the edges since she is the lower level apartment in order to get in the sun's rays.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your [b]passive aggressive[/b] letter would result in my disliking you. I would resent your telling me when I could water my plants and the need to request your permission to do so. Your number magnet would bug the hell out of me because my fridge is stainless and I can't use magnets on it. Resulting in just another stupid thing in my junk drawer. Ultimately I would wind up hating you, key your car, leave potted plants with leaves of three, and spread nasty rumors questioning your baby's paternity.[/quote]

This is exactly what I wanted to avoid... I didn't want to sound P/A. But the rest of your post made me laugh, thanks [b]Good thing we all have the same fridges in all units so I bet she has a bunch of magnets just like me [/b] [/quote]

Hahahahaha! Then go for it! (not really...don't do it)

[Anonymous]

I would toss your telephone no. magnet in the men's room at a skanky bar with an attached note that says, "For a good time, please call.."
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[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]I would toss your telephone no. magnet in the men's room at a skanky bar with an attached note that says, "For a good time, please call.."
/[/quote]

Some of us are not in HS anymore, you know?