My Ordeals Handling a Noisy Neighbor Head-On

One of the most annoying experiences I've had since moving to this new apartment is the issue of noise pollution, and I'm literally annoyed about this because it doesn't just happen within a few days but continuously for the past year. Today,  I'll love to tell you about my unpleasant experience dealing with noise pollution and how it's going presently.

So I stayed in a 3-flat apartment, meaning we're three tenants in my compound, but ever since I moved in and thought since we weren't much in the apartment, then there would be less disturbance of any sort, but the reverse is the case, because one of my neighbors is a chronic disturbance to our neighborhood, and the annoying thing is that his disturbance isn't just in one form but in two and more ways, which is how he causes noise pollution in the neighborhood.

One of the means by which he disturbs us in the neighborhood is by playing music, watching movies, and raising the volume to the highest level. This isn't pleasant because he doesn't care what time it's; he'll just keep playing the song even at midnight, as late as 2 a.m. and upward. I'm just downcast by this, and it usually affects my sleep and my ability to reason in the comfort of my room.     While on my path, I never go out to complain to him about his disturbance. Our other neighbor isn't the type who keeps his cool; in fact, this other guy would be angry and go out to bang on his door just so he'd reduce the volume of the song or movie he's playing, but regardless of how much that one complains, he'll only reduce it a little, which doesn't really have a significant difference from how it was before. This continues until we get used to sleeping with such noise late at night.

But one day I was able to have my way—or should I call it revenge? Our second neighbor and his family told me they'd be traveling for the weekend and wouldn't be coming back until the following week, so that means I'm left in the apartment with my noisy neighbor and his family, who on that same night played music loudly till around 2 a.m. I was foaming with anger that night, and I just decided I'd teach him his lesson that very day.     So immediately, he stopped playing the movie he was watching with his family and was preparing to go to sleep. I switched on my TV and stereo and started playing some street jam at full volume, although I myself wasn't comfortable with it, but I stayed put and kept playing those songs. I can bet I hear him and his wife grumbling and swearing over and over again, but I am careless; they dare not come near my doorstep to complain, and so that was how I played the song from past 2 a.m. until early in the morning.   The next morning I came outside to tidy the environment and saw he and his wife with sleepy eyes, to which I greeted them, but both refused to respond. I just let out a victorious smile and continued with the activities I was indulging in. I bet that really hurt them because they didn't speak to me throughout that day.

But the major thing is that they learned their lesson. Although they still play music at a high volume, from that day onward, when it's 11 p.m., they reduce it to the lowest volume that won't disturb anyone, and since they did that the following day and the day after, I never bother to avenge any further. By the time our other neighbor came back from their travels and noticed the change, they couldn't help but ask me why the sudden change, and I narrated the whole thing to them. We all laughed, and they said it served them right, and since it's something they've been doing, that's why they don't have the confidence to approach me to tell me to stop playing, reduce the volume, or that I'm disturbing them that very day.

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That's all about how I dealt with my noisy neighbor. I hope you enjoyed the read. Thanks so much for your time. Have a wonderful night's rest and stay blessed.