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Urge to Kill....Rising

Sunday, 16. March 2008, 11:24:17

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What is it really like to kill another human being? Is it terrible? Are there any repercussions apart from those laid down by human authorities? Christians believe their God proscribes the taking of life: Thou Shalt NOT snuff-out other folks, I think he said. But what if you don't believe in religion? If you don't feel there's any threat to your soul, or even if you have such a nebulous object...?

Is there any penalty then apart from guilt? 'Cos you know...I could probably deal with that...:right:

Let me explain what has prompted this happy line of thought. My house resides in a block of four, arranged like the classical four-pane window frame. I'm bottom left, while the two flats on the upper floor are reached via a central stairwell.

The problem is those neighbours in both the flats above.

I've been in my flat for nearly six years now, and there are two problems that JUST. WON'T. GO. AWAY:

  1. The flat up and across (Top right). The woman in there is, I think, insane, a real life chav-ette with some serious mental problems; she can't have a boyfriend without lots - and I mean LOTS - of screaming matches with that poor unfortunate (although half the time he's just as bad), most often at 3 or 4 in the morning. She's been at it for years, and only recently seems to have managed to ditch the last one, affording us all a sainted measure of blessed peace.

  2. The flat above (Top Left). In six years there have been several people living in this flat; it has been bought and sold many times, and do you know what happens when a new person moves into a new flat? That's right, they DO IT UP. Redecorate. Rip out the old and put in what they want. There's nothing wrong with that; I completely understand that when you buy a new place, you want to make it yours as quickly as possible.
WHAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF, THOUGH, IS WHY THEY CAN'T SPEND A MONTH OR TWO, MAYBE EVEN THREE, GETTING THE WORK DONE THEN RELAX AND ENJOY THE PROPERTY THEY'VE BOUGHT? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO SPEND THE NEXT TWO YEARS HAMMERING AND BANGING AND SAWING AND DRILLING, THEN SELL THE FUCKING PLACE SO A NEW PERSON CAN START ALL OVER AGAIN? AND WHY DOES IT HAVE TO HAPPEN EVERY GODDAM MOTHER-FUCKING WEEKEND WHEN ALL i'M LOOKING FOR IS A LITTLE PEACE AND RELAXATION AFTER A WEEK AT WORK???

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!

:bomb: :bomb: :bomb: :bomb: :bomb:

It feels like I've been listening to either the screaming or the constant DIY for nearly the entire time I've been living here, and I'm now sick to the back teeth of both. All I have left is my ability to play my music really REALLY loudly, and fantasies of marching up there and shooting them, all of them, through the head (Relax, I'm not armed)(Well...not with a gun, anyway).

What's that line in Moby Dick about if his chest was a cannon, he'd fire his hate-filled heart at them?

:frown:

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Comments

kirsten 16. March 2008, 12:08

oh my god! You have had six years of that?! No wonder you're going crazy! Poor you :frown:

I have never experienced that, but I have heard what it's like to have a small child in the flat below, who has just discovered how to run, on wooden floors, all day long, before having a nice play for most of the evening with a pan and a metal spoon...

thump thump thump thump thump thump thump....pause (as they turn around)
thump thump thump thump thump thump thump....pause
thump thump thump thump thump thump thump....pause
thump thump thump thump thump thump thump....pause
thump thump thump thump thump thump thump....pause...etc

then a little later...
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

GrantTLC 16. March 2008, 12:39

That sounds uncomfortably familiar...:frown:

Thankfully, some friends and I are going out for a walk soon. Hopefully upstairs'll have stopped by the time I get back.

Anonymous 16. March 2008, 14:33

The Shag Monster writes:

You should live under my flat I am a sex monster!

Odessa 16. March 2008, 15:06

I noticed you haven't commented on any of my recent postings matey!

Anonymous 16. March 2008, 20:21

Yoda writes:

Anger and hatred leads to the DARK side of the force, one must avoid such paths, the journey to the dark side should be avoided at all cost matey!

Anonymous 16. March 2008, 20:24

Senator Palpatine writes:

The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some consider to be...Un-natural!

GrantTLC 16. March 2008, 20:40

@Shag Monster

Why on Earth would I want to hear you shagging all the time when I'm not currently getting any?

@Goldbug

Sorted. :smile:

@Yoda

But why? They get such cool powers! Lightning...Force Grip...I'd love to be Sith. I'd be Darth Bitey...heh

Miss Kimbers 16. March 2008, 22:17

Hmm that's no good. You should buy the flat?

hehe I love the word 'chav-ette' :lol: We've got some mega bogans across the road. First there were 2 or 3 people living there, now there are more. They have 4, that's right, 4 cars and I don't think any of them even work. They're always yelling and having fights. Luckily they're moving out in 2 months :D

solid copper 17. March 2008, 04:00

Go buy a cheap, worn violin and play it at the staircase at strategically chosen moments. :D

GrantTLC 17. March 2008, 09:26

Like 2 o clock in the morning? :D

solid copper 17. March 2008, 10:58

Like the moment that crazy woman stops screaming and the DIY folks say down the tools for tea. They will get the message.

GrantTLC 17. March 2008, 11:41

I wish I had your optimism. :worried:

GrantTLC 17. March 2008, 13:11

Originally posted by kim:

Hmm that's no good. You should buy the flat?


Kim, if I could afford it I'd have bought all four flats in this block and install Automated Machine-Gun turrets, maybe some of those new magnetically-accelerated Metal-storm things that fire 10'000 rounds per second...not that I'm some kind of freaky people-hating hermit or anything...:whistle:

solid copper 17. March 2008, 14:13

You are tagged...Ahahaha