I was there on Monday night doing some flooring. Richard was giving me a hand. There wasn't much noise, but it was about 8.30pm.
There was a knock at the door.
On the doorstep was a woman, late 30s, a bit tense.
'It's really noisy', she said.
I apologised and said I hadn't realised it was that noisy but I would stop immediately.
She said, 'Because the local council by-laws say this stuff can't happen at night'
I said, 'Yep, sorry. I've stopped.'
Then she said, 'I don't want to have to get the strata manager involved.'
I said, 'I'm not sure what more I can do apart from apologise and stop the noise immediately.'
She turned and went downstairs.
So the next morning, I left a bottle of wine on the doorstep of the flat below mine with a note apologising (again) for the noise and leaving my mobile number.
Later that day, I got a text:
'Hi Scott, this is Shi from the apartment below. Thank you for the wine. It was very thoughtful of you and no, the banging didn't bother me! Cheers, Shi.'
Wrong flat.
Goodness knows which flat the complainer lives in, but it's not the one that would have copped the noise. But as my wife Lisa said, 'Well, it's all even anyway - you've got one person who doesn't like you, and one who thinks you?re great.'
There was a knock at the door.
On the doorstep was a woman, late 30s, a bit tense.
'It's really noisy', she said.
I apologised and said I hadn't realised it was that noisy but I would stop immediately.
She said, 'Because the local council by-laws say this stuff can't happen at night'
I said, 'Yep, sorry. I've stopped.'
Then she said, 'I don't want to have to get the strata manager involved.'
I said, 'I'm not sure what more I can do apart from apologise and stop the noise immediately.'
She turned and went downstairs.
So the next morning, I left a bottle of wine on the doorstep of the flat below mine with a note apologising (again) for the noise and leaving my mobile number.
Later that day, I got a text:
'Hi Scott, this is Shi from the apartment below. Thank you for the wine. It was very thoughtful of you and no, the banging didn't bother me! Cheers, Shi.'
Wrong flat.
Goodness knows which flat the complainer lives in, but it's not the one that would have copped the noise. But as my wife Lisa said, 'Well, it's all even anyway - you've got one person who doesn't like you, and one who thinks you?re great.'
