The Big Ragu
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I own a co-op apartment. For those of you who aren't familiar with that, it means you don't actually own your apartment (like a condo) but you are a shareholder in the entire building (like a corporation). I'm explaining that, so what is below will make sense.
My co-op is actually two attached buildings that are separated by a courtyard. It's not typical of the area. They are really quiet buildings because of the circumstances of exactly where I am located, and we don't have the typical city street noises. It's a joy to live here for more reasons than I could explain. The buildings date to the early 1900s, so they are solid and naturally sound-proofed. I rarely hear my neighbors or the people above or below me.
The last few months, though, I have heard a couple somewhere in the two buildings going at it. Often. I have no idea who they are or exactly where in the buildings they are. But I can't do justice to how loud the woman is. For those of you who remember the movie Porky's, she's the character played by Kim Cattrall (Lassie) multiplied by 100. This couple would make mating wild boars blush ... and they go at it at all hours of the evening. Whoever the guy is, he has some serious stamina. He's no BYH.
I kind of get a laugh out of it most of the time, although it got a little old a few nights ago at 3 a.m. when they had been going at it for a half hour and it sounded like her vocal cords were going to sever. But this is one of the quirks of living in this city. I've dealt with much worse things.
Anyhow, I am sorry for the long build up, but I wanted to share the e-mail from our managing agent that was just waiting for me at my home e-mail address ... he actually put the title that is the title of thread over it:
Isn't where I live groovy?
My co-op is actually two attached buildings that are separated by a courtyard. It's not typical of the area. They are really quiet buildings because of the circumstances of exactly where I am located, and we don't have the typical city street noises. It's a joy to live here for more reasons than I could explain. The buildings date to the early 1900s, so they are solid and naturally sound-proofed. I rarely hear my neighbors or the people above or below me.
The last few months, though, I have heard a couple somewhere in the two buildings going at it. Often. I have no idea who they are or exactly where in the buildings they are. But I can't do justice to how loud the woman is. For those of you who remember the movie Porky's, she's the character played by Kim Cattrall (Lassie) multiplied by 100. This couple would make mating wild boars blush ... and they go at it at all hours of the evening. Whoever the guy is, he has some serious stamina. He's no BYH.
I kind of get a laugh out of it most of the time, although it got a little old a few nights ago at 3 a.m. when they had been going at it for a half hour and it sounded like her vocal cords were going to sever. But this is one of the quirks of living in this city. I've dealt with much worse things.
Anyhow, I am sorry for the long build up, but I wanted to share the e-mail from our managing agent that was just waiting for me at my home e-mail address ... he actually put the title that is the title of thread over it:
Love in the Afternoon (and Morning and Evening)
It has recently been brought to the attention of management and the XXXXX Board of Directors, both at the mid-summer meeting and by individual shareholders, that there have been numerous cases of loud noises emanating from an apartment in XXXXX of, let’s say, an “amorous†nature. Far be it from management, the Board of Directors or any shareholders to make any moral or social judgments on what people do in the privacy of their own home. However, this is not about passing judgment on private activity at all. It is about the very loud and somewhat embarrassing nature of the sounds. Many persons have heard them and somewhat sheepishly complained about them.
What we ask of all shareholders is that they we aware of and sensitive to all other building occupants and take measures so that they do not inadvertently share their obviously pleasurable and exciting activities in an audible way with the rest of the building.
We certainly don’t want to restrict perfectly legal activity but we do want to maintain a peaceful and tranquil environment. So, we would that all residents take the necessary measures to ensure that they keep their activities to themselves, as we are sure have been their intention all along. It could be as simple as closing a window or maybe referencing a different page in the Kama-sutra.
Thanks you for you understanding and compliance.
PS: Apologies to Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn and Billy Wilder for the use of their movie in the title.
Isn't where I live groovy?