It was 2:53 a.m. when the noises started in the Banging Brood's apartment. They were soft but repetitive thumps, like a ball being bounced. About the same time, the Upstairs Stomper was stomping and bumping around quite a bit.
These noises didn't end until about 3:15 a.m., when I got up to answer the "call of nature".
Now don't get me wrong, I heard the noises, but they didn't wake me. I was having an insomnia spell when it happened. I felt tired, but not annoyed. And it was a true insomnia attack, because I knew I needed to sleep, but just couldn't drift off for some reason.
It started up again briefly at 10:20 a.m., when I woke up. The Banging Brood were definitely bouncing their tennis ball this time.
Now if the residents in these apartments are trying to discourage each other from banging and thumping, they need to have a face-off and quit catching me in the middle (My paranoia thinks it's something else, but this more sensible idea could be the explanation). My noises (and I know I make noises) are strictly daily life. They aren't meant to annoy, they just happen as a result of trying to do stuff. Some I can help, like how careful I am shutting a pantry door, and some are going to be unavoidable (like dropping something accidentally, doing dishes, or cooking).
I know all of this started several hours after I went to bed, after I'd finished a movie around midnight. But my movie didn't disturb them. Do you know why? I used headphones so I was the only one able to hear anything.
