Evil Neighbor

Whodunit? I did! And I don't care...

Why are people so passive aggressive? Why am I one of them?
The guy who lives in #6 of our building right below us needs to be
hurt. He's a chain smoking, loud music playing jerk who bought the
same Ikea door mat that we did. I point this out because I can't
walk past his door like I do each and every day without thinking how
much I wish the building would burn down so I could be rid of him. I
hate him and the nasty smell that emanates from his apartment. But
most of all, I CAN NOT STAND the loud music he plays. Granted, it's
not all the time, but when he does, it's like a fly buzzing around
your head - constantly there in the background... and you can't do
anything about it. Well, I guess that's not true. I guess I could
always go down and knock on his door and politely ask him to turn his
grungey punk music down. But is that like me? No.

I tried turning up my own music. We've recently bought a Bose system
for out living room that gets pretty thumpy thumpy. I turn it as
loud as I'm comfortable, but the fly is still buzzing. And guess
what?! He has the nerve to turn his blasted music UP! Ooooh... the
war's on, baby! So I take the subwoofer and the speakers and place
them face down on the floor, crank up the dial with a little
thunderous Vivaldi and leave the room. It only took a few
minutes... hehehe. I win.

One day I'll have to meet the man downstairs...