Strange neighbours

ash1511

Hi,

A strange incident happened today. Someone rang my apartment bell and when I opened the door there was this lady standing outside who started complaining about my cooking?! She said all the smoke and "smell" of my cooking went into her apartment and that I should open the windows of my apartment open at all times. If not, then she will call the guards.

Now, I ALWAYS keep my living room windows open while cooking. I understand that my cooking is different from hers but does this give her the authority to knock my door and threaten me like this? What should I do?

Thank you.

sydthebeat

Ignore

Your Face

What are you cooking?

listermint

Just keep on calling her Janice.


Ok Janice.

No problem Janice.

Il sort that out Janice.


No one likes being called janice, she won't come back

backspacer

Unless your cooking meth or something along those lines just ignore it.

Seve OB

If she is good looking ask her in for dinner.

If she is an old bat, tell her to go ahead and call the guards.

ash1511

Your Face wrote: »

What are you cooking?

Steamed rice, coffee, tea, veg stew, I'm a veg so veggie stuff basically

ash1511

Read your replies. Absolutely loved them. Thanks folks.. Made me smile ☺

anewme

A two word response is all that is needed.

Starts with F and ends with off.

c montgomery

ash1511 wrote: »

Steamed rice, coffee, tea, veg stew, I'm a veg so veggie stuff basically

Maybe it's those veggie farts that are the problem

Seve OB

999 what service do you require
Garda
What is your emergency
My neighbour is cooking
Oh you need the fire brigade
No there is no fire
Well why are you calling
Because my neighbour is cooking and there is a smell and smoke
Oh smoke, so there might be a fire then
No
Well what’s the problem then
I don’t like it
You don’t like his cooking
No I don’t like the smell
Have you tried his cooking
No
Well it might be nice
I doubt it
Well we cant do anything here I’m afraid
Please call by and tell him to stop
That’s not going to happen
Why not, it is a social disturbance
Put a peg on your nose you silly old bat

BryanF

OP
Are you the owner? 1. Contact the management company. 2. Consider the kitchen job extract route - does it go via the neighbors apartment? 3. If 2. Can be established and is the case, suggest to the Neighbour that they should contact the management company. 4. or if they feel strongly enough suggest they contact a tradesman to open up ducting routes to investigate, this could be considered ‘essential works in the context of fire / ventilations regs

If you’re a tenant, replace 1,2,3,4 for tell landlord

ash1511

BryanF wrote: »

OP
Are you the owner? 1. Contact the management company. 2. Consider the kitchen job extract route - does it go via the neighbors apartment? 3. If 2. Can be established and is the case, suggest to the Neighbour that they should contact the management company. 4. or if they feel strongly enough suggest they contact a tradesman to open up ducting routes to investigate, this could be considered ‘essential works in the context of fire / ventilations regs

If you’re a tenant, replace 1,2,3,4 for tell landlord

I had reached out to the management company and they didn't seem to care. All they said was if you are intimidated by her, please reach out to the cops

I didn't think about Kitchen cooker thing issue but that seems unlikely. Her apartment is 2 apartments after ours

carq

Take this as a sign from the cosmos that the vegetarianism isn't working out.
You dont make friends with salad!

Mickeroo

ash1511 wrote: »

I had reached out to the management company and they didn't seem to care. All they said was if you are intimidated by her, please reach out to the cops

I didn't think about Kitchen cooker thing issue but that seems unlikely. Her apartment is 2 apartments after ours

She's not even in the next apartment to you? How does she figure it's coming from you then?

Dakota Dan

c montgomery wrote: »

Maybe it's those veggie farts that are the problem

So it’s what’s coming out the other end not what’s is going in the top end that is the problem? In that case close the bathroom window.

ash1511

Mickeroo wrote: »

She's not even in the next apartment to you? How does she figure it's coming from you then?

God knows

ash1511

carq wrote: »

Take this as a sign from the cosmos that the vegetarianism isn't working out.
You dont make friends with salad!

Lol
Point noted

antodeco

Next time she knocks on the door and complains just say you are cooking food to hide the smell of granny farts coming in from 2 apartments down!..

In all seriousness, my neighbours do cook some mad stuff, smell wise. But it's food. They're entitled to cook whatever they want. If they were having BBQs every day or burning rubbish I'd see more of a point.

By the way, did she stand 2 metres back?

Spanish Eyes

What was your response to her when she said that to you?

ash1511

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

What was your response to her when she said that to you?

Well, all I said was that it's not possible that the smoke is going from our apartment to hers bypassing two apartments on the way and that she is free to call the guards or the army if she wishes. Basically, no one has the authority to tell me what I can or cannot cook

ash1511

antodeco wrote: »

Next time she knocks on the door and complains just say you are cooking food to hide the smell of granny farts coming in from 2 apartments down!..

In all seriousness, my neighbours do cook some mad stuff, smell wise. But it's food. They're entitled to cook whatever they want. If they were having BBQs every day or burning rubbish I'd see more of a point.

By the way, did she stand 2 metres back?

Lol, yes she did

lawred2

anewme wrote: »

A two word response is all that is needed.

Starts with F and ends with off.

Face Off?

Decent movie alright. Bit of a gamble though.. Nicholas Cage is a bit like marmite for people.

She mightn't go for it.

anewme

lawred2 wrote: »

Face Off?

Decent movie alright. Bit of a gamble though.. Nicholas Cage is a bit like marmite for people.

She mightn't go for it.

I cant stand him.

Blunt as bejaysus is the only way to deal with fools like this. If she knocked once on my door, she'd not knock a second time, I can tell you.

Calahonda52

anewme wrote: »

I cant stand him.

Blunt as bejaysus is the only way to deal with fools like this. If she knocked once on my door, she'd not knock a second time, I can tell you.

.
Useful contribution here, inciting violence, against a woman?
Nice
Have you considered your response in the case of the roles being reversed?

Your Face

Calahonda52 wrote: »

.
Useful contribution here, inciting violence, against a woman?
Nice
Have you considered your response in the case of the roles being reversed?

'inciting violence' ?


They could have meant a bollocking.

ifElseThen

If she comes again, do a Hannibal Lecter impression...

https://youtu.be/99Ptctl5_qQ?t=85

A census taker... Fava beans & a nice chianti...

ShatterProof

Calahonda52 wrote: »

.
Useful contribution here, inciting violence, against a woman?
Nice
Have you considered your response in the case of the roles being reversed?

Looks like the neighbour has arrived.

anewme

Calahonda52 wrote: »

.
Useful contribution here, inciting violence, against a woman?
Nice
Have you considered your response in the case of the roles being reversed?

Your Face wrote: »

'inciting violence' ?


They could have meant a bollocking.

That is exactly what I meant. I said it above - She would get an awful earful so she'd not knock a second time.

I am a woman as well, so not sure what you are getting at - roles reversal and inciting violence?

And your query what my response would be if the roles were reversed, assume you must mean if a man knocked about sh!Te either, he'd also get told to f off and not to knock again with that crap in no uncertain terms. Doubt he'd knock again either.

BryanF

And we’ll leave it there. This the c&p forum. Nothing constructive posted for the last two pages.