One of my favorite sites to browse on Bloglines is called Passive Aggressive Notes. People send in various notes, which have usually been posted by co-workers, janitors or really anyone who actually believes putting up a list of instructions for people will be effective in solving their grievances. Obviously, these notes seem to provide more entertainment than produce actual results.

Today, I was fortunate to receive my own passive aggressive note from my new neighbor, who decided to skip the formal introductions and get right to complaining (of course when I wasn’t home to catch him putting the thing on my door).

The text may be hard to read because of my limited display space on the blog, so I’ll go ahead and provide dictation for my loyal reader(s).

Hey neighbor, this is the dude that lives below you in XXXX. Can you do me a favor and try not to walk so heavy/loud on the floors?

The ceilings are really thin, and whenever you walk into your kitchen, it literally shakes everything in my kitchen cabinets. I guess, if you tried to not walk on your heals (sic) so much, most people don’t even realize they’re doing it, but it carries right through the floors.

Especially at early morning <9AM or late night 10PM-2AM it’s really crucial.

Thanks.

-Danny

This request is absolutely hilarious to me. As someone working in the music business and living in an apartment complex, I generally expect to piss off my neighbors, but usually because of the noise constantly coming from the unhealthy amount of speakers I keep around.

Walking too loud? I don’t even know how to reply. I’m thinking about sending a note back asking for a demonstration on softening my step (which would be video taped and posted here on Xplosive World), as Danny is obviously an expert. Maybe I’ll just nip this in the bud now and just let him know that I’ve only been in the new place for 4 days and simply state: Things are going to get much worse and suggest he look into relocating.

Whatever happens, I promise it will be extremely entertaining for everyone (except poor Danny with the thin ceilings).