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I moved into my current apartment in June. Since then I have had two sets of upstairs neighbors. There was the newlywed Mormon couple who noisily enjoyed each other all summer (I was not sad to see them go), and then the nice park rangers who are inadvertant loud-walkers but otherwise generally unoffensive.
This general inoffensiveness has had one primary drawback. They get up each morning about 1 1/2 hours before me and inadvertantly walk very loudly right on top of my head while I am sleeping. I think jumping jacks may play into their morning dressing routine. This has been on the verge of driving me crazy for a couple of months now, but isn't really enough to cause a stink with the neighbors. Then a couple weeks ago I spotted a For Rent sign in the front yard, and the Loud Walking Rangers have been walking their stuff out the door in batches ever since. I'm already feeling a little nostalgic about their departure, especially since they've been gone I've been having a much harder time separating myself from the sheets. I think that 4:30 a.m. wall-shaking wake-up stomp that I mostly slept through even though it made me nuts was actually perking up my 6 a.m. roll-out-of-bed-have-time-to-make-coffee morning routine. The Loud Walking Rangers will be missed, especially if someone akin to the newlywed Mormons moves in next. One group I saw viewing the place included a toddler. Wish me peace and quiet for the New Year!
