The universe is falling apart.
Within the last 3 days, the following has happened:
- My neighbors decided my knowledge of the local radio station's offerings was seriously lacking and they would educate me. These lessons were in the early morning. Otherwise known as: when I'd like to sleep.
- Our boiler gave up the ghost. It's had problems ever since an engineer, I kid you not, serviced it a few weeks ago. We don't have a boiler as I type we have a hot water heater. No Rob Zombie movie for me tonight if my hair is to be washed.
- I managed to hear 3 different conversations at the cinema last night whilst watching Skeleton Key.
- Over the weekend a person decided my very presence was frightening enough to cause them stress. So much so they stranded their passenger threw a hissy fit and fucked off the event.
The overall lesson here is humanity is falling apart into shambles. Armageddon has come.
Somehow a few tried and true codes were beaten into my brain when I was a child that come into contrast with the above. I can't remember where the lessons came from. It's entirely possible that my parents were whispering things in my ear as I slept. I really have no recollection of how I learned to obey noise restriction after a certain time, complete projects in a certain amount of time, not break people's things, get ahold of someone relying on you, to not talk in movies and face up to things that scare you.
A lot of people evidently didn't have the benefit of that upbringing. Not only weren't they raised with the above sacred lessons they also believe that somehow living gives them the right to do things like that. Did I miss something here? I know little about the UK government credos but I doubt they say anything like 'All men doth have the right to keep their neighbors awake at 2:00 am listening to shitty Pop until they are threatened.' Where the hell to people get the notion they have a right to hang themselves? Isn't it better to avoid the noose at all? And even after it's been thrown over their heads, what the hell is the point of tying the knot if you're just going to let them stand there? You don't solve any problems, you just end up with a bunch of idiots milling around with a slack rope around their necks having as good of time as anything.
It's not even fair to warn people. That's typing, that's discrimination. If I would have known about the next door neighbor's lack of employment, I could have probably told you he would like to listen to very loud music at all sorts of times of the night. In the words of our estate manager, that's the culture. If I said out loud that his lack of job probably means a lack of socially know how, I'd be crucified for being prejudiced.
So if we can't be warned, or no one will actually solve the problem what are we supposed to do? You know, us, the people who abide by their tenancy agreements? Does anyone remember that there are people who respect a contract and the close proximity of others? How do we handle some idiot drunk with his stereo cranked up at 2:00 am who's asking if you want a piece? The government won't protect you, that much I've learned. The police don't want to know even if he's broken a bottle over your head. That money you spent to go watch a film? It's not worth enough to try and kick the trouble makers out of the cinema. You know, you have to give all of them a chance. Those chances have to be at your expense as well. Isn't that fantastic?
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