Farah excuse # 10 - Didn't hear doorbell coz treadmill was too loud.
Farah excuse # 10 - Didn't hear doorbell coz treadmill was too loud.
If the note did not come from strata council or the building manager/landlord I would not have changed a thing. Leaving a note on a neighbor's door is wussy stuff and if they don't have the courage to knock on the door and speak to me directly, there was no communication whatsoever. "Sorry, I don't know what note you're talking about."
To me, the fact they left a note means they don't actually plan on dealing with the issue very strongly and are hoping you are a sucker and will just alter your lifestyle for them with minimal protest.
As well, there are certain legalities with providing notice to a tenant/owner in apartment buildings (for example, just sliding a note under the door is not legally acceptable in some jurisdictions).
Agreed, no one has obeyed a note on a door since 1517.
Who carried the treadmill up to the second floor or higher? Those things weigh at least 300 pounds. I think your post is BS.
I say BS wrote:
Who carried the treadmill up to the second floor or higher? Those things weigh at least 300 pounds. I think your post is BS.
Not everyone is a toothpick.
Beef Cake wrote:
I say BS wrote:
Who carried the treadmill up to the second floor or higher? Those things weigh at least 300 pounds. I think your post is BS.
Not everyone is a toothpick.
All right, so you are a shot putter. You are strong. You could carry half a ton on your back up a flight of stairs. But have you ever looked at the runners at a meet? They can barely carry their own weight upstairs. God forbid they splurge, buy a six pack and have to lug that monster up a flight of stairs.
Step 1: Trade your Honda Civic in for a large American-made Dodge truck
Step 2: Affix NRA and MAG A bumper stickers onto your large American-made Dodge truck
Step 3: Profit. You will never see nor hear from your neighbors again.
Ask the neighbors if they are willing to switch apartments. Treadmills make less noise on ground floor.
Ask the landlord if there is a floor level apartment? Mine to an apartment complex with a gym? Can you move it to a different room that would be better for everybody?
If it is a squeaky belt, it may need lubricated.
And finally, look into an exercise equipment mat. There are some specifically made for treadmill/fitness equipment noise, which will probably be better than the isolation pads. There is a lot of variability in quality though.
So.......... what are the house rules? Ask the superintendant or the police department?
Bad Wigins wrote:
try running outside like a normal person
Or don’t run at all, then you will really be a normal person
chichiyo wrote:
You are being too nice. I would probably be acting the same way, so can't put you down.
However, enough is enough. You have done your part and tried many times. Do not let them force you to stop using your own apartment and equipment.
Move on and stop worrying. If they voice some compliant to the complex, you can show that you have tried on many occasions to work it out.
Gobble Gobble
Exactly.
inconsiderate wrote:
I think making noise when you have neighbors is not considerate. You probably are not going to get much ground on the dog or anything. I usually think moving and observing the two-way street of respect is important. You cannot make noise and must observe rules, and your neighbors do, too.
Making noise is inconsiderate?
You pay thousands of dollars to live in that space.
You aren’t throwing parties on weekdays.
Don’t run at obnoxious times )9pm-9am let’s say), and you’re not doing anything wrong.
They can handle a dull noise for 45 minutes.
The American Neo-Luddite Association considers motorized treadmills as a prohibited piece of technology. Best to head outdoors and stick to bipedal movement. Get some Hokas if you run hard, but in the words of David Goggins, "Stay Hard."
T.M.A.D.D.D.H.A.S.F.N.E.
.Trump2020OP-the real one....... wrote:
The American Neo-Luddite Association considers motorized treadmills as a prohibited piece of technology. Best to head outdoors and stick to bipedal movement. Get some Hokas if you run hard, but in the words of David Goggins, "Stay Hard."
T.M.A.D.D.D.H.A.S.F.N.E.
Annoying Moran
Maybe the treadmill is bothering the dog, and they're getting complaints from other neighbors lol.
Consult your HOA rules and/or lease about noise, etc. Unless you're creating a serious nuisance situation or causing the ceiling and building to shake uncontrollably, I'd suspect you're well within your right to run for 45 minutes on a treadmill once a day during waking hours. Further, there's got to be a set time you can both agree upon to run, unless you're seriously causing a distrubance.
Put down two 3/4" horse stall mats and a 1/2" sheet of plywood on top of that. The horse mats should be ~ $50 each and the plywood should be half that much. The $150 you spend is going to be much cheaper than moving and a lot less hassle than dealing with neighbors and/or a landlord.
The best way to disprove the misguided theory that we are living in a simulation is to troll for Humorless runners who are easily triggered by sublime humor not easily reproduced by lifeless algorithms.
T.M.A.D.D.D.H.A.S.F.N.E.
dunes runner wrote:
Mencken1976 wrote:
P.S. My neighbor has a dog that barks often for many hours during the day, I never complained and didn't want to use that as leverage.
You don't have to use it as leverage, but I would most definitely tell them about it.
Neglected, barking dogs are extremely annoying.
Maybe the dog is barking in response to the loud, scary treadmill? Perhaps he's trying to tell OP what terrible form he has and needs to shorten his stride. Language barriers can be a b!tch.
Tell your parents it was their idea to move out of the basement and that’s why you moved your stuff and brought the treadmill up to the attic.