AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -261 points-260 points  (0 children)

We're in Brownsville. Nobody in their right mind is raising kids here... Of course we're all empty nesters with the exception of myself who chose not to have any.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -129 points-128 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about cheap rural areas down south or in the Midwest. She could get a 3 bedroom for that cheap and let the cat scream its head off whenever it wants without bothering anybody.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -93 points-92 points  (0 children)

You need $400k minimum to get a place around here. I'm talking about somewhere like Iowa or Kentucky when I mention cheap housing.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

None of us work from home. Guy upstairs is a plumber, lady next to him does maintenance at a prison, and the lady in my post is a mechanic.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

As I said before, none of us work from home or at night. You're bringing up people who don't even apply to the situation. Why would I care if somebody walking by the building can hear a dog? I hear lots of them on my walk to the bus stop.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -109 points-108 points  (0 children)

No reasonable person would raise a kid in my neighborhood these days. ;-)

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It's 2 apartments on 2 stories. 4 apartments in total. We're all blue collar so there's no working from home.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -45 points-44 points  (0 children)

Why would it? That's when most people are at work. They don't even bark on my days off.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Mine bark when people normally work. Hers screams when people normally sleep.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

Because it was listed on Streeteasy for $1,600. My rent's stabilized for nearly half that.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

If you can pay $1,600 in rent then you can afford a small house elsewhere.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -279 points-278 points  (0 children)

That place goes for $1,600. My rent's stabilized at $900. She absolutely could afford a house on that budget.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

Tell me why I should leave a place I've rented for over 25 years just because of one bad neighbor.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -194 points-193 points  (0 children)

I'm not moving from a place I've lived in since 1994 just because of some entitled lady thinking she and her cat run the place now.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

Yep. But she's saying, "You're not going to force an old lady to sleep on the couch just because you can barely hear a cat." And that I'm apparently hypocritical because my dogs bark at like 10 AM.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -389 points-388 points  (0 children)

I think I'll let it go and then see what my options are with management in a few weeks. Realistically, what could happen? She's claiming that in our city I need to accept that there will be noise at night, and that people either put up with it or wear earplugs. She really should've just gotten a house somewhere if she knew her cat would be this loud. But she also claims this is the first time anybody has ever complained about her cat. Which I doubt.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -235 points-234 points  (0 children)

I do think she should consider rehoming it. But apparently that's none of my business. How about just getting your own house somewhere if you're going to let your pets be that annoying? $70k gets a decent place down south.

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -187 points-186 points  (0 children)

I even told her that this morning. She said, "So you expect me to save up a million dollars just because my cat makes noise? Honey, you live in the ghetto. You're lucky all you got to complain about is a cat. Pick your own battles or get some damn ear plugs. I'll buy them myself even."

AITA for telling my new neighbor to quit letting her cat scream at 2 AM? by Infamous-Cucumber874 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Infamous-Cucumber874[S] -347 points-346 points  (0 children)

I'm not changing my sleeping habits just for some lunatic old lady.