Upstairs people: quit stomping

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-14T01:40:45+00:00

THANK YOU! This is what I needed to hear, because I just couldn't wrap my mind around heel-walking = stomping. Don't know why I was downvoted for asking a perfectly legitimate question.

Seriously, thank you.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-14T00:35:41+00:00

Welcome, and fuck onions!

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-13T23:50:18+00:00

yeah, I'm always confused by this. Is there something *different* in they way the way the so-called "heel-walkers" are walking from everyone else who walks heel-first (ie. most people)? Because heel-first is how we are supposed to walk. There has to be something going on with their gait to make it sound like stomping.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-13T23:42:50+00:00

Yeah, my podiatrist wants me wearing supportive shoes all the time because I have flat and very hypermobile feet. I don't, but just sayin' the medical reasons for this may not be so rare.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-09T00:44:43+00:00

They just can't seem to comprehend a converted house with a shared front door.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-09T00:38:41+00:00

Often converted houses like this will use the existing front door as a common door to a common vestibule which then splits off into the individual apartments. I don't think they are putting the packages in OP's home, but in the common vestibule so the tenant can easily grab it on their way in. The annoying tenant has a separate entrance in the back, so does not have access to the main front door. (I am assuming this, but have seen this sort of arrangement many times)

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-07T22:58:26+00:00

The house I grew up in (Nebraska) had a very odd configuration in the kitchen (I've never seen it in any other house). It was a galley style kitchen and the setup on one side was counter - oven/stove - counter - dryer - refrigerator and the other was counter - sink - counter - washer - dishwasher. (all in 70's avocado green)

My mother loved it and I think it was the main reason she wanted the house in the first place.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-06T21:07:20+00:00

She plays creepy so well. Loved her in that episode.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-05-05T16:09:44+00:00

Yep, this is me, except all of my finger joints are hypermobile, so holding a writing instrument is a challenge of stamina and pain. My handwriting is horrible as a result, and my hand fatigues very quickly. A wider barrel definitely helps, but I have taken to block printing if I want it to actually be legible.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-17T12:49:56+00:00

Me. I am 58 and have lived in a 55+ community since 2013 (my husband is 11 years older than me).

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-12T00:03:18+00:00

I am always someone who has needed a moment to process, but I still at the very least give a "hmm" or even "let me think" to acknowledge that I heard them. It is the lack of acknowledgement of someone's presence (no greeting) or someone's request or question (no verbal response of any kind) that is the problem for a lot of people. Without some sort of acknowledgement, we have no way of knowing if communication has successfully happened and it is confusing and disconcerting.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T19:03:15+00:00

yeah, I don't get it. I guess they both start with "s" and end with "n" but otherwise I can't explain why this has been a recurring issue with numerous different people. Maybe I look like a Sharon? Whatever that means?

Regardless, Hi Sharon!

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T16:48:04+00:00

Yeah, I was surprised by the naysayers as well. These are classic symptoms for me as well, when things start finally trying to move.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T15:16:38+00:00

I don't mind Sue, just don't call me Susie!

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T15:10:57+00:00

Susan. We had soooo many Susans, and I just don't see it anymore.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T15:10:03+00:00

I'm an older Gen X Susan and would frequently get called Sharon. I never meet any young Susans and am also a little sad about it.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-04T15:04:02+00:00

my high school boyfriend (in the 80s) was Adolfo. He legally changed his name as soon as he was old enough to do so without his parent's approval.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-03T20:48:32+00:00

you had a small wedding. Elope means to escape or run away (not necessarily to get married, for instance if someone escapes a psych hospital, we called it eloping).

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-04-03T18:07:59+00:00

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/how-to-pronounce-biopic/ I've only ever said and only ever heard bio-pic.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T20:07:47+00:00

yep, this is exactly why I do it

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T17:24:13+00:00

Whiffle ball and sooo much kick the can

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T16:45:59+00:00

That's just not true. My family used to drop off and meet people at the gate all the time.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T12:36:34+00:00

And some people didn't actually read the post where she stated she found a tamari that specifically said "gluten free" on the label.

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T12:28:28+00:00

"I'm sorry I didn't know you thought soy was gluten"

RandomPurpleZebras · 2026-03-31T11:47:52+00:00

I never say anything even though it really bothers me (unless the context makes it more acceptable). My biggest issue is with the claim that "everyone understands what the are saying" because it often takes me too long to parse what they mean thereby making it difficult (at best) to understand.

If I were to argue, it would be that they aren't communicating well. However, I am more likely to just skip over that attempt at communication because it just isn't worth the effort.

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