07-05-2004, 04:17 AM
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#130 (permalink)
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On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:39:11 -0400, Rick Onanian <spamsink@cox.net>
wrote:
>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:21:00 -0700, tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats)
>wrote:
>>I once had upstairs neighbours like that, too. My tactic
>>was, whenever they started up, I'd fire up my earthquake
>>machine -- aggressive-knobbied Trek 930 on rollers -- for
>>a minute or two. That pretty well got the whole world to
>>go quiet for awhile.
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>Another option is to get an electric guitar and an amp, and learn to
>play. Or better yet, fail to learn to play...
Rick, having played for more than 35 years, I was that kid learing how
to play, and the landlord (or anyone else) will come knocking on your
door, telling you to be quiet, while their running children are free
to disrupt the peace. Kids "just being kids" isn't viewed as a
problem.
See the thread about the dogs chasing bicycle riders.
Michael J. Klein mklein@mousepotato.com
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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