50-Year-Old Woman in Disbelief After Neighbor Called Her ‘Sad' for Complaining About Party: ‘Should We Have Sucked It Up?'
A 50-year-old woman teamed up with a group of neighbors to confront a tenant in their apartment complex who hosted a large party
Recalling the situation on Reddit, she said the exchange became "toxic" when the other person and her friends began hurling insults at the group
'Should we have just sucked it up, closed our windows and stayed inside?' the woman askedA 50-year-old woman is having second thoughts about her decision to confront a new tenant in her apartment complex.
On Monday, July 28, the woman penned a lengthy post on Reddit's Am I the A------ forum, explaining that she lives in a large apartment complex with 'historical significance.' She said it has huge communal gardens that are great for sitting in with friends or solo.
In recent years, however, neighbors have been using the shared space to host parties with over 50 attendees on the weekend. She said the events are often noisy until the early hours, guests use residents' parking bays and the grounds are used as a toilet due to no available facilities nearby.
'Recently, a new-ish tenant declared her intention to hold a big party in the grounds and her Facebook post got a few 'likes' (from her friends), but when it came to the weekend in question she had hired in a massive marquee that could easily hold 100 people and decided to put it up right in the middle of the gardens,' the woman wrote.
The woman said the tenants who live in the apartment complex have a Facebook group, where many began to complain about the disruptive party and the size of the marquee. She recalled that other members of the group, who 'don't get impacted by garden parties as they're on the other side of the building,' started hurling insults.
'We are apparently 'sad, mean, despicable, douchebags,' just some of the choice phrases,' the original poster recounted, before revealing that several members on her side of the group were also trolled privately.
The woman said everyone who complained about the party noise was accused of 'piling on' the host. 'We then received a massive 'pile on' of messages ranging from the 'mean, miserable, despicable, sad old farts' to the petulant 'I hope you're happy' grumpiness backlash piled on all weekend,' she continued.
Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
She described the exchange in the Facebook group as getting 'toxic very quickly.' She argued the comments made by those who disagreed were the party were 'really tame,' while those who supported the event made it personal.
'So, AITA [am I the a------] for being part of the no group?' the woman asked Redditors. 'Should we have just sucked it up, closed our windows and stayed inside?'
Responses to the post reassured the woman that it was the right decision to confront the tenant hosting the loud party.
https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf
Many advised her to make a noise complaint with the police or to report the tenant to the housing manager.
'NTA [not the a------]. Communal spaces such as this are intended for the use of residents, not to be used by mobs of outsiders. No event should be allowed to affect any of you in the ways that you describe,' one person commented.
'NTA. I think you all are being way too polite about huge parties of people p---ing in your gardens. More people should be loudly angry about that,' another wrote.
Read the original article on People
Solve the daily Crossword
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
11 minutes ago
- Yahoo
New recording reveals dramatic moment United flight with 200 people on board suffers engine failure
A newly-released audio recording has revealed the dramatic moment that a United Airlines flight with over 200 people on board suffered engine failure. The pilot on Munich-bound flight UA108 said his left engine had failed and he was 'declaring an emergency, mayday, mayday, mayday,' during the July 25 flight, according to cockpit and air traffic control audio. The Boeing 787-8 was carrying 219 passengers and 11 crew members when it was forced to turn around and head back to Dulles International Airport in Washington DC, United said. Following calls of 'mayday,' the pilot and air traffic control discussed plans for the plane's return, including how much fuel the aircraft would need to dump to become the proper weight for landing, according to audio posted to YouTube channel 'You can see ATC.' The tower cleared all nearby traffic for the plane's return and stayed in close contact with the pilot to ensure a safe landing. 'Speed at your discretion,' air traffic control said in the clip. 'Nobody behind you, nobody in front, sir.' Flightradar24 footage showed the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner circling northwest of the airport before returning safely to the ground. The pilot said it would take about six minutes to adjust their weight, before traffic control guided the plane to land on the runway. While the air traffic controller guided the United flight, there was another emergency aircraft on the runway that the controller was helping, according to the video. 'Tower, United 108 Heavy, emergency, we're clear,' the pilot can be heard saying as the footage shows the plane had landed safely. The plane 'returned to Washington Dulles shortly after takeoff to address a mechanical issue,' United said in a statement to The Independent. 'The plane landed safely, and all passengers deplaned normally at the gate,' the airline continued. 'The flight was subsequently canceled and we arranged alternate travel arrangements to take customers to their destination as soon as possible.' In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was aware of engine issues on the flight and was investigating. The flight, which was supposed to depart Dulles at 5:40 p.m. EST and land at Munich International Airport at 5:40 a.m. CEST the next day, ended up leaving Dulles at 6:11 p.m. and returning by 8:49 p.m., according to data from FlightAware A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed last week that the plane had experienced a mechanical issue. 'The plane landed safely, was checked by Airports Authority Fire and Rescue personnel, then towed to a gate,' the spokesperson said. 'There was no disruption to other flights.' The mechanical issue occurred as Boeing has faced scrutiny following the recent Air India crash in Ahmedabad, where the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner experienced a severe engine malfunction soon after take-off. The incident saw the London-bound flight plummet to the ground just minutes after taking off and killing all but one of the 242 people onboard, along with several others inside the buildings struck by the aircraft. Official investigations as to the exact cause of the tragedy are underway.
Miami Herald
42 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
British tourist ignores landslide signs, then needs rescue in Italy, officials say
A British hiker ignored warning signs after a landslide and then called for a dangerous rescue in the Italian Alps, officials say. A landslide in July on Croda Marcora closed the Berti Via Ferrata trail from both access points in northeastern Italy, and rocks continued to fall, according to a July 31 Facebook post from alpine rescue group Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Veneto. The trail was closed after two Belgium hikers were rescued on July 19, officials said, and other hikers attempting the trail found it dangerous. Signs marked the closed trail, but on July 31, a 60-year-old tourist from the United Kingdom passed the signs and set out on the trail, according to the post. By that afternoon, the man called the rescue group and said rocks were falling from higher up on the mountain and that he needed rescue, officials said. He was told to shelter in place while the mountain was shrouded in clouds until rescuers could get a clear view from above, according to the post. The first helicopter, Falco 2, was able to get in the air and find his exact location before it was rerouted to another emergency, rescue officials said. A second helicopter, Leone, confirmed the hiker was in the middle of the landslide zone at about 7,900 feet and just two hours after the initial call, a rescue team pulled the hiker to safety, according to the post. The hiker's problems, however, didn't end there, Italian emergency services told The Telegraph. The man was fined 14,000 euros, or about $16,000, by the rescue services for ignoring what they said were clearly marked signs, both in Italian and English, according to The Telegraph. Photos of signage posted on Facebook show phrases like 'Warning!' and 'trail closed,' as well as 'stay safe, do not go beyond this warning.' The massive fine comes because the hiker was 'in a place where they shouldn't be' and they were 'unharmed with no health issue' when he needed the rescue, a national rescue service official told The Telegraph. The fee is also higher for the British national since the United Kingdom left the European Union, and would have been smaller for an Italian climber, according to the outlet. Officials said they added more signs, including additional signs in German, on the closed trail, The Telegraph reports. Chat GPT, an AI chatbot, was used to translate the Facebook post from the Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Veneto.
Yahoo
43 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Texas Tech System Chancellor blames social media for wrong perceptions of society
The Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System said Friday the world is a better place than ever before, but 'we seem to be insistent upon screaming at each other, yelling at each other, fighting each other and thinking the world we're living in is going straight to hell in a handbasket. What is going on?' Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell spoke during a program sponsored by the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce. He told more than 400 people that global access to food, electricity, water and sanitation has skyrocketed in recent years. 'The amount of money spent on food, shelter, and clothes took 80% of every nickel earned in 1900. Today less than half of our money goes to food, shelter, and clothing,' he said, giving people more discretionary spending than ever before. He said the average hours of work in developed nations was 42 hours a week in about 1950 and is now under 35 hours a week. He said houses today are bigger than they were several decades ago, but the number of people living in them has decreased. 'The world as we know it by any measure is dramatically better than it was 200 years ago. But still, when you ask people, are we on the right track, the answer, when you poll people about this is, no,' he said. 'So why doesn't it feel like things are going in the right direction?' Mitchell said surveys show the fastest growing political affiliation is 'unaffiliated' and the number of Americans reporting having no close friends has tripled since 1985. 'There's something going on that's problematic in the overlay of our society,' he said. He placed the blame squarely on social media. 'For the first time in human history, a young boy or a young girl can instantly gauge their popularity. All they have to do is post something. They wait for the comments during the most vulnerable times of their lives,' he said. He said one study showed mental health issues among young people were determined by time spent on the internet. He said it has reached the point that the U.S. surgeon general has suggested a warning label be put on social media. 'We've seen this coming for a long time, like a slow-moving train wreck,' Mitchell said. 'Can you make sure that your children and your friends' children have something to do other than spend time on social media? Yes, you can.' He said those in the room who will feel fulfilled over their lifetimes 'will have found some way to help other people, whether it's in your house, whether it's in the neighborhood, or whether it's at work.' He also described how generations have changed in what they want and expect from their lives since the 'Greatest Generation' of World War II. He said subsequent generations have become quick to move on if their employers don't meet their needs. 'The days of working for 30 years to get the gold watch at the end of it were pretty much gone when it came to Gen X," he said. Mitchell, who has led the university system that includes MSU since 2018, has announced he will retire when a successor is named. He was one of several motivational speakers at the university's D.L. Ligon Coliseum. More: Sikes Senter sale, firefighters benefits on City Council agenda More: Grad student embraces her learning stage at MSU Texas This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Texas Tech system Chancellor blames social media for wrong perceptions of society Solve the daily Crossword
