claudia's Journal: What Is Causing That Infernal Racket?

I live in this large apartment building in San Francisco. They're always renovating whenever someone moves out. They replace the windows and hardwood floors. Lots of banging, hammering, and sanding.

The two neighbors below me moved out, so this noise has been going on for weeks.

It usually starts in the late afternoon and goes on for the rest of the day. My floor shakes. It vibrates!

I got so tired of the noise, I ran out of my studio and was so muddle-headed I forgot my keys. I had to collect call my sweetie because my cell phone was dead and I had no money. He called a locksmith ($65 for two minutes' work!) - all because of the damn noise.

Back to the construction: They usually stop at around 5 or 6, but tonight, the noise went on until slightly past 9 pm. I called the landlord to complain. Why are the sanders still sanding so late? Don't they know people are trying to have dinner in peace? He promised to look into it, and sent someone to check on the room below, where (he claimed) no work was being done, and in fact work had stopped hours before.

But the noise continued. And still the floor vibrated.

It was only after a fitful dinner that my sweetie took a look under the bed, where the noise was loudest. What could be causing that infernal racket?

My vibrator. Under the bed. Buzzing away on the hardwood floor.

oops.

That's choice.

[bethanie]

Thank you so much for sharing. Quite a chuckle.

Similar thing happened to me, but it was the BF's pager (on vibrate) sitting on the edge of the futon. Kept going off at the most distracting moments, if you know what I mean. Didn't realize what it was until the next morning. Upshot is, he made it up to me. ;-)

Plug in or batteries? If the latter, make sure you get some replacements soon! Don't want THOSE to burn out!!

....Bethanie....

vibrator? locks?

[heliocentric]

Well, it seems someone is familiar with the goodness of dildos [zimwiz.com], but you need to get a lock pick set and save some money. At the very least it's a fun party trick, and it might save you charges in the future.

The lock picks I mean, not the dildo, although they can be fun at parties, oh never mind, I've already said too much.

Re:vibrator? locks?

[MonTemplar]

That video is priceless! Thx helio!

Batteries?

[GMontag]

You must use those batteries that they use in porn movies that run continuously without reloading. Kinda like guns that do not need reloading.

Oh yea, you are in California, things just work that way there :-)

Re:Batteries?

[andr0meda]

You mean it comes with an airco attached ?

Let's talk about....

[jawtheshark]

Good Vibrations!

Whahahahaha! Next time, turn it off after using it, will ya? Less embarassment and you'll save on batteries too! ;-)

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Re:Don't you mean...

[jawtheshark]

+1, Funny :-)

Revealing? Hehehe, I can do better than all of this, and you know it ;-)

Re:Don't you mean...

[sulli]

Revealing? Hehehe, I can do better than all of this, and you know it ;-)

Indeed! [slashdot.org] jawtheshark is in love! hehehe.

Oh, please!

[jawtheshark]

Gimme a break... Don't you remember last time I fell in love with a girl over the big pond? That was a shattering experience ("was" is an understatement: there is not a day that I don't think of her)
Let's just say this was a field day for discovering my voyeuristic side.

sorry...

[sulli]

I did remember. hope you feel better about that soon.

Re:sorry...

[jawtheshark]

It's okay, it's hard enough to remember whats going on in the lives of all those people we encounter on slashdot :-)

Re:Don't you mean...

[claudia]

That IS, in fact, where I purchased it. It was a cheap model though as I was just entering the market, so to speak.

Lesson learned: Buy a vibrator with a soft covering.

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IN SOVIET RUSSIA

[sulli]

market enters YOU!

Anyway, don't forget, there's always the Hello Kitty [weirdco.com] vibrator, for maximum kitty-kitsch. tee hee!

Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA

[MonTemplar]

Forget Hello Kitty, I want the Lovecraft Tarot! [weirdco.com] Fun for all the family, human or otherwise... :-)

Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA

[Red Warrior]

Congrats. That was the first use of "IN SOVIET RUSSIA" that actually made sense in context. LOL!

Atomic Batteries to Power, Turbines to Speed...

[Red Warrior]

Seriously, if it's *that* loud & vibrates the floor...
What, exactly, do you power that thing with?!!
Anything that powerfull should have a deadman switch, just in case...

A deadwoman switch!

[njchick]

Anything that powerfull should have a deadman switch, just in case...

A deadwoman switch, you insensitive clod!