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Living in Capitol Hill: the cons
May. 18th, 2013 01:48 pmThe walls of this apartment building don't block sound very well. My roommates get to hear our downstairs neighbor having loud sex on a regular basis. I have only thought I heard this once, and I'm still half-convinced I dreamed it.
I, however, sleeping next to the window that faces the street, do get to sit bolt upright in bed at 1AM on a Friday night because I hear angry male voices out there, and watch as a guy literally chases another guy down the middle of the street, yelling. I couldn't understand most of what was being yelled, but it looked intensely aggressive, and I was legitimately afraid I was going to see someone get beaten up.
Which is why I sit bolt upright in bed at 1AM on Friday and Saturday nights when I hear raised voices in the street, whether they're talking about being too drunk to drive or yelling angrily at each other about "Just try it, man!": I may not be able to actually help from my third-floor apartment, but I will watch, and I hope that if it ever becomes necessary, I'll be brave enough to call the cops.
I, however, sleeping next to the window that faces the street, do get to sit bolt upright in bed at 1AM on a Friday night because I hear angry male voices out there, and watch as a guy literally chases another guy down the middle of the street, yelling. I couldn't understand most of what was being yelled, but it looked intensely aggressive, and I was legitimately afraid I was going to see someone get beaten up.
Which is why I sit bolt upright in bed at 1AM on Friday and Saturday nights when I hear raised voices in the street, whether they're talking about being too drunk to drive or yelling angrily at each other about "Just try it, man!": I may not be able to actually help from my third-floor apartment, but I will watch, and I hope that if it ever becomes necessary, I'll be brave enough to call the cops.
