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Posted: 8/31/2004 2:27:47 PM EDT

I am currently residing in an apartment complex. There is a neighbor (haven't figured exactly which one) who as one of those car alarms that causes the car's horn to CONSTANTLY go off.

The ding bat must have the sensitivity set to react if a gnat lands on the windshield.

He (or she) just lets the damn thing go on and on and on and on...then it cycles, stops, and a few minutes later it goes off again.

Needless to say, that with this vehicle parked near my window, its driving me up the wall.

This has happened 3 days in a row now. Usually lasting....(ARRGG there it goes again!)...about 30 minutes to an hour.

Suggestions?

(the next topic will address the perpetuality of ice cream trucks playing that music as they s-l-o-w-l-y pass through)

Posted: 8/31/2004 2:35:29 PM EDT

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I am currently residing in an apartment complex. There is a neighbor (haven't figured exactly which one) who as one of those car alarms that causes the car's horn to CONSTANTLY go off.

The ding bat must have the sensitivity set to react if a gnat lands on the windshield.

He (or she) just lets the damn thing go on and on and on and on...then it cycles, stops, and a few minutes later it goes off again.

Needless to say, that with this vehicle parked near my window, its driving me up the wall.

This has happened 3 days in a row now. Usually lasting....(ARRGG there it goes again!)...about 30 minutes to an hour.

Suggestions?

(the next topic will address the perpetuality of ice cream trucks playing that music as they s-l-o-w-l-y pass through)

Sounds like it's time to file a noise complaint with the Police. I don't know the law in your area, but a lot of places have ordnances covering your situation. You might try putting a note on their windshield first and see what happens.

Posted: 8/31/2004 2:35:32 PM EDT

[#2]

.308 aim for the battery, usually in the front left or right corner.

Posted: 8/31/2004 2:39:28 PM EDT

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Sounds like it's time to file a noise complaint with the Police. I don't know the law in your area, but a lot of places have ordnances covering your situation. You might try putting a note on their windshield first and see what happens.

I'm in Texas. I'll check. The alarm is still going off as I type this.

Posted: 8/31/2004 2:40:11 PM EDT

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.308 aim for the battery, usually in the front left or right corner.

That's what I FEEL like doing (sigh).

Posted: 8/31/2004 2:56:58 PM EDT

[#5]

Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:20:35 PM EDT

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Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.

Best way to go. They fix shit that makes the residents mad - QUICK.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:23:43 PM EDT

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Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.
Best way to go. They fix shit that makes the residents mad - QUICK.

You are 100% correct - the honking has ceased. I'm a happy man now.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:27:00 PM EDT

[#8]

you shot it didn't you

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:28:57 PM EDT

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Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.
Best way to go. They fix shit that makes the residents mad - QUICK.

You are 100% correct - the honking has ceased. I'm a happy man now.

I learned just how eager they are last year when another resident complained about me parking backwards in the space (think parking a fire truck), and going back until the back tires touch the curb. The complaint was that I blocked the sidewalk when I did that.
I got a few nasty and anonymous notes on my windshield and then the guy escalated to the leasing office. The leasing office tried to tell me that the lease I sign had a provision that prohibited parking in the space backwards.
Too funny.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:33:06 PM EDT

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Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.
Best way to go. They fix shit that makes the residents mad - QUICK.

You are 100% correct - the honking has ceased. I'm a happy man now.

I learned just how eager they are last year when another resident complained about me parking backwards in the space (think parking a fire truck), and going back until the back tires touch the curb. The complaint was that I blocked the sidewalk when I did that.
I got a few nasty and anonymous notes on my windshield and then the guy escalated to the leasing office. The leasing office tried to tell me that the lease I sign had a provision that prohibited parking in the space backwards.
Too funny.

Glad to hear you and your tank came out of it ok.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:34:44 PM EDT

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you shot it didn't you

I really would have felt justified by laying a brick through the winshield - but I restrained.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:36:00 PM EDT

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Called the apartment complex management - they said they'd take care of it. That was 10 minutes ago - we'll see.

Car alarm STILL going off.
Best way to go. They fix shit that makes the residents mad - QUICK.

You are 100% correct - the honking has ceased. I'm a happy man now.

I learned just how eager they are last year when another resident complained about me parking backwards in the space (think parking a fire truck), and going back until the back tires touch the curb. The complaint was that I blocked the sidewalk when I did that.
I got a few nasty and anonymous notes on my windshield and then the guy escalated to the leasing office. The leasing office tried to tell me that the lease I sign had a provision that prohibited parking in the space backwards.
Too funny.

Glad to hear you and your tank came out of it ok.

Believe it or not, it was only a shortbed (6 foot) Ford Ranger.
And the guy could have gone around with no problem. He was just a cranky old man who wanted something to complain about.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:40:40 PM EDT

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... I don't know the law in your area, but a lot of places have ordnances covering your situation. ...

What do you suggest, a blast AT Landmine?

Sorry - but after 5 years of correcting people her on arfcom for spelling ORDNANCE with an I - this is the first time I have ever seen someone spell ORDINANCE without one

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Posted: 8/31/2004 3:43:11 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:...Believe it or not, it was only a shortbed (6 foot) Ford Ranger.
And the guy could have gone around with no problem. He was just a cranky old man who wanted something to complain about.

Why did you back up so far? People that pull too far forward or back up too far and stick their bumpers over curbs are one of my personal pet-peeves. I guess I'm a cranky old man, too.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:52:03 PM EDT

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Quoted:...Believe it or not, it was only a shortbed (6 foot) Ford Ranger.
And the guy could have gone around with no problem. He was just a cranky old man who wanted something to complain about.

Why did yo back up so far? People that pull too far forward or back up too far and stick their bumpers over curbs are one of my personal pet-peeves. I guess I'm a crank old man, too.

Because I can't see shit, and I hate the idea of some drunk dumbass rolling through the parking lot and slamming into my truck because it was sticking out too far.

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:54:39 PM EDT

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some car alarms are very picky on the voltage giving to them,lets say a stungun was put on a fender of a car and turned on, the car alarm would fail to work anymore but the cars electronics would not be harmed

Posted: 8/31/2004 3:59:07 PM EDT

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... I don't know the law in your area, but a lot of places have ordnances covering your situation. ...

What do you suggest, a blast AT Landmine?

Sorry - but after 5 years of correcting people her on arfcom for spelling ORDNANCE with an I - this is the first time I have ever seen someone spell ORDINANCE without one .

I remember writing a fiction paper for 6th grade English class and I used the word ordnance (it was a Dale Brown/Tom Clancy/Stephen Coontz type story).
The idiotic teacher redmarked it as a misspelled word, so I looked it up in the dictionary for his dumbass

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