We lived in a block of four council flats. We had drug dealers above and below. Fires happened once a month, and I remember running into my gran's bedroom with my cat in his carrying case to wake her up, because the ceiling was beginning to fall on top of us. They'd stay up to all hours, deliberately stamping on their floor to keep us awake as they played bob dylan badly on acoustic guitar. We were threatened routinely, there were beetles infesting the place. Footballs were thrown against our window. My gran's sister died and left us a vast chunk of money so we were basically able to move to where we are now overnight. I left an old radio in my room and put my Chemical Brothers album on repeat at full blast. For all I know, it played that way for months. Even as a teen, I was a vengeful little bitch.
I can relate. When I first moved out, I moved into an apartment complex that allowed for Section 8 housing. What that means is that if someone's on welfare, they might only have to pay $25 out of a $450 rent and the government pays the rest. These cunts beneath me would be partying and arguing until 4AM on a Sunday and Monday night, and the fucking cops wouldn't do a thing. I was never so happy as when one of the arguements escalated to the point when one of the cocksuckers got pitched over the balcony. After the music went off, I could hear him groaning in the shrubs below. I just smiled from my bed. Then I saw the flashing blue and red lights. I slept like a rock. The last 3 months were the most peaceful there.
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Date: 2006-03-01 12:27 pm (UTC)My gran's sister died and left us a vast chunk of money so we were basically able to move to where we are now overnight. I left an old radio in my room and put my Chemical Brothers album on repeat at full blast. For all I know, it played that way for months. Even as a teen, I was a vengeful little bitch.
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Date: 2006-03-01 12:57 pm (UTC)When I first moved out, I moved into an apartment complex that allowed for Section 8 housing. What that means is that if someone's on welfare, they might only have to pay $25 out of a $450 rent and the government pays the rest. These cunts beneath me would be partying and arguing until 4AM on a Sunday and Monday night, and the fucking cops wouldn't do a thing. I was never so happy as when one of the arguements escalated to the point when one of the cocksuckers got pitched over the balcony. After the music went off, I could hear him groaning in the shrubs below. I just smiled from my bed. Then I saw the flashing blue and red lights. I slept like a rock. The last 3 months were the most peaceful there.
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Date: 2006-03-01 01:20 pm (UTC)