Yeah, I have insomnia, but on those rare nights when I am ACTUALLY asleep, I just love dumb problems.
Tenant #1 calls, battle with downstairs neighbor, Tenant #2.
Something about them making too much noise when they came home, followed by a broom loudly banging on the ceiling (their floor).
Both tenants have their merits, but it was #@$# 1:00 in the morning!
Tenants #1 knocked on my door, they are upset.
Tenant #2 was ringing my phone, hanging up, then ringing again.
The Police knocked on my door.
But as the police are standing in my living room, one of the officers was casually scanning my home.
- I was in old sweats and a T-shirt.
- Dishes were cleaned, but as I had cooked up a storm earlier, they were piled periously high in the drainer.
- I had also done 6 loads of laundry, all of it had been neatly folded and most of it was put away; HOWEVER, as I had been switching around the summer/winter and donate items, there were piles of clothes on every flat surface: the sofa, chairs and cabinetry.
But in my head, I was recalling an old song by Paul Simon: "One Man's Ceiling is Aother Man's Floor" and that helped maintain my sanity.
Following are a few of the lyrics, click on the link for the song. It’s cute, it’s reality and it helped me through a no-win evening. Sigh.
There's been some hard feelings here
About some words that were said
Been some hard feelings here and what is more
…
It's just apartment house rules so all you 'partment fools
Remember one man's ceiling is another man's floor
One man's ceiling is another man's floor
…
There's been some strange goin's on
And some folks have come and gone
Like the elevator man don't work no more
…
Remember one man's ceiling is another man's floor, goddamn
One man's ceiling is another man's floor
lyrics courtesy of http://www.metrolyrics.com/one-mans-ceiling-is-another-mans-floor-lyrics-paul-simon.html
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