Partying Neighbors Tonight

I was out of state for a few months around the time SB1070 went into effect. It sure was weird coming back and seeing how many of the families around here had moved elsewhere while I was gone. One of the towns close to here is basically a ghost town now. Before I went out of state, we lived in an apartment with a couple of Mexican families in the neighboring buildings. They had parties every once in a while, but they were really respectful about it. They'd play loud music up until a few minutes before the noise ordinance said it wasn't allowed, then turn it down. There were always lots of kids racing around but they knew not to play in the street. On the other hand, we had a Caucasian guy who lived in the fourplex across the street who'd throw smaller parties almost every weekend. He'd blare his music at all hours of the night without worrying about anyone else. I feel really bad for the people who lived in that building with him. There were nights when the music was so loud we could hear every word in our apartment across the street and the bass rattled the windows. I ended up calling the police one night. A couple of officers came, broke up the party, and arrested him for disorderly conduct. He spent a few nights in jail before someone bailed him out. I like the place we live now a lot better. The other families in this complex are mostly middle-aged couples. Aside from the one neighbor who likes to do karaoke and sing along to Adele and Britney Spears at the top of his lungs in the morning, we don't really have to deal with noise problems.

Being used to it does have it's advantages, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. These parties are usually much louder and they have screaming little kids up at all hours, and drunken adults too but none of that this time. Band practice at long hours of the night? Thats terrible, I would complain about it, the amateurs gotta start somewhere but to hear them play at late night must be bothersome.