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Originally Posted by Eomer  Sounds to me like she's a little loopy, but at the same time it's within the realm of possibility that she's just really sensitive to certain sound frequencies. For example, most CRT's make a very very very high pitched buzzing sound that I can hear, but few others can. It's more or less noticeable depending on the CRT, some are very noticeable, some I can't hear at all. I'm in on the second floor of our two storey office, and I can clearly hear one of the project manager's monitors downstairs whenever he turns it on. There's an open stairwell so sound transmits fairly easily, but I certainly can't hear a normal conversation taking place in his office. I don't get annoyed or distracted by the sound, but if I stop and listen for it, it's definitely there.
But overall yeah, I'd say the bitch is just plain crazy.
However, a couple questions:
1/ What kind of building is this? How many floors, how many units per floor?
2/ What is the construction of the building? Stick frame, concrete, masonry?
3/ How are the suites heated/cooled? Hot water baseboard? Gas/electric/hot water furnace/fancoil?
4/ Are the hallways served by some sort of make-up air system? Not sure what the building codes are like where you are, but typically any building has to have some source of fresh air constantly filling the building, to keep it positive compared to the air pressure outside. |
1. It is a New England style cape which was split into a two family home. I live on the first floor and she lives on the second.
2. Stick frame with below average insulation.
3. No cooling to speak of. Heat is done through an furnace / radiator system.
I understand your point about CRT--I can always hear the high frequency whine of the older CRT monitors. The reason I'm frustrated about this now is the fact my computer is on a foam pad more than 30 feet away from the room under her bed room. Literally speaking, the vibrations have to travel from the computer, to the floor, go 30 feet (bypassing a door), travel up the wall to the celing / her floor and rattle her bed to keep her awake. And unless she is spying on us, she is damn near 100% accurate about when the computer is on.
I'm a chem engineer so I try to give the benefit of the doubt in such circumstances (who knows what the natural resonance frequency is up in her room) but the fact such a small computer so far away is cuasing the issues is a little unbelievable.
I'm trying to get the LL to stop by tonight and test it out.