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One of the first things I do when I move into an apartment is lubricate all the squeaky door hinges (almost every hinge) and then until the end of the lease wonder why it seems like I'm the only person to ever do it. Last apartment I used the world's lightest bicycle chain lube because it was what I had on hand, I expected a few months of quiet at most and it was still going strong when I left.
I just moved into an apartment and have one squeaky door. It's already driving me nuts, I can't wait until I can fetch lubricant from my house. But, my downstairs neighbor has a ton of squeaky hinges and... Okay, honestly, that was the second sign that he is hard of hearing lol
Once you do yours, go down and offer to do his, using the "I'm having fun lubricating hinges and I've run out of doors" excuse.
Btw, age related hearing loss often starts with those high notes, so use your manly voice with him.
I fucking love this place. Nowhere else on the Internet would someone suggest using the
I'm here for it, you guys are all awesome, lubricate ALL the hinges!
That second bit would be great advice if I wasn't AFAB or a person who loses their voice when asked to repeat themselves xD
It's okay, it's not appropriation or anything
My voice is really high, was what I was trying to say lmao
Same. I did the whole apartment and for 7 years it was never an issue again.