The mentally ill neighbour (one of them, at least) won’t stop screaming and slamming doors so hard it sounds like something is being smashed. That’s nothing new but now it’s escalated and he’s been at it day and night for weeks. Probably closer to a month now maybe. It usually starts at midnight and goes for hours then he does it off and on all day but it’s changed to 3 and 4 am now. He was screaming this morning from 4 to 5am and probably til like 9 because once I finally dropped off I could hear it in my dreams.

I started calling the cops on him a week or two ago after he sexually harassed me and got bizarrely threatening on sight in the 2 minute window of me taking the bins out but that doesn’t seem to be effective. The good news is I managed to get hold of the organization that runs the property and get escalated to a manager who called me back. The bad news is I missed the call and have to phone back Monday.

At least once I can do that I can get her direct work details and do an anonymous letter drop so the other poor souls living with this can complain too and hopefully with numbers we can eventually get him sectioned or moved. (Can you tell this isn’t my first rodeo?)

And yes this probably is Karen behaviour but I do not give a shit anymore. I’ve been tolerating it for months because I didn’t want to screw with the life of someone obviously unwell (especially calling police on a black man) or get him kicked out, but he crossed the line when his actions made me feel genuinely threatened and fearful of my safety. (Also the homophobic rants with slurs.) If he’s doing that to people then he needs to be in hospital. Also there’s the matter of not being allowed to sleep.

The council is another possibility for noise complaints but may not be the right tool for the job. I also need to dig up the number for CATT or the homeless version of CATT. I don’t expect any action there though.

And yes, I’m trying to move but that is complicated.