My perfectly nice neighbour has a new girlfriend. It seems serious and she's over a couple of times a week when his kids aren't there. The problem is the bed bangs against the wall when they're enjoying - ahem - special time together. The sound reverberates right down the chimney into all three floors of the house. I hear it. My husband hears it. My teenage kids hear it.
The first couple of times, we were slightly surprised and amused. My husband cracked us all up by asking if we could hear a washing machine on spin cycle. But now we're finding it difficult and a bit wearing. We all feel uncomfortable hearing it, especially at nightime when the house is quiet.
If we were being bothered by music, the TV, or a barking dog, I would go round and say something, but because of the delicate nature of the source of the noise I have resorted to playing the radio loudly when the banging starts, as much to let them know we can hear them as to drown out the noise. I don't know what else to do. It's only a couple of times a week but it's starting to be a bit stressful. We really don't want to hear them.