SubduedHamster t1_j8oqxun wrote on February 15, 2023 at 9:30 PM

In 2/3-deckers, you can talk to your neighbors through the broom closet - that tiny closet near the chimney in the kitchen usually near the stove. Bang on the pipes, wait for the opening door squeak from another floor, commence chat. Party line for peasants!

guru-1337 t1_j8pm1vf wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:09 AM

You can also drop Ethernet lines down them to save on internet if you have a friend upstairs.

kionee t1_j8rda41 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 12:15 PM

I can confirm this one as valid, lol.

masshole4life t1_j8su4k6 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:34 PM

my mom used to spy on the downstairs neighbors by sticking a bath hose down the parlor stove exhaust pipe. extremely creepy how well you can hear everything that way.

just a heads up. your neighbors could be spying on you.

SubduedHamster t1_j8tikxx wrote on February 16, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Haha damn that’s next level! We were 4 generations of one family that went through our 2-decker over 60 years. We were never fancy enough for parlor stoves, but I’m sure my family would have figured out how to listen through there too. Privacy? Not in our household!