as long as I don't become THAT downstairs neighbour, I can consider myself a decent human being

(And yes, I'm definitely THAT upstairs neighbour, please address your complaints to my two under two)

At least we have now established the "no, it's not okay to play football inside the house at 5am on a Saturday" rule. Very essential rule.

after that neighbour wrote us to order an immediate cessation of all noisee, started hammering the floor with a broomstick when (hear! hear!) the girls were walking (among the others), and called our explanations excuses, we decide that, from 8am to 8pm, everything short of murder/suicide is fair game.

This was also a very important rule for our mental wellbeing!