Please don't mess with my home

I've noticed that people have very strong reactions to messing with their homes. Something that might otherwise be no big deal turns into a very big deal when it comes to your home. My landlord, Howard Cooper, is currently renovating the apartment below us. They took it down to the studs and are doing structural work, so there is massive pounding noise into our apartment. That's really annoying. REALLY annoying. On top of that, Howard lies about the work schedule. He has repeatedly told me that he will not have them working on weekends, but then they work both Saturday and Sunday. I had a bad experience with my last landlord selling her home, and I have friends who have problems with their landlords as well (stay away from Citi apartments!).

So, while the pounding is really annoying when I'm trying to work or enjoy the weekend, it's not the end of the world in the grand scheme of things. Despite this, I find myself getting much more angry and annoyed about it than I think is warranted. I thought it was just me being psycho, but my friend Jim is behaving the same way - he's getting way more angry than he would otherwise get.

This leads me to think that the home is sacred and deserves special treatment when you deal with it since people will act irrationally about it.

Please don't mess with my home.