‘Neighbour’s leather sex impacts on 10 year old’s allergies…’

Hardly surprising that John Scott could not resist this link when trawling the internet for interesting allergy posts for us – and nor could I!

Not that looking really helped either of us as the story in the San Francisco Chronicle never actually explained what ‘leather sex’ is – please feel free to speculate… But whatever it is, it is noisy – which is the point of the story.

It seems that the 10-year old’s recently-divorced dad, Jack Hagerty, bought this condo so that he could have his son to stay for the weekend. Because the boy had a number of indoor allergies, he took up the carpet and  the underlay so as to reduce the number of dustmites and other allergens in the apartment. But removing the carpet also removed the sound-proofing which had previously protected the condo from noise from below so what had previously been vague and muffled sounds of ‘leather sex’ became rampant and indeed even alarming!

When emailed by Hagerty about the noise, the neighbour below replied: “I am a sexual enthusiast and enjoy leather sex, so it is possible that without the carpet barrier you may hear the sounds of leather sex. While this is not my issue, you may find you need to explain things to your son as it could be confusing to him since it frequently doesn’t sound as pleasurable as it is…..”

Hagerty is devastated but surely a little of that lateral thinking which is so vital for those with allergies attempting to lead a vaguely normal life, could have solved the problem. Put back the underlay and the carpet, then cover it with lino or vinyl and tape the edges firmly to the wall so that no dust from the carpet can get through. Not only will it be allergy friendly but even better insulated from whatever may be going on downstairs!