Hearsay? Good Lord! She was speaking to her son. That’s rather reliable “hearsay” don’t you think?
It is possible these noises had been going on for a while. Here and there. But once the structure decided it had enough the creaking must have gotten loud enough 24 hours or so beforehand to wake up this poor woman. We will probably never know how many others may have heard the same and dismissed it.
The matter of hearsay doesn’t call into question her credibility. She is not the one reporting the conversation.
There are, of course, recognized exceptions to hearsay. Not aware that any apply here, I but might be missing one.
“That’s rather reliable “hearsay” don’t you think?”
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While I’m not sure as to the technical aspect of it being ‘hearsay,’ I would not automatically assume he’s being honest.
There’s a lot of money now riding on potential lawsuits.
Then again, if my mom were living in a building and creaking sounds woke her up, I would be DIALING THE BUILDING MANAGER as soon as my mom were off the phone.
Damn. Just, damn.
Considering many older people have hearing loss the noise must have been pretty loud.