Well, now the asshole told the ringleader (the janitor) what I said on the phone. They're laughing because there's no one to get in their way now. (Friend left for Europe last night.)

And I can use earplugs, but the janitor has a special fondness for poisoning me with fumes (they come up through a hole in the wall - big hole) like paint thinner, etc. I don't know if I'll survive the next few weeks.