Grrrrrrrr rant about neighbours

[Gromit]

We have good neighbours, a Rock star on one side of us and a young couple on the other. It seems to work quite well. It means that we can have movie nights and play music loudish. Rock star also has an old deaf couple next to him.

Noise if, any seems to stop around 10,30ish by some unwritten rule. Let me add that its quite a lot of the time.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

For how much?

buy some unwritten rule.

 

[summerdays]

Our neighbours are nice folk if a little car-centric. We live on mouth of a narrow close, so they are nice and don't object when we park outside our house to unload our car - we shift it afterwards (though they can just squeeze by). Its the inconsiderate parking by people working nearby that usually gets everyone annoyed. There are times when an emergency vehicle couldn't get by, and one of the neighbours needs an ambulance on a fairly regular occurance. That really annoys me that they don't think of other people.

 

[simonali]

I once lived in a cul de sac where all the houses had driveways but the woman opposite me always parked her Volvo on the (narrow) road. One day I parked my car on the road outside my house to see what she'd do when she came home. Parked in the same place is what she did, blocking the road! And guess whose door people knocked on to get one of the cars moved? I did it again the next day, but went up the pub instead of going indoors and then told people I couldn't move my car as I'd be breaking the law.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I've seen a fire engine take the wing mirrors off an entire row of cars when I lived in London. Think it caused body work damage also. Those cars didn't park illegally again.

Our neighbours are nice folk if a little car-centric. We live on mouth of a narrow close, so they are nice and don't object when we park outside our house to unload our car - we shift it afterwards (though they can just squeeze by). Its the inconsiderate parking by people working nearby that usually gets everyone annoyed. There are times when an emergency vehicle couldn't get by, and one of the neighbours needs an ambulance on a fairly regular occurance. That really annoys me that they don't think of other people.

 

[Slowgrind]

Wow I can feel a lot of hate brewing here! I think that a lot of problems like this are caused by Daleks disguised as humans trying to undermine the human race! Ignore them, if they don`t go away shout "Hey you couldn`t give us a lift could you ? I`m pulling me tripes out here!" If assistance is not forthcoming hide behind your curtains for they must be Alien!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

OK, interesting idea........(moves slowly away)........I'm just going to make a phone call to some nice people............What is your coat size out of interest. Exterminate, exterminate.

Wow I can feel a lot of hate brewing here! I think that a lot of problems like this are caused by Daleks disguised as humans trying to undermine the human race! Ignore them, if they don`t go away shout "Hey you couldn`t give us a lift could you ? I`m pulling me tripes out here!" If assistance is not forthcoming hide behind your curtains for they must be Alien!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

They stop me from groovin', they bang on me wall
They're doin' me crust in it's no good at all...

 

[longers]

Tony has been known to play that very loud with the windows open after a run in. Works well in a semi .

 

[Mr Phoebus]

As it's Sunday, I've just stuck it on.

 

[Danny]

We have students living in the semi next to us. Last year's bunch were friendly and quiet, and one of them road round town on a unicycle which impressed me no end.

This summer a new group of students moved in who are far from quiet. Alarm bells started ringing when I saw them unload industrial size speakers on the first day, and all through the summer they basically had these pointing out the french windows into the garden, loudly playing some kind of dance music that was heavy on the drum and bass. Generally there would be a large group of friends hanging out in the garden with them getting stoned so the combined sound of the music and the load inane conversations got to be a bit much after a while (to be honest by about day three).

Oddly though, what has been most irritating, is that they acquired a large trampoline which a couple of them can bounce on for hours using a skateboard without wheels. We're not talking gymnastic displays here, but a steady "smack", "smack", "smack" sound as the skateboard hits the trampoline, which after a while feels like you are being subject to water torture.

To be fair the students are pretty friendly and have told us on several occasions to let them know if they are making too much noise. The problem is that they are basically oblivious to the level of noise they constantly produce or the impacts on their neighbours.

I know I was far from quiet in my student days, and don't want to come across as an old fart by constantly telling them to keep the noise down. But I definitely feel like our quality of life has gone down since they moved in.

 

[col]

Noisy neighbours are the worst kind of problem,it still shocks me how ignorant and selfish people can be.A few years ago a neighbour was plagued by freinds knocking about the front door of someone nearby,up until 1 am nearly every night for months,this neighbour wasnt getting any sleep and went out to ask them to keep it down politely,as they had had no real sleep for months,they went quiet for a few minutes,then the volume returns to normal,and as your nodding off someones loud laugh wakes you again.Well he went out again to ask,and by this time i can understand what his stress level must have been,any way this poor gentleman had a heart attack,but as he fell he banged his head which caused the death of this man,ironically the heart attack didnt directly cause his death,it was the faul that this caused.I am still convinced that the noise that went on for months was the cause of this tragedy,and because of this i am intolerant of unnecessary noise from so called neighbours,and will treat it as a very serious thing.

 

[Blue]

I just cannot comprehend how someone can just sit and watch someone else struggle with something and not offer to help. They are the sort of people who would walk around someone lying ill on the pavement

I know a fair bit about first aid and, over the years, have helped quite a few people who have taken ill or been injured in the street. However, I have the sort of back that gives me grief if I strain it. If I saw you collapsed in the street I would do everything in my power to assist, however, if you want to hoke about with a bit of heavy machinery hell would freeze over before I would lift a finger to assist you.

 

[Gromit]

For how much?

Oh I'll just change it.... (dyslexia problem).

 

[Over The Hill]

Our neighbours lean over the fence and eat our plants.




(they are cows)