I don't know if the kids are always there, but I have heard them crying on enough occasions to know that they have certainly witnessed rows and shouting. I do feel sorry for them.
Does the noise from your neighbours annoy you?
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I don't know if the kids are always there, but I have heard them crying on enough occasions to know that they have certainly witnessed rows and shouting. I do feel sorry for them.
Frankie Jack
Not a bloke..
Just been asked as I was coming in from work by the 'door slammer' if I could desist in slamming my door at 6am.. I agreed, as long as they stopped slamming their door EVERYTIME YOU FUCKING SHUT IT..!! *last part said very loudly*. They've only been moved in two weeks so best get the general lie of the land sorted out now eh..
jakethesnake
In bed for Britain
there just isn't going to be any way of learning to play this quietly is there?
Silent Brass tuba mute... turns the sound into a digital signal so you can hear yourself practise without getting evicted... my wife uses one for her trombone.
Yu_Gi_Oh
天天好心情
My upstairs neighbour is so incapable of closing the front door like a normal person that I have considered telling building maintenance that there's something wrong with his door, as no normal person would slam it so forcefully for no reason. Other than that and the impressively loud way he climbs the stairs, he's silent.
Our downstairs neighbours are learning piano. Sadly they are making no progress.
At about 5.30 each evening they begin their practice in earnest. I don't even understand how they can play is so loudly, or so poorly. They've being trying to master simple nursery rhymes for the two years we've been here. 
Someone who lives in a flat near us practices a little Chinese flute thing on his balcony if the weather is nice. I love hearing that.
The most upsetting sounds here are the frequent destruction/construction noises of people demolishing and rebuilding things. It is never ending.
Our downstairs neighbours are learning piano. Sadly they are making no progress.
At about 5.30 each evening they begin their practice in earnest. I don't even understand how they can play is so loudly, or so poorly. They've being trying to master simple nursery rhymes for the two years we've been here. Someone who lives in a flat near us practices a little Chinese flute thing on his balcony if the weather is nice. I love hearing that.
The most upsetting sounds here are the frequent destruction/construction noises of people demolishing and rebuilding things. It is never ending.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Neighbour was on the phone saying oohhh mai gaaad over and over again for about 40 mins last night. It did start to grate after a while.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Come to think of it, I've been an annoying neighbour. I have a habit of singing a bit whilst doing the washing up and ambling round the house. Not long after I moved into my last house, I came out just as my next-door neighbour was getting into her car. 'You do have a lovely voice,' she said, looking me up and down, 'and I really love some of those songs I hear you singing.'
I kept the volume down after that.
I said something similar to my old neighbour once
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
neighbour update -
He was up in court for sentencing on friday after breaching his restraining order. It got adjourned so he celebrates by getting tanked up and breaching his order again - this time by banging on the window and making wanker signs at us whilst we were working on our shed. We managed to film some of it.
Called the cops. They turn up within the hour (!), arrest him straight away and cart him off. They tell us he'll be in the cells till monday when he'll go to court.
So after enjoying a weekend of not having to deal with the cunt next door (able to laugh and play music freely, not feeling like your every move is being watched and filmed) we get even better news -
He's been bailed to appear in court on jan 20 - and cant enter our road as part of the bail conditions! Good chance they will extend the restraining order to ban him from returning to his house.
Xmas come early!
His eviction case is on jan 19th and that looks like a done deal.
May finally be rid of the shit bag for good.
Ms Kak is especially happy as shes due to pop a sprog anytime now and was dreading having to go through labour with mr angry shouting abuse and banging on the wall.
He was up in court for sentencing on friday after breaching his restraining order. It got adjourned so he celebrates by getting tanked up and breaching his order again - this time by banging on the window and making wanker signs at us whilst we were working on our shed. We managed to film some of it.
Called the cops. They turn up within the hour (!), arrest him straight away and cart him off. They tell us he'll be in the cells till monday when he'll go to court.
So after enjoying a weekend of not having to deal with the cunt next door (able to laugh and play music freely, not feeling like your every move is being watched and filmed) we get even better news -
He's been bailed to appear in court on jan 20 - and cant enter our road as part of the bail conditions! Good chance they will extend the restraining order to ban him from returning to his house.
Xmas come early!
His eviction case is on jan 19th and that looks like a done deal.
May finally be rid of the shit bag for good.
Ms Kak is especially happy as shes due to pop a sprog anytime now and was dreading having to go through labour with mr angry shouting abuse and banging on the wall.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Great news Kaka Tim 
Good luck with the impending birth.
My neighbours' baby is now a few months old. He's very sweet but predictably lively at night, not that it bothers us. A couple of weeks ago I was reading in bed and heard, through the wall, him crying and my neighbour saying in mild exasperation 'ffs, why won't you go to sleep!' Took me right back, it did
(Then I turned off the light and settled down for a nice long kip )
Good luck with the impending birth.My neighbours' baby is now a few months old. He's very sweet but predictably lively at night, not that it bothers us. A couple of weeks ago I was reading in bed and heard, through the wall, him crying and my neighbour saying in mild exasperation 'ffs, why won't you go to sleep!' Took me right back, it did
(Then I turned off the light and settled down for a nice long kip
)
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
the noise from my neighbours has started to annoy recently. their three year old is still running around and screaming and banging at our bedtime and we feel sorry for her. they're always arguing these days too. he's not earning money and is just moping around the house all day and she doesn't know why she puts up with it. he throws things in rage then she really gets angry and throws him out the house. the other day he locked her out and she was shouting outside until we let her in the front door.
i'm worried about the kid really. she's not at nursery, she never seems to leave the house, doesn't seem to have any structured life at all.
but i've not got any kids, i don't know whether my concerns are real. most nights she's still running around and playing when we go to bed. is that normal? surely kids should at least be playing in the big garden now and again?
i'm worried about the kid really. she's not at nursery, she never seems to leave the house, doesn't seem to have any structured life at all.
but i've not got any kids, i don't know whether my concerns are real. most nights she's still running around and playing when we go to bed. is that normal? surely kids should at least be playing in the big garden now and again?
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Round here there's no gardens for children to play in at all, let alone a 'big garden'. Anyone who let their 3yo play out on the road would be expecting a visit from social services.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
ok
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
yes i have this too and it drives me mad, espeically when they go out at night & I've got work in the morning. Even ear plugs don't drown out the consistent yapping and howling.
It's not much better when the neighbours are in. The dogs may be quiet, but the neighbours just scream at each other - generally the same argument every day - about nothing specific other than that he's a 'facking waste of facking space'. She threatens to leave him every day - I bloody wish she would!
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Don't trust that it would immediately get better if she did leave, when I was a kid my neighbours split up and my main memory of childhood is hearing from next door The Bangles 'Eternal Flame' being played over and over at top volume which barely drowned out the sound of sobbing.
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
i pre-emptively annoy my neighbours.
The bowling lot are out in force the click of bowls and the subdued chatter is infuriating, the neighbours on the other side have a donkey which sounds like a supertankers siren and the absolute absence of noise from the other neighbour is frankly unnerving
We have a donkey neighbour too, makes me laugh
coley
Well-Known Member
Mother and foal, the foal is just starting to 'give voice' they look adorable in the field but don't sound it early morningWe have a donkey neighbour too, makes me laugh
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
el-ahrairah I would be concerned for the kid too, it sounds like she's living with quite a lot of disruption and possibly not having her needs met in the most effective way. It's hard, people live in different ways, one parent's boundaries may not be another. Do you ever see them together? Do you see the child, does she look well looked after (clean clothes, not hungry etc.), is there interaction between them?
Also, I suppose it depends what time you two go to bed If you're flaking out at 8.30pm every night that wouldn't be so unusual to have a small child making noise...
Also, I suppose it depends what time you two go to bed
If you're flaking out at 8.30pm every night that wouldn't be so unusual to have a small child making noise...
Cloo
Banana for scale
We've lived for 7.5 years by a house also split into flats with a pretty fast revolving (every year or so) cast of tenants, some of whom we've been mates with, none of whom have been noisy until now.
The last lot moved in around July and have a habit every few weeks of coming in from a night out circa 2 or 3am and turning on music or standing (smoking I guess) in the garden talking and laughing loudly, which is really close to our bedroom if they're by the back of their flat. They do shut up when asked, though one guy got arsey when gsv went over and told him to sort it out at 2am on a school night.
However, we did get a very apologetic note through the door from him a few days later!
That said, they've been much better for the last month... I did hear a bit of chat in the garden after midnight on Sunday, but it sounded as though they were standing at the far end of the garden and they weren't there long, so hopefully they've got the message to be a bit quieter.
I don't blame them too much, I do understand if you come in pissed it's easy to get carried away. I do mean to get one of their numbers at some point though so we can just give them a call if things get loud.
The last lot moved in around July and have a habit every few weeks of coming in from a night out circa 2 or 3am and turning on music or standing (smoking I guess) in the garden talking and laughing loudly, which is really close to our bedroom if they're by the back of their flat. They do shut up when asked, though one guy got arsey when gsv went over and told him to sort it out at 2am on a school night.
However, we did get a very apologetic note through the door from him a few days later!
That said, they've been much better for the last month... I did hear a bit of chat in the garden after midnight on Sunday, but it sounded as though they were standing at the far end of the garden and they weren't there long, so hopefully they've got the message to be a bit quieter.
I don't blame them too much, I do understand if you come in pissed it's easy to get carried away. I do mean to get one of their numbers at some point though so we can just give them a call if things get loud.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
It is the trouble with small houses & gardens. If you are pissed up with your mates then one of them is bound to tell your neighbour to fuck off that often leads to all sort of shit. Unless you invite round too, there is no easy answer. Trying to keep pissed peeps quiet jst leads to loads of load "Sushhh you will fuck off the neighbours"
Cloo
Banana for scale
I do feel a bit bad, as it shouldn't be that much of an issue, but it is disruptive if it happens every few weeks. I get that a couple of parties will happen every year and you just have to bear than within reason (I'm slightly worried about Xmas/New Year, although I guess they'll likely be with family).
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
They make noise every now and then i make noise every now and then (mostly Friday evening when i get in from work where they get a minimum of one hour of full blast anti social music)
They aren't arsed having spoken to them and vice versa :thumbs :
They aren't arsed having spoken to them and vice versa :thumbs :
The thieving shitrag a few doors down was jailed for 6 years (having robbed a 96 year old woman) and the whole street has been a perfect Eden since...although next door have regular parties where someone brings a guitar and they invariably sing American Pie or (shudder) Hotel California
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Many years ago, I used to live in fairly nice area, the only drawback was closeness to a really rough one. Which had a large number of visits from the copper chopper, which at 0100 wakes you up. Best effort was a stolen car dumped on the front lawn at about 0130 followed by the bright lights as the chopper chased them home ...............I was *just a bit* tired at work that day !
Now live out in the sticks, nearest neighbour was a shouty git when pissed, which was fairly often, he's now drinking in the big bar in the sky. The local hunt used to be extremely anti-social (as in riding over my garden and hounds in the garage) but after repeated "Fuck Off u cunts" and a hosepipe (well I was washing me motor) they keep clear now as I wrote a proper warning off letter and I own the hunting rights ............ only recent problem with noise was a party at a neighbouring farm that officially was a hunt and young farmers' ball but was more like a rowdy festival which went on until dawn ...... local town carnival / bonfire can be heard up here if the wind is right (or wrong!) direction. Otherwise all I hear is the odd car/waggon on the road and plenty of wildlife (birds, foxes, deer).
Now live out in the sticks, nearest neighbour was a shouty git when pissed, which was fairly often, he's now drinking in the big bar in the sky. The local hunt used to be extremely anti-social (as in riding over my garden and hounds in the garage) but after repeated "Fuck Off u cunts" and a hosepipe (well I was washing me motor) they keep clear now as I wrote a proper warning off letter and I own the hunting rights ............ only recent problem with noise was a party at a neighbouring farm that officially was a hunt and young farmers' ball but was more like a rowdy festival which went on until dawn ...... local town carnival / bonfire can be heard up here if the wind is right (or wrong!) direction. Otherwise all I hear is the odd car/waggon on the road and plenty of wildlife (birds, foxes, deer).
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
el-ahrairah I would be concerned for the kid too, it sounds like she's living with quite a lot of disruption and possibly not having her needs met in the most effective way. It's hard, people live in different ways, one parent's boundaries may not be another. Do you ever see them together? Do you see the child, does she look well looked after (clean clothes, not hungry etc.), is there interaction between them?
Also, I suppose it depends what time you two go to bed
when they first moved in i saw them a fair bit on the stairs and in the street and everything seemed fine, she looked healthy and happy and was a friendly chatty little child. you can hear her playing through the wall, that's fine. they just never take her out anymore and the only visitor that ever comes round is the grandmother so she doesn't have any interaction with other children. i just feel a bit sad for her really.
we tend to go to bed between half ten and eleven and most nights we can hear her rattling around at that time. i think that the mum works long hours and the dad sits on his bum all day and lets her get on with it. his inability to bring any money into the house is a frequent topic of their arguments.
not-bono-ever
meh
ach- nexti door is divided into flats- all ok really. the bottom one was recently let to hipsters- again , all perfectly pleasant - prob can be they work in some kind of ad hoc pop up food thing and can somtimes arrive back at 2AM ripped to the tits and coked up, with mates= party
one night it woke my daughter up - she is a light sleeper - so rather than going down and kicking off ( as I can do ), I just walked her to next door and rang the bell - showed them the teary face & explained that they had woken her up and could they keep it down a bit - they looked mortified and have not heard a peep since.Sometimes is best to use blackmail than threats and fury
one night it woke my daughter up - she is a light sleeper - so rather than going down and kicking off ( as I can do ), I just walked her to next door and rang the bell - showed them the teary face & explained that they had woken her up and could they keep it down a bit - they looked mortified and have not heard a peep since.Sometimes is best to use blackmail than threats and fury
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
Ish..... their dog barks at anything, at all times of day/night, and when they're out it sits and whines.
But then me and my house mate mix, and whack it up.... we've never complained to them and they've only ever complained to us once when they'd literally just got back off a long haul flight and were jetlagged...
Good balance really, tbh.
But then me and my house mate mix, and whack it up.... we've never complained to them and they've only ever complained to us once when they'd literally just got back off a long haul flight and were jetlagged...
Good balance really, tbh.
