http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please en-US Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:14:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494611 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:45:14 +0000 hora 494611@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Why not hang your speakers out of the window and play your back catalogue of Stalins speeches on the history of Communism loudly to them? This would involve 1 hour of Stalin talking and 6hours of repeated Klashnikov firing.. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494606 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:42:35 +0000 trailmonkey 494606@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote> they have a dog. A great big stupid-looking hound of a thing.<br /> - he drives a van<br /> </blockquote></p> <p>That's one talented dog. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494596 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:27 +0000 hora 494596@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>It is Summer, you'd come across badly if you complained. Abit darned if you, darned if you dont. </p> <p>Old grumpy Victor Mildrew that I live with was getting abit shirty last night over the neighbours kids playing in their garden still at 10pm. I explained to her how badly it would come across to everyone (inc. me). </p> <p>Previously shes had a go at people (and Ive gone and apologised to them!). Sheesh. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494578 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:20:48 +0000 thelegsdontwork 494578@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>New guy moved across the road, and one that's been here a while, both park their vans outside MY house! (At different times, obviously.) And the new one starts cutting stone with a power saw at kiddies' bedtime. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494567 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:16:10 +0000 project 494567@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Tandem Jeremy, i feel your concern,got a family opposite, they scream inscesently all night, ,shout and are just noisy.</p> <p>A few years ago had a neighbour who every morning at 06,15, am would stand outside my first floor window,and talk to her mate, about her husbands/freinds,neighbours, latest operation,who`d died,had a baby,lost there job,got maried etc etc.Found out she was old and a compulsive smoker, and the local shop opened early.</p> <p>One day there was an ambulance came screaming down the road, and stopped just ouside, looked out of the window and there was the old biddy lying on the floor, shed been run over by the local paper delivery company,while lighting a fag behind his van, the driver reversed,into her, he didnt kill her,just knocked her over,thankfully they took her to a care home after, oh and what peace i had for the next few months. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494487 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:35:29 +0000 dyna-ti 494487@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Put up those shelves you were meaning to.<br /> You know the ones,the shelves you were going to put up on the wall opposite their bedroom.<br /> Best start that job nice and early <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> .</p> <p>I think the law states you can start at 9am<br /> Nothing like a handheld planer at 9am <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_twisted.gif" title=":twisted:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494460 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:39 +0000 colnagokid 494460@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>stuartie-c, have you not noticed every super-dooper house or even more so on super dooper 'executive' estates, almost every house has a van outside!<br /> Oh and do you new neighbours have a 'dog d'bordeau' its the latest thing dontcha know </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494435 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:27:47 +0000 stuartie_c 494435@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'm thinking along the same lines with regard to my new neighbours who have just moved in as tenants to the super-duper house next door. So far they have caused no trouble whatsoever, BUT:</p> <p>- they have a dog. A great big stupid-looking hound of a thing.<br /> - he drives a <em>van</em><br /> - he has a neck thicker than his shaved head<br /> - they both smoke<br /> - they have tattoos (probably)</p> <p>It's almost as if someone has distilled all my prejudices into human form and put them into the house next door. I predict a riot. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494434 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:27:18 +0000 TandemJeremy 494434@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Stuartie - I don't know who they are - the communal green is overlooked by about 120 flats. </p> <p>Perhaps I should just kill them on the off chance? I have enough stuff here for some fairly effective napalm type bombs <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494429 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:22:36 +0000 eldridge 494429@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Ear plugs + BOSE noise-cancelling over-ear headphones.</p> <p>Without this combo I would now be serving time for the murder of my neighbours and their effing effing effing effing effing barking effing effine barking effing dog </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494428 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:22:01 +0000 stuartie_c 494428@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Depends.</p> <p>If they've been there for a while, let it go. No point falling out with established neighbours.</p> <p>If they've just moved in, kill them. you want to establish your authority over the upstart bastards.</p> <p>Pretty reasonable approach, I'd say. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494427 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:18:46 +0000 zokes 494427@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>You could do some serious damage with a pair of bombers from that height! <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494414 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:09:34 +0000 colnagokid 494414@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>telescopic site fitted-30m no problem! <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494408 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:31 +0000 TandemJeremy 494408@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>From 30m up? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494406 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:03:02 +0000 tankslapper 494406@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>wee in their shoes? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494401 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:59:28 +0000 TandemJeremy 494401@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Ta.<br /> I'll take option 1 then </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494396 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:56:19 +0000 RichPenny 494396@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Option 1 for me. Midnight isn't really that late. Revert to option 3 if it happens on a regular basis, or just get to know them and get an invite <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494392 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:54:46 +0000 colnagokid 494392@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>as druidh, if its uncommon...you might have a party one day!<br /> or pop down and join them? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494391 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:54:45 +0000 Gary_C 494391@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Take beer,run downstairs,out into garden,shouting....PAAAARRRRRRTTTTAYYY!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p>(In best Frank Gallagher styleee) </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494389 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:53:48 +0000 druidh 494389@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Have you checked the stair-well yet? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494387 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:53:16 +0000 druidh 494387@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Are you just jealous you didn't get an invitation? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494386 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:52:42 +0000 druidh 494386@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>For a one-off? I'd let it go. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/noisy-neighbours-advice-now-please#post-494383 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:51:32 +0000 TandemJeremy 494383@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>A bunch of the neighbours ( I assume) have been having a barbecue on the shared garden out the back of my building. They are still being a bit noisy and its now nearly midnight. It doesn't happen often.</p> <p>Do I:</p> <p>Ignore it and shut the windows?<br /> Shout down to them to please shut up (I live in the attic and would have to shout loudly)<br /> Go down and politely ask them to shut up<br /> Call the cops? </p>