Prepared to be flamed for not letting kids play but my neighbour 2 doors along has a teenage boy who is out for around 3 hours every night bouncing a basketball up and down continuously with only brief interludes to slam it against the hoop they have had installed. The noise is driving me demented, even with my windows closed and sitting in the furthest away room l can still hear it clear as day, the constant thud thud thud He started around an hour ago and will be out till at least 9. Of course he is wearing those big stupid headphones kids wear so no doubt can barely hear the noise he is making.
Very reluctant to speak to his mum as she is the street busybody and well known for getting hysterical, she spread completely untrue rumours a few years ago that one of the neighbours was a paedophile just because he complained about her precious boy destroying his flowers.
Is there anything I can do short of creeping into their garden and bursting the damm basketball? All l want is a peace and quiet in my own home, have no problems with kids playing out but the constant thud thud is relentless. Would the council noise people do anything or the factor? We live on an estate, own the homes so no landlord.
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Whenwillitbeme99 · 23/05/2016 19:47
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