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Isxmasoveryet · 2024-11-17T09:08:13+00:00

Am i being unreasonable to think churches should not be aloud to ring those damn bells for hours on end a few times a week it not very christain disturbing neighbours etc for several hours

snowmichael · 17/11/2024 11:19

You're not just being unreasonable, but bloody, stupidly, selfishly unreasonable
The churches have almost all been there long before you, and will be there long after
Why did you move somewhere near a church?

FloralGums · 17/11/2024 11:19

I love to hear church bells. They won’t ring for long periods very often, it’s probably a special event.

PedantScorner · 17/11/2024 11:19

... be aloud to ring those damn bells... The irony.

thatsawhopperthatlemon · 17/11/2024 11:18

Complaining about a church ringing its bells is akin to moving next door to a pig farm and complaining about the smell.

Pusheen467 · 17/11/2024 11:16

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:11

Well, while Remembrance still matters to a lot of the population then I'm afraid that one will just have to be dealt with.

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Yeah no shit?

I'm just stating that I agree it's unreasonable as OP has asked for opinions. I have not stated that my opinion will stop the bell ringing from occurring.

Oldnproud · 17/11/2024 11:15

CautiousLurker1
And as a non church goer, I love the sound. It feels very specifically ‘English’. Think Miss Marple and Midsomer Murders…

Hmm - maybe anxiety caused by those incessant bells is what lead to all those murders ... 😈

AgnesX · 17/11/2024 11:11

I'm sorry for your situation but the church was there before you and will be there long after you've gone.

Are earmuffs/ noise cancelling ear headphones an option if you can't go out.

DoraGray · 17/11/2024 11:11

Isxmasoveryet · 17/11/2024 09:16

8am to 11 every Sunday morning 7pm to 10 pm every Thursday and whenever they can in between

What time is the service?
There is usually at least one service between 8 and 11 and the bells won't ring through that.

It's very, very, very, very unusual for any church to ring the bells continuously for three hours before the first service-almost unbelievable in fact.

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:11

Pusheen467 · 17/11/2024 11:07

Still unreasonable in my opinion.

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Well, while Remembrance still matters to a lot of the population then I'm afraid that one will just have to be dealt with.

Oldnproud · 17/11/2024 11:09

To be fair, 5.5 hours of the bells ringing does sound a bit unreasonable to me.

We live opposite a church, and I sometimes find a couple of hours of it can start to annoy me. They are practising, so it's often far from musical (though yesterday I heard them attempting twinkletwinkle little star, which made me smile).

Pusheen467 · 17/11/2024 11:07

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:07

Do people not remember what last Sunday was?

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Still unreasonable in my opinion.

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:07

Pusheen467 · 17/11/2024 11:06

I agree with you OP. 8am is a very unsociable hour to ring bells and there's no need for it to go on for that long. I live near a church hut luckily they don't do this.

Do people not remember what last Sunday was?

Pusheen467 · 17/11/2024 11:06

I agree with you OP. 8am is a very unsociable hour to ring bells and there's no need for it to go on for that long. I live near a church hut luckily they don't do this.

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:05

Funnywonder · 17/11/2024 11:02

That seems like a lot of bell ringing to be fair. The Church of Ireland closest to us rings its bells for about half an hour before morning and evening services, so not too long. I love the sound, but I think several hours would drive me insane. I used to live close to Ian Paisley's church and they played an ear splitting, somewhat distorted, recording of church bells playing various hymns. It was absolutely horrible, but again, only lasted half an hour or so before each Sunday service, the weekly prayer meeting and occasional special services.

Last Sunday they would have been ringing for Remembrance.

The practising a couple of times a week is normal

Bellringing is a tricky thing to get right

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:04

LisaD1 · 17/11/2024 10:57

Maybe OP should have included that detail then. We aren’t all mind readers and most have agreed she is BU based on that missing detail 🤷‍♀️

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It's not hard to just read the OP's posts though.

CautiousLurker1 · 17/11/2024 11:04

LisaD1 · 17/11/2024 10:57

Maybe OP should have included that detail then. We aren’t all mind readers and most have agreed she is BU based on that missing detail 🤷‍♀️

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Plus it’s still irrelevant - anxiety can be caused and exacerbated by a million differnt things depending up on the person. Not enough noise can be anxiety inducing for instance.

A diagnosis for anxiety isn’t everyone else’s issue: it’s the suffer’s responsibility to recognise it, address it and seek support in making accommodations (eg, obtaining noise excluding headphones). I say this as a parent of an ASD/ADHD child with severe, chronic clinical anxiety and as a lifetime sufferer myself. It’s my anxiety, my problem, my responsibility to reframe the triggers or mitigate them by taking steps such as the many been suggested here.

AegonT · 17/11/2024 11:04

Atheist here but I love the sound of church bells. The same sound that's rang out over populated areas for hundreds of years.

TinkerTiger · 17/11/2024 11:03

Isxmasoveryet · 17/11/2024 09:13

Due to circumstances didnt have a choice on location and was unaware they would ring for several hours at a time due to anxiety and stress it drives me mad and at times feels like torture last Sunday was 5'5 hours of it non stop it over 3 hours twice a week

Your anxiety is a ‘you‘ problem, perhaps you should speak to whoever organised your house it to see if you can get moved.

Mummyratbag · 17/11/2024 11:03

I chose YABU as on the surface you are. Bells are lovely, but I see you are in a very difficult situation and suspect that this is just the final straw. Wishing you brighter days OP.

Funnywonder · 17/11/2024 11:02

That seems like a lot of bell ringing to be fair. The Church of Ireland closest to us rings its bells for about half an hour before morning and evening services, so not too long. I love the sound, but I think several hours would drive me insane. I used to live close to Ian Paisley's church and they played an ear splitting, somewhat distorted, recording of church bells playing various hymns. It was absolutely horrible, but again, only lasted half an hour or so before each Sunday service, the weekly prayer meeting and occasional special services.

Nanny0gg · 17/11/2024 11:00

Livelovebehappy · 17/11/2024 10:28

That’s on you then. If you didn’t research the area you were mov8ngvto, and didn5 notice the church (most churches have bells), then that comes under the banner ‘too bad, suck it up’. I can’t imagine that the circumstances you refer to means you can only live within a mile radius of the church.

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She's in a hostel...

crumblingschools · 17/11/2024 11:00

@LisaD1 I can understand the first few posters not knowing the full details but not the ones posting further on the thread.

jannier · 17/11/2024 11:00

Isxmasoveryet · 17/11/2024 09:13

Due to circumstances didnt have a choice on location and was unaware they would ring for several hours at a time due to anxiety and stress it drives me mad and at times feels like torture last Sunday was 5'5 hours of it non stop it over 3 hours twice a week

When did you think they would ring if not on a Sunday, a wedding or practice? 5.5 hours is a wee exaggeration from one church....is it a cathedral?

MyrtleStrumpet · 17/11/2024 10:59

"last Sunday was 5'5 hours of it non stop it over 3 hours twice a week"

As it was Remembrance Sunday last week, they were probably ringing a peal to mark the day. A peal is a complicated set of changes that can take three hours and is done to celebrate an occasion (Queen's Jubilee for example) or mark a special day like last Sunday.

LisaD1 · 17/11/2024 10:57

SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 17/11/2024 09:55

OP hasn’t bought a house, she’s living in a hostel and suffering from anxiety.

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Maybe OP should have included that detail then. We aren’t all mind readers and most have agreed she is BU based on that missing detail 🤷‍♀️