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To ban wind chimes

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tinyme77 · 25/05/2025 08:39

My neighbours bought pan pipey wind chimes earlier this year and on this windy day, sitting in my house with the window open I can hear that they have now bought us all (the neighbours) the more conventional wind-f'ing-chimes. It frustrates me because it is constant (unlike a noisy party). Do they think that we can't hear or that we all love the toot-te-toot?

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SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:45

@ProtectTransRightsyour therapist sounds very astute

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:45

JudgeJ · 25/05/2025 09:44

I thought I was alone in not understanding the MN chime hatred! I will agree to banning them if we can also ban screeching children and yapping dogs from gardens in Summer.

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Exactly

SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:44

@PawsAndTailsdo you only have one set of neighbours or does every single neighbour bother you?

JudgeJ · 25/05/2025 09:44

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 08:44

I like my wind chimes 🎵

I thought I was alone in not understanding the MN chime hatred! I will agree to banning them if we can also ban screeching children and yapping dogs from gardens in Summer.

PawsAndTails · 25/05/2025 09:42

user101101 · 25/05/2025 09:42

I hate them. Put them inside don’t bother your neighbours

Sure, when my neighbours stop bothering me.

user101101 · 25/05/2025 09:42

I hate them. Put them inside don’t bother your neighbours

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:41

SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:39

It’s no coincidence that the evil woman in “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle” is discovered because she loves a windchime.

Yeah my therapist did say I was going down a path of evil with wind chimes.

SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:39

It’s no coincidence that the evil woman in “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle” is discovered because she loves a windchime.

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:39

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:38

Does everyone on your street only have bedrooms at the back of the house?

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You're not my neighbour so you don't need to worry

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:38

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:37

No to the front garden away from their back garden and bedrooms.

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Does everyone on your street only have bedrooms at the back of the house?

PawsAndTails · 25/05/2025 09:38

I didn't get windchimes for years out of consideration of the neighbours. Then it turned out they had no consideration for us, so I got the windchimes I always wanted. They are tuned, so high quality sound. I love them. I'm only human so hope they annoy the neighbours. It's not windy around here that often anyway.

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:38

AffableApple · 25/05/2025 09:36

Anyone who puts them up is a selfish twunt. I've lived in two houses with wind chimes next door, it's a noise that taps into your head.

And yes, I've had some awful neighbours with actual serious noise. The worst people. But there's something about the persistent, high-pitched, nearly-arranged nearly-musical noise that is rage-inducing about wind chimes.

You're a lot more fussed about my chimes than my actual neighbours are 🤣

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:37

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:36

Move them inside?

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No to the front garden away from their back garden and bedrooms.

AffableApple · 25/05/2025 09:36

Anyone who puts them up is a selfish twunt. I've lived in two houses with wind chimes next door, it's a noise that taps into your head.

And yes, I've had some awful neighbours with actual serious noise. The worst people. But there's something about the persistent, high-pitched, nearly-arranged nearly-musical noise that is rage-inducing about wind chimes.

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:36

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:32

If they asked me, I'd move them yes. But no one has.

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Move them inside?

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:35

SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:34

@ProtectTransRightsdo you take them down at night?

No. No one has asked me to.

SALaw · 25/05/2025 09:34

@ProtectTransRightsdo you take them down at night?

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:34

TheeNotoriousPIG · 25/05/2025 09:33

Could I swap someone wind chime noise for my neighbour's barky dogs? They are excellent as security, as the barking becomes much more frantic if they see a person, another dog or a passing sheep. The rest of the time, it is at the same pitch, and goes on constantly every time they are let out (usually every hour, for half an hour at a time). So, swapsies, anyone?

Swap for my neighbours 3 children and their football booting against my fence 🤣

TheeNotoriousPIG · 25/05/2025 09:33

Could I swap someone wind chime noise for my neighbour's barky dogs? They are excellent as security, as the barking becomes much more frantic if they see a person, another dog or a passing sheep. The rest of the time, it is at the same pitch, and goes on constantly every time they are let out (usually every hour, for half an hour at a time). So, swapsies, anyone?

FancyCatSlave · 25/05/2025 09:33

Neighbours are meant to be both seen and heard. It’s only on mumsnet that people think they should live without being able to hear or see evidence of other people.

I have noisy hens, child, wind chimes - as do most of my neighbours. I also have cows, sheep and owls as neighbours that make a hell of a lot of noise at night. I don’t complain about them either.

I once lived 3.5 miles away from my nearest neighbour in the arse end of nowhere. Wasn’t that quiet.

PawsAndTails · 25/05/2025 09:33

I love windchimes. The only reason I got them was because the only neighbours that can hear them during the day deserve it if they are annoyed.

If they knocked on my door and asked me to take them down because they're annoying, I'd tell them why I'm not. If they fix their issue, then we can talk again.

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:32

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:32

That’s good.

If you had a neighbour who objected would you take them down.

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If they asked me, I'd move them yes. But no one has.

Comedycook · 25/05/2025 09:32

Terrible things.

The benefits they may bring to those who choose to have them are absolutely not worth the negatives they bring to surrounding neighbours.

lostinthesunshine · 25/05/2025 09:32

I love windchimes. Had them when we had a rural property. Wouldn’t dream of them now we are more suburban.

Ddakji · 25/05/2025 09:32

ProtectTransRights · 25/05/2025 09:30

Trust me my neighbours aren't afraid to speak up 🤷🏼‍♀️

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That’s good.

If you had a neighbour who objected would you take them down.