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Antisocial new neighbour

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DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:14

Our new neighbours who don't celebrate Christmas have decided it's ok to start jet washing the front of their house on Boxing Day! My family does celebrate Christmas and think this is really disrespectful.. does anyone agree?

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RedToothBrush · 26/12/2025 16:48

What's a respectful jet washer? One with a crucifix air freshener?

Would you be less bothered with the twitching net curtains if it was a long term resident?

kαλοκαλοκαιρι · 26/12/2025 16:47

also … maybe i am affected by living in the city where since the days of Thucydides this has been the attitude to noise.. but if it’s honestly that noisy / has been going on so long it’s honestly wrecking your day, what happened when you went to explain this, OP, and politely asked them to stop?

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tarheelbaby · 26/12/2025 16:45

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 16:26

St Stephen is actually the patron saint of clean masonry.

TBH, your comment made me laugh ...

but of all the saints not to like masonry, I think St Stephen would be one since he was stoned to death ...

rainbowstardrops · 26/12/2025 16:45

ChungkingAshes · 26/12/2025 16:38

So, does OP have to be quiet when it’s a holiday for their religion and all religions just in case someone on her street celebrates?

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There’s a big difference between being quiet and jet washing. You can use your brain and be respectful. Just like I wouldn’t go and mow my grass if I knew next door had family around for a BBQ.
I assume the OP is referring to immediate neighbours, so if I knew my next door neighbour was celebrating a special date, yeah, I’d be respectful.
Maybe the world needs more of that?

Sidebeforeself · 26/12/2025 16:45

Were they shouting “ Take that, you bastards!”whilst doing it?! If so, I think you may have a point .

Dollymylove · 26/12/2025 16:44

The noise would be a tad annoying but wont last all day surely.
Its not like theres a funeral going on I assum e 🤣

BlessedCheesemaker · 26/12/2025 16:41

Are they........IMMIGRANTS 😱 Coming over here, jet washing their houses. I bet they don't even believe in Santa 😱

WilfredsPies · 26/12/2025 16:40

It’s a little bit of noise. If you were trying to get children to sleep, or relaxing in the evening or revising for an exam, then maybe you’d have a point. But this is during the day, when loads of people who do celebrate are spending the day in shopping centres up and down the country. You have family around; I doubt very much your conversation is being drowned out.

If they knock at your door at some point during this year and tell you that they’re trying to celebrate a, b or c and the noise of your day to day living is disturbing them, then you’d have every right to have a full and frank exchange of views with them. But until then, let it go. It’s not like it’s something they’ll be doing on a weekly basis.

ChungkingAshes · 26/12/2025 16:38

rainbowstardrops · 26/12/2025 16:29

I’m going to go against the grain and agree that it’s a bit disrespectful and shit. It’s Christmas, not a random Bank Holiday. Even if the neighbours don’t celebrate Christmas, they presumably know that their neighbours are likely to.
Jet washing is bloody noisy!

So, does OP have to be quiet when it’s a holiday for their religion and all religions just in case someone on her street celebrates?

kαλοκαλοκαιρι · 26/12/2025 16:35

Unless you also respectfully pause all such activity for every religious/cultural holiday you don’t celebrate, and unless you’d be as militant about the no DIY on the MayDay bank holiday, then your issue, whether or not you’re conscious of it, isn’t the jetwashing, and it might be good to sit with that for a while.

Mantari · 26/12/2025 16:32

Well as a pp pointed out the jet washing will be finishing about now. Funny time of year to jet wash though. A few weeks of crap winter weather and all the good work will be undone.

If your new neighbours did celebrate Christmas, would that make the jet washing OK @DaisyDonut53 ?

VivX · 26/12/2025 16:32

Not getting why jet washing is anti-social or anti-Christmas.

wombat1a · 26/12/2025 16:31

Its a bank holiday, what is the problem?

DelilahBucket · 26/12/2025 16:30

Gosh if you think that's antisocial OP you'd have a shock living next door to our neighbours.

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 26/12/2025 16:30

Load of goadie bollocks.

rainbowstardrops · 26/12/2025 16:29

I’m going to go against the grain and agree that it’s a bit disrespectful and shit. It’s Christmas, not a random Bank Holiday. Even if the neighbours don’t celebrate Christmas, they presumably know that their neighbours are likely to.
Jet washing is bloody noisy!

GinaandGin · 26/12/2025 16:27

What nonsense
Because you have visitors the whole street must be silent
Wise up

HolyFocacciaa · 26/12/2025 16:27

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:18

It's a bank holiday, we gave family visiting and its really noisy!

Oh dear!

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SweeetFannyAdams · 26/12/2025 16:27

DaisyDonut53 · 26/12/2025 16:18

It's a bank holiday, we gave family visiting and its really noisy!

Tell them to talk more quietly then.

BackToLurk · 26/12/2025 16:26

St Stephen is actually the patron saint of clean masonry.

TheCooperettesShingaLing · 26/12/2025 16:26

Welcome to the late afternoon episode of Jackanory.
The tale of the neighbours who don't celebrate Christmas and ensuing outrage.

paradisecircus · 26/12/2025 16:26

Wondering if their race or religion is implicitly relevant here - just a hunch

TimeForTeaAndG · 26/12/2025 16:25

Thou shalt not jet-wash your property on boxing day!

I assume you aren't all sitting outside so really, how noisy can it be. Put some music on.

Arlanymor · 26/12/2025 16:25

They're doing DIY as lots of people do on bank holidays, whether they have a religious context or not. It's not remotely disrespectful. It's not midnight!

Meadowfinch · 26/12/2025 16:22

Your neighbours have the right to enjoy their property without you getting all sour faced. i If you can't enjoy Bank Holiday without perfect silence, I guess you need a few more acres. 🙂