Should I ask my neighbours if we can have designated times to sit in the garden?

You don’t want to hear the details of his meetings, you don’t want to over hear details of their conversations, you don’t want to see women in bikinis while you peer intently out your upstairs window stalking them and keeping a tally of how many drinks it appears they may have consumed.
You sound mental.

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.

So my hubby has given my head a bit of a wobble and told me that we cannot impose an outdoor rota and that I am being ridiculous. He does however agree that the booming voices and squarking voices are unbearable, so if they are entertaining again tonight, he will pop over and try to agree some ground rules. It is ridiculous, they are both a similar age to us and they act like teenagers!

Sounds completely normal to me! Me and my neighbour had been chatting over the fence to each other yesterday both in our bikinis! What do you do when you go on holiday? Just stop looking out your window into their garden and give them some privacy! If the noise bothers you put on some headphones! It’s just part and parcel of being in a semi detached/terraced house!

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.

I will preface by saying that it is possible this heatwave has affected my rational thinking. So I will bite- I am so sick of listening to my neighbours having their dinner in the garden and having to listen to their booming voices for hours on end. It has reached the stage where we feel relegated indoors, especially in the evenings.

We live in a new build in close proximity to our neighbours so can hear everything as you can imagine. They are a couple in their early 30's (I think), no kids. The man with the booming voice works from home and has taken to working from his garden throughout the day, often vaping. My kids are off school, trying to make the best of the time off and I really don't think they should have to hear the details of his teams meetings. Surely he should work inside and allow people peaceful enjoyment of their gardens? I have never worked from home, but wouldn't it be considered a GDPR breach if others can hear?

They have had friends over for BBQs the previous 2 nights and have been sitting outside chatting until around 9pm. The BBQ smell lingered for so long and of course they were all vaping and drinking alcohol. One of their friends was regaling them with tales of her dating escapades-hardly an appropriate topic for my 9 year old to have in earshot. I also don't want my kids damaging their lungs inhaling all of those disgusting vape particles. The women have also been prancing around in very skimpy bikinis. I know women are entitled to wear what they want, but come on-all the neighbours can see if they look outside their upstairs windows! I'm also concerned as yesterday, the visiting friends were there for several hours and appeared to drive themselves home- were they over the limit?

On both occasions, I have brought my kids inside, as I don't want them to hear the sordid details of their conversations. I also feel awkward that they are only a few metres away from me, so I don't want to have my dinner outside in case they listen to our conversation. Would I be unreasonable to pop over or post a note through their door requesting that we have an outdoor mealtime rota so we can all enjoy our gardens in peace-as we are entitled to?

So my hubby has given my head a bit of a wobble and told me that we cannot impose an outdoor rota and that I am being ridiculous. He does however agree that the booming voices and squarking voices are unbearable, so if they are entertaining again tonight, he will pop over and try to agree some ground rules. It is ridiculous, they are both a similar age to us and they act like teenagers!

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.

So my hubby has given my head a bit of a wobble and told me that we cannot impose an outdoor rota and that I am being ridiculous. He does however agree that the booming voices and squarking voices are unbearable, so if they are entertaining again tonight, he will pop over and try to agree some ground rules. It is ridiculous, they are both a similar age to us and they act like teenagers!

So my hubby has given my head a bit of a wobble and told me that we cannot impose an outdoor rota and that I am being ridiculous. He does however agree that the booming voices and squarking voices are unbearable, so if they are entertaining again tonight, he will pop over and try to agree some ground rules. It is ridiculous, they are both a similar age to us and they act like teenagers!

Apologies, I wasn't expecting to have so many responses, I can't quite understand all of the vitriol, but there we go, that's Mumsnet for you! It seems that several others are having similar issues to me in this heatwave.

Male or female, I personally think it is unsavoury to parade -or prance- around ones garden in clothing that represents undergarments. The garden in a residential area is a place where you can be seen by anybody quite easily from the upstairs windows. I would react in the same manner if a bloke was sporting a Speedo.