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Is anyone up? I'm going INSANE WITH ANGER

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SneakyGremlins · 23/01/2019 03:08

There is some kind of alarm making a noise a few streets away. It has been for several hours. It's not loud per say but it's audible enough to stop me sleeping. AND IT IS JUST ONE CONTINUOUS NOTE. ARGHHHHHHHHHHH

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plominoagain · 23/01/2019 08:46

If it happens again , call the council . That’s why environmental health officers have the ability to apply for a warrant ( even in the middle of the night ) and and turn the fucking thing off , because if it lasts for more than twenty minutes or so, or goes off repeatedly , it’s classed as a statutory nuisance . It’s a power that police officers don’t have , and these days , police aren’t likely to have key holders details anyway , unless they’re central station alarms ( monitored by alarm companies) in which case they call them anyway in most cases . Councils should have out of hours up till about 2am. Much more productive than calling the police in most instances I’ve found .

RiverTam · 23/01/2019 08:51

why on earth didn't you ring the council's noise team? (apologies if I've missed that you did).

We had a BMW (relevant, because apparently they don't switch themselves off or somesuch, can't quite remember) car alarm go off at 6pm. At 11pm (so after 5 hellish hours) a load of us rang the council noise team and an hour later they were round, tracking down the owner, who lived on another street and had parked on ours as we didn't have permitted parking, the tight git. He got his comeuppance though, because someone egged his car (no, not me but I really couldn't give a shit). He never parked on our street again.

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SneakyGremlins · 23/01/2019 09:07

I didn't know that was a thing! Blush

I mean we could well have a repeat performance tonight so have got the number ready...

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Happierwithouthim · 23/01/2019 09:10

sneaky
This is preparing you for the children in your future GrinGrin

I'm guessing you're not ready to joke about it just yet. Would definitely be worth phoning the business today to express your irritation AngryAngry

JaneJeffer · 23/01/2019 09:10

This thread makes me glad I live in the back of beyond! Hope you get a better nights' sleep tonight Sneaky

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SneakyGremlins · 23/01/2019 09:11

@Happierwithouthim half an hour from now I'll have had a lovely Monster energy drink and then we can joke about it. Wink

I'm going to nip into said business if it's open today and complain politely.

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Happierwithouthim · 23/01/2019 09:15

Ooh get the ultra white that's my absolute favourite, I've one in my car outside work, will I send it by pm to you?

Can you nap today? That's way better than going to bed early imo Smile

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SneakyGremlins · 23/01/2019 09:17

Mine too Grin

I can't really nap because I know from experience I WILL sleep through any alarm and wake up at 11pm and be up all night.... Better to be exhausted today so I can sleep tonight!

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Roomba · 23/01/2019 09:30

There is a house at the end of my road that has several large sheds full of chickens, turkeys and other birds. Note, this is not a rural area! I assume it is all legal as it's been there years. Then again I'm not about to ask as the last neighbour to complain about birds escaping all over the road got a brick through his window.

In winter it's not so bad. But in summer when the fucking cockerel crows every two minutes from around 3am... It's a wonder I haven't murdered anyone yet! Thought I'd get used to it eventually. I was wrong. It's been much worse since someone else nearby got another cockerel (why??) so they crow at each other all day and night!

ReflectentMonatomism · 23/01/2019 09:32

Top criminal tip. Set off the alarm on Monday. Set off the alarm to Tuesday. By Wednesday it’ll be turned off, or the police will be fed up, so you can break in with impunity.

BooksAreMyOnlyFriends · 23/01/2019 09:42

Have you seen 'Two Doors Down?

Invite the annoying neighbours in and make them endless cups of tea and bacon rolls Grin

Oblomov19 · 23/01/2019 11:07

I can't believe you are so blasé.

I'd have rung the council, now, even though it's not ringing now. I'd have rung the police, and logged it. And gone and spoken to someone at the building.

ChariotsofFish · 23/01/2019 11:14

Most councils don’t have a 24 hour noise team anymore, thanks to austerity.

This happened to me once and I actually got up to go and find the noise. A drunk driver had attached a steering wheel lock over their car horn, not noticed and gone to bed. I was not the only one there tracing the noise. Eventually their neighbour managed to get them up to sort it out.

RiverTam · 23/01/2019 11:16

I wonder if I should be impressed or depressed that my council does...

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SneakyGremlins · 29/01/2019 22:21

Hey everyone, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT

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SneakyGremlins · 29/01/2019 22:22

Giving it til 11 then I'm calling 101

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Mintylizzy9 · 29/01/2019 23:45

Noooo! My neighbour returned after her alarm rang for a straight 24 hours, I thought I would go insane! I called the police but they weren’t interested as I couldn’t say for sure if anyone had broken in. I found it helped to have the tv on in my bedroom on low so it masked the alarm a little so I could fall asleep. Good luck!

PIFilm · 29/01/2019 23:48

Did you call?

Butterymuffin · 29/01/2019 23:51

Hope 101 helped! And that you're asleep now.

Hiphopopotamus · 29/01/2019 23:54

Oh no!

TheRattleBag · 30/01/2019 00:35

Did you call in to the business last week after Wednesday morning's shenanigans?

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SneakyGremlins · 30/01/2019 00:55

I did! But same result as Minty really - "We'll try and get someone to check it out" so we'll see. It's turned off twice for a half an hour at a time which is juuuuuuust enough time for me to drop off - I have Netflix on quietly to try and drown it out.

THANKFULLY it's not as loud this time

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SneakyGremlins · 30/01/2019 00:56

@TheRattleBag I didn't get there Wednesday and I slept fine Wednesday night (like an angel) and nothing the following few days so I HAD written it off as a one off Hmm

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Zacksnan · 30/01/2019 00:59

Are they turning it off do you think? If so at least they are being woken (assuming they live off site) as well.

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SneakyGremlins · 30/01/2019 01:02

Zacksnan that makes me happy. Am I evil? Grin

We have quite a bit of snow/wind here so could be that I guess?

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