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Things your neighbours do which are reasonable but irritate the bejesus out of you

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nibdedibble · 03/12/2019 11:30

Mine trundle their bins out at 11pm. Under my bedroom window. Wakes me up every week.

He has a banjo which he plays badly. He's playing it now. At least he practices?

Not the crimes of the century but I do want to give them the stink eye.

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TrophyCat · 03/12/2019 11:33

Mows the lawn in front of his house at least twice a week in spring/summer/autumn (he calms down a bit in winter).

He doesn't do it at antisocial times. I have no idea why it bothers me as much as it does.

f00k · 03/12/2019 11:34

In the summer mine dry their paddling pool by hanging it over our shared fence. Most of it hangs over our side. It doesn't affect me in any way. I hate gardening so I'm not precious about my garden. I still have plenty of room with this pool hanging over. But it irritates the shit out of me and I can feel my eye twitching and the veins in my neck beginning to pop when I see it. I occasionally go out in darkness and throw it back over because I'm a coward.

Jupiters · 03/12/2019 11:34

Play loud music both night and day. When it's playing during the day I know they're doing nothing wrong and it's their choice... But I want to have the choice to enjoy my house in peace! We never use our garden as they usually have music going on...I can also hear it in every room of our house.

chocolateisavegetable · 03/12/2019 11:34

Has a wind chime Angry

Unicornhamster · 03/12/2019 11:38

My neighbour has the most ear ringing sneeze. Every single time I jump out of my skin, we chat regularly though so I joked about it once and he said he gets it all the time and has tried to do the silent ones but it hurt.

So yeah, it’s reasonable for him to sneeze but he wakes the kids when he does.

Seeline · 03/12/2019 11:38

One neighbour is deaf. Every conversation in the garden is at full volume. She plays the radio with it sitting on the kitchen windowsill facing down the garden playing tuneless modern jazz when she is outside.

The other neighbours have 6 vehicles between them, and their sons' run their own businesses involving vans which they often leave at their parents as well. Their drive accommodates 3 vehicles. One vehicle was in an accident and hasn't moved for a year. Three of the other vehicles are van sized. They park at least two vehicles across their drive - even when there are spaces on the drive. We have a tiny piece of kerb between their drop and our drop, and cars are always parked next to our dropped kerb on the other side. It is virtually impossible to get in/out. And if I pop out to take the DCs somewhere - 20 mins, the whole set up will have changed by the time I get back, so I have no idea which vehicle will be where and have to re-assess my approach (busy road). They often rearrange all the vehicles at 6.30am. But they are lovely in all other respects so I put up with it...

emzey · 03/12/2019 11:39

Breathing...
I wish he'd just stop but I understand that may cause him an imminent death.
Ah well, just going to have to put up with the fuckwit.

RidgedPerfection · 03/12/2019 11:39

Next door but one have constant bonfires all year round in the evenings. If I don't remember to shut our bedroom windows by about 6pm then the whole house stinks of smoke. Not a big issue but annoys me all the same.

CigarsofthePharoahs · 03/12/2019 11:41

Keep their windows open 24/7 365 days a year. This apparently makes us the unreasonable ones as my car has the audacity to meow in the garden sometimes.
We also have Boy Racer who has two minis that will probably never run, but boy does he like to try. Every now and then we hear clanking noises and the sound of someone trying to start a very unhappy sounding engine.

Aposterhasnoname · 03/12/2019 11:43

Park outside our house. Firstly they have a drive that will easily take four cars, and a garage, which are both unused, secondly there is ample space outside their house to park. And thirdly, and most importantly, they openly admit they park there as it’s a high prestige car and potential thieves would not know it belonged to them, so won’t break in for the keys. No you twats, they’ll think it’s ours and break into our house. Fucking thanks.

Kanga83 · 03/12/2019 11:43

The fact that mine breathes is irksome enough for me. He's a vile little man in every way. The neighbour to the other side stared in our garden every day- so I put a 6 foot fence up.

KittyMarmalade · 03/12/2019 11:43

Jet washing all the muck from his paved front garden into ours.

ExpletiveFairylighted · 03/12/2019 11:43

Spends two hours manicuring her tiny lawn very precisely with a strimmer.

wasthatamistake · 03/12/2019 11:47

Their teen plays tennis. Every bloody day for hours I hear him hitting that damn ball. There's a park with courts around the corner.

squashyhat · 03/12/2019 11:48

Allow their yappy little dogs the run of their garden in summer while they are at work. We have lived side-by-side for over 2 years now - you would think the dogs would recognise us as non-threats (as well as being separated by a sturdy fence). But no - WW3 erupts every time they hear us.

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nibdedibble · 03/12/2019 11:48

Loud music = unreasonable. Shit on their doorstep?

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nibdedibble · 03/12/2019 11:48

Wind chimes are a crime

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Lunafortheloveogod · 03/12/2019 11:49

Mine cuts his grass every time someone else does.. I’ve played him at his own game cutting it the day after he does and he still went over it within half an hour of us stopping.. like why are you watching us mow the bastard lawn, if you like it that much come do ours Grin.

He also does spray the pavements on our street with weed killer so he’s not a demon. I just have to pray everything’s planted far enough in he doesn’t get them when he does.

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nibdedibble · 03/12/2019 11:50

Yappy dogs are the devil's work, I don't know how anyone can feel it's right to keep yappy dogs near people. So wrong.

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toria658 · 03/12/2019 11:51

Starts their boat up, no idea why anyone needs to start their boat on their own property, but it is loud, irritating and scares the birds. They are lovely people but just want their boat to sail away.....

bringincrazyback · 03/12/2019 11:51

Having their house with St George flags. All year round.
Also another neighbour who lets their child (school age, not a toddler) scream like a banshee for prolonged periods of time when playing outside.

bringincrazyback · 03/12/2019 11:52

^ That should have said 'Having their house bedecked with St George flags'.

TheQueef · 03/12/2019 11:57

Lived here years, next door is childless couple middle aged.
Have never seen any family or friends.
Three summers ago a swingball and a paddling pool appeared in their garden.
Sat for a week untouched.
On the Tuesday two kids, under 10, appeared to be of Chinese descent (relevant because neighbours aren't), were playing with the toys all day.
No parents or extra cars, neighbours supervising and providing snacks. Played out until 9pm.
Wednesday, toys gone and kids gone.
Never seen since.

It's bugged me for three years.

JasminaPashmina · 03/12/2019 11:57

Has BBQs every other fucking night in summer.

So I have to get all my washing in and go around shutting windows by about 5:30pm otherwise my house and clothes fucking stink of fire lighters and char-grilled dead animals. I just want a nice summer breeze smell.

Twats.

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nibdedibble · 03/12/2019 12:02

lol TheQueef

Mine also irritate me because they watch me and question me about my comings and goings but I don't class that as unreasonable Grin

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