Neighbour exercising outside at 10.30pm to 11pm

[skippedtodistraction]

Loudly. He is very serious about his exercise, he groans loudly, and yells when he smacks himself accidentally with the skipping rope. Asking nicely has not helped the situation. It keeps dc awake, as is right outside their room. They have a back garden they could use, and a front garden but choose to skip outside the two adjoining houses. It's entertaining when the rope smacks him but he complains if we look at him and tells dc to close the curtains.

Can we do anything?

Put motion detector spotlights up?

Sit at the window, with the children and watch him. Get the kids to laugh every time he smacks himself. He has dismissed your request because he can’t be at arsed moving to a different area, so that he doesn’t disturb you and then demands that you stop looking out of your own window! Fuck that!

Is he the sole occupant? Is there someone he lives with you can speak to instead?

If asking nicely doesn't work then perhaps you need to be more blunt?

Film him and put the videos on Tiktok. Send him the links.

He's under a street light so no need to have extra lights although it would be amusing to spotlight him. We do tend to watch and laugh the dc figure they may as well be entertained if they are being kept awake!

He says it's his routine and as it's a public street he can do as he pleases.

I saw a man doing some sort of stretching and bending and fanning about in the park the other day. He got the hump because teenagers laughed at him. Twat.

Sit at the window, with the children and watch him. Get the kids to laugh every time he smacks himself. He has dismissed your request because he can’t be at arsed moving to a different area, so that he doesn’t disturb you and then demands that you stop looking out of your own window! Fuck that!

Yes to all this.

Agree with PP sit and watch - but do so making a show of eating popcorn. Laugh and clap loudly and give a standing ovation with whoops when he finishes And yes, film and post on all social media platforms sending him the links along with thanks for being so entertaining. If he complains - just point out it’s in a public street so totally fair game.

Set up a camera!

Grab your entertainment where it occurs, get out the deck chairs, the popcorn and score cards, sit outside and score him for entertainment value, highest jump, loudest grunt etc. By the time the kids are going back to school he'll be too embarrassed to continue.

Hilarious he's like "stop watching me" 🤣 carry on! I'm sure the rest of the street is watching too

@skippedtodistraction

He says it's his routine and as it's a public street he can do as he pleases.

And you and your kids can do as you please if he's in a public street. Set up chairs, get popcorn and live stream it on your FB.

Is he a late riser?
If so get the kids to play football under his bedroom window.

It's annoying, BUT as it isn't scary or very protracted I might just encourage my kids to ignore and sleep through it. People do get used to routine noise, even if loud. I no longer hear my neighbour doing the recycling at 2am .

Are they a good neighbour in other ways? Or generally horrid?

I certainly wouldn't let my kids watch and laugh, really.

Not saying it's not annoying, just I think humans are annoying and on the scale this seems more odd than anything more serious.

he complains if we look at him and tells dc to close the curtains.

Yeah he doesn’t get to do that. If he’s outside he doesn’t get to control who looks at him.

@RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime

Sit at the window, with the children and watch him. Get the kids to laugh every time he smacks himself. He has dismissed your request because he can’t be at arsed moving to a different area, so that he doesn’t disturb you and then demands that you stop looking out of your own window! Fuck that!

Yes to all this.

YEP^

Tlollj what was he doing to deserve being called a twat?! If he’s in a public park it’s OK surely, especially as people are avoiding indoor gyms at the moment.

Set up a fake Facebook account offering free exercise classes in your street at 10.30pm.

Or just get a few friends to pop over in exercise gear at that point,make sure they know his name, pretending that they see it on Facebook and booked and paid for a month's work of sessions..

Get the children out there trampolining loudly at 6am.

Maybe come up with a cheerleader chant and sing loudly? You do need to personalise it and work in his name for maximum embarrassment.

Make sure all of you sit at the window every time and make it obvious you’re watching him. Start filming him and talking loudly about live streaming it. Then make sure you’re all out there bright and early making lots of noise and waking him up!

I love all these PA suggestions - you know not a single poster would actually do what they're suggesting.

TBH, I'm not sure 10:30 for 30mins is that unreasonable.

tells dc to close the curtains.

😱 After being told to eff off, I’d be standing in that window every time he was exercising. What a weirdo.

If you can't beat him, join him. Go get yourselves some skipping ropes and join in.