Neighbour exercising outside at 10.30pm to 11pm

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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?

@Tlollj

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.

Why is he a twat for getting upset when people laughed at him? I would be a bit upset too

In danger of resurrecting the park issue (op’s problem is on the pavement outside her children’s’ bedroom NOT IN THE PARK) I agree superpixie. Good for him I’d say and the only twats would be anyone laughing at him.

Very inconsiderate. I wish I had his confidence though - to exercise with a potential audience. That would be my idea of hell.

There's a man near my mum who has set up a home gym - a big metal barbell support and bench - in front of his house. Apparently he's out there all hours of the day and night clanking and grunting. These are terraced houses with postage stamp sized 'gardens', so anybody walking past probably gets lashed with his sweat. He's a proper serious bodybuilder and I am in awe of his commitment, but glad he's not my neighbour!

He needs to be told that him exercising loudly outside a child window and keeping them awake does not give him to harass or abuse them and if he continues you'll report him for such behaviour. I don't think your children should stare and laugh but since he has shouted at them he deserves to be shamed for abusing a child in their own home.

Play the Rocky music! Please!