People who are LOUD outside, in the very early morning - WTF?

[TortugaRumCakeQueen]

I walk the dogs at around 7.10am every morning. I am very quiet. My dogs are very quiet. If we see someone, I might nod, but I wouldn't dream of shouting pleasantries at that time in the morning. I walk along the coastal path, which is fringed with apartments, and if I was to speak at normal volume, it would definitely wake people up. However, I seem to be the only person who thinks about the fact that others may be sleeping. People boom "GOOD MORNING", or they call their dogs name, at the top of their lungs, or they have loud chats on the phone, with friends who are on loud speak. Thankfully it is not a busy walkway, hence it's very noticeable when someone shouts.

Our postman is equally as annoying. No matter what time he gets here, he slams closed every single iron gate, at full force, so a huge CLANG can be heard, over and over again, as he makes his way along the street.

My neighbour 2 doors down, thinks nothing of singing at the top of his voice, in his back garden at 7am, he also will decant rubbish in to the outside bin at 7am and slam the lid closed creating a big bang.

Is it me?

When we go out for a run 7am or earlier we're always quiet, taking care not to slam the front door or slam the gate. The people who are being inconsiderate in the morning are the same the rest of the time, in my experience.

We're on the cusp of reporting our neighbours to their estate agent if they continue as our back garden has become a no go area because of them.. The early morning noise (the husband is a plumber and like a pp he's repeatedly slamming his door and shouting down his phone - that can be anything from 6am, to late at night) that's dealt with by earplugs, but they're a bunch of inconsiderate loudmouths the rest of the time that's the main problem. Some of the other neighbours have said they feel the same way, as the place is quiet when they're away in their mobile caravan. They're always shouting outside their house or roaring and playing loud music inside it.

I realise I'm ranting now.

It's not early for those that get up, but it is very inconvenient for those that don't. No need to let the world know you are a selfish, inconsiderate arse.

Does that matter? The point is some people seem to have no ability to moderate their volume or have any consideration that others may not want to hear their noise.

I live next to an Airbnb and there were some visitors for 2 weeks who loved having shouty speakerphone calls several times a day on the deck which is right next to my lounge window. Whether it's at 7am or 1.30pm is really bloody annoying. It's the self-centredness that really gets to me...

Has anyone confronted the neighbours about their noise? Particularly the speakerphone people who I find the most obnoxious.

This is one of the reasons I went for my new house. In a cul de sac where 99.9% of here are older people ( we bought a bungalow )
People round here put their bins out the afternoon before ( not sure why ). They don’t play loud music or talk loud on their phones. It’s bliss.
Its life’s way of saying to me …. Sorry u had to live next to really loud and noisy people
for years.

I think this is interesting as 7am is a bit ambiguous re being “early in the morning”. As a mother of small children it seems quite a civilised hour to me…! But can certainly remember a time I’d be still in bed!

To people who think it is very early (ie. equivalent to night time in how careful you’d be about noise), what is acceptable official morning time - I’m thinking 8am?

this has now got me wondering what the average UK wake up time is.. never thought about that before!

People with no indoor voice have pissed me right off today! Bearing in mind I was with my two DC who are hardly silent themselves, we sat on the train next to another table with two kids who proceeded to bellow at each other no-stop for the whole journey to the extent that my DD had her head on the table as they were driving her mad! My two chatterboxes were like monks in comparison, it was really really loud and the mum was also pretty loud. You’re right next to each other! Shouting is not needed!

Then we went to the cinema - it was a matinee kids film so more noise expected, which is fair enough, but it wasn’t kids rustling and whispering that was the issue, it was parents coming in late and talking at the absolute top of their voices for ages about where they were sitting, who was next to who… FFS sort yourselves out and sit the fuck down. What could possibly need such a long, loud conversation during the film?

When even my children come out saying “we can see why you always tell us off for talking too loudly” now you know everyone else was really turning up the volume.

Mum and sisters came to mine for tea and cake on Sunday afternoon. It was nice so we sat outside on patio. Next door neighbour's (older than us and we get on really well) granddaughter and her partner arrived with 2 young kids and sat in their garden. We actually couldn't have a conversation and had to come inside because of the volume of the partners voice. He just shouted conversation the whole time he was there - he was JUST SO LOUD. Knob!
Thing is, when NDN's die I just know granddaughter will get the house and he will end up living next door☹️☹️☹️☹️

I live in a row of terraced houses that backs onto fields, right on the edge of town. It's gloriously quiet at night usually and I don't begrudge it when people have a late BBQ or whatever because it's nice to hear people having a good time after covid and they don't usually settle down too late.

HOWEVER there is a footpath that runs right being our garden fence and I regularly get dog walkers having loud conversations at 6am and it wakes me up, and no doubt the rest of the terrace. Add also people throwing balls and shouting/whistling their dogs at 6am on a Sunday, selfish bastards (yes I'm a fairly light sleeper and that's why we live somewhere quiet!)

I do the British thing and passive aggressively slam my bedroom window loudly enough for people to notice, sometimes this means they take note and bugger off.

I swim every morning at 4.30am....the amount of people out now is shocking! Some are so noisy calling their dogs too

Twice this week I’ve run past people playing music through speakers in a public place. Once on a riverbank at about 7am, and once by a lake at about 9am on Sunday. Not close enough to any houses to wake anyone up, but there was no recognition that other people there were trying to enjoy the peace and quiet. Iv noticed it’s more and more common for cyclists to play music through speakers. I don’t get why they think it’s ok.

No it's not you, I find people like this annoying too

They think they are morally unassailable and superior because of their circadian patterns. Which are mostly genetic.

I think they're all going to hell.

It's not just early morning. My neighbour often drags his wheelie bin out on a Thursday night around 11:30/midnight then slams it down

I think most people just don't realise or don't care

People are loud and I live in an apartment on a busy street. I have a brown noise app on my Alexa (can do similar on a phone), which blocks out outside/neighbour noise. Life changing!

7am is not early by most peoples standards.

Yes!

I too live in a costal area and my house is on a direct path to the beach. The amount of noise that's generated from morning walkers is unbelievable.
5am onwards and they're chatting away, laughing, having phone calls.. way above (or what seems it) normal volume!

I used to be able to sleep through (would only wake up for DD), but due to my pain in a very light sleeper now and wake up to the slightest creek.

The evening has become unbearable since they've started to refurbish the local parks too. Groups of teenagers with no where else to go, congregating on the path to smoke/chat/listen to music while trying to stay out the way. I've spoken to one group, only because they woke DD up, who were so polite and apologetic; some of the others, not so much.

Luckily the beach is gorgeous, so it makes it worthwhile!

God this would annoy me.

Oh the irony, just went to the loo while reading this thread, neighbours 2 doors down are blasting loud music at the back of the house 🤦🏻‍♀️

Sounds like it's just teenagers, parents might be out or away.
Will have to find a way to block it out when I go to bed 😑

Oh and I can rely on my neighbour like clockwork.

Every Tuesday, 6:30am, the unmistakable clinking of plenty of glass bottles being tipped into the recycling bin. It's only every glass as well.

I generally don’t mind as I’m up anyway but I try to keep quiet. My 3 year old on the other hand - leaving for nursery is very loud but I do try keep him quiet. He’s just excited to say good morning to everyone. (generally dog walkers or people leaving for work)

One neighbour gets dropped off I think around 2 AM but then proceeds to have a long conversation with whoever gives them their lift ( even though surely they have had a car journey and work to talk during ?) then retired couple two doors along get fucking fish delivered at 5 AM and said fish gets put into their garage ? Then their daughter drops their grandkids off at 7 and she has to toot her bloody horn when she drives off . I suffer really badly from insomnia as it is and usually just dosed off whenever any of this nonsense occurs

It's worse in the summer because all the windows are open and even earplugs don't block everything out. It often starts before 7am here! I'm up around 7-7.30, earlier if going for a run.

I live in c London. People scream, shout, crash etc at every hour

We are renovating and part of the planning approval was no building works to start prior to 8am weekdays- I therefore would think this is normal, rather than assuming 'alot of people are up and about' at that time'!!!

OP- I agree, its rude and unnecessary. My MIL has no voice filter either and to say it grates on me is an understatement. Her voice is several decibels higher than anyone I know! Other things that annoy me no end:

• work men arriving between 7-8am, sitting in their van with music pumping that wakes me and neighbours
• Each work trade having their own radio, at the highest volume, so sometimes 5 radios all around and inside the house
• Neighbours tapping out their food waste bin next to our bedroom window at 6am and again 11pm
• Same neighbours dragging their wheely bin out at 11pm on bin night over cobbles