Neighbour has just put up a wind chime

[sandraven]

It's really irritating, needless to add. Plus I work from home. I need to ask them to take it down don't I? I'm a bit worried about this as the husband is definitely aggressive and apparently drinks.

It's going day and night, though I wear earplugs at night anyway because the husband is a tradesman who makes a lot of noise in the early hours with his van, and they often shout.

They're generally inconsiderate with noise (the woman is the worst, she's unemployed and likes to conduct her private shouted telephone calls with the other person on speakerphone), and I've never done anything about it, other than passive aggressive comments. I can't believe it's bloody wind chimes making me consider confronting them.

They do rent their house, only mentioning (and not wanting to drop feed) as the estate agent who manages the property might be a better or safer first port of call?

Report them to their landlord for the phone on loud speaker too!

I have a wind chime, but in my defence it's only ever chiming/tinkling if I'm relaxing in the garden and stops me buying a firearm to take out my neighbours psycho dog. A little distraction to help me stay on the right side of the law.

You surely mean that you only hear it when you're relaxing in the garden? What about everyone else?

Yes, that would definitely be on the list.

The wind chime would be in addition to rather than the main noise, and inconsiderate behaviour, complaint.

You surely mean that you only hear it when you're relaxing in the garden? What about everyone else?

I only ever hang it up when I'm relaxing in the garden. "Everyone else" is my neighbour with psycho dog.

Oh, sorry. I missed that you actually take it in with you when you go.

@Johnnysgirl

I do, every time

I probably sounded sarky, I didn't mean to...

I'd definitely get in touch with the estate agent. They usually have structures in place for dealing with noise complaints, and they won't know who submitted the complaint so you're free from any retaliation.
Our old neighbours had a windchime which I didn't notice, but drove my husband potty! I wouldn't have realised that they were so annoying had he not pointed it out - they're probably the same and don't realise how irritating it can be 😂

How is speaking on the phone on loudspeaker any different from just having someone in the garden? I get that it must be annoying but from the perspective of the estate agent/landlord you have the right to a certain level of noise and unless she’s bellowing into it at all hours it’s going to be difficult to make something stick. Is there any way you could speak to her without him around? Something along the lines of ‘look, I’m sure you don’t realise you’re speaking quite loudly but your conversations aren’t as private as you might think?’

The agent probably won't care tbh. A neighbour complained she heard my car at 4am every day and the agent just laughed about it.

Omg as if people complain about someone talking on the phone.

Is there any way you could speak to her without him around?

I've thought about doing that a few times. The noise has been impacting on our enjoyment of our own home, and my ability to work. It's not the school holidays, it's not the weekend and it's constant.

I don't know how she'll react, but my worry has been (I may have touched upon this) her telling the husband and him coming to confront me. There was an incident where some of their large plastic toys fell into a neighbour's garden. I don't know the details, only heard her complaining to her husband loudly about the way she was spoken to. He was ranting about how he'd go and sort him out.

Read the full thread. It's not 'talking on the phone'

This thread isn't really about wind chimes.

I like them.

received an odd message asking if I'm benefit bashing 🤔

Certainly not. The woman herself self described as unemployed as I've already mentioned, in one of her speakerphone calls, and that doesn't necessarily mean they're claiming benefits.

I'd never judge anyone for claiming benefits of any sort. It has nothing whatsoever to do with their noise and inconsiderate behaviour. Same for the tradesman mention, which has been explained multiple times now.

I take some responsibility as my name change, part way through, made the thread confusing and difficult to follow for some.

😅

I don't suppose it is about wind chimes really Giggorata. That was just the final straw.

Steal it.
Chuck it out.

If you like the sound so much, why not have one in your own house and blow a fan at it? Then you can both have a wind chime and not be anti-social at the same time.

Having lived next door to a wind chime I can tell you your neighbours probably hate you. And since they probably already know you would 'tell them where to go' if they knock on your door (windchime owners seem to share particular personality/behaviour traits) they won't. They will wait until you go on holiday and remove it for you and eventually have to move away because nobody likes living next to people who inflict themselves on other people.

I missed being told I should go to work in an office! I'm glad these attitudes are in the minority.
Read the whole thread. The wind chime was the final straw, on top of other noisy behaviour. It's not the neighbour's fault I work from home, no, but it's not my fault the neighbour is obnoxious, noisy and inconsiderate. She was screaming and roaring with someone all afternoon in the back garden. I don't know if that was speakerphone this time or in person. I said I could hear her from this thread earlier, at the opposite side of the house!

I forgot to say (not a drip feed I hope?) that in two years I've said nothing about any of the noise, and worn earplugs overnight. In the last month I did bang on the wall and say 'be quiet' they had extremely loud music playing so the walls were shaking, and lots of the usual roaring and thudding. They turned it off/down immediately.

I couldn't hear the wind chime this morning. I had a brief hope that she was a Mumsnetter, had seen this thread, realised the impact she was having on us, and taken it down.

No such luck. It just wasn't windy.

I'm going to speak to my husband today and see what he thinks. I can't cope with it on top of all the other noise, the wind chime was the straw that broke the camel's back.

At least she won't be outside shouting today as it's raining on and off.

Thanks for letting me waffle on about this! It has helped.

Good point!

ZOMBIE THREAD!!!

Only way to sort it is to talk to them.

Thanks @BelperLawnmower but they're not approachable because of the husband's aggression.

It transpired, as the thread went on, that it wasn't really about the wind chime but that was the tipping point for some reason. The wind chimes stopped a while ago. Though I never did see them.

@Cruisebabe1 that wasn't snobbery about the tradesman/plumber but to explain about the van noise, etc

I've already been worrying about them as spring/summer approaches and it's only January.