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to want to tell him to take his motorbike...

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Hollyfoot · 26/02/2012 13:48

....and bugger off elsewhere?

We live in a very quiet rural spot, thats why we moved here. We are in a row of cottages which have the majority of their gardens at the front. Beyond each garden is a track which runs parallel to the cottages and is for access to each cottage, plus to some other cottages a bit further away. Each cottage owns its section of track but of course neighbours can drive over it to reach their properties. We all get on fine. We live in the first cottage so all neighbours have to travel across our part of the track which isnt a problem.

But....as soon as the weather warms up ie today, one of the neighbour's sons is out on his motorbike (he's about 13/14) riding up and down the track non stop. And its driving me bloody mad. Part of me wants to say 'oi you only have access over our track to get to your houses, not to use as a dirt track in its own right, and its bloody noisy, and you do it as soon as the sun comes out which is exactly when I want to be outside in the peace and quiet. On the other hand they are a nice family, and we all get on here (although the dad can be a bit fiery) and as there are so few of us its best not to fall out,so should I just put up with it? It usually last 30 mins - an hour so isnt all day long.

Am I being a miserable git?

OP posts:
OldLadyKnowsNothing · 26/02/2012 16:27

I have some sympathy, but since it's just for a short while I think you do have to smile and put up with it. All day would be a different matter.

qazxc · 26/02/2012 16:44

it would annoy me but if it's only for a short spell i would grin and bear it rather than facing fall out with the neighbours. fingers crossed he gets bored of the bike and moves onto a quieter (or away from your house) hobby. you are not being a miserable git.

shushpenfold · 26/02/2012 16:49

I feel your pain. We used to have this at our old house and it eventually stopped when the son crashed into someone walking down the road...unhurt though thank goodness. They moved about 6 months after that.

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