to ask her to stop yelling?

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

I live in a block of flats. Nearly every day for the last two weeks, a woman has come and stood outside yelling for her friend to come out. She's usually yelled at least 10 times before she stops. At first I didn't really realize the noise was anything much - it was annoying but I didn't make anything of it - but obviously now I know she is trying to get her friend's attention by repeatedly yelling her name, really loudly.

I don't think she's drunk or anything like that - I think she is genuinely trying toi get someone's attention. But I dont know who it is!. I've never actually seen anyone answer or go out to meet her, but it's possible they have. Eventually, she usually shuts up and goes away. Today she yelled her friend's name for 5 minutes on and off. My neighbour says she's been out and offered to knock on the door for this woman ... and there are normal buzzers so she could press one of those - but apparently she won't.

WIBU next time to ask her to stop yelling?! She could ring the bell or call her friend on a mobile, right?

Or would you think this is a bit precious of me and she is entitled to do what she likes given it is a public street?

Oops ... 15 minutes, not 5. She yelled for 15 minutes.

I wouldn't go near her,to be honest.She sounds a bit...dodgy.

Throw potty of piss, and some lumps, over her

I am tempted by the bucket of water!

hilda - well, yeah, that's why initially I thought she must be drunk or something but clearly she just assumes this is normal practice.

It's driving me fucking nuts. She has a really shrill voice and she's not yelling quietly, if that makes sense!

I have hung out of my bedroom window in the past and shouted back down at people to shut up. The trick is to look more dishevelled and manic than they do .

Opened your post to check you're not my next-door neighbour. Having a tough week...

Or, if your threshold for being embarrassing is less than mine -

Can you make out the name of the person she is yelling to? If you can you could put up a sign on the exit door of the block along the lines of

Dear

please could you ask your friend to ring your buzzer to attract your attention rather than yell like a fishwife from street level, as it gets on my nerves is quite disturbing for others, particularly when it goes on for 15 minutes. If she is not a friend but a threatening stalker, could you please call the Police instead.
Thank you.

I think you'll just have to tellher to use the bloody doorbell like anyone else.

I feel your pain. The family next door to us are permanently angry (we call them the Angry Family). The mum yells at her kids constantly and the kids have no volume control whatsoever.

at merlin. One bad week would be fair enough .. two? Maybe a bit odd.

whereyou - I've no idea who she's yelling at ... I know the name (won't say it in case nighhbour is on here!) so might follow your advice! Thing is I would be happy to go pass a message for her - people will ring the wrong buzzers all the time and ask you to go knock on so-and-so's door as they're not answering. It's just really weird hearing her yell for so long to no answer! I mean ... you wouldn't stand in the street yelling at building for 15 minutes every day, would you?!

YANBU, can you open a window and shout 'use the doorbell' or 'shut up' if your feeling brave? Then slam it

Perhaps the person she is shouting at is the OW, or has pissed the yeller off for some other reason, and she is coming round to your flats to embarrass/harrass this person?

Is it the same time every day - perhaps she can only manage to get there on her lunch hour?

If it's every day I'd be calling the police. They'll either give her a wake up call or help her get the help she needs.

shutup (your name sounds so relevant here!) - I admit, I did that really British thing of glaring at her out of an open window then slamming it. But I might also yell now!

I thought people might say it's like honking your horn outside someone's house to let them know you're there to pick them up (that drives me mad to, TBH!).

I'm pretty sure she is not yelling angrily, she just seems like she wants someone to reply! It's usually between 9.30 and 10.30 am ... not prime time for anything!