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Neighbour squealing

29 replies

MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 19:37

I live next door to a nice woman, but she is one of those people who emit a piercing high pitched scream instead of laughing. She is quite excitable and screams constantly, she lives alone, but when her children or boyfriend visits the squealing is unbearable.

Tonight has reached a new level of screams per minute ratio and we were wondering what could have possibly been the source of such side splitting hilarity...only to hear the theme tune to 'some mothers do 'ave them' thru the wall. I cannot believe frank fucking spencer putting his trousers on back to front and saying 'ooh Betty' could have produced such a reaction.

So wibu to scream 'shut up for the love of god' thru her letter flap or is this some sort of comedy gold I am missing? And if so, is it worth revisiting such other 'classics' as 'are you being served' and 'bless this house'?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 04/02/2013 19:42

It's only when she has visitors and she is laughing. Think you need to get things in proportion.

SamanthaStormer · 04/02/2013 19:43

YANBU to find her irritating, but you are if you actually shouted through her letterbox!

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 19:44

It's every night and all day at the weekends. On Saturday she sang and squealed along to George Michael greatest hits all afternoon!

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 19:47

No, I said 'wibu' to shout thru her letterbox. Of course I'm not actually going to do it! Haha - just imagining if I did now. Oh dear, this thread was supposed to be a bit fun but obviously not. Sorry everyone.

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andubelievedthat · 04/02/2013 19:51

play something u like, loud , see if she can harmonise?

Schnarkle · 04/02/2013 19:54

Don't mind the killjoys obviously you're not going to shout at her through the letterbox.

(Squealing through the letterbox would be so much better Grin )

PretzelTime · 04/02/2013 19:54
Grin It sounds hilarious, but I feel your pain. Hate noisy neighbours too. But yes YABU. There must be a friendlier way to handle to issue.
SamanthaStormer · 04/02/2013 19:59

Ah, right - thought WIBU was "was I being unreasonable", not would I be unreasonable.... Blush
In that case, no you're NBU, you're definitely not alone in wanting to shout through your neighbours letterbox - I feel like doing it the woman who's just moved in next door, jaysus the woman is LOUD.
Can hear every bloody thing.

WorraLiberty · 04/02/2013 20:05

So wibu to scream 'shut up for the love of god' thru her letter flap

Wait, that's not some sort of euphemism is it? Grin

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 20:09

The thing is we have 5mo and I apologise whenever I see her in case she can hear him and she always says she has only heard him once since he was born - I'm not surprised, she probably can't hear anything over herself! I'n the good weathers he is in the garden with her large extended family all singing and playing flamenco guitar. Some days 10-10 FFS!

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MrsKeithRichards · 04/02/2013 20:12

She sounds a hoot!!

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 20:12

Worra - I'd shout it up her arse if I thought it would work!

The worst thing is she is genuinely lovely, so I can't even really be angry with her.

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Alliwantisaroomsomewhere · 04/02/2013 20:13

That would drive me up the fucking wall. I need my peace and quiet most of the time. Even more so tonight with DH having a cold and feeling the need to sniff incessantly....

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 20:16

Maybe that's it alliwant, dh has a cold and has cultivated the most annoying sneeze ever. It just erupts out of nowhere, waking the baby, he doesn't bother to turn his head or cover his mouth and if I say anything, he says like a petulant teen 'I can't help it IM IIIILLLLLL'.

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WorraLiberty · 04/02/2013 20:18

She sounds a lot like one of the Mums from my DS's school.

She's such a lovely person but she's got a laugh like a bloody air raid siren

I remember speaking to her in the street one day and the dentist came out of his surgery a few doors down, to tell her she was putting him off working Shock Grin

thornrose · 04/02/2013 20:18

"Shout it up her arse" made me squeal laugh a lot!

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MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 20:21

And she laughs at everything 'hello neighbour, how are you'? 'Wooooooop I'm fine' etc. It is unnerving.

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QueenofPlaids · 04/02/2013 21:04

My mum's best friend is one of these people. I remember as a child being sent to bed only to be awoken by what sounded like pigs mating after they'd had a few G&Ts Wink. (The humans had the G&Ts btw, not the pigs Grin)

Maybe try a dog whistle to see if her range of hearing matches her range of vocal production Grin

Sorry I'm bring entirely unhelpful, but I sympathise. There were many times I wanted to gag DM's friend. Even now, it's a bit Blush in public if she's had a few beverages!

SirIronBottom · 05/02/2013 02:37

Is it possible to get her a secret subscription to a DVD service that specialises in long-forgotten 70s/80s tat? Like 'Oh No! It's Selwyn Froggitt!' or 'Slinger's Day'? In Viz magazine they have all these adverts for DVDs of these shows I've never, ever, ever heard of. 'Pauline's Quirkes'.

Boomerwang · 05/02/2013 07:38

I would match her, laugh for laugh. see if she notices.

FeckOffCup · 05/02/2013 09:21

Oh YANBU at all, I was in a cafe a while ago and there were two of these shrieking women at the next table, I wanted to bloody throttle them after half an hour, can't imagine living next door and having to listen to it all the time.

pictish · 05/02/2013 09:29

I have a mate like this - not squealing but a loud cackling ear splitting caw. And she laughs a LOT!

My mil bumped into her recently and she said 'I was chatting to xxx today. That laugh!* Then she shuddered. Grin

Honestly my pal is the kindest, most generous and intelligent person you could hope to meet....but yes, her laugh is wince making. Confused

It's better than living next to folks that row. Think of it that way! Wink

LottieJenkins · 05/02/2013 09:29

This ladies neighbour reminds me of Melanie in Neighbours in the 1980's!

pictish · 05/02/2013 09:32

Ohhh I am laughing at Melanie there. Grin

The woman that played her is actually a fine actress. Lucinda Cowden. I've seen her in other things...she's very good. Melanie was fantastic.

pictish · 05/02/2013 09:39

MrsKoala - when I first met my friend, I found her really unnerving. I didn't know if I was supposed to laugh too! I wondered how on earth she found everything so very hilarious. Hmm

I think I've just become used to her tbh.

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