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'?
AIBU?
Neighbour squealing
MrsKoala · 04/02/2013 19:37
Oh come on Clam how can you be disappointed by this thread and the Melanie link? 
Pump helium through her letter box then her tone will go so high that only dogs will hear and they will follow her and mooch.
Sorry but I am the owner of a filthy laugh. People have commented. 
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. 
I think I've just become used to her tbh.
Ohhh I am laughing at Melanie there.
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.
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.
Honestly my pal is the kindest, most generous and intelligent person you could hope to meet....but yes, her laugh is wince making. 
It's better than living next to folks that row. Think of it that way! 
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 . (The humans had the G&Ts btw, not the pigs )
Maybe try a dog whistle to see if her range of hearing matches her range of vocal production
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 in public if she's had a few beverages!
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 
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?
Ah, right - thought WIBU was "was I being unreasonable", not would I be unreasonable....
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.
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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.
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 )
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