My new neighbour has been at my door twice in 2 weeks to complain about noise :/
Firstly it was my daughters birthday 2 weeks ago, one of her presents was a skipping rope and she was skipping in the back garden (on decking) at 8pm on a Friday and the neighbours little boy wouldn't sleep so the neighbour came round and asked me to stop DD, which I apologised and did. (we had just moved in, so I was quite glad for her to be out of the way while I was moving boxes around, so hadn't figured she could be bothering neighbours) - I didn't really think any more of it but remember thinking that the neighbour didn't seem particularly warm.
Then last night, DH was out watching the world cup with the kids uncle who they haven't seen in nearly 7 months. DH drunkenly calls me and asks me to keep them up as said uncle was going to come back to ours from the pub to see them so I reluctantly agreed. The kids were overexcited, up later than they would be normally on a sunday, were making a bit of noise I suppose in the front bedroom as they looked out of the window for their dad and uncle to arrive but I didn't realise until the neighbour turned up on my doorstep in her dressing gown shouting at me that she was trying to sleep, that this has to stop, that it's too late for children to be awake, that she can hear everything and that she could hear the kids last night too (which would have been Saturday night at around 9.30 when they went to sleep)
I apologised and said it was a one off but she stormed off.
DH came in pissed and laughed it off saying he'd rather be the one neighbours had a go at, than having to go out and have a go at a neighbour?? but it really upset me.
We've just relocated. We were in a detached house before so we need to adjust to terrace living but we aren't a bloody herd of elephants either, nor do we play loud music or have loud fights or anything! The weekend we moved in she had a dinner party in her garden that went on until 2am. It was loud but it didn't particularly bother me, even though it kept us awake and we were knackered from the move - but what does bother me is that she came across as hysterical and aggressive last night - she may well have some stresses in her life, i don't know as I don't know her but it all smacks a bit of double standards - if we were to hold a party in our garden until 2am next weekend then judging how she has behaved these last two weeks I have no doubt she would be hammering on the door again. She seems a bit unhinged. Unless it's me and I'm completely out of order here? (Which is why I thought i'd post in AIBU to get some perspective!)
Just a bit shit that it's a new neighbour and don't want to fall out with people already!! 