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to comment loudly?

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ShouldIworryornothelp · 18/04/2015 14:16

My neighbours are with their daughters and sons in law sunbathing in their front garden talking very loudly and as I'm in my house with the windows I can hear them slagging us off very very loudly.

Aibu to stick my head out or say loudly that I can hear them or ask for a witty remark to poke my head out the window and say?

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idliketoteachtheworldtosing · 18/04/2015 16:04

ignore them, they are being pathetic and are hoping you will bite which will them probably end in an argument.
Have you had problems with them before?

RaptorInaPorkPieHat · 18/04/2015 16:05

MagicMojito I wouldn't want people to think I'm suggesting an extreme version of lovebombing Wink

Andylion · 18/04/2015 16:30

I would play loud music, but just to drown them out.

DownWithThisTypeOfThing · 18/04/2015 16:40

My bloody nan and mother do this. They have an obsession with next door's garden and comment on it every fucking time they visit. I'm torn between saying "will you two mind your own bloody business!" very loudly so neighbour knows it's not me and doing what I actually do which us mutter "shut up will you!" as furtively as possible and hope neighbour hasn't heard a thing. They seem to have no concept that my garden isn't a vacuum and that sound travels.

There's nothing bloody wrong with the neighbour's garden anyway - she just favours a trees/bushes/natural look rather than nail clipped.

AwkwardSquad · 18/04/2015 17:44

Our ex-next door neighbour did this to us. Ignore. But certainly don't extend neighbourly courtesies like taking parcels in for them. Sod them, the ignorant gits.

HermiaDream · 18/04/2015 17:46

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MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 18/04/2015 17:48

They're sunbathing on the front lawn? What a bunch of hill billies.

Terribly uncouth dontcha know.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 18/04/2015 17:50

Seriously though, who gives a shit what your neighbours think? Ignore them and they're dreadful manners.

HubrisNemesis · 18/04/2015 17:51

Do hang out your window and make the cellulite remark.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 18/04/2015 17:54

Their dreadful manners

WienerDiva · 18/04/2015 17:55

Not sure what I'd do, it would depend on how scary they are (in an absolute chicken shit). I would suggest doing whatever makes you feel better though. I think if they weren't the sort to actually come and punch me I would say something. I'd have to.

YouTheCat · 18/04/2015 17:57

Do nothing... for now. But make sure all the snails on your side find their way over the fence to the neighbours' side. Wink

anorakgirl · 18/04/2015 18:02

Happened to me too. Listened to them totally rip me and dh to shreds. She then had the cheek to knock on my door an hour later and ask me to look after their son whilst they went to the gym! I said 'ach, you don't want someone as feckless and dirty as me looking after him'. Her face was a picture and she stormed off. Still makes me laugh!

Bogeyface · 18/04/2015 18:03

Fake a phone call.

Call your landline from your mobile and say nice and loudly "Oh I am just laughing at the twats..........yes they're out there now!" and laugh your head off!

expatinscotland · 18/04/2015 18:14

Tell them off.

maliaki · 18/04/2015 18:30

I'd be inclined to put the hose on and talk really loudly in a fake phone call about how terrible people who judge those who have invisible disabilities and little support are, what twats they are and how glad you are not to know many of these shitty individuals. Two can play the passive aggressive game.

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Icimoi · 18/04/2015 18:46

Start having a loud conversation with an imaginary person in your house, or on the phone. Tell the imaginary person about your state of health, and how difficult it is to keep the house how you like it, and how unfortunately you don't seem to have any neighbours who are prepared to help in any way. Talk about things you would like to do to the house and drive but how you can't afford to do it yet. Then tell the imaginary person about how you're taking another rescue pet and how complimentary the home check people were about you and how you look after your pets. And finally maybe steer the conversation round to another imaginary person who has been very judgmental about you and what a pity it is that that person is so ready to jump to conclusions without finding out the facts.

Crocodopolis · 18/04/2015 18:52

Please don't play loud music unless there are no other neighbours for miles around.

I like to enjoy my garden peacefully, too, and can't if two idiots neighbours are being childish and passive-aggressive by playing music as loud as they can in order to wind each other up.

RusticBlush · 18/04/2015 19:54

I'm with ajandjjsmum squirt them with your hosepipeGrin
Seriously though could you not strike up a conversation with one of them and drop your situation into it? Its obviously pure ignorance on their part.

MammaTJ · 18/04/2015 20:04

Nah, what you need is a posse of MNers to come round for a BBQ and tell them about themselves!

Are you close to me, W Somerset! Willing to travel all over Som and Devon as long as I get a bed for the night!

Anyone else signing up to deal with these bullies?

SaucyJack · 18/04/2015 20:09

Get your DH to strip off and piss out the upstairs window.

May as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

LilQueenie · 18/04/2015 20:16

retaliate. seriously. these kind of people never learn unless you stand up to them and shame them in the process.

youarekiddingme · 18/04/2015 20:17

Am PMSL @ "extreme lovebombing" and explanation of fuck em Grin

Have you watered your neighbours plants yet?

MaryBerrysLostCherry · 18/04/2015 20:18

I'd go for loud music. And make it pointed. So, I'll start with fucking perfect by pink.

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