to wonder why people complain about noise

[ghostspirit]

i can understand it can be annoying. but i thought kids playing and adult having a get together was quite normal. and in the summer time its more likely to go on late because of the lighter nights it feels earlyer than it is. and our summer does not last that long. when i was a kid partys/get togethers went on till 2-3am not just our family others to. now it seems 10pm is late.

I think an occasional late party with noise is fine. We have had 3 in 15 years.

possibly beautiful alot of people in the street used to come to them but not the whole street. we probably had partys a couple times a year. and my mum used to put notes though peoples doors. but like you say i may not have known about any complaints

And I have been to plenty of parties that finished at 2, 3 or 4 am.

Oh for crying out loud can you really not understand that people may need to sleep? Thats why we moved,to get away from inconsiderate partiers.

Ghost I grew up in the 70's and 80' - it wasn't different for us

the only time we had noisy parties until late was new years eve - the neighbours where usually involved - we wouldn't have dreamed of causing noise disturbance at other times

If it's a one off it generally woulndt bother me. I have no objection to people enjoying the warm weather and having a good time on a weekend. Obviously in the week I'd probably feel less tolerant of the noise, but it's live and let live. 10pm is not late on a Friday or Saturday, neither is 11pm. After midnight is probably taking the piss a bit with outdoor noise, but if it's a one off I'd let it go.

Are you serious op? You don't know why people object to noise. Really?

Problem is, not everyone has weekends off. I was up for work at 4.45 this morning having had about 3 hours sleep thanks to a) the heat, b) a party over the road until about 2am and c) the pubs kicking out at 11pm and clubs kicking out at 3am.

I can normally sleep through the pubs/clubs letting out but add on a hot night (so the windows are wide ope) plus a party and sleep wasn't happening!

The "once or twice a year until 2am" thing is a bit shitty as well because if you have a street full of 25 houses and they all do it twice a year, that has the potential to be noisy every weekend.

chaise some i do some i dont.

yeah i was talking about late night but not often. it i was all the time i could understand people being peed of.

if someone had a party say 1 or 2 times a years they. people have had their 8 hours sleep for 364/363 days of the year

But ghost that's assuming only one house in the area has parties. If everyone decides to have a party until gone 1am twice a year, then it can be loud every single weekend which is pretty shitty for those of us who don't get weekends off and have to get up for work early regardless of other people's selfishness.

Yes those other sleeps will help with the fact that I would be in work wanting to claw my eyes out with tiredness. Or losing a days pay.

Weekend workers should start to have midweek parties googoo.

.....because a lack of sleep is a form of torture.

Reasonable people don't complain about normal noise levels. However if you're having a house party in a semi and you know your neighbour has a toddler, it's obvious why they'd complain if you're too loud

Persistent noise is a well known stressor.

I quite like the idea of accordions and folk songs though

Most days I'm up at 5:30/6am. That means I'd be facing a 12 hour day on 3 hours sleep. Wouldn't you be annoyed with a screaming party going on?

I think occasionally is fine, people who do it night after night is where the problem is. I live in South America and in the town I live in people are noisy, in Febuary there is a canrival party in the central plaza of the town square. It is so loud the music shakes the ground around our house and goes on until about 3am. We're about 3 miles away so I cannot imagine how people living in the town cope. No one complains though and my husbands grandparents who are in their 90's live in the town centre and seem fine the next morning. I guess it's a once a year thing and to be expected and tolerated. People let off loud fireworks during important football games and other festivals too and no one seems bothered. When I first moved here I was a all moany about it, till I realised that no one else cared. I stopped caring too and then I stopped noticing it, as long as it doesn't become a long term problem. No benefit in getting your knickers in a twist about a few one off events.

Ever fallen asleep while driving? Its fucking scary even if just for a second.

My neighbours were up until 3am in the garden last night, being very noisy. I had to shut the windows and I could still hear them.

I think this is a hazard of living alongside other people. But I don't think it's unreasonable to have a bit of a moan about it to my partner.

At least the neighbours and I share musical taste so it could be worse since they play music most sunny days.

Because their child had had a disturbed night with a roaring temperature so they have to leave windows on latch in effort to keep house cool and hearing neighbours chatting and laughing at 5am really, really doesn't help? (That was my neighbours this morning)

Ever fallen asleep while driving? Its fucking scary even if just for a second.

That is no ones fault but the driver's.

Yes perhaps it was my fault,should have just got fired for not going into work. No bus service 5:15AM.

Not sure that would have been a good excuse had you hit someone when you were asleep....

ghost even if I get my 8 hours sleep every other night of the year (which I don't!) the party and fireworks last night mean that the one day we have with DH a week, his one day off a week to spend with his family, is ruined because we're all completely exhausted. Back to work tomorrow, so we all have to wait until next Sunday for a nice day.

No but thats the risk I took. Either go to work or get fired and made homeless. I nodded off for a second,jolted awake and ended up driving with the window open til I got a coffee in a service station.