to send this email to neighbour 2 doors down

[Biscuitsneeded]

Can I send this email? Or am I just being a grouch? For reference, XXXX is an aquaintance who recently moved to our street. I don't mind her, although will never be bosom friends, but her child is thoroughly unpleasant and a bully so this may be colouring my judgement.

Hi XXXX

Hope all the work on your house is going well and you can see light at the end of the tunnel.

I don't think you're around today but I wondered if you could have a little word with the scaffolders who are here today. They arrived at 8am on a Sunday and started banging and shouting pretty much immediately. We can live with that, even though I don't think they are meant to cause noise on a Sunday, but then they started swearing at the tops of their voices - not because anyone was angry or hurt, but using 'fucking' as their adverb of a choice in every other sentence.

It would be hypocritical of me to pretend that I never swear in front of children, but it's a lovely day, we are in the garden, we have windows open, and it's not very nice. I did go round and ask them to stop swearing and they apologised but they've started up again - I think they probably don't realise they're doing it, let alone how loud they are, and are forgetting they're not on a building site. I'm probably also running out of patience after months and months of similar from YYYY's (immediate next door) builders, and it's almost the end of term and I was looking forward to sleeping a bit late this morning so I am probably a bit grumpy!

Thanks in advance,

Biscuits

I would roll my eyes if I received that. Just sounds so weak and waffly

Me too, just keep reminding the men or just ignore it as they won't be there long.

Just chill.....they won't b there long and it would b a shame to be labelled as 'that bloody woman who keeps complaining'.

Would try and condense it a bit as goes on too long. Why are scaffolders taking so long? And, like you I thought there were usually conditions of when work can be undertaken if building warrant planning permission granted.

Actually @JustMumNowNotMe they are legally required.
They can be reported for antisocial behaviour and to trading standards!

Totally reasonable to send the email.

You might also consider starting a collection of cat-shit and buying a catapult...........

They'll be long gone by now. You should have just out sworn them. Then told kids to make them tea. Would make them feel proper proud.

Can I ask you to ask her just how did she get them to work on a Sunday!?

It's bad enough getting them to work weekdays alone!

I'd see the big picture and not bother
You won't achieve anything apart from make a long term unpleasant situation with a neighbor, tgat will cause more grief over the years
Scaffolders aren't going to stop swearing
She's clueless for getting them on a Sunday but u said u didn't mind that
They're only there for a couple days anyway
You should ask her to not do work on Sundays as per council regs then it won't be a problem when they take it down or on other sundays

Sarah do you have a link to this legislation?!

Its no different to people swearing in the park or at the next table in a cafe to me, annoying yes but absolutely their right. I just reiterate to mine that they aren't to repeat it as its bad language. You can't shelter them from everything, and children really aren't so delicate that they cannot be within earshot of swearing

My OH is a scaffolder - think of yourself as lucky - he sets off to work at 5am on a Sunday 😂 In fairness most of that work is in the city centre but if someone needs an extra foor thing (think he calls it a lift) he will do it as and when he can squeeze it in! The swearing is a bit much but better than some of the singing coming off of the rooftops he's working on!

@JustMumNowNotMe just look into antisocial behaviour and you will see why it's in everyone's best interest if they didn't use swear words as adjectives.
No, children aren't that delicate but not everybody wants to listen to it...a few words here and there is fine but all day is ridiculous and swearing is classed as antisocial.

What are you going to put as the subject line?

@JustMumNowNotMe
Here....you'll did swearing listed as anti social behaviour.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/housing/problems-where-you-live-s/antisocial-behaviour-s/

God don't send you may as well send an email that says 'I hate you and your child and your fucking build and builders so twat off' that's how it would be read

I would just go and tell the scaffolding myself, in fact I have previously.
No need for the waffle email it's dreadful!