Noisy new neighbour

[Greyhorses]

I am being a miserable twat aren't I?

We live in a lovely little cul de sac. We are the youngest by about 40 years and everyone is really considerate and quiet. It's more of a retirement place than anything else! We have really enjoyed living here as we are quiet people and hate the idea of living somewhere with lots going on.

New neighbors moved in yesterday with 2 boys around 10 and they have done nothing but run around at the front of my house screaming, scootering along the street and scraping past our cars. Last night until 9pm and then tonight still out now. Screaming and scootering over and over. They are so loud it's hard to tell if it's on the TV or outside and I have no idea how they still have voices.

Aibu to be sitting seething for no good reason that my peace has been ruined. DS has been woken up again and my dogs are unsettled at all of the racket!

Huffletuff
What the hell have i said now?!!! Dear god there's a lack of intelligence, understanding here... And don't call me a twat, there's a love. Abuse is not allowed on MN.

Was it the 'foreign' reference? If so I clearly should have signposted this: WARNING FOR SMALL-MINDED IDIOTS WHO DON'T LIKE CHILDREN PLAYING - THIS NEXT WORD IS MEANT TO BE SARCASTIC.

How very dare children play outside. Lock them all up! Make them stay indoors and be silent! Give them screens, tvs, ipods etc.

Giving up trying to introduce an element of reason amongst posters on this thread.

I don't think you are reasonable except about the screaming if it genuinely is actual screaming. Children playing, laughing and chatting in the street is fine, screaming in the street is unreasonable.

If they're still the same for weeks/months on end then YANBU but as they've only just moved in I think you need to cut them some slack.

No nerve touched here. In fact I have neighbours - foreign too - whose children roller skate and ride their bikes in the road. I smile at them and say hello.

The fuck you on about?

Foreign neighbours? Where did I mention that you fucking loon.

Twitter - unless you can write in a comprehensible manner, I suggest you run along.

It's the summer holidays. Children are allowed to play outside - and should be encouraged to do so

Not to the point they are waking up other children and screaming until after dark!

And if you object to being called a twat you probably shouldn't have called OP one?

Perhaps they moved from a flat OP and it will die down in time . Like a novelty to the kids .

Most likely they are hyper from the excitement of the move. It will settle down. We had similar neighbours in the past and we were like oh my goodness. But they turned out to be wonderful neighbours.

Op Give them a chance, they only moved in yesterday.
Yes the kids were out playing but you never know perhaps the parents left them outside to get them from under there feet to get some unpacking done. The kids were probably all hyper from the excitement of moving home.

Leave them settle, if then it carries on go and introduce yourself, maybe take some cake as a welcome and have a quite word.

Most parents would be mortified if they realised how loud there kids were last night.

YANBU. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a bit of peace and quiet at 9pm. Imo, if noise is so loud you can't hear your tv at a reasonable volume, it's too loud.

They may just be letting the kids play out later than usual because they're busy unpacking and stuff. Hopefully this won't be the norm.

YANBU- 9:30pm is late for children to be outside screaming. A little consideration for elderly neighbours wouldn't go amiss

It's all within reason.

I mean if they continued to be so late at night, I'd have a word. Or if they actually cause any damage to your cars.

But if it' during the day, there isn't much you can do I'm afraid, kids will be kids and it's good they are outside playing rather than inside playing one the PlayStation.

"you fucking loon"

Gosh, charming. Is this what people mean when they say "MN's going downhill?"

Anyway. OP, I think you need to give them a few days. They've just moved in, they're probably overexcited and hopefully they'll come down to earth once they're all settled in.