Karaoke in the garden, it's really fucking rude.

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It's with speakers and everything loud volume and she's currently bellowing 'Jolene'...why are people so inconsiderate.

I don't give a shit it's before 11pm on a Saturday I've been trying to get my 1 year old dd to sleep for over an hour and even though all the windows are closed and it's melting in here she keeps trying to sit up and look out the window.

The problem is, the neighbour is larey and I know asking to turn it down will just make them laugh. I don't want to waste police time by asking them to deal with noise! ... shall I post dds nappy through the letter box?!

Honestly your baby can and will fall asleep in any situation if you don't make a big deal out of the noise. I've seen a 2-year-old fall asleep for the first time in a preschool full of screaming, shouting kids aged two, three and four. Try to chill, it's not normal but the baby will sleep during and through it if they don't think it's a problem.

YANBU.

I have no idea why it's always the people who expect a bit of normal consideration that are told to go and live in the middle of the country; while the selfish oiks who want to do whatever they like, whenever they like are considered suitable residents for semi detached homes on housing estates.

User, you might need to call in to the neighbour and express your views on this, no matter the response. Rinse and repeat.

It doesn't just apply to those who live in close proximity to each other either.

But the selfishness of this carry on is Brexit on Steroids. We don't care who is affected by our decisions, Rule Brittania, our home is our castle. JEEZ.

"I have no idea why it's always the people who expect a bit of normal consideration that are told to go and live in the middle of the country; while the selfish oiks who want to do whatever they like, whenever they like are considered suitable residents for semi detached homes on housing estates."

This X 100.

It is also possible to have noisy neighbours if you live in the country. We don’t all live in the middle of a field!

@condepetite what a pile of shite! Different kids (and adults) have different tolerances for noise. One of my kids might sleep through it, the other wouldn't! A sparrow fart wakes her.

I feel for you OP. What a nightmare neighbour

Normal consideration is locking yourself in the house in silence? If it’s every night or every week then sure but unless you live in a detached house in the middle of nowhere you will all be bothered at some point, your baby has undoubtedly bothered a neighbour by crying/screaming, kids will
Play in the garden being noisy.

I sympathise OP. When first married we lived round the corner from the local Conservative club and Friday night karaoke was bloody diabolical.

Oh my god they must be monumental twats. Who the hell think this is OK?

My newish next-door neighbours (young blokes) decided to put their music on in the garden at 6am last Sunday.

When I stormed out there they seemed astonished that I was bothered & turned it down. A bit. For a while.

Now I'm using earplugs & keeping a noise diary.

We have neighbours who play loud music to the rest of us every fine summer evening. Normally it's not too bad but one summer it was the same album over and over again, every fucking night. For weeks...

How awful. Never mind shoving it through the letter box, go and shove the nappy down her throat to shut her up!

I agree that the noise makers should go and live where no-one else is and torture the cows and sheep instead.

I'm glad I'm not the only one appalled Karaoke in the garden with speakers is breath takingly self centred and self absorbed. I'd turn the power washer on her were it not for the possibility of electrocution!

We have the most arrogant, aggressive woman living in our close.
She screams at her three children, youngest being 4.
She f's and blinds all the time at them and tries to intimidate all the residents, I'm not joking, she is a neighbour from hell.
You cannot approach her with anything because she becomes really aggressive and abusive.
The woman next to her has moved out and we are hoping now she hasn't got her pal to back her up with things she might wind her neck in a bit.
A few months ago they decided to take 4 parking spaces (they are like gold dust around here) and set up garden chairs, table and bbq, never mind that we all have decent size gardens. My friend is convinced it's done to intimidate and I'm inclined to agree. The pair of them used to park very passive aggressively so that no one could park beside them. If I could id rather have your neighbours any day of the week.

Oh god this would drive me insane if I were trying to get a child to sleep.

I feel your pain. People are aresholes

I think it depends if this is a one off party or if it is a regular occurrence.

I am the worlds worse for noise intolerance from noisy neighbours but I think a one off party, however loud and annoying, should probably be suffered.

I agree that we need better noise regulations. Most of us have absolutely no choice except to live in close proximity to others. This should not mean that we can’t get any rest. What if a doctor was trying to sleep before doing a long hospital shift the next day? If he was going to be operating on you, I bet you would want him to be well rested!!!

have you posted about this on facebook op? i think i might know you

Fgs it's early evening on a saturday night in summer... stick some white noise on your phone to settle the little one and calm down.

If they're still.going strong towards midnight then be annoyed!

oops sorry just saw you have a 1 year old. if you're in the north east, your neighbour has posted

"Most of us have absolutely no choice except to live in close proximity to others."

Exactly. And the neighbors could have gone to a Kareoke place.

Lack of consideration for neighbours baffles me.

Well to be fair they took it inside at 11.30ish which allowed me to at least open my windows, they've just woken me up having a screaming match though it only lasted a few seconds I can't get back to sleep!

For everyone saying it's summer and I'm being miserable they have a garden party every week and if it's just people noise it's annoying but I can deal with it just turn my telly up. But to take speakers and karaoke into your garden when you are surrounded by neighbours is just selfish and shows you don't give a shit.

Btw I'm down south and didn't post on fb, I only rejoined a few days ago and didn't want to start off by moaning to everyone!

I hate this attitude that, because it's Summer, we should all just suck up the behaviour of noisy inconsiderate neighbours and stop being killjoys.

Yes, people should be out enjoying their gardens in the Summer. But you can do this without being total arseholes preventing neighbours from enjoying their gardens in the Summer, or keeping other people awake half the night.

I suspect the 'ah lighten up, it's Summer' respondents are the ones who have loud parties and barbecues throughout the Summer themselves, or let their kids stay out until all hours shouting and kicking footballs around.

But hey, it's Summer!

There is more than one twatty bunch of people having a karaoke party in their garden with speakers. I can't believe anyone would think yabu. Of course yanbu.

My family throws a huge garden party, usually with a theme every other summer. We live rurally and detached with big gardens. We send an invite AND a note about noise to our three nearest neighbours. But we go until 7am and most of our neighbours join us throughout the evening. Last year's theme was rock and roll with karekoke (Dolly and Kenny Rogers were outstanding) ducks behind parapet live and let live, its only occasionally.