To be annoyed about my neighbours complaining

[BuzzingtheBee]

About my children playing in the garden? And us playing music over the bank holiday weekend (not loud)? The children only play out when its nice weather so not that much, I’m happy they are outside and not stucknto ipads etc!

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I think some people are more tolerant than others. Especially now we need to be more tolerant because everyone is at home and of houses are close there will be lots of different interests and ways of life going on. Someone a few houses up just put some Bob Marley on and was signing along, I'm not a Bob Marley fan AT ALL but it made me smile to hear them enjoying their day

Blaring music is rude, but I don’t think the parents of noisy children get a pass either. Both are seriously annoying.

We need to be more considerate.

do people here have a problem with others playing music at the seaside on a sunny day? the ultimate sign of chavvyness.

@indemMUND I could bring you the good word of Rammstein but you probably wouldn't appreciate listening to them in your garden.

I bloody love Rammstein, slipknot, powerwolf, elvenking, alestorm, wind rose, sabaton. Any others you care to bring to my yard? I have a massively eclectic taste on music. I only hope my kid has just as wide a range as the other half and I enjoy. Right now, she's loves dancing to Little Big's Skibidi.

What a miserable existence

Yes I imagine that's what most of your neighbours feel about you.

We have a lovely little street with few houses, everyone considerate of each other, everyone looks out for each other. It is as close to blissful living in the middle of nowhere as one can get in a village!

The children have had so much taken away from them, Im not going to stop them enjoying music in the garden! And if I want to play music there I will!

The Wordmeister - People like this just sicken me. I feel very sorry for the neighbours of such inconsiderate twats

@TheWordmeister thanks for putting my thoughts into words so succinctly! True to your name!

All I ever hear from my garden is chuffing dogs barking. Drives me insane
The sound of children playing and music would not bother me at all. Unless it was played very loud right next to my fence so I couldn't hear myself think. I live very close to a pub which has live bands on every month till11pm. Can't hear it in house but can in garden - does not bother me in the slightest. In fact, I like hearing people enjoying themselves and having a good time. My immediate neighbour is currently having an extension built, doesn't bother me either

Additionally, I was in my garden this morning clearing old slabs into a skip we had delivered, and creating all sorts of noise from that. O had music on too, and my daughter was outside too with the other half. A bit of noise, and some random music (today's selection included late 90s trance and a bit of classic rock), played at a reasonable level. It was all done with within a cOuple of hours.

I'm sorry it wasn't Katy Perry or Taylor swift, though we do play those also. We generally don't play rap music because swearing a racial slurs.

Children making a bit of noise is fine. Music, no.

@MarieQueenofScots actually my neighbours get on great. Lovely little street...we’ve been looking out for each other on lockdown, I’ve picked up shopping for my neighbours, they’ve called over the fence for a chat when they can hear me in my garden (with music on!!). Lovely!!

Out of interest do people here have a problem with others playing music at the seaside on a sunny day?

do people have a problem with others inflicting unnecessary noise and spoiling their day out? What do you think?

Imo such behaviour should be punished by the judicious application of a couple of large buckets of cold seawater, either to be deposited over the errant person himself/herself or over the equipment they're using to inflict their unwelcome racket on everybody else!

Let's start a petition to make this a written law.

I get the huge impression that the majority here are "play music but if I hear it over the sound of my own farts then it's antisocial oh my god you are all so unreasonable how dare you even contemplate playing any sort of music with, but children oh yes let them make as much noise as possible woo"

If the music is loud enough that you feel the base rumble through the floor, yes, that's an issue. If it's a little bit of music played but you can still have a conversation, that's fine.

Jeez, context is everything.

I just can't fathom why people would 5hink it it ok to inflict any noise purposely on their neighbours. @FNuts sorry but you just sound selfish. Don't pretend it's no big deal and act like everyone is being ott. Just say what is actually happening, that you don't give a shit about others. Same for op @BuzzingtheBee I don't know why you asked if you're not actually going to listen to the replies.

I think that each street should have it stated that either outdoor noise is ok or not.
That way you buy the house that suits you.

Also, don’t think that because people haven’t complained about your music is hasn’t pissed them off. My neighbour was play music really loudly and it was very annoying. I didn’t say anything and they turned it down before I felt I had too. Then possibly had no idea it was so annoying.

@SpillTheTea what if it's the children who have put the music on, and you can still talk normally while it is played?

Seriously, a flat outright NO is ridiculous

@FNuts finally some common sense!

@Useryokyesno selfish? Excuse me? I have explained the context, you can still have a conversation over the level of the music - even stood next to the speakers. How is this selfish?

Jeez, you ever been to a gig festival, night out, club, theatre?

If the music is loud enough that you feel the base rumble through the floor, yes, that's an issue. If it's a little bit of music played but you can still have a conversation, that's fine.

again, if neighbours can hear it, it's not fine. And screaming children are not fine either (mum of 4 here...)

If you want to make noise, move to the middle of nowhere. If you chose to have neighbours, then behave.

Life is so much more pleasant when you are surrounded by considerate neighbours.

Who wants neighbours from hell, with 1 playing loud music, the other raving their car for hours whilst working on it, another one with screaming kids all day, and the one having late parties through the night and burning stinky rubbish all day.

The solution would be to put all these anti-social people in the same block tower or estate, and leave them to it. Sadly, we can't do that, so you'll just have to have some manners and consideration for others I am afraid.

FNuts
It's selfish because you prevent others people to enjoy their own outside space, or force them to put up with your racket.

Your neighbour tanning or reading a book next door has no impact whatsoever on you. Your music has an impact on them - and you have no consideration for them - the definition of selfishness.

love to hear children playing - we live near the village school and they have the children outside as much as possible when the weather is nice (not atm obviously) and it cheers me up on crappy days to hear them laughing

music on the other hand just no! its exactly as PP have said - it's as if some people cant exist without background noise. i hate places which 'create an atmosphere' by playing music outside - there's no need. Lovely pub near my village has a beautiful beer garden with loads of lavender and jasmine and on a summers evening it could be perfect - except they seem to think everyone has gone there to listen to the Magic FM they pipe into the garden rather than talk to the people they came with or just enjoy the peace and birdsong.

actually my neighbours get on great

Course they do. Either you live somewhere with lots of like minded, antisocial horrors or you’re kidding yourself. It’s pretty obvious which!