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Street party noise vs non-sleeping child

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NameChange7383 · 08/05/2020 19:55

1 year old struggling to sleep. Street party music and excitable shouting is very loud.

Am I being a massive fucking grump here?

(So I don’t drip-feed... he never struggles to sleep, it’s also combatted by the fact he’s not in a sleeping bag because his room is mega hot and I can’t open the windows because of the noise)

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AllTheProsecco · 08/05/2020 22:51

Someone started letting off fireworks here at 10pm and woke up all the DC Angry

AllesAusLiebe · 08/05/2020 22:52

Pleased you got through it, OP. It really sucks when people are so inconsiderate.

ReignsMummyX · 08/05/2020 22:53

@NameChange7383 it's still ongoing on my street now. Music blaring, people shouting etc. It's taking things too far in my opinion, I wouldn't mind as much if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic, and supposed to be social distancing.
Super annoying!

Original poster
NameChange7383 · 08/05/2020 22:53

We have fireworks every Thursday at 8 now... seems a bit of a waste to me what with it being light out still. Maybe I am just a big old party pooper???

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NameChange7383 · 08/05/2020 22:55

Hope it ends soon Reigns... I think all my neighbours have gone in now. Not a lot of social distancing was going on here either!

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SquirtleSquad · 08/05/2020 22:56

We've just had loads of random fireworks at 10.45 for some reason. The 'street party' of about 16 people ended at 5.30pm!

ChocolateTea · 08/05/2020 22:57

Can I moan now it's five to 11? So bloody loud. Drunken shouting at each other. There were 20 kids out there earlier, sharing bikes, playing football, running around together. Not a sign of social distancing between them. Now there's only a couple of kids still up but the adults are clearly drunk and there's cars pulled up and more people shouting from their cars towards them "socialising". It's bloody annoying!

Nurse1980 · 08/05/2020 22:58

Mine are still out. Really loud music and no social distancing, going into each other’s houses. I’m fuming.

Rosebel · 08/05/2020 23:02

What do you mean people need to grow up? Just because you have a child who won't sleep doesn't mean others aren't allowed to enjoy themselves. We had a, street party and generally everyone stayed their distance (we stayed in our garden), so did nothing against the rules.
OP I'm glad your LO got to sleep in the end.

AllesAusLiebe · 08/05/2020 23:16

No, @Rosebel, I don't have 'a child who won't sleep'. I have a child who, like many others, struggles to sleep with the noise of idiots in the street dancing and singing whilst drunk.

People do need to grow up. We're in the middle of a fucking pandemic.

JustOneMoreStep · 08/05/2020 23:37

Surely the fact that we are in the middle of a global pandemic makes it slightly better in terms of disturbance not worse?!? As in people who will ignore the rules, will ignore them with or without VE Day so makes no odds there, but in terms of noise disturbance, at least most people are working from home at the moment, so whilst this still poses challenges there is more flexibility around timings. Kids dont need to be dragged out of bed and got to childcare or whatever for 7am like they 'normally' would...

JustOneMoreStep · 08/05/2020 23:39

As a side, whilst I think the poster who called 101 earlier re. Noise was OTT, i believe there are regulations that prevent excessive noise after 11pm so quite reasonable to report them if it's still going on. Be prepared for the police to 'turn a blind eye'.....VE Day has turned into a national celebration during this pandemic and people seem to be getting surprisingly patriotic over it.

RubyRedz · 08/05/2020 23:52

It is one day! Remembering our heroes who fought to save our country..and all your worried about is a bit of music to celebrate the end of the war? Get a grip! (I say this as a mother of three) Biscuit

AllesAusLiebe · 08/05/2020 23:56

@RubyRedz you are seriously suggesting that people are remembering WWII by getting arseholed in the middle of the street, dancing and singing?? What a terrible legacy.

AllesAusLiebe · 08/05/2020 23:59

@JustOneMoreStep I understand what you're saying but there are countries in Europe who are beginning to ease out of the lockdown and they haven't been able to do so through having street parties. They've managed to get the virus under control through obeying the rules.

The same people partying tonight will be the first to complain when there is a second wave of this virus and another lockdown.

ChocolateTea · 09/05/2020 00:03

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha at my neighbours being pissed and rowdy being any kind of celebration of ve day

lockdownbaker · 09/05/2020 00:03

So we're out of lockdown as of tonight? Everyone is fine with street parties all of a sudden? What?

NagevMama · 09/05/2020 00:08

@AllesAusLiebe exactly! They'll also be prioritised for treatment when there's not enough ventilators! My DS had open heart surgery a few months ago. We were told that due to his preexisting conditions, his likelihood of surviving the ventilation alone was 50%. People like my DS (who is shielding, which is hard on him at 11 months and us as his parents) will not be prioritised for a ventilator if there's a shortage.
People flouting the rules like and people who don't see the problem with it have obviously never seen anyone intubated! If they had, they wouldn't be so bloody blasé about this virus!

RubyRedz · 09/05/2020 00:09

@AllesAusLiebe
I live in a small village, only the next house down has three generations on their doorstep-all sat two meters apart celebrating the end of the war! The old chap (who served our country) was sat with a glass of whisky. Also with the music on! People these days are way too entitled Hmm

RubyRedz · 09/05/2020 00:12

It also gives the oldies a bit of joy during the lockdown

ChocolateTea · 09/05/2020 00:15

@RubyRedz I'd agree. If this weren't 20s and 30 somethings completely wasted hollering at each other right now. It's not war heroes. It's not respectful. It's drunken rudeness. And at 1215 they should shut the fuck up.

HollyBollyBooBoo · 09/05/2020 00:30

Well our street party has finally just finished thank fuck. 12 hours of many households not socially distancing at all. And yes these are the same people who make a big show of clapping for the NHS at 8pm on a Thursday. Twats.

TimeWastingButFun · 09/05/2020 00:37

It's a rare event, 75 years, and people are loving the reason to let their hair down (not me, I don't live on a street unfortunately) but it is awful when your little one can't sleep - could you move the cot to the other side of the house for tonight?

Somevampsarehot · 09/05/2020 00:42

The block of flats I live next to are still going, screaming and shouting along to music and randomly bellowing. My little boy is now officially 5, and will be waking everyone up very early Hmm

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 09/05/2020 01:04

Are people actually fucking kidding with the responses here? I'm not one of the dementor crazy people, but ffs, parties?

Is it just me? Am I being a dick here??

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