Neighbours noisy teenagers & friends

[Grumpymum789]

Tell me if AIBU or not please. Neighbours have teenage son aged 16. He hangs around outside his own house with 4 friends all day from 11am until 6pm.
There’s lots of shouting, swearing, loud music (with swearing), football in the road, skateboards etc etc. I’m sat looking out at them (trying to WFH), have the windows closed to block out most of the noise but it’s been very bad today, and disrupted my concentration pretty much all day. Constant bang and thuds of skate boards, swearing effing & c word. I’ve stuck my head out of window in the past and told them to stop swearing, kicking ball hard & high in a residential street right next to my car, and again I asked them not to and they stopped on that occasion.
I’m getting really sick of it and feel like I might completely lose my shit with them soon. It’s been weeks now with this going on. Why can’t they just fuck off into the park and do this shit away from their house??
I have 2 teen boys and I know there’s Sod all for them to do, especially at the moment, but I don’t let mine become the neighbour hood nuisances. Tell me if I’m being unreasonable or not it’s not their problem that I need to work but it’s very anti social.

Play classical music loudly in the room closest to where they are (window open), they'll move on down the road to avoid it. Violins are a good bet.

FedUpAtHomeTroels Thanks I did that few weeks ago with some heavy metal, didn’t work so might try violins.
I did just lose my shit with them 2 mins after posting as they trampled over my lawn as part of their football game, right under the window where I’m sat.

It’s really annoying, can you have a word with their parents?

I'd be speaking to parents about it. It would piss me off, too.

Their parents have just come out after I told them... 5 hours too late. Toying with the idea of texting the mum as well. She must know what they’re doing as she’s in her house too ☹️

YANBU- we have a similar group from next door outside our house. Used to be most evenings and hours at the weekend. Football stopped quickly after a car (thankfully not ours) was damaged. The worst is when their mates turn up with their sh1t boy racer cars and play loud bassy music at top volume when DD is napping or about to go to bed. Every time I've gone out to ask them to turn it down they have and have been polite about it, but it hadn't stopped repeat instances. Few weeks back I got to end of tether (desperately trying to WFH in my toddler's nap time) and text the mum (NDN) and politely asked her to ask her sons to ask their friends not to play loud music from their cars. No issues with it since. It has been bliss. They aren't horrible lads at all- but they are teens and so very much engrossed in their own world without realisation of what others might be trying to do through their noise and antics.
Try texting the mum I would- use the 'shit sandwich' technique too for optimum results. Good luck!

They’ve probably started hanging at one of the other boys houses and been moved on by his parents or neighbours and now you’re het!

That would drive me nuts.

Much like I am forced to listen to repetitive 3year old kid music and stories on a tablet at full blast in the garden next door from 9am til 6pm while the child’s mother works from home. I don’t like to say anything as it must be really hard for her. I just shut my door when required as conference callers can hear it (prob think I have a secret child of my own!) as it’s that loud.

However your problem is older kids who understand things more than a three year old so if they won’t listen when you ask them to refrain from swearing you’ll need to speak to the mum or try the loud music they’ll hate.

I think patsy cline whose sorry now on repeat would make an ideal deterrent.
Or some old country song about a man losing his dog and drinking himself to death on his porch or somesuch.
Or there’s always the macerena, agadoo or that chicken song. They can feel free to do the actions....

Yep, plenty choice if classical doesn’t get shot of the kids!

Heavy metal won’t work - it needs to be classical.

There’s a reason shopping centres and restaurants play classical music; it deters teenagers. They don’t loiter when it’s played because they don’t like it.

Or the MN favourite - bagpipes.

I think I’d speak to the mum and say you’re finding it hard and could the decamp to the park instead. It’s incredibly inconsiderate and selfish.

Just messaged the mum, shit sandwich technique, saying they are all nice lads etc etc, but it’s making working very difficult. Fingers crossed she sorts it.

@Grumpymum789 any improvement since shit sandwich message?

Of course yanbu. I have a 16 year old boy who can get sweary when he's with his 16 year old friends. If I knew he was disturbing my neighbour for 7 hours per day, day in day out, I would be really angry with him.

Try Bay City Rollers. Guaranteed to repel unwanted boarders. . .

Yes! Got a very non commital response from the mum, but the day after they were outside and a little noisy for an hour or so but much much better.
Since then they’ve not been here, so it seems to have worked fingers crossed 🤞

FFS the sun has returned and so have the shouting swearing teens. Think the Mother is out. It’s seems like if the cats away the mice will play

Try the classical music idea...?

Got classic FM on loud! Not working as of yet.