Sun out-dickhead neighbours out. What are your neighbours doing today to annoy you? (lighthearted

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My neighbours do my head in year round as they are so bloody entitled in general but when the sun is out it's worse. Loud music, they can't talk, they shout to each other and when they have visitors it's even worse and that's before they get the outdoor fire going and force us indoors after quickly getting the washing in.
I have massive sensory issues with noise due to possible ASD (awaiting assessment) so I know IABU and need to find ways to manage. Unfortunately moving to an island isn't an option although I did eye up that advertisement for a caretaker of an unpopulated Scottish island with interest and wish I could live somewhere like that.
What are your neighbours up to today that's annoying you and how do you deal with it? Stereo wars? Hosepipes at dawn? Penguin bollards (CFs have been known to park on or across my drive and then make out it's me being unreasonable), playing the sweariest music you can find at full volume? I'm not actually going to do anything but humour me here.

[quote mineofuselessinformation]@EvilPea????[/quote]
Rave music and modified convertibles with flames down the side.
It’s very 1995.
If you have time travelled, can I come with you?

We're pretty lucky that we don't have bad neighbours. We were building some decking yesterday so made noise for a couple of hours (sawing and drilling) but then we were quiet the rest of the day. The elderly couple next to us had music on all day while they gardened but not really loud and they have good taste so it doesn't bother me. All the other noises like mowers/strimmers/BBQs are quite nice to listen to but there is noone shouting/screaming/swearing where I live so it's not horrible noise.

Mine have been cackling in their cauldron/inflatable sex pond all afternoon, interspersed with shouting at their youngest: "Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin! No! Benjamin stop that right now! BENJAMIN!!!!! Followed by crying and being sent indoors. To a cheesy dance tunes soundtrack. And the smell of bbqing chhiccccken beerrrrgers (she's very Scouse). Cant wait til 6 am when he'll be throwing his tools into his van and slamming the sliding door and drivers door.🤦🏼‍♀️

@Patup5

Breathing

Hahahaha, could be mine too! 4 weeks to go and they move far, far, far away.

13 years of continual whinging. We trespassed him the other week (coming onto ours to take photos, got caught by DH). In the past, DD has found him on our property, seen him duck back and forth behind their house watching her when she has been walking the dogs. Just a general creep really.

Sorry I forgot this was meant to be light hearted.. :)

Our neighbour had a bonfire and when another neighbour asked him to put it out as the smoke was blowing straight into their garden, he was told to F off. They haven’t lived here long and have certainly lowered the tone of the street. They also have a child with a really whiney voice who is always crying so have heard that all day too.

Nothing! They're far enough away that when they mow their lawn it's just a distant hum which I quite like, and anyway my husband cuts ours 2-3 times a week. Some of these stories sound horrendous. Do you not politely ask them to quieten down??

I'm glad Australia is called 'a nanny state'.
We're not allowed to have smoky bbqs, or dry clothes on balconies (looks ugly).
no smoking in gardens (have to go onto the street).

Years ago I was drinking with friends on my balcony till 3am well the neighbour complained and the building manager locked my key fob so I couldn't get into my own building the next morning! That taught me.

Everyone is respectful and it makes a peaceful living.. There need to be stricter regulations for neighbourhood living.

@AlwaysLatte - "Do you not politely ask them to quieten down??".

I can state that this does not work! I asked politely once and it didn't make any difference. My bf went around twice and they refused to answer the door. I eventually went mad and was told that by telling them to turn it down I was being rude. You have to live by these people to truly understand that they are not reasonable, do not want to change, do not see why they should have to change and do not care what you think or how their actions impact on you. Even in the middle of a pandemic!

People KNOW they are being noisy. They just don't care if it means your life is ruined in the process.

Thanking my lucky stars that we moved last September and our neighbors are an elderly lady on one side, and an old couple on the other that only seem to be in every other weekend.

Previous neighbours put in a hot tub and fucking Tiki Bar with optics and speakers and were out there every weekend with visitors during lockdown last summer.

Sometimes I feel a bit guilty for the people that bought our place while I'm enjoying my new quiet garden

Smoking weed! My knob head neighbour sits on his arse all day in his pjs smoking weed. Now generally speaking I don’t care if people smoke it, as long as I don’t have to smell it. I’ve spoken with him before and told him I can’t even have my windows open in scorching heat as it wafts inside the house. He agreed to smoke it in his shed which he did for a while but it’s obviously to much effort for him. I’m on the verge of going over and screaming at him today as my ds smelled it this morning and instead of having our windows wide open to let in some welcomed fresh air, we’ve had to keep them shut and put fans on. There is no need.

One of mine seems to have acquired a wind chime ... "chink chink ping ping ping" ... it's like Tucos father from Breaking Bad is in my garden in his wheelchair ... creepy !!!

Playing music so loud that the walls of the house vibrates, day and night.
Smoking crack right outside our fence, so the smell fills our garden and house (and laundry).
Swearing loudly and constantly.
Selling drugs.
Allowing their badly trained and vicious dog to play off the leash in the children's play area and to use it as a toilet.
Leaving discarded glass bottles (broken), cigarette ends, gas canisters, takeaway rubbish everywhere so it blows into our garden and attracts rats.
Parking a car on the pavement outside our house but literally so close to the house that we can't open the front door.
Typical day really. Count your blessings OP.

@BrumCahoots

One of mine seems to have acquired a wind chime ... "chink chink ping ping ping" ... it's like Tucos father from Breaking Bad is in my garden in his wheelchair ... creepy !!!

His tio not his dad! Most things on this thread are so normal and even nice to hear but that wind chime would be too much for me!

@letsleepingbabieslie

Playing music so loud that the walls of the house vibrates, day and night. Smoking crack right outside our fence, so the smell fills our garden and house (and laundry). Swearing loudly and constantly. Selling drugs. Allowing their badly trained and vicious dog to play off the leash in the children's play area and to use it as a toilet. Leaving discarded glass bottles (broken), cigarette ends, gas canisters, takeaway rubbish everywhere so it blows into our garden and attracts rats. Parking a car on the pavement outside our house but literally so close to the house that we can't open the front door. Typical day really. Count your blessings OP.

Sounds like you’re living in “Shameless” episode.

What are your other neighbours like?!

Sounds like hell.

I am baffled how they can park so close to your front door that you can’t open it!

I have been noisy .
My wife was massaging my painful back in the bedroom digging her fingers in I was shouting out kin he'll ahhhbhhhh that's hurts etc etc. Then noticed afterwards my retired prudish neighbours looking at our window with disgust.

I feel a bit embarrassed but it was just a back massage. I don't know what they thought. 😳. It bloody well hurt my wife says no pain no gain .

Lol!!!!!! I can picture that right now!!!! Oh my gosh!

We are all elderly couples here and all of our neighbours accept our invitations to barbecues, Christmas parties and other buffets, but over fifteen years we have never even been invited to have a cup of coffee with any of them. Perhaps they don’t like us, but they do enjoy the get togethers we have. It doesn’t really annoy me either, just makes me wonder when I see them visiting each other’s houses for coffee or a chat.

For the second day running my neighbours have had a very large paddling pool out and have invited their next door neighbours kids to a pool party. I like kids and love the sound of children’s laughter but for two solid days we’ve had screeching and squealing, shouts of Daddy, Daddy Daddy, and various screaming and crying because of rough play. Totally fucked off with it now and on the point of complaining.

Breathing for me too! . The guy next door to me wears no clothes, it's like living next door to Captain Caveman. Wish they could disappear into a puff of smoke!

Luckily our neighbours in our street are all lovely. It’s the selfish house we back on to that play load crap music. I’ve complained last year and again this year to the council noise abatement with a ref number now so just waiting for them to go around there. I’m not putting up with it for another summer. We have many elderly in our street that only get to enjoy their gardens so the selfish c**ts are going to be beaten this year. I have tried knocking on their door and asking nicely and also very sweary so let’s see how the summer progresses.

Letting his kids scream blue murder in the garden for hours and hours. Playing loud trap music. I can't cope with trap music. They were playing it in tesco and I had to leave immediately. I'm autistic and I find it neurologically unbearable and it makes me feel agitated and angry.

Bonfires (with to us waste). Clamp it’s over there yr road parking across my drive with their 3 brand new BMWS yet none of them work x

@Silverflute

We are all elderly couples here and all of our neighbours accept our invitations to barbecues, Christmas parties and other buffets, but over fifteen years we have never even been invited to have a cup of coffee with any of them. Perhaps they don’t like us, but they do enjoy the get togethers we have. It doesn’t really annoy me either, just makes me wonder when I see them visiting each other’s houses for coffee or a chat.

Why do you carry on inviting them? That’s 15x you have invited them without a reciprocal invitation.

Horse. Dead. Flogging. Springs to mind

Seems to me that they enjoy getting together with one but using you as a base. Rather than actually enjoying your company. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all regularly socialise amongst themselves.
I’d put an end to it.