To be absolutely raging at this selfish garden CF'ery?!?!

[GardenCFery]

So I live in a street where all the gardens face onto each other. Not a problem usually, most people very considerate.

Tonight one set of neighbours have set up an extension cable to move their TV out of the house onto the decking and are blasting (and i mean blasting!) an action movie out for everyone to hear. Think lots of machine gun fire and everything deafening everyone. No one can have their windows open and beyond that, can't enjoy their own garden because of the noise!!!

I'm staggered by this level of entitlement and given they recently had their garden redone, suspect this is not going to be the last time. AIBU to yell at them to take it indoors once it hits 10:30pm??

[quote 5foot5]@QueeniesCroft
See also pressure washer, goose scarer and agricultural-grade sprinkler system

Is this thread about you?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4301029-AIBU-Neighbours-watering-our-garden

OP - look at this thread, you need one of these[/quote]
No, not me! My nearest neighbour is two fields away.

My DS is learning the bagpipes! Thankfully we have lovely neighbours AND they like his practicing.

My sympathies! All three of my older boys learnt the chanter, but never wanted to progress to full bagpipes. The last one is learning the fiddle. I'm not sure if that's better or worse, to be honest!

No one, ever, likes anyone practicing the bagpipes. Playing it nicely, at a wedding, is possible I suppose.

But actually liking someone learning to play? I call bullshit

@dizzyrabbit

I play music in my garden during the day, I burn my garden waste occasionally, we have a hot tub, barbecue and a fire pit. I also have four cats and a dog. Think yourselves lucky your not my neighbours 🤣😂

Yeah. That's funny

@QueeniesCroft

For reasons I don't fully understand, I have a foghorn in my attic. It would be coming out for this! See also pressure washer, goose scarer and agricultural-grade sprinkler system (I know why I have the last three things, it's just the foghorn that's a mystery!).

what on earth is a goose scarer?

@FrangipaniDeLaSqueegeeMop

For reasons I don't fully understand, I have a foghorn in my attic

I think this is probably one of the best things I've ever read on MN

I think this one of the best things I have read ANYWHERE

Recorders in the hands of children are a devilish idea.

However, OP have you ever thought of learning the bagpipes? It must be a rewarding thing to try. The instrument is best suited to the outdoors and classes do need space to meet and practice.

(Do offer ear-plugs to the quieter neighbours.)

@Lunificent

Isn’t this something you report to the council? It’s noise pollution.

Play classical music very loudly in your garden 🤣

@Lunificent
Apologies, I hit quote instead of add message. Heat getting to me 🥵

In a rougher area I bet someone would go and find a small rock (NOT from their own garden), pick it up with a pair of gloves, and chuck it at the TV in the middle of the night. It would really be awful if someone did that.

I've seen a bloke on Instagram who's dead proud that he's built a TV into a wall in his garden. He seems to think that because it's built in it's protected. I'm chuckling at the thought of him realising his huge TV wont work because moisture will absolutely permeate brick.

He lives on one of those new build estates where the detached house walls are about 6 inches apart so has half a dozen houses and gardens backing on to him. He's a selfish dick but he will come unstuck.

@MotionActivatedDog

I have nothing loud in my attic. I feel so useless.

Me neither. I do however have a recorder in the wardrobe. I will keep it for any similar occasions!

I'm thoroughly enjoying finding out quite how many mumsnetters have some kind of audible arsenal about their houses. It's like a Dads Army Orchestra.

@MotionActivatedDog

I haven't even got an attic

Jesus! You poor thing.

….are you…. loud?

This made me laugh so much 😂

@AdobeWanKenobi that guy sounds a right prick. Hope his TV gets leaked on and breaks

That is the most bizarre thing I have ever heard. Who does that?!

@dizzyrabbit

Just let them be. The film will be over soon. The amount of threads on how that go ‘aibu my neighbour is doing x, y and z in their garden’ is unreal. We all need to be a little bit more tolerant of each other imho.

But ‘tolerance’ always seems to be in favour of the cf neighbours.

We had a noisy neighbour problem so played “dancing queen” on loop from the shed. Just in case one of them did like the song when it got to the chorus it started from the beginning again.

@Toolchest13 you are an evil genius. That's some 'Salt and Pepper Diner' level torture right there. If you haven't seen it I would highly recommend.

I love watching tv outside - we regularly set up a projector & have outdoor cinema nights.

We are however considerate enough to wear bluetooth headphones though

I've bought catapults and an archery set for Summer.

I would tell them very clearly and loudly to shut up. Start a noise diary and get the Council involved - although our Council is absolutely rubbish.

People like this rely on others being tolerant and considerate. I second that they hate noise. So be noisy, very very noisy at any time they are quiet (sleeping in during the day etc).

Everyone has to be considerate. We live so close to each other and people could be sick, working shifts, have sick children or just want to enjoy the warmth without the constant noise. And we are still in a pandemic!

Just in case one of them did like the song when it got to the chorus it started from the beginning again

Cruel and genius.

2nd party in neighbouring garden in 2 weeks. Speaker right next to our fence with heavy bass. We have a tiny garden and all doors & windows open as it was so hot. We were subjected to loud dance music til late with shouting, singing and screaming. Music was louder than our (inside) tv.
I feel sorry for other neighbours who were trying to get their small children to sleep.
No warning and no consideration.

@Toolchest13

We had a noisy neighbour problem so played “dancing queen” on loop from the shed. Just in case one of them did like the song when it got to the chorus it started from the beginning again.

This is incredible