To think that people who live semi detached houses shouldn't buy their kids drumkits

[QueenCake]

Hi first time I've posted here but having been woken by neighbours child practicing drums at 7am I am feeling wholly unreasonable about everything.

We had our first rendition on Boxing day and have enjoyed (endured) weekly drumming sessions ever since. They are not normally noisy despite being a large family and our semi's are old so not paper thin walls.

However we might as well have mini Phil Collins in our living room. Last week I had a migraine and my husband was working from home and trying to have a con call when the mindless thrashing started up.

Why do people think it is OK to inflict their children's musical inability on everyone? Fortunately my children have never shown any inclination to play anything but I might invest in a tuba or encourage an interest in the kettle drum.

Should I complain?

Motherfunk i would be happy if we had a budding musical genius next door but I live in an affluent middle class area where the passing whims of spoilt brats are indulged and often quickly discarded. They are allowed to try anything money can be thrown at (not time) in the hope their parents can bore people with the grades they achieved in their last piano exam. The likelihood is this child will flit through a raft of opportunities and because everything is open to him he will never really settle on something he truly has a passion for. They are nice neighbours .... it is just the drumming, which was perfectly described by NoBiggy as "very loud biscuit tins falling down the stairs."

In which case he will soon quit playing so not a big worry.

Weekly? He is only practicing weekly??

My DH is a guitar teacher and he recommends short bursts of DAILY practice for optimal improvement so think yourself lucky he isn't your neighbours teacher....

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You can get practice pads for drums which cut down the "noise" substantially.

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Empty vessels..........

I'm slightly worried this is me!! my sister bought my ds drums for Christmas (I had nothing to do with this!), and he does practice ocasionally (nothing like daily though). Sometimes his sisters get on the drums first thing, which irritates us all. I do think about the neighbours, but haven't consulted them as to the timing of practising.

(queencake are you also disturbed by your neighbours' singstar renditions? )

No I'm not pollyanna but maybe they are disturbed by ours

see! you 'singstar', they drum, all rather jolly really...

I wish ringo starr hadn't bothered, neither.

he rubbish

for the record, pointy, i was having a bit of a shit day yesterday and every time i refreshed 'threads i'm on' and say 'he rubbish' it made me smile. he definitely rubbish.

saw, not say.

yeah, I sort of picked up a little about your shit day (if you mean in mn terms) but I am rather baffled with 'for sale' topic. Glad any words of wisdom (har) were not missed and usual inanities amused.

the for sale topic.

it rubbish.

have they got a garage? maybe they should use that