To want revenge on my neighbours?

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For deciding to have a loud party until 2am? Not the first time. One of the other neighbours must have called the council or something as somebody turned up to tell them to keep it down (I couldn't quite see who, didn't look like a police car).

Cul de sac of ten houses. Wasn't so much the music as the large amount of people spilling from their front door, shouting and swearing in the street until gone 2. My bedroom faces the front.

I'd quite like to find a way of waking them up now, without waking my other neighbours who are probably also knackered.

AIBU? And... any suggestions? Without getting myself into trouble.

OK, now I've had my coffee I think I can contribute somewhat more relevantly.

Charge your phone, find the adjoining wall to their bedroom. set the alarm at different intervals throughout the early hours of the morning. Put phone next to the wall. Shut the door firmly and retire downstairs for a well deserved coffee. The alarm will do the rest for you.

Don't do it today because you've missed the golden hour between 4:30 and
5:30.

Anything you do from now on will be wasted.

Use your time constructively and start: keeping a diary, find out the contact details of your council’s noise unit, read up on your council’s rules on this etc…

A couple of personal alarms through their letterbox?

You do need to start documenting / recording their parties if they are happening at that frequency. I don't think anyone minds once /twice a year parties but this sounds ridiculous.

My lovely (attached, we are end terrace) elderly neighbours went on holiday and let their teenage granddaughter stay at theirs. Obviously she threw a party. Noise til the wee hours even after husband went round to tell them to shut up. Beer cans and rubbish were in our garden.

My husband decided 6am the next day was the perfect time to sand the stairs that are against the adjoining wall. 🤣

We have never told the neighbours.

If you are joined to them start hoovering with the radio on loud so you can hear it and sing along of course. Later you could the washing machine on .

Petty revenge makes you no better 🤷‍♀️

How do you know that though without having tried?

I understand OP. I had an upstairs neighbour who would throw noisy parties on a Sunday night. I used to really resent having to drag myself out of bed feeling tired on a Monday for work, whilst she slept until lunchtime (Monday was her day off). Can you get together with other residents and make a group complaint to the local authority and/or the neighbour?

Whilst revenge might seem the thing to do its probably not a good, long term, idea.

Documenting events, times etc may help you later if their disturbances are regular. Let someone else fight your battles ie council and/or police.

I'm loving the trumpet through the letterbox idea!! hehe

Or a good old-fashioned game of knockdown ginger if you're not a skilled trumpeter??

A one-off given someone called the police is not grounds. Not the first time does not say how often. I agree about documentation.

If you had any evidence that they take illegal drugs and have a car, I'd be on to the DVLA myself.

How about in future fighting noise with smell (through the letterbox)? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liquid-Fart-Smell-Streamer-Bottle/dp/B018MVGSLS

They'll think their guest are disgusting and never invite them again!

Possibly the OP doesn't want to be better, she just really wants to fuck them off.

Makes you no better, but it makes you feel better. F**k taking the high road.

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glitter bomb card, or if you have fab engineering skills copy Mark Robers Glitter bombs off YouTube. This is go to in my head revenge plan….

My upstairs neighbours woke me up last night slamming the bedroom door and letting their dogs run riot at 1am. So this morning I've returned the favour by slamming my own bedroom door and letting the dog bark. Sometimes pettiness is good for the soul.

They used to make a tiny device that didn't stop quietly beeping for a few years. Something like that hidden near their house would drive them nuts trying to find the beep.

Ah, you're all making me laugh, thank you so much!

is it rented? if so complain to their landlord. If owned, then politely complain to them about the noise and disturbed sleep. If that doesn't work keep detailed diary adn complain to council who do have some enforcement.

a little part of me wants to hire a sound system with a 1000watt amp and play Saxon mily cyrus and Judas priest at full volume for them. for 48 hours. but the other neighbours don't deserve that.

Another fan of early morning hoovering, and take that hoover right up to the edges of the adjoining walls. I may have left the hoover running in the bedroom while I load the washing machine too.

We had neighbours like that! The next morning all other neighbours took turns mowing their lawn and then the children in the street all had to practice their musical instruments in the garden…

1. Do you know anyone who plays the bagpipes (badly)? Or can you find some bagpipe music?
2. Hoovering.
3. Mowing the lawn.
4. Cooking really smelly food with all your windows open so it wafts their way. They're bound to have a queasy stomach .
5. Start doing some DIY.
6. Do you have friends with motorbikes who can park up and randomly rev the engines?

Easy - lawn mower. Start mowing the front lawn like your life depends on it and talk very loudly to anyone who's there.