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AIBU to expect a local sports club not to perform their warm up activities in my road?

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Anyotherdude · 06/01/2024 13:26

I live in a very quiet cul-de-sac, and every so often, on a weekend, members of the local sports club (which has extensive land that could be used for such activities, I.e. not on pitches Etc.) carry out pre-match warm-ups down the middle of my road, while shouting loudly, for about 15 minutes at a time.
This sets off my security cameras, as they get very close to my drive, which is quite annoying as it sets off multiple alarms.
It’s a nuisance, and has the potential to be even more so if anyone needs to use their cars to access their driveways, but this also adds to the annoyance of visiting teams on a Sunday, when lazy parents park their cars right up to both corners of the main road, making it impossible to see what’s coming up or down the main road that our road is off, with huge potential for accidents.
So: YABU get over it!
or
YANBU it would drive me up the wall, too - complain to the club!

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Anyotherdude · 08/01/2024 09:27

Ok last post from me, having now waded through all the replies:
The group was a Women’s Hockey team
The road is a very quiet cul-de-sac, and we have lived here for 26 years
The house was built before the field was bought by the Sports club
The sports club has in the last few years increased its capacity to include juniors and Women’s teams
The first indication of the club activities in the road was lots of shouting
My camera alarm went off multiple times after that (it does NOT normally pick up Human activity unless they step on the drive)
The camera is there so that I can speak to delivery drivers if I’m working and nobody else is in the house - not to spy on anyone!

Thanks for all the replies - I’ve decided that my irritation at being disturbed isn’t enough to make any complaints and I was clearly feeling a bit Mardy on Saturday!

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trythisforsize · 08/01/2024 09:28

I'd keep driving around, coming and going and beeping my horn. Start when they turn up - make 2 or 3 small journeys. Shout ' |Its a road not a gym' out of you r car window. Send all the kids out to play football in the street while they are there and cycle round and round them on their bikes.

GOODCAT · 08/01/2024 09:29

I get annoyed by one man who does his stretches using a neighbour's wall as I have to walk out in to the road to get past him. It must annoy the neighbour as it would me.

I used to play a lot of team sport and really this could be done at the side of the pitch. It is harder for runners, but surely they normally meet somewhere central or near a car park, so could do a lot of it there.

You would not be unreasonable to mention it to the club. However, despite that, I would just live and let live here.

itsgoingtobeabumpyride · 08/01/2024 09:30

There's something about living in a cul-de-sac that can make us a bit weird and uptight.
As it's not a through road it kinda makes it the residents road (in our heads 😀)
I moved into a cul-de-sac just over a year ago and found myself curtain twitching if anyone comes into the cul-de-sac, my house is at the end and faces the entrance so I have a clear view.
*Dog walker - what are they doing coming up here.
*Delivery van - who are they delivering to.
*Car turning around in the turning point - it's a blood cul-de-sac, read the road sign.
*Kids - why don't they go and play in their own street.
I've had to give my head a serious wobble 😂
There's not a lot you can do about it unless you want to turn into "one of those people"
Give your head a wobble, seriously, it did wonders for me!

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