Help me annoy our neighbours

[NeighbourTrouble63]

Lighthearted (ish!)

I don’t say this lightly but we have the most truly horrible couple (‘young professionals’, although they don’t act like it) that I have ever met living beside us - even since the day that we moved in they have completely blanked us, anytime I have simply waved over or said ‘good morning’ I get ignored. In the 4 years that we have lived here neither of them have ever even made eye contact with me. It is bizarre and I have no idea what their problem is. I feel like they automatically see us as below them since we are renting (I have just gotten through a messy divorce, it is only my very sensible teen DD and I living here)

They have constant, wild parties going on into the small hours. It’s a 1930s semi so very poor sound insulation - we hear everything. I went round and politely knocked their door one Friday party night as DD had just had an operation and really needed her sleep - the door was slammed in my face. Their Range Rover (definitely heavily financed) is constantly parked right over the pavement, forcing buggies and wheelchair users onto the busy road.

They are vile people and I want a petty yet harmless way to get my own back when we move out in a few months. Any ideas?

Im also intrigued as to how you know the car is on finance?

They possibly don't acknowledge you because they feel they've nothing in common or are just not interested in neighbourhood friendships. Who knows?
@Emmerald This is no excuse for bad manners. You don't have to want to be bosom pals with someone to be able to manage a polite "Good morning. Lovely weather we're having" or whatever. Simply ignoring someone is downright rude.

They have a perfectly good driveway of their own, they simply choose not to use it and inconvenience the entire street. I have spoken to the surrounding neighbours about it (all lovely!) and it’s not just us that has an issue, they fully ignore everyone else too.. Just strange people.

There’s not wanting to associate with your neighbours (perfectly fine by me, I don’t want to be in their company either!) and not even having the basic manners to acknowledge someone.

Sign them up as interested parties to the Mormons and or Jehovah's Witnesses 👍

I ignore my neighbour too, and I'm also a "young professional." The reason being she's a creepy stalker and makes me feel very uncomfortable because she's constantly curtain twitching and finding excuses to knock on our door or walk up our driveway for attention seeking reasons. Maybe you're also annoying and you don't realise it.

As previously stated there are legal routes for the noise and parking, the rest of it is very childish and just comes across like you're bitter they have money and fun?

^^ this OP start thinking of ways you can secrete prawns 🍤 on their premises . I think I once read of someone popping them in the hem of some curtains threaded through on a cocktail stick - such evil genius. Also bubble gum under the door handle of the car so they get their fingers in it when they open it (depends on the design of the door handle). Even if you don’t do it it’s extremely cathartic just to imagine.

Report the car on the path to the council every time. Late nights for them =early morning vacuuming for you. Sing along style.

Run a key the length of their car whilst out for a late night stroll.
Turn some opera on at full volume, then go out.
Take up the drums.

Keying the car?! That’s awful.

😂

A wave hello over the fence in the mornings when they’re leaving the house at the same time as me is creepy? It’s not. It’s called common courtesy and being friendly. I can assure you that I’m not a curtain twitcher, nor do I go anywhere near their door if I can avoid it.

Im in NI, we’re a friendly bunch. To not acknowledge someone would be considered rude.

Pretty nasty suggestion, given that some people go into anaphylactic shock when stung.

After the early morning hoovering, perhaps you have a lot of junk mail to shred? Carefully position it against the wall as you shred everything you can think of.

Why? Just why? You're moving out, why create?

You do realise that shit-talking about them doesn't paint you in an amazing light?

I’m having a vent on an anonymous forum.

I once podged an old mobile phone behind a chest of drawers against their bedroom wall with an alarm set to go off at 3am every morning.......then fucked off on holiday for two weeks.......we had extremely thin walls which those absolute dickheads had no respect for.

I personally would not waste anymore time thinking about this it will not help you they could not care less about you, probably forgot you exist and don't give you a second thought they don't care it will acheive nothing but more problems your moving on anyway concentrate on what matters.

The 1812 overture at full volume or Ode to Joy at an ungodly hour.

I highly recommend the trumpet.

My NDNs are vile. Lock their 3 dogs out 24/7, never walk them, never clean up their yard so in thia weather it stinks an there are flies everywhere. Load music, screaming rows at all hours. And then have the nerve to complain that about noise of a dog barking when I am not home. I know categorical it isn't my dog as she goes to my parents when I'm at work bit they didn't know that.

My dd wanted to take trumpet lessons at school...my dad used to play so he gave her his trumpet to practice on at home. Even with the muffler in it makes a racket at 9am on a Saturday morning agter one of their epic screaming matches and loud 3am music sessions 🤣

Part of me is impressed, they are in their 50's. I am.in my 40's and can't cope with the late nights they do!!

Why is it relevant that their range rover is financed? Why does it matter to you?

Get a yappy dog, that’s the most annoying thing any neighbour can do to another.

So you're not going to do anything?

@NeighbourTrouble63 contact your local Orange Lodge and request they give your neighbours a personal concert at 7AM after one of their parties. Play Ian Paisley recordings at full volume.

Order a "dick loaded glitter bomb" to their house 😄 Link

I think they made a very wise decision not acknowledging you - you sound very judgy!