That this drives me insane???

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New neighbours moved in about 8 or 9 months ago. Not particularly friendly, fine. They have a good size garden but for some reason they insist on putting a basketball net in the cul de sac. The constant sound of the ball being bounced drives me insane and its dangerous because you turn round the corner into the cul de sac and the kids are in the middle of the cul de sac playing with the basketball net and then you have to wait ages while they pick up all their cones and get out of the way so that you can park. After a 14 hour shift I just want to park so I can get into my house.

Environmental health. Or non emergency police.. Surely it isn't safe encouraging dc to play in the road?

LOL. I really hope this is a joke.

(But I suspect it isn't!) 🙃

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I enjoy seeing kids playing outside so it it wouldn't bother me, but being practical could you maybe suggest they mark the road with chalk instead of cones? So you don't have to wait for them to pick them up and they can still see the designated space. And keep good neighbourly relations.
And it's not nearly the same putting a ring up in the garden unless the garden is cement or asphalt because basketball involves dribbling the ball.

Are they blocking off the road with cones, so you have to wait for them to move them before you can drive down there?

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Or just run a kid over and they'll then realise not to put cones out?

Perhaps ask them not to put cones out? That does seem pointless! Surely the children can easily and quickly get out of the way otherwise?

You need to speak to the neighbours op. That should be your first point of call. At the moment they don’t even know your feelings on the matter. They may do nothing but you will have raised it. Be nice about it, given you need to be neighbours. Maybe there’s a plan you can all come up with to help the kids clear up quicker something.

Hahaha because I'm an emergency services worker and I cant afford to buy or rent a house closer to where I work. I like my team so I dont want to change jobs at the moment. Is that good enough for you?

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Why are there cars or traffic on them then? Some might say things have changed a bit since the Roman times...

No its not safe at all. Its really dangerous. Especially as when you turn in its a blind bend so yes, I know to slow down as I know there will be children in the middle of the road however people that dont live there wouldn't know and often people that dont live here park in the cul de sac as it is close to a hospital.

You can't be serious!! It's a couple of kids playing a ball game in the close.

I understand that you're tired but it can'tbe that much of an issue. That's the whole point of cul de sacs,no fastcars, plenty of space to play.

No it's not a couple of kids playing with a ball in the road which is dangerous. It's blocking the road off regularly with cones etc........the lady can't get to her house. (I live in a cul de sac so totally get the issue - that's just with the occasional bin lorry blocking the road!!)

I too used to play in a cul de sac with friends when young. However, we had no more right than anyone else to the road so we didn’t install anything like a basketball hoop or put cones out to cordon off ‘our’ area.

Being part of a community is not just sharing space but doing so that it isn’t detrimental to anyone else sharing the space. As kids, when a new couple moved into the road and he was an ambulance driver on night shifts, us playing there was no longer an option as he needed to sleep during the day. We could go elsewhere to play - the man couldn’t go elsewhere to sleep.

From what you have said OP, I feel the family have initiated some kind of entitlement to barricade the road for their convenience. If the parents were keeping a watchful eye on their 5 yr old, they would recognise they were inconveniencing others and move the court to their own back garden patio where their kids could still play and you could still park. Everyone is then happy.

In this case you may have to explain to them how it is inconveniencing you but if they are unwilling to change, then I would recommend the PCSO visiting.

Where I used to live 20 years ago two dads most evenings would sit at the entrance to our cul de sac to stop cars driving too fast down as all the kids were out playing😂

So after an hour commute and a 14 hour shift the thing that makes you miserable is the few minutes wait for some kids to let you past. I think you are projecting. Yes it's a bit annoying I get that, but no more annoying than the wait at a traffic light for a pedestrian to cross on your commute home.

I'd just report to police that there are children playing in the road as young as 5, unsupervised and blocking the road. They came out when we had all the traveller children playing in the road.

Several neighbours used to constantly complain about kids playing in the close, they'd be out telling them to keep away from cars, keep balls away from gardens, but don't play in the road, moan about chalk drawings or noise.

They also like to stand and slag off the parents that their kids are always inside on computers, I literally can't wait until they pop their clogs and fuck off. Miserable twunts.

Friend had a neighbour whose teenagers played basket ball day and night- people don't realise how anti social and annoying it is until it happens to them!