Should I ask my neighbours if we can have designated times to sit in the garden?

[Guarddogdaschunds]

I will preface by saying that it is possible this heatwave has affected my rational thinking. So I will bite- I am so sick of listening to my neighbours having their dinner in the garden and having to listen to their booming voices for hours on end. It has reached the stage where we feel relegated indoors, especially in the evenings.

We live in a new build in close proximity to our neighbours so can hear everything as you can imagine. They are a couple in their early 30's (I think), no kids. The man with the booming voice works from home and has taken to working from his garden throughout the day, often vaping. My kids are off school, trying to make the best of the time off and I really don't think they should have to hear the details of his teams meetings. Surely he should work inside and allow people peaceful enjoyment of their gardens? I have never worked from home, but wouldn't it be considered a GDPR breach if others can hear?

They have had friends over for BBQs the previous 2 nights and have been sitting outside chatting until around 9pm. The BBQ smell lingered for so long and of course they were all vaping and drinking alcohol. One of their friends was regaling them with tales of her dating escapades-hardly an appropriate topic for my 9 year old to have in earshot. I also don't want my kids damaging their lungs inhaling all of those disgusting vape particles. The women have also been prancing around in very skimpy bikinis. I know women are entitled to wear what they want, but come on-all the neighbours can see if they look outside their upstairs windows! I'm also concerned as yesterday, the visiting friends were there for several hours and appeared to drive themselves home- were they over the limit?

On both occasions, I have brought my kids inside, as I don't want them to hear the sordid details of their conversations. I also feel awkward that they are only a few metres away from me, so I don't want to have my dinner outside in case they listen to our conversation. Would I be unreasonable to pop over or post a note through their door requesting that we have an outdoor mealtime rota so we can all enjoy our gardens in peace-as we are entitled to?

And so?

Oh please do send the note but be sure to include complaints about women having the nerve to wear standard swimwear in their own gardens and that you have snooped the DH”s company whilst including your approved meal time rota.

It must be hours since we had a decent multi threader on here. Since NaNoWriMo collapsed I miss that particular form of insane drahma.

You have over-egged this now - so I no longer feel this thread is genuine.

This really must be some heat wave, it has totally cooked OP’s brain. Going on Linkedin? Anyway I invite OP to come to North America. Any state or province with legal recreational cannabis will do. Perhaps next to my old neighbour who preferred to smoke in the garden to keep the house from smelling. He also had a large fire pit as well as a BBQ and liked to use both in the summer heat…

This is to report the garden team calls isn't it ? Unbelievable still if it makes you feel better...

are you Hyacinth Bouquet? ( older Mumsnetters will know who I mean

Have noisy sex the other side of your fence when he’s in a work call

This thread cannot be real, surely?

I have second hand embarrassment just reading @Guarddogdaschundsposts.

Yes, do it! Put in a complaint. As a DPO, our work can be pretty dry. Its shit like this that keeps us amused on a day-to-day basis 😎

On a more general point, you are not really coming across as pleasant neighbour, or very sane, you seem a little too invested in next door 🙄

I appreciate its annoying however if they are stopping around 9pm, that's reasonable.

My more practical suggestions - fight fire with fire. Let the kids out in the garden and encourage them to make lots of noise when neighbour is out in th garden on work calls.

Of an evening - play some speech radio. This will help mask their conversations, and maybe, just maybe demonstrate to them how much it is possible to hear other people talking. All the time you're quiet, they have no feedback on their own noise levels.

Think actively about enjoying the lovely warm evenings !

I do sympathise to some extent as I also get irrationally irritated by people who speak really loudly - it’s as though they have no social etiquette at all, sometimes it feels like a performance; they want the whole world to listen to them and hear them.
You are as entitled to enjoy your outdoor space as much as they are of course, but I don’t think you can really ask them to speak quieter!

You and your DH are very, very weird.

This is clearly a windup but I'm into it.

Pretty please have a word OP and let us know how it goes.

Exactly 😂😂

You’re not a very nice person are you?
What are you hoping this will achieve?

Maybe you need a social life to stop this unhealthy and unhinged attitude towards your neighbours.

I mean, I refused a trampoline because they’re dangerous. My friend is a radiologist and has seen too many broken bones caused by trampolines.

But having a trampoline doesn’t make you an inconsiderate neighbour.

It’s been so horribly hot the last few days, swimwear in your own home/garden isn’t a big deal. No one is looking their best, we’re all trying to deal with it as best we can.

You cannot tell someone when they can use their garden, well you can but they’ll probably laugh at you.

"The women have been prancing around in their bikinis"

Lady Fanny Button has found MN.

I’d rather hear ‘loud bitching about work colleagues’ than your kids.

This is either a joke or it’s the heat op. It’s mad. Stick some music on in your own garden and you won’t hear them .

LOL this is the funniest thing I've read all morning.

Sorry OP but you sound incredibly uptight.

The only point I would feel reasonable to raise is the subject of their conversations if they really are inappropriate for children to overhear. In which case I would possibly mention just in passing and very casually…
“Ooh glad to have caught you actually, the kids have overheard some quite fruity conversations from your side in the last week, would you mind keeping in mind that they might overhear stuff?”

Me too
Maybe OP Should only have DC s out between 9am and 10am

What a spiteful, nasty witch you are.
Are you implying that you are going to report next door neighbour to his employer?
You are a bitter, jealous, interfering busybody.
Get a hobby you boring old cowm