Odd things your neighbours do?
Discussion
Digga said:
Wonderful, unwritten rule in our village is that any power tool or appliances are fine, but only after 8am. Suits me, although not everyone is up and about and ready for it.
Not just your village. Any trade isn’t going to be making noise until after 8 where there are neighbours unless it’s an emergency.CoolHands said:
Cotty said:
My only immediate neighbour has decided that 6:30am on a Sunday morning is the perfect time to jet wash his car.
If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
Yeah what a wIf I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
kerk everybody off is beyond me. Utter prick. Barker Barker said:
My neighbour, a tenant, been here for less than a year maintains that the fence that I bought actually belongs to him. The fence was bought 15 years ago and replaces another fence, precisely, that was in place 25 years before then.
He has drilled holes in the fence and wants to paint the fence, I have told him no. He argues every time I see him that the fence is in the wrong place. The owner of the house is not interested,
He has now bought two Rottweilers that bark a lot and has moved an additional family of five into his rented 4 bedroom house. He already has six family members of his own.
He tells all and sundry that he is badly done by and that I am a wretched person.
Others call him Mr Gobby
Does the property owner know that 12 people are living in his rental?He has drilled holes in the fence and wants to paint the fence, I have told him no. He argues every time I see him that the fence is in the wrong place. The owner of the house is not interested,
He has now bought two Rottweilers that bark a lot and has moved an additional family of five into his rented 4 bedroom house. He already has six family members of his own.
He tells all and sundry that he is badly done by and that I am a wretched person.
Others call him Mr Gobby
Edited by Barker Barker on Thursday 7th March 17:39
munroman said:
Barker Barker said:
My neighbour, a tenant, been here for less than a year maintains that the fence that I bought actually belongs to him. The fence was bought 15 years ago and replaces another fence, precisely, that was in place 25 years before then.
He has drilled holes in the fence and wants to paint the fence, I have told him no. He argues every time I see him that the fence is in the wrong place. The owner of the house is not interested,
He has now bought two Rottweilers that bark a lot and has moved an additional family of five into his rented 4 bedroom house. He already has six family members of his own.
He tells all and sundry that he is badly done by and that I am a wretched person.
Others call him Mr Gobby
Does the property owner know that 12 people are living in his rental?He has drilled holes in the fence and wants to paint the fence, I have told him no. He argues every time I see him that the fence is in the wrong place. The owner of the house is not interested,
He has now bought two Rottweilers that bark a lot and has moved an additional family of five into his rented 4 bedroom house. He already has six family members of his own.
He tells all and sundry that he is badly done by and that I am a wretched person.
Others call him Mr Gobby
Edited by Barker Barker on Thursday 7th March 17:39
We might be the odd ones.
One of our dogs is very sociable. If we take her for a walk around the roads, and she sees someone in their front garden, she'll park her bum at the top of the drive until they come to see her. Fortunately (or otherwise) we live in a very, very dog-friendly village.
A short walk can take an hour.
One of our dogs is very sociable. If we take her for a walk around the roads, and she sees someone in their front garden, she'll park her bum at the top of the drive until they come to see her. Fortunately (or otherwise) we live in a very, very dog-friendly village.
A short walk can take an hour.
Sporky said:
We might be the odd ones.
One of our dogs is very sociable. If we take her for a walk around the roads, and she sees someone in their front garden, she'll park her bum at the top of the drive until they come to see her. Fortunately (or otherwise) we live in a very, very dog-friendly village.
A short walk can take an hour.
She sounds a delight.One of our dogs is very sociable. If we take her for a walk around the roads, and she sees someone in their front garden, she'll park her bum at the top of the drive until they come to see her. Fortunately (or otherwise) we live in a very, very dog-friendly village.
A short walk can take an hour.
There is a youtube vid of a pit bull, sits next to her white picket fence and adores it when people lean over the fence to stroke her and say hello. The owner has even put up a sign saying the dog is very friendly in case people are wary of the reputation.
Cotty said:
My only immediate neighbour has decided that 6:30am on a Sunday morning is the perfect time to jet wash his car.
If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
I get why he's doing it so early. The water doesn't dry as quickly and leave stains on the car before you can wipe it all off.If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
Autumn and spring are the best times as the car doesn't dry instantly.
I use a jet was on occasion and like washing the car at 6am HOWEVER!, I wouldn't dream of using it at 6am! On a Sunday it would be 11am onwards and only for a short bit. Certainly no driveway blasting on a Sunday. That would be a Saturday job.
6am and a plain hose is fine. It's quiet. No hoovering until later. We are lucky that our properties are spaced a bit apart.
Your neighbour is a TWA£
The house next door to me is being completely refurbished and the road has a memorandum of understanding that contractors can only work 8-5 on week days, 9-1 on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays and Bank holidays.
A few weeks ago I rang the owner at 7:15am on a Saturday morning and he answered 'What's wrong, why are you calling this early?' I replied that as his builders were sat outside shouting over their radio and waking everyone up at that hour surely he should be awake too.
The following weekend the other side neighbour woke him at 8am on a Sunday to ask why the builders were on-site at all that day.
A few weeks ago I rang the owner at 7:15am on a Saturday morning and he answered 'What's wrong, why are you calling this early?' I replied that as his builders were sat outside shouting over their radio and waking everyone up at that hour surely he should be awake too.
The following weekend the other side neighbour woke him at 8am on a Sunday to ask why the builders were on-site at all that day.
I can weigh into this one....
My project storage barn fronts onto a courtyard that is bordered by 2 houses, one of whom has always complained about the noise from it.
After big arguments some years ago, it was agreed by all barn tenants and the neighbours that there would be a noise curfew where I would be unable to use the (diesel) forklift truck, angle grinders, impact tools etc outside of 9am-1pm on Saturdays or at all on Sundays. It requires careful planning and quite a rush for any such work given I can only usually make it there on weekends only from 10am onwards.
Now, you'd probably think this is only fair and reasonable, right? Well, the houses bordering the courtyard are bordered on the other side by a major, and I mean major, A-road with a junction on a hill. All day every day there are fully laden trucks thundering down the hill and over the junction, sports cars flooring it up the hill, and pelotons of lycra-warrior cyclists with squealing brakes and yelling to each other as they descend the hill and clear the junction. Oh, and tractors clattering up and down the road in the summer.
It's a non-stop cacophany, but of course it's me and my tinkering that's the problem.....
My project storage barn fronts onto a courtyard that is bordered by 2 houses, one of whom has always complained about the noise from it.
After big arguments some years ago, it was agreed by all barn tenants and the neighbours that there would be a noise curfew where I would be unable to use the (diesel) forklift truck, angle grinders, impact tools etc outside of 9am-1pm on Saturdays or at all on Sundays. It requires careful planning and quite a rush for any such work given I can only usually make it there on weekends only from 10am onwards.
Now, you'd probably think this is only fair and reasonable, right? Well, the houses bordering the courtyard are bordered on the other side by a major, and I mean major, A-road with a junction on a hill. All day every day there are fully laden trucks thundering down the hill and over the junction, sports cars flooring it up the hill, and pelotons of lycra-warrior cyclists with squealing brakes and yelling to each other as they descend the hill and clear the junction. Oh, and tractors clattering up and down the road in the summer.
It's a non-stop cacophany, but of course it's me and my tinkering that's the problem.....
ChemicalChaos said:
It's a non-stop cacophany, but of course it's me and my tinkering that's the problem.....
Counter-intuitive, and certainly annoying to you, but they'll be dealing with the only thing that can have some control over. People that live close to major roads quite often become de-sensitised to the noise too, so maybe they can filter that out more effectively than your more 'random' noises.
Djtemeka said:
Cotty said:
My only immediate neighbour has decided that 6:30am on a Sunday morning is the perfect time to jet wash his car.
If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
I get why he's doing it so early. The water doesn't dry as quickly and leave stains on the car before you can wipe it all off.If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
Autumn and spring are the best times as the car doesn't dry instantly.
I use a jet was on occasion and like washing the car at 6am HOWEVER!, I wouldn't dream of using it at 6am! On a Sunday it would be 11am onwards and only for a short bit. Certainly no driveway blasting on a Sunday. That would be a Saturday job.
6am and a plain hose is fine. It's quiet. No hoovering until later. We are lucky that our properties are spaced a bit apart.
Your neighbour is a TWA£
It depends on your neighbours too. Next door has 2 noisy teenagers, so we have to put up with the noise of them and their friends. The neighbour the other side is deaf which is helpful.
vikingaero said:
I clean my cars early in the morning at 7am, and spend time cleaning the car. After 8am I feel it is fair game and unleash the power of the jetwash.
It depends on your neighbours too. Next door has 2 noisy teenagers, so we have to put up with the noise of them and their friends. The neighbour the other side is deaf which is helpful.
Same here. Our next door neighbours have spates of loud music / arguments until 4am, even on weeknights, so I'm not too bothered about disturbing them. My mother lives in a quiet village on the edge of Exmoor and I felt guilty using a hammer drill outside on a Saturday afternoon as it was so quiet It depends on your neighbours too. Next door has 2 noisy teenagers, so we have to put up with the noise of them and their friends. The neighbour the other side is deaf which is helpful.
Djtemeka said:
Cotty said:
My only immediate neighbour has decided that 6:30am on a Sunday morning is the perfect time to jet wash his car.
If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
I get why he's doing it so early. The water doesn't dry as quickly and leave stains on the car before you can wipe it all off.If I see his house on fire ill find that the perfect time to go to the pub.
Autumn and spring are the best times as the car doesn't dry instantly.
ChemicalChaos said:
I can weigh into this one....
My project storage barn fronts onto a courtyard that is bordered by 2 houses, one of whom has always complained about the noise from it.
After big arguments some years ago, it was agreed by all barn tenants and the neighbours that there would be a noise curfew where I would be unable to use the (diesel) forklift truck, angle grinders, impact tools etc outside of 9am-1pm on Saturdays or at all on Sundays. It requires careful planning and quite a rush for any such work given I can only usually make it there on weekends only from 10am onwards.
Now, you'd probably think this is only fair and reasonable, right? Well, the houses bordering the courtyard are bordered on the other side by a major, and I mean major, A-road with a junction on a hill. All day every day there are fully laden trucks thundering down the hill and over the junction, sports cars flooring it up the hill, and pelotons of lycra-warrior cyclists with squealing brakes and yelling to each other as they descend the hill and clear the junction. Oh, and tractors clattering up and down the road in the summer.
It's a non-stop cacophany, but of course it's me and my tinkering that's the problem.....
To be fair constant road noise blends into the background. Growing up I lived about 200 yards from a motorway, but hidden by trees. I could only hear it when visitors pointed out the constant roar of tyres on road.My project storage barn fronts onto a courtyard that is bordered by 2 houses, one of whom has always complained about the noise from it.
After big arguments some years ago, it was agreed by all barn tenants and the neighbours that there would be a noise curfew where I would be unable to use the (diesel) forklift truck, angle grinders, impact tools etc outside of 9am-1pm on Saturdays or at all on Sundays. It requires careful planning and quite a rush for any such work given I can only usually make it there on weekends only from 10am onwards.
Now, you'd probably think this is only fair and reasonable, right? Well, the houses bordering the courtyard are bordered on the other side by a major, and I mean major, A-road with a junction on a hill. All day every day there are fully laden trucks thundering down the hill and over the junction, sports cars flooring it up the hill, and pelotons of lycra-warrior cyclists with squealing brakes and yelling to each other as they descend the hill and clear the junction. Oh, and tractors clattering up and down the road in the summer.
It's a non-stop cacophany, but of course it's me and my tinkering that's the problem.....
Even now I live on a busy road but don't notice it. I can hear when neighbours are doing DIY though so angle griding and impact tools would be very annoying.
You want noise, try living next to someone whose kid is a basketball enthusiast. Christ. Once the ball itself has inevitably flown over the fence and landed on my patio table, even keeping it my side as long as possible doesn't help because he just deploys his infinite collection of footballs as substitutes. Bounce bounce bounce bangy bang bang rattle rattle rattle whoooop. Repeat ad infinitum. I'm beginning to pray for the rains to never end. How the parents put up with it I don't know.
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