Neighbour throwing eggs
Discussion
Durzel said:
wombleh said:
I’d probably try asking them to turn it down before lobbing food, is there some back story here as to why the neighbour went straight for the nuclear option?
I suspect it's not the OP's neighbour's first rodeo.I used to be the person complaining about noise.
- neighbours and I had two young brothers who were renting a house next to us evicted by rental agency.
I tried to sort it out, even ended up in their having toast at 03:00 with them after they had come back from a club and I’d been round to tell them to turn off music. Nice lads but just didn’t get it.
- had a director of World Bank by the throat after repeated attempts to stop him doing his washing, moving furniture and playing the piano above us at various times throughout the night.
Been in there many times to have a coffee and talk about this. Pushed me too far on one night when my partner had an early flight. After that though, he was as quiet as a mouse.
- Police had a lad tracked down and arrested over homophobic abuse when a neighbour and I investigated loud music on our usually very, very quiet street in St Albans.
Most incidents can be dealt with easily though, you just have to have a chat.
Then I moved permanently abroad.
Bin men repeatedly ringing the doorbell at 06:00 this morning. I go out to unlock the gates, they drive past playing music and laughing and joking. Will come back on the route let themselves in, sort out the bins, playing music all the time. That’s three times a week.
Dogs barking in the night outside. Lots of dogs. Our dogs might bark as well. Motorbikes going past at all hours, at lot less at night. Cars go past. Water tankers early in morning ; drivers have to listen to loud crap music. Ice cream and other vendors come down our street playing a tune or ringing a bell.
Building work, grass cutting all starts early.
People talking and laughing outside until late.
Sometimes a Hindu ceremony in the area in the evening, which I like to hear.
Some guys the other day playing guitar and singing until late, maybe in a house next door.
Loud gecko in bedroom somewhere.
Just life….I’d miss it now. You adjust. It really doesn’t get my heart rate up anymore.
We have had issues with a rental villa nearby. A few holiday makers playing thumpy thumpy bass. Found out that any music after 22:00 can be stopped quickly by local security if needed.
Equally, if we have a party we would get local security to handle parking. They can also then apologetically ask me to stop my wife and her friends screeching and singing because its now 22:00. I will happily help them to apply this rule!
- neighbours and I had two young brothers who were renting a house next to us evicted by rental agency.
I tried to sort it out, even ended up in their having toast at 03:00 with them after they had come back from a club and I’d been round to tell them to turn off music. Nice lads but just didn’t get it.
- had a director of World Bank by the throat after repeated attempts to stop him doing his washing, moving furniture and playing the piano above us at various times throughout the night.
Been in there many times to have a coffee and talk about this. Pushed me too far on one night when my partner had an early flight. After that though, he was as quiet as a mouse.
- Police had a lad tracked down and arrested over homophobic abuse when a neighbour and I investigated loud music on our usually very, very quiet street in St Albans.
Most incidents can be dealt with easily though, you just have to have a chat.
Then I moved permanently abroad.
Bin men repeatedly ringing the doorbell at 06:00 this morning. I go out to unlock the gates, they drive past playing music and laughing and joking. Will come back on the route let themselves in, sort out the bins, playing music all the time. That’s three times a week.
Dogs barking in the night outside. Lots of dogs. Our dogs might bark as well. Motorbikes going past at all hours, at lot less at night. Cars go past. Water tankers early in morning ; drivers have to listen to loud crap music. Ice cream and other vendors come down our street playing a tune or ringing a bell.
Building work, grass cutting all starts early.
People talking and laughing outside until late.
Sometimes a Hindu ceremony in the area in the evening, which I like to hear.
Some guys the other day playing guitar and singing until late, maybe in a house next door.
Loud gecko in bedroom somewhere.
Just life….I’d miss it now. You adjust. It really doesn’t get my heart rate up anymore.
We have had issues with a rental villa nearby. A few holiday makers playing thumpy thumpy bass. Found out that any music after 22:00 can be stopped quickly by local security if needed.
Equally, if we have a party we would get local security to handle parking. They can also then apologetically ask me to stop my wife and her friends screeching and singing because its now 22:00. I will happily help them to apply this rule!
One of my neighbours keeps finding empty wine bottles in their garden that seem to have been fired from some sort of launcher. (they don't drink much so its not mum/dad hiding them). Has happened for over five years.
Such force that the kids trampoline has a hole in the netting, some bottles have landed in soft ground and been partially embedded and there are sometimes bottles in the gutters. Hardly any smashed though. Three houses within "shooting" distance, one of which has recently moved in so 50/50 chance of who it is.
Absolutely baffling....!
Such force that the kids trampoline has a hole in the netting, some bottles have landed in soft ground and been partially embedded and there are sometimes bottles in the gutters. Hardly any smashed though. Three houses within "shooting" distance, one of which has recently moved in so 50/50 chance of who it is.
Absolutely baffling....!
Avenicus said:
One of my neighbours keeps finding empty wine bottles in their garden that seem to have been fired from some sort of launcher. (they don't drink much so its not mum/dad hiding them). Has happened for over five years.
Such force that the kids trampoline has a hole in the netting, some bottles have landed in soft ground and been partially embedded and there are sometimes bottles in the gutters. Hardly any smashed though. Three houses within "shooting" distance, one of which has recently moved in so 50/50 chance of who it is.
Absolutely baffling....!
Kill one set of neighbours, if it continues mystery solved. If it stops either it was them or it was the remaining ones but they suspect you were behind the other neighbors brutal murders and no longer wants to fire bottles into your garden. Either way problem solved.Such force that the kids trampoline has a hole in the netting, some bottles have landed in soft ground and been partially embedded and there are sometimes bottles in the gutters. Hardly any smashed though. Three houses within "shooting" distance, one of which has recently moved in so 50/50 chance of who it is.
Absolutely baffling....!
Or you could down the more extreme route of talking to them about it instead.
The OP has gone very quiet...wonder if he has egg on his face??? 
e-honda said:
Kill one set of neighbours, if it continues mystery solved. If it stops either it was them or it was the remaining ones but they suspect you were behind the other neighbors brutal murders and no longer wants to fire bottles into your garden. Either way problem solved.
Or you could down the more extreme route of talking to them about it instead.
Y'know, the first suggestion has a lot of merit...Or you could down the more extreme route of talking to them about it instead.
Honeywell said:
I don't permit neighbours into my estate after 11pm. In the countryside where we all have gun cabinets nobody throws anything at anybody's house.
I simply do not understand how anyone could possibly live in an urban area these days. It must be hell.
Not sure if poorly veiled sarcasm, or just trolling I simply do not understand how anyone could possibly live in an urban area these days. It must be hell.
Some Gump said:
Wow, jdw sounds sane.
That does read a bit mental, having looked at it again..I guess my point ( there was a point to it, I think ) is that it’s best to confront the issue nicely, then escalate if needed and then….I learnt by moving countries just to embrace it.
To be fair (if you would, please) only one example shows me in a bad light.
Months of this guy making loads of noise at night, followed by quite a few discussions about this in his apartment having coffee….kind of made me snap. It did stop it though….so…
Now; dogs, motorbikes, bin men, music…..water off a duck’s back. In fact we have chickens and ducks next door…the noise just doesn’t register anymore.
You should have heard the frogs last night after some rain….
Ever tried to hit a frog with an egg?
Chicken_Satay said:
wjwren said:
My 40 yr old neighbour was throwing eggs the other night
I'm trying to figure out what the neighbour's age has got to do with it. Should the neighbour have a good aim having built up a couple of decades of egg throwing experience?Zetec-S said:
Not defending your neighbour's choice of language or the egg throwing, but 11pm is getting on a bit for music outside. Noise tends to carry more at night as well. A few weeks back I was woken at about 3am by a couple of people having a conversation at the end of our road. They were talking in low voices and were probably about 80 yards away from our bedroom window, but it was enough to disturb me.
You need better windows!Chicken_Satay said:
I'm trying to figure out what the neighbour's age has got to do with it. Should the neighbour have a good aim having built up a couple of decades of egg throwing experience?
.In fairness I'd be less surprised at a 12 year old neighbour throwing eggs than a 40 year old neighbour.
Someone on my local Facebook page complained about neighbours throwing eggs at them. They were having regular parties with a DJ set outside in the back garden. They showed pictures of their garden done up with pink neon lighting, looking like a stripper was going to perform. Their reaction to knowing they were annoying a neighbour was to try and garner support from other neighbours to gang up on them. They're the sort who think selfishness is other people not letting them to whatever they want.
The problem with loud parties is you don't know when they're going to stop. On a housing estate you have people with children they need to get to sleep and people who work shifts or have early starts. The simplest thing to do is advise your neighbours beforehand you or your teenagers will be having a party and arrange a time for the music to be switched off. If you really trust your teenagers to be left alone, leave a phone number with your neighbours so they can contact you if things seem to be getting out of hand.
Loud music is less stressful if you know it will stop by a reasonable time and not keep you awake all night.
The problem with loud parties is you don't know when they're going to stop. On a housing estate you have people with children they need to get to sleep and people who work shifts or have early starts. The simplest thing to do is advise your neighbours beforehand you or your teenagers will be having a party and arrange a time for the music to be switched off. If you really trust your teenagers to be left alone, leave a phone number with your neighbours so they can contact you if things seem to be getting out of hand.
Loud music is less stressful if you know it will stop by a reasonable time and not keep you awake all night.
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