Neighbors Complaining

[SkullDaddy.45]

Chicken **** notes are ignored.

Winner!

 

[Cygnus]

Find out who it is and leave a note asking them to push their car down the block before starting it because it disturbs your sleep.Or zip tie your trimmer's throttle wide open and burn a tank of gas.

The only thing I'd change frm the above quote is removing the word OR

 

[seedubs1]

Did they ask the sun to go down earlier too?

 

[seedubs1]

This. I have modified my behavior for neighbors who come talk to me in person like adults.

Winner!

 

[Bigtanker]

Some neighbors just want to be a pain in the butt. I grew up in downtown Osceola. About a mile easr of there is one of the busiest railyards around. We were used to sleeping through train horns. A lady across the street would come over and complain to my parents that us kids were playing too loud and she wasn't able to get to bed at 7:00 pm. But the neighbor on the other side was always working on his racecar or Harley.

She even had the local LEO come out with her once during this "discussion." While she was talking, the train horn was blowing (we were 2 blocks from the tracks) AND the other neighbor was testing his new rev limiter. The officer just asked that we didn't get as loud as the train and we'd be ok.

 

[seedubs1]

Lol.....some cops are just plain awesome.

Some neighbors just want to be a pain in the butt. I grew up in downtown Osceola. About a mile easr of there is one of the busiest railyards around. We were used to sleeping through train horns. A lady across the street would come over and complain to my parents that us kids were playing too loud and she wasn't able to get to bed at 7:00 pm. But the neighbor on the other side was always working on his racecar or Harley.

She even had the local LEO come out with her once during this "discussion." While she was talking, the train horn was blowing (we were 2 blocks from the tracks) AND the other neighbor was testing his new rev limiter. The officer just asked that we didn't get as loud as the train and we'd be ok.

 

[SMiller]

Wipe your ass with the note and go on about your business.

 

[Rookie]

Years ago, I had the same problem. I was mowing around 8:30pm and a neighbor pulled the same stunt. Next week, at 2:00am, I drug out the construction lights and mowed my lawn. I left a note in my mailbox, "it can get worse". Next day, the note was gone and I never had a complaint again.

 

[Benp]

Years ago, I had the same problem. I was mowing around 8:30pm and a neighbor pulled the same stunt. Next week, at 2:00am, I drug out the construction lights and mowed my lawn. I left a note in my mailbox, "it can get worse". Next day, the note was gone and I never had a complaint again.

Wow! Also, was your neighbor ever found?

 

[indytechnerd]

1. Write 'colorful' reply regarding pounding sand, involving oneself romantically with their own mother, etc., at bottom of note
2. Make 1 dozen photo copies of note/reply
3. Buy these: http://a.co/gAGGfvO
4. Staple individual packs of #3 to each copy of note/reply
5. Distribute to nearest neighbors anonymously
6. Continue living life as you see fit.

* save remaining packs of #3 for range trips.

Maybe that should be purple...maybe not.

 

[femurphy77]

It's great to be a nice neighbor if you can be, but I have limited hours to get things done around the house. To me, anything before 10pm and after 7am is fair game.

Agree with this whole heartedly but I adjust per daylight; no uncapped headers or other noisy activities unless it's generally considered "day time". The neighbors across the street have several boys and a few years back while they were into dirt bikes they liked to race around sans baffles late into the day. Only one time did I feel the urge to cross the street and ask them to shut it down as the sun had dropped but just as I was opening my front door to go talk to them their dad came out and gave them the what for. I let dad know I appreciated his interest in the same noise "rules" I followed.

 

[Benp]

I agree, I was brought up with the reality that daylight hours are working hours. I also think there is a difference between someone working and there is noise versus someone just having fun and making noise.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I typically go to bed at 8 p.m., up at 3:15-3:30 a.m., and I also love an afternoon nap when I can get one. As others have said, I don't expect my neighbors to adjust (but boy do I wish they would ).

 

[spec4]

No easy answer to this. I'm surprised what a tough crowd we have. One of my reasons for moving to the country years ago was to avoid neighbors and their noise. It worked.

IMO mowing, trimming, leaf blowing, should really be done by 8 PM. There are other people trying to have a relaxing evening. Same as the guy who is up at 7AM mowing totally wet grass. Flame on.

 

[db1959]

My neighbor across the street is a real ass. Disking, plowing, planting and picking his crops at 10pm. Stupid farmers.

Like others said, I'd ignore the note if they can't talk to you face to face.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

I think all day-sleepers can agree that we don't expect everyone else around us to adjust to our sleep schedules. That's a very snowflake-like thing to expect from strangers. What we do is buy blackout curtains, noise machines, earplugs, sleep masks, fans...whatever it takes to get our ZZ's in. I often work from 1330 till 0400 and sleep till noon so the lawn mowers, leaf blowers string trimmers etc.. at 10am on a Saturday or Sunday get rather annoying. What I do not expect is for the whole neighborhood to adjust to me...the needs of the many and whatnot....

Spot on. Having worked 3rds, 2nds, and 1sts in the same week, sleep was a valued commodity. Blackout curtains were my friend. Lawn mowers and the like didn't bother me much.

When is the open carry and 24hour machine noise party?

 

[EyeCarry]

Ignore them.

My neighbor mows with the headlights on. Meh.

Is she a blonde or brunette?

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Is she a blonde or brunette?

THIS is the winner of this thread.
I'd try to wrap it up by 8 or so, just to try to be a good neighbor.
That said, time and tide wait for no man. Do what you have to do to keep up your house.
Anyone who can't understand and hasn't the cojones to knock on your door and talk to you in person isn't worth a second thought.

 

[BlackGun]

Tell'em to go pound sand, most noise ordinances don't take affect until 10P.M. They want quiet in everyone else's awake time, maybe they need earplugs!

Thats what I'd do.....

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Everybody and their brother was working overtime cutting grass last week during the rain? If that's all your neighbors have to gripe about, I'd say they're gonna live.