Well I'm quite a tollerant guy but last night I had to say something to the neighbours. On the whole they are cool but ocassionally play loud music, sometimes on a weekend very loud music. Fair enough.
Yesterday though they had a few people over for a BBQ and at around 7pm the drinks were flowing and he cranked up his music in the living room at such a volume that they could hear it at a fairly loud volume in the garden. Now its a modernish semi so sound travels badly at the best of times but it was so loud that upstairs the floor was shaking. Annoying yes but we thought, they've got people over I'll have a friendly chat about it tomorrow. At 8pm we were pretty narked off with it so we went for a walk to get soe peace and quiet. I noticed that at the end of the road you could still hear the music and that at the end of the close you could easily make out all the lyrics.
By the time we returned (8:40 ish) it had started raining and they had moved inside and the volume had dropped but still loud enough that we had to have the TV up louder than normal to be able to hear it over the music. Even then it was still constantly audiable. This continued to midnight when we were planning to head to bed, so I went next door and asked them to turn it down. I wasn't rude but I was a bit narked off so I probably wasn't my usual charming self. Infact I can remember exactly what I said, his wife anwered the door- "Can we have the music down now Mary, its nearly midnight" "yeah mate we were just about to" "thanks" and back I went.
When I got back in the music went up in volume a bit and he started shouting the lyrics at the top of his voice. This only went on for 10 minutes then the music stopped. Phew!
I then heard the neighbour outside talking to the people opposite and I made out a bit of what he was saying. I heard him saying about "the cheeky **** came over" "I should do *missed this bit* to his new car" (I'm the only person to buy a car in the last 8 months). Then he did that thing that you normally find kids doing where they shout something with the intention of it being heard by the person its directed at, but you can't prove that it was or that he was talking about you. He shouted out the "W" slang for a person that masturbates... original.
I got up to go outside, not for a ruck, I'd just rather someone say something to my face or not at all. Unfortunately my gf was worried that I'd get into an argument or a fight with him and basically latched on to me. By the time I got dressed and out they were gone
The problem is that I want to have it out with him but can't be 100% certain of what he said I don't think I was unreasonable. At the end of the day just because he's on long term sick he should still understand that others of us have to get up for work in the mornings.
Sorry for the long winded post, just wanted to get it off my chest.
Yesterday though they had a few people over for a BBQ and at around 7pm the drinks were flowing and he cranked up his music in the living room at such a volume that they could hear it at a fairly loud volume in the garden. Now its a modernish semi so sound travels badly at the best of times but it was so loud that upstairs the floor was shaking. Annoying yes but we thought, they've got people over I'll have a friendly chat about it tomorrow. At 8pm we were pretty narked off with it so we went for a walk to get soe peace and quiet. I noticed that at the end of the road you could still hear the music and that at the end of the close you could easily make out all the lyrics.
By the time we returned (8:40 ish) it had started raining and they had moved inside and the volume had dropped but still loud enough that we had to have the TV up louder than normal to be able to hear it over the music. Even then it was still constantly audiable. This continued to midnight when we were planning to head to bed, so I went next door and asked them to turn it down. I wasn't rude but I was a bit narked off so I probably wasn't my usual charming self. Infact I can remember exactly what I said, his wife anwered the door- "Can we have the music down now Mary, its nearly midnight" "yeah mate we were just about to" "thanks" and back I went.
When I got back in the music went up in volume a bit and he started shouting the lyrics at the top of his voice. This only went on for 10 minutes then the music stopped. Phew!
I then heard the neighbour outside talking to the people opposite and I made out a bit of what he was saying. I heard him saying about "the cheeky **** came over" "I should do *missed this bit* to his new car" (I'm the only person to buy a car in the last 8 months). Then he did that thing that you normally find kids doing where they shout something with the intention of it being heard by the person its directed at, but you can't prove that it was or that he was talking about you. He shouted out the "W" slang for a person that masturbates... original.
I got up to go outside, not for a ruck, I'd just rather someone say something to my face or not at all. Unfortunately my gf was worried that I'd get into an argument or a fight with him and basically latched on to me. By the time I got dressed and out they were gone
The problem is that I want to have it out with him but can't be 100% certain of what he said
I don't think I was unreasonable. At the end of the day just because he's on long term sick he should still understand that others of us have to get up for work in the mornings.Sorry for the long winded post, just wanted to get it off my chest.
