Am I being too fussy about the neighbours?

PhilDS

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

interesting topic. My neighbour plays the guitar from time to time, mostly it isnt a problem, but sometimes its amped and shakes through the whole house, other times its quiet but late, after 11.30 so it does stand out. I'll prob mention it if I bump into them, I just want to make sure they are aware, who knows they maybe horrified to learn they are causing this problem.

But what can I do, is it reasonable to suggest someone resists their musical passion? But surely people need to be aware that living in a semi requires consideration? Id like to get my decks out and break out some techo records but ive kept them in the folks place as ive lived in flats etc for the last few years. Maybe Im too considerate? Personally I think you have to accept that living with shared walls requires sacrifice of noisy activities (;))

Be careful not to get into an escalating noise war, I got caught in one of these in a flat a few years back. Some really nasty people went as far as putting on CDs on repeat and going out for the night, some people have serious personality disorders. This was done in revenge against the people above who played their TV too loud, of course all the surrounding flats were affected too. I guess in a semi at least its only two households that end up miserable! They moved out a few weeks after the peak, evicted I hope!

The thought of a "war" has stopped us saying something so far. I think the "if i bump into them" idea is a good one. That way it just seems casual rather than you imposing on their time and property. we'll see:cool: