Die noisy neighbour DIE

Pixie5740

I am living underneath a noisy neighbour. For the most part I can live with it but not when I'm trying to sleep. Currently he is watching a film with a lot of loud explosions in the room right above my bedroom.

He also has a tendency to blast his music during the day for hours. I spoke to him about that before Christmas and give him his due he did turn it down....a bit.

He's also the kind of moron that drives a noisy car (a modified Mitsubishi Evo).

Next door have pounded on the wall shouting "turn that !!!!ing television down".

Yes we live in flats so some noise is expected but at what level does it become unacceptable?

I've had enough and called the council's antisocial behaviour number. They took my details and have passed them on to "the team". I'm not sure what the wait time for this team to come out is.

Worst case scenario, I have to live with it for another 12 months.

lessonlearned

You have my sympathy.

However, do not hold your breath waiting for the council's team, that will take time.

In the meantime perhaps you could try wax earplugs - at least for when you want to sleep. I use them when travelling - they are very effective.

Pixie5740

I've never tried wax earplugs, just the little foam ones which don't drown out all the noise and you know what it's like, once your ears have locked on to a sound it becomes difficult to ignore.

lessonlearned

Foam ones don't work for me, but wax ones do the trick.

Tancred

Pixie5740 wrote: »

I've never tried wax earplugs, just the little foam ones which don't drown out all the noise and you know what it's like, once your ears have locked on to a sound it becomes difficult to ignore.

These ones from the USA are the best I've ever used:

https://www.earplugsonline.com

While you wait for your order to arrive you can use the ones from Boots. Living for nine academic terms in a student hall of residence taught me the need for wax earplugs!

Pixie5740

Tancred wrote: »

These ones from the USA are the best I've ever used:

https://www.earplugsonline.com

While you wait for your order to arrive you can use the ones from Boots. Living for nine academic terms in a student hall of residence taught me the need for wax earplugs!

Thanks I'll give them a go

sniggings

check out the white noise machines too, some people swear by them.

As above, don't rely on them but you might be lucky and have a good team in your area.

When I rang the police once for noise in the street from a lorry with it's engine shaking the house all night, they said ALL they could do was ring and tell them they were causing a disturbance! there always seems to be a law if they want to get you for something but when it's you asking them to help you, they seem to only be able to "ask" them to be quiet.

anyway good luck, I hate noisy people, might be moving myself in a couple of weeks, from a dead quiet place to somewhere similar I pray!

inspace

My neighbours have always hated me - how can one live in a silent world or even anything near to it.
Music is the greatest invention known to man from 50s jazz to modern rock how possibly can it be enjoyed at low level - I listen to music 90% of my life either asleep or awake (if im asleep and wake up atleast I know im still alive lol).
Movies are surely enhanced if all the effort that the sound men and producers put into it are used to full effect.
At this point all of us that like to enjoy noise for all that it has to offer should apologise and keel over to make way for the timid amongst us(not).
Im lucky Im going deaf for my misabuse and live on an apartment with no neighbours but if ever something happens like a power cut Im left rendered speechless on how generations before me lived - I dont have an answer but consider how we the noisy ones feel.
Peace (:D)

sniggings

inspace wrote: »

My neighbours have always hated me - how can one live in a silent world or even anything near to it.
Music is the greatest invention known to man from 50s jazz to modern rock how possibly can it be enjoyed at low level - I listen to music 90% of my life either asleep or awake (if im asleep and wake up atleast I know im still alive lol).
Movies are surely enhanced if all the effort that the sound men and producers put into it are used to full effect.
At this point all of us that like to enjoy noise for all that it has to offer should apologise and keel over to make way for the timid amongst us(not).
Im lucky Im going deaf for my misabuse and live on an apartment with no neighbours but if ever something happens like a power cut Im left rendered speechless on how generations before me lived - I dont have an answer but consider how we the noisy ones feel.
Peace (:D)

and we get told when you ring up the police or council to complain about noise "have you asked them to keep the noise down" imagine knocking on this guys door :rotfl:

Pixie5740

inspace wrote: »

My neighbours have always hated me - how can one live in a silent world or even anything near to it.
Music is the greatest invention known to man from 50s jazz to modern rock how possibly can it be enjoyed at low level - I listen to music 90% of my life either asleep or awake (if im asleep and wake up atleast I know im still alive lol).
Movies are surely enhanced if all the effort that the sound men and producers put into it are used to full effect.
At this point all of us that like to enjoy noise for all that it has to offer should apologise and keel over to make way for the timid amongst us(not).
Im lucky Im going deaf for my misabuse and live on an apartment with no neighbours but if ever something happens like a power cut Im left rendered speechless on how generations before me lived - I dont have an answer but consider how we the noisy ones feel.
Peace (:D)

So you think making so much noise that it prevents your neighbours from sleeping is acceptable?

EDIT: I never said anything about living in a silent world.

Tancred

inspace wrote: »

My neighbours have always hated me - how can one live in a silent world or even anything near to it.
Music is the greatest invention known to man from 50s jazz to modern rock how possibly can it be enjoyed at low level - I listen to music 90% of my life either asleep or awake (if im asleep and wake up atleast I know im still alive lol).

Have you not heard of headphones? :mad:

inspace wrote: »

Movies are surely enhanced if all the effort that the sound men and producers put into it are used to full effect.
At this point all of us that like to enjoy noise for all that it has to offer should apologise and keel over to make way for the timid amongst us(not).
Im lucky Im going deaf for my misabuse and live on an apartment with no neighbours but if ever something happens like a power cut Im left rendered speechless on how generations before me lived - I dont have an answer but consider how we the noisy ones feel.
Peace (:D)

You sound like a real moron. Instead of thinking about yourself all the time, try thinking about your poor neighbours!