Pregnancy and Neighbours Car Horn

Mojisola

It doesn't really matter what time of day he leaves the house - no-one needs to beep their car horn to "say goodbye to the wife"!

He could say goodbye indoors or she could come to the door or window and watch him drive away.

catkins

missbiggles1 wrote: »

People have certainly made the comments you mention but none of those are excusing the neighbour's behaviour and I don't see why you should see it that way.

I read the comments as excusing the neighbour's behaviour and making light of the complaint by the OP and so did other posters.

LilElvis wrote: »

That was my comment, and I stand by it. I don't work and I'm up by 6.30 every morning, though I felt lazy this morning and stayed in bed reading until nearly 8 as its a bank holiday. Most of my neighbours get up early too - I can see their lights on. Go to a train station in the morning and see packed platforms. Ditto motorways. I used to catch a train at 6.45 and there wouldn't be a single seat left by the stop after mine. Perhaps the people who live and commute near me have a stronger work ethic than in your area

I also don't work and in the summer am up by 6.30 (often by 5.30) not so early in the winter. When I walk my dog though most of the houses are in darkness so certainly don't look as though anyone is up (I walk for at least an hour so pass a lot of houses).


I know plenty of people who work, neighbours, friends, relatives and would say 95% of them are certainly not up at 6.30. Most of them are not up before 7.30 and quite a few later than that.


I realise lots of people have jobs that start early but lots of people have jobs that start at 9am or later. When I worked in an office (for almost 30 years) I started at 9.30 so even with an hour and a half commute I never got up at 6.30. When I worked in retail my earliest start was 9am

notanewuser

LilElvis wrote: »

That was my comment, and I stand by it. I don't work and I'm up by 6.30 every morning, though I felt lazy this morning and stayed in bed reading until nearly 8 as its a bank holiday. Most of my neighbours get up early too - I can see their lights on. Go to a train station in the morning and see packed platforms. Ditto motorways. I used to catch a train at 6.45 and there wouldn't be a single seat left by the stop after mine. Perhaps the people who live and commute near me have a stronger work ethic than in your area

I haven't been up that early on a daily basis for work for almost 20 years, including several years in London. I conducted my commute then by car well outside of rush hours with no issues. Even working a 9-5 in Cardiff some 15 miles away I didn't need to get up before 7:30am.

Tigsteroonie

catkins wrote: »

I know more people who are not up at that time than are and most of them work

And I know more people who are up at 6:30am than are not, and most of those work.

We could continue this debate until all MSE posters have responded, if you want ...

Is a beep to say goodbye acceptable at any time?

duchy

Not everyone gets up , washes , grabs breakfast and heads out. Plenty of people are up early to get things done before heading out to work though.

As for the OP he just seems to want validation that starting a war with his neighbour is the best way to go and is now annoyed he hasn't got it.
Frankly the most sensible way would be for the women to sort it out - GF mentions to neighbour's wife that she's pregnant and is suffering cos "someone" is hooting at 6.30 every morning. Wife tells husband not to do it- end of. Willies can stay unwaved.

Buzzybee90

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

And I know more people who are up at 6:30am than are not, and most of those work.

We could continue this debate until all MSE posters have responded, if you want ...

Is a beep to say goodbye acceptable at any time?

I think so. As long as you're not in a built up area, there's another car on the road, or it's an unsociable time.

seven-day-weekend

duchy wrote: »

Not everyone gets up , washes , grabs breakfast and heads out. Plenty of people are up early to get things done before heading out to work though.

As for the OP he just seems to want validation that starting a war with his neighbour is the best way to go and is now annoyed he hasn't got it.
Frankly the most sensible way would be for the women to sort it out - GF mentions to neighbour's wife that she's pregnant and is suffering cos "someone" is hooting at 6.30 every morning. Wife tells husband not to do it- end of. Willies can stay unwaved.

And plenty of people have to rely on public transport, cycle or Shanks' Pony to get to work. Not everyone lives a ten-minute car drive away.

My husband used to walk, but the school he taught at is only round the corner. I went on my cycle or walked, it took 10-20 minutes. My son's cycle commute takes about fifteen minutes. However if the weather is too bad to cycle, it takes nearly an hour on the bus. My son's girlfriend's commutes takes only ten minutes in the car, but as she doesn't have a car, it takes forty on the bus and then a fifteen minute walk.

So, if it takes you the best part of an hour or more to get to work and you have to be there by seven, you are going to be up well before 6.30. Lots of people like them around.

As regards the OP, I still don't think it is worth getting into a fight about, especially if they are leaving soon.

barba

A friend of mine was disturbed during her first pregnancy by loud neighbours. She moved to a hotel for a second pregnancy.

Maybe a coincidence but her second child had performed far better academically than the first.

Have you considered moving to a hotel?

lulu_92

barba wrote: »

A friend of mine was disturbed during her first pregnancy by loud neighbours. She moved to a hotel for a second pregnancy.

Maybe a coincidence but her second child had performed far better academically than the first.

Have you considered moving to a hotel?

That sounds expensive yet effective.

bright_side

No time to read whole thread, I assume ear plugs have already been suggested?