Big Badger House (aka Noisy Lodger) HE'S GONE!

Incisor

Badger_Lady wrote: »

... Now I've had a chance to wake up and clear my head a bit - do you think setting a "house rule" when they're both around would be reasonable action? I'm thinking:

"No music/TV/card games in bedrooms after 10pm (unless it's very quiet or on headphones). Reasonable noise is allowed in the living room all night."

I would really really avoid rules here. A rule will be your best guess at what does not upset the neighbours and you are putting yourself between the neighbours and your lodger. If you get the rule wrong, you have to face the neighbours and the lodger could say "I complied with the rule", so you are no further forward.

Just give a simple performance criterion which makes him responsible and gives him the dilemmas: "must not generate another neighbour complaint, must not annoy you or the other lodger". 2 strikes and he is out.

Badger_Lady

OK - Lodger 1 ignored my invite for pizza... about 10 minutes ago he and his new girlfriend came home and went straight to his room. The music is louder than ever, and they're both singing karoake to it!

I've been upstairs and called out to them, knocking on the door, with the intention of inviting them both downstairs for drinks, but I've been completely ignored.

Lodger 2 is currently texting him - he's just told me that he doesn't really like the guy at all and is quite happy to rock the boat

As I type, I can hear shouting and laughter from upstairs (again, doesn't bother me personally, but what must the poor neighbours be thinking???)

hostman

Badger_Lady wrote: »

OK - Lodger 1 ignored my invite for pizza... about 10 minutes ago he and his new girlfriend came home and went straight to his room. The music is louder than ever, and they're both singing karoake to it!

I've been upstairs and called out to them, knocking on the door, with the intention of inviting them both downstairs for drinks, but I've been completely ignored.

Lodger 2 is currently texting him - he's just told me that he doesn't really like the guy at all and is quite happy to rock the boat

As I type, I can hear shouting and laughter from upstairs (again, doesn't bother me personally, but what must the poor neighbours be thinking???)

You need to get rid - Theres no excuse for this type of behaviour in a shared house.

PasturesNew

Badger_Lady wrote: »

OK - Lodger 1 ignored my invite for pizza... about 10 minutes ago he and his new girlfriend came home and went straight to his room. The music is louder than ever, and they're both singing karoake to it!

I've been upstairs and called out to them, knocking on the door, with the intention of inviting them both downstairs for drinks, but I've been completely ignored.

Lodger 2 is currently texting him - he's just told me that he doesn't really like the guy at all and is quite happy to rock the boat

As I type, I can hear shouting and laughter from upstairs (again, doesn't bother me personally, but what must the poor neighbours be thinking???)

His 4rse is grass isn't it ....

PasturesNew

I agree that up until now it seemed he was just oblivious.

However the gf/music/karaoke and then ignoring you knocking was the bit where it's clear he's taking the mick really.

Obviously took her up there for some nookie. Maybe she's a Lassie!

She'll be howling at the moon until 3am if he's any good.

Snooze

Badger_Lady wrote: »

OK - Lodger 1 ignored my invite for pizza... about 10 minutes ago he and his new girlfriend came home and went straight to his room. The music is louder than ever, and they're both singing karoake to it!

I've been upstairs and called out to them, knocking on the door, with the intention of inviting them both downstairs for drinks, but I've been completely ignored.

Lodger 2 is currently texting him - he's just told me that he doesn't really like the guy at all and is quite happy to rock the boat

As I type, I can hear shouting and laughter from upstairs (again, doesn't bother me personally, but what must the poor neighbours be thinking???)

Oh dear...

As nice as you sound, I don't think knocking on his door and calling out to him/them was a good idea when he's got new female company round. You need to get him on his own and tell him how it is with the neighbour's recent complaint and get some understanding going on.

Rob

eco-friendly_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I agree that up until now it seemed he was just oblivious.

However the gf/music/karaoke and then ignoring you knocking was the bit where it's clear he's taking the mick really.

Obviously took her up there for some nookie. Maybe she's a Lassie!

She'll be howling at the moon until 3am if he's any good.[/quote]


LMFAO:rotfl:

richardc1983

U wanna turn the electric off when he ignores you, see who is the first to come down and complain!

PasturesNew

I do hope Badger Lady was up at 7am this morning singing karaoke, with the other lodger, outside his door. Off tune.

Badger_Lady

Morning!

Actually he did respond to Lodger 2's text messages in the end (but never replied to mine By 11:30, the music was half-volume (though still louder than I would like), and he turned it off around midnight.

I don't think it was unreasonable to knock after 11pm - I'm pretty sure they weren't getting "intimate" whilst singing! All I was calling was, "hey are you guys home? We've just opened a bottle of wine if you fancy it".

I just want him to talk to me . I very subtly changed my Facebook status to "Badger_Lady is going to get an ASBO", and he send me a one-word message saying "sorry". Hopefully I'll see him at some point today before I head off to my friend's for the weekend...