Problem neighbours!

[jimmy2x2x]

Well I haven't been out there all that much, they still rubberneck over the fence but no actual comments!

I have a little work to do tomorrow, cutting out the surround for my freshly decased monitor and make a support board for the pcb etc.

So that will be the real test

Plenty of cutting to get the curves right for the screen edges

[Mikezilla]

I had a similar problem when I moved to a new neighborhood when I bought my house. I play the drums so I was stoked to have my own garage for the first time in my life. I planned on talking to each of the neighbors and introduced myself, told them I was a drummer, and if there were any particular times of the day that they preferred that I didnt play. I play metal so there is a lot of double kick exercises I do, and that would cause the most noise. I told them that I would probably play only on saturdays between 1 and 4 pm. The old crone next store whined about it, but everyone else was cool, and they couldnt really do anything about it cause I wasnt breaking any laws, and I own my house. Sorry. Go live in an old folks home if you got a problem with people making a little noise once a week. I thought it was funny that the lady tried to complain to me about my drumming, but when nextdoor to her, some freaks run some sex/orgy thing once a month that they charge people at the door and it eats up parking down the whole street. Pffft. I even checked it out on the internet. Couldnt believe it.

Oh and good choice on the Slayer. I love me some slayer. Of course the stuff I listen to now would probably make them run to the nearest church! 

[jimmy2x2x]

hahah excellent, sounds like a fun neighbourhood!

Well I has out there cutting, routing, drilling and sanding today for a good 4 hours

From 11am till 3pm, surprisingly they weren't in their garden when I started.

I saw the lady at about 12, I asked her if she had got any post today, I hadn't and was expecting a couple of things.

She was nice as pie with me, chatted for a couple of minutes about the postman and the weather, then I carried on.

Got my first draft of my rounded control panel done, monitor mounting board, supports structure for the monitor control board and a few other odds and ends.

They stayed in doors while I was working, about 2:30 when I started to pack up and clean everything up, they came out.

I feel if I work it like that, 2 days a week we can all get along just fine.

[RandyT]

They stayed in doors while I was working, about 2:30 when I started to pack up and clean everything up, they came out.

I feel if I work it like that, 2 days a week we can all get along just fine.

Sounds like they got the message and are conforming a bit more to your needs, as it should be.  Good to hear that they are respecting, rather than resenting your rights.  

[jimmy2x2x]

I'm very happy with that situation, now that they have shown willing by not complaining - I will do the same.

I will speak to them about my working and tell them it will only be 4 hours, 2 days a week.

And when I can, I'll let them know which days.

[lilshawn]

nextdoor to her, some freaks run some sex/orgy thing once a month that they charge people at the door and it eats up parking down the whole street. Pffft. I even checked it out on the internet

so...ahem.. you have the..uhhhh...link for that still or what?? 

[Ed_McCarron]

Best thing to do is start one of those freaky ass websites like

http://www.feelmypain.net

and document every single thing your neighbors do.  With video.  And police reports.

Thats just funny.  Lemme guess -- the woman behind the site has no kids?

[Mikezilla]

Haha lilshawn. It sucks. If you put in my address in google, THEIR address pops up and shows, well, explains what they do. Drives me up the wall. I had some freak knock on my door yesterday asking me if it was MY house that was hosting the freakshow. Annoying...  My girlfriend had to park down the block cause both my cars were in the driveway and all the parking was eatin up. 

[danny_galaga]

Two thoughts:

One: Ear muffs. If YOU wear them, you won't hear them pseudo complaining!

Two: Camouflage.

 I don't know how you would work this one, but it always stuck in my mind. A friend of mine used to be into control line models. One day his father was testing a vintage diesel engine in the backyard. They dodn't have mufflers. neighbours complained about the noise. His solution? He started up his lawn mower and left that running while running the model engine. Now you couldn't hear the model engine, and the neighbours didn't mind the noise of the lawnmower 

[Rick]

Your comments are worthless without links or your address.

My Wife has little-to-no interest in hearing any more about arcade cabinets, but me telling her this made her smile.

 

[Mikezilla]

Oh man pinballjim, that one made me laugh. Got a chuckle out of the GF too. Kudos! 

[Howard_Casto]

I'm going to take the old couples side on this one because nobody else seems to be getting something.  All old people have a significant amount of hearing loss, so if they are bothered by the noise you are being too loud.  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story.  Also I noticed that she mentioned in one of here comments about a radio.  You aren't playing a raido outside are you?  Because again, that is unexcusable as nobody wants to hear what you a listening to. 

I am very much a supporter of quiet.  And btw noise is not people talking, children playing or normal day-to-day stuff.  Noise is radio's blairing, loud power tools (routers, belt, sanders, grinders) constantly running or idiots who think it's cute to own a classic car or chopper without a muffler. 

I hate to tell you this, but bottom line if old people complain that you are being too loud, you ARE being too loud.  By starting this thread, it sounds to me that deep down, you are already aware of it and you needed fellow enthuasists to pat you on the back to make the guilt go away.  My suggestion to you would be to move to a location with a larger piece of property, so you can work on your hobbies without disturbing anyone.  Oh, and ditch the radio... no excuse for that anywhere. 

[Rick]

I'm going to take the old couples side on this one because nobody else seems to be getting something.  All old people have a significant amount of hearing loss, so if they are bothered by the noise you are being too loud.  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story.  Also I noticed that she mentioned in one of here comments about a radio.  You aren't playing a raido outside are you?  Because again, that is unexcusable as nobody wants to hear what you a listening to. 

I am very much a supporter of quiet.  And btw noise is not people talking, children playing or normal day-to-day stuff.  Noise is radio's blairing, loud power tools (routers, belt, sanders, grinders) constantly running or idiots who think it's cute to own a classic car or chopper without a muffler. 

I hate to tell you this, but bottom line if old people complain that you are being too loud, you ARE being too loud.  By starting this thread, it sounds to me that deep down, you are already aware of it and you needed fellow enthuasists to pat you on the back to make the guilt go away.  My suggestion to you would be to move to a location with a larger piece of property, so you can work on your hobbies without disturbing anyone.  Oh, and ditch the radio... no excuse for that anywhere.

I'm sorry, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're just trying to get into an argument.  I don't know who's going to support your 'be quiet all the time' position, as I've never heard of anything so ridiculous.

[RandyT]

I'm going to take the old couples side on this one because nobody else seems to be getting something.  All old people have a significant amount of hearing loss, so if they are bothered by the noise you are being too loud.  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story.  Also I noticed that she mentioned in one of here comments about a radio.  You aren't playing a raido outside are you?  Because again, that is unexcusable as nobody wants to hear what you a listening to.  

Howard, almost all residential locales have what are called "noise ordinances".  These are in place to protect the rights of not only those who have to hear it, but also those who wish to exercise the right to do what they want (or need to) on their own property.  If an individual is operating within the law, then he is perfectly within his rights to do so...period, end-of-story.

People make noise on many levels.  Shouting, vacuuming, weed-eating, mowing, kids playing, loud talking and laughing, music, and the list goes on.  Every individual will create this noise at varying levels and frequency, but it sounds like you want to dictate what people do and when on their own property, outside of the law.  Not gonna fly, I'm afraid.  The old folks have every bit as much right / responsibility to move, stay inside, soundproof, etc.. as those around them.

[jimmy2x2x]

I'm going to take the old couples side on this one because nobody else seems to be getting something.  All old people have a significant amount of hearing loss, so if they are bothered by the noise you are being too loud.  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story.  Also I noticed that she mentioned in one of here comments about a radio.  You aren't playing a raido outside are you?  Because again, that is unexcusable as nobody wants to hear what you a listening to.  

I am very much a supporter of quiet.  And btw noise is not people talking, children playing or normal day-to-day stuff.  Noise is radio's blairing, loud power tools (routers, belt, sanders, grinders) constantly running or idiots who think it's cute to own a classic car or chopper without a muffler.  

I hate to tell you this, but bottom line if old people complain that you are being too loud, you ARE being too loud.  By starting this thread, it sounds to me that deep down, you are already aware of it and you needed fellow enthuasists to pat you on the back to make the guilt go away.  My suggestion to you would be to move to a location with a larger piece of property, so you can work on your hobbies without disturbing anyone.  Oh, and ditch the radio... no excuse for that anywhere.  

What you are describing is known, in my part of the world, as a retirement home.  This is free from normal street noise and is an ideal place for old folks to relax and enjoy the autumn years of their lives.

So you never sit in your own garden and enjoy listening to the radio?  You consider that there is no place for such outrageous activity in a civilized society?

I don't know what kind of bubble you are living in, but it certainly isn't anything close to my reality!

[Rick]

What you are describing is known, in my part of the world, as a retirement home.

You owe me for dry cleaning my shirt!  I just spit Coke all over myself.  Thanks a lot.  LMAO.

[CCM]

  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story. 

So, should I not be cutting my grass every week?  My lawn mower is pretty loud....

[DaOld Man]

I feel sorry for the person who wants to build a new house in howards neighborhood. You talking about loud noise every day for at least a month or two.

[Edgedamage]

I'm going to take the old couples side on this one because nobody else seems to be getting something.  All old people have a significant amount of hearing loss, so if they are bothered by the noise you are being too loud.  Also you shouldn't be using loud powertools in a residential area weekly... period, end of story.  Also I noticed that she mentioned in one of here comments about a radio.  You aren't playing a raido outside are you?  Because again, that is unexcusable as nobody wants to hear what you a listening to. 

I am very much a supporter of quiet.  And btw noise is not people talking, children playing or normal day-to-day stuff.  Noise is radio's blairing, loud power tools (routers, belt, sanders, grinders) constantly running or idiots who think it's cute to own a classic car or chopper without a muffler. 

I hate to tell you this, but bottom line if old people complain that you are being too loud, you ARE being too loud.  By starting this thread, it sounds to me that deep down, you are already aware of it and you needed fellow enthuasists to pat you on the back to make the guilt go away.  My suggestion to you would be to move to a location with a larger piece of property, so you can work on your hobbies without disturbing anyone.  Oh, and ditch the radio... no excuse for that anywhere. 

Finally!!!! some humor from you. Here I thought you were serious all the time.

[Mikezilla]

He was obviously being sarcastic guys, it was pretty funny when I was reading it, you guys didnt think so? I mean cmon, who has their head so far up their ass to really be serious when saying stuff like that?!?  It was obviously a joke, and if it wasnt, he is probably fuming at me for making fun of him like this if he actually WAS being serious! 

[hypernova]

who has their head so far up their ass to really be serious when saying stuff like that?!?

On several occasions, Howard has been known to have his head so far up etc. etc.

I'm still mystified as to whether he was serious or not.  What's everyone else's guess?  I think he was.

[Mikezilla]

Really?!?!  Well. Sounds like a certified  to me then. I thought he was kidding. Still funny, not "haha funny", more like "awww how could someone live like that" kind of funny, which isnt funny at all really. Kinda sad...

[shmokes]

Right . . . go live in the woods if you feel that way.  Or even just rural.  There are plenty of places you can go if you need quiet.  But if you're going to live in a populated area you just gotta put up with reasonable activities of said population.  Cities are not libraries.

[Mikezilla]

Amen! 

[thatitalian]

If it were me, I would knock on the door and tell her that you are going to be working on a project from Xam to Xpm. That way it is not a surprise for her.

As soon as I had finished I would get her a cake. Cake ALWAYS works!

Think about it like this, what would you do if you had the builders in? They would make a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- load of noise! All you could do is say the builders will be here from X to X and apologise for any inconvenience, but if it needs to be done, it needs to be done. You have been polite, informative and apologetic - everything you would expect from a neighbour because quite frankly that is all you can do. If she doesn't understand that, well, tough ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---!

[jimmy2x2x]

I don't feel like I should be making apologies for living my life!

We are talking about 2 afternoons a week

One afternoon might be trying out a new control panel, so that's maybe 16 holes with a forstner bit and 10 mins with a router, the rest of the work is quiet and can be done indoors!

Would I expect my neighbours to fetch me a cake every time they mow their grass?

[CheffoJeffo]

I still don't see the problem -- you annoy them with your noise, they annoy you with their rubbernecking.

Perhaps it is time to sack up and just get on with your day.

[jimmy2x2x]

Well it seems to have resolved itself, if you read back a bit - my brother kindly did the honours by being very vocal about the neighbours in question - they have been nice as pie since.

[eds1275]

you've got nothing to apologize about. I routinely play guitar and sing in my back yard. I use power tools, I use my radio, I mow/weedeat/curse the gods. I throw parties. I live. I play rough with dogs, who get all barky and stuff. I also bought a heat pump, plan on getting a hottub, play sports, and am planning a single-hole [but modular] minigolf in my back yard.

I paid good money for my house and property, and I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do. Until 11pm, then I tone it down a bit. I'm glad you resolved your issue, because passive aggressive people like that piss me off.