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Noisy neighbours have an over developed sense of entitlement.  Imagine if we all behaved as they did, what a revolting world it would be.
It's inconsiderate, rude and selfish. To complain often makes matters worse. 
I work from home and we had an idiot move next door who loved to play base music VERY loud day and night. I ended up nearly having a breakdown. 
He came round one day after I asked him AGAIN to turn it down, and hit me.
The police said no witnesses, can't prove it.
My very elderly parents had issues with party lovers next door.  Why should they endure vile lyrics and swearing/violence occurring?  They moved into a retirement village i.e. forced into it.

So there is little backup for the good people who do the right thing.  That's the major problem here.  You can't force people to be thoughtful but there needs to be enforced laws to protect the well behaved. Seems that the bad people are winning and if you are rude, inconsiderate, loud and horrible, you rule the world and your neighbourhood.   What a society we've become!

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"What these Nazi, cruel, self-centred neighbours seem unable to realize is that, when people behave that way, they have some serious problems that are already causing them a lot of pain. "

What a bloody ridiculous and totally ignorant assumption, my god! Try living in your OWN home when the noises from the neighbours are SO loud that they may as well be in the same damn room! And try relaxing WHILST listening to it and never knowing when it's going to stop - IMPOSSIBLE!!!!
I bought my own home, they are renting from the local authority, they get to do what ever they want when they want.
I WORK DAMNED HARD AND STRUGGLE TO PAY THE MORTGAGE yet EVERYTHING I hear is dictated by my d*ickhead neighbours!
I have been here 23 yrs, without a SINGLE sound issue until they moved in 4 yrs, and it's ME that now urgently wants to move!!!!!!!
Go figure who's in the wrong here!

I've had several confrontations with them, not by choice, purely because they caught me off guard out the house and had a go at me saying I expect them to gag and tie down their children, and carried on screaming profanities at me in the middle of the street!
Bullying to the enth degree so they can blame me for being miserable rather than understanding that they are wrecking my life!!!

So now I hardly use my own garden because if they're in theirs, I'm terrified everything will kick off again!
I don't even put my own bins out until it's dark and always check to make sure they're not outside!!!

ANYONE who affects the life of their neighbour so much that they feel constantly ill, miserable, constantly on edge, and provoke such a bad mood that their husband moves out, is SCUM! Full stop.
Picture the scene: you're home from work, you DESERVE a quiet night in watching your own tv, you settle down, and BANG, SLAM, BOOM BOOM BOOM, SCREAM, SHOUT, TUHD, BUMP as if they are in your living room!
NO ONE will ever understand how helpless (and often like me, terrified!) and angry an affected neighbour is unless they go through it for the short term, let alone the long term like I have!

I cannot sell because anyone with any sense would would straight back out upon hearing the constant array of noises which come through my walls. I can't even have the windows open when it's glorious weather because of the horrendous noise which comes from the gangs in the front and at the back of the house!

Meanwhile I am as quiet as a mouse because I know only too well how unreasonable these people are.
If I ACCIDENTLY make a noise, like drop something on the floor, or I manage to have the windows open and the wind blows an interior  door shut, I hear a door slam nextdoor in protest as if it was deliberate!! They are DELIBERATELY ruining my life! And I'M THE NAZI??????????
Yet if I DARE make a noise in protest (to their ridiculously loud music, or doors constantly banging for instance) by knocking on the adjoining wall,  I hear them shout 'f*ck off!!!!'

The noise alone is bad enough, but when you can actually feel the reverberation through your feet on the floor (such as a booming bass woofer), it's just too much!

I even listen to my tv and radio with HEADPHONES on - not only does this ensure they can't hear my equipment (though why the hell I'm still conscious about that is way beyond me), it also 'helps' to block out their bloody noise!!!!!!
I have a dog who flinches and hides every single time there is a noise from next door, like me she's a nervous wreck!
One of the worse things is not knowing when it's going to start and when it's going to stop!


People (and local bodies) to make a clear definition between INDICENTAL NOISE - such as someone making a cuppa, moving furniture, doing DIY etc - and DELIBERATE NOISE - someone doing something where THEY CAN EASILY control the volume (such as talking instead of shouting, turning down the stereo, or something as simple but effective as closing a door WITHOUT slamming it etc) - but DON'T!!!

To the layman the above probably sounds really trivial, I get that, but having been through it day in day out for over 4yrs, NO ONE has the right to judge ME! Compassion is NOT in my neighbours vocabulary and therefore THEY are the NAZIS!!!!!

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Nazi, I realise that you have a very stressful situation, but take care about the language, huh? So, have you made an official complaint?  Have you had recording equipment installed by the council?

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I hope if you read it again you will see it was solely directed to the imbicile who originally posted the nazi comment (Julia).
It was not meant to offend anyone and I apologise if it did.
I have seen other posts with swearing and I thought it was acceptable on here so again I apologise,
I am clearly wrong.

As you will see from my other posts, such as this one:
http://www.noisyneighbours.net/forum/topic/165/bbq-every-day/
I am not usually aggressive, and thank god I have moved away from that hell hole,
I was merely making it plain to Julia that she had no right to judge everyone in the way she did.
It's vital that people with her opinion realise how wrong they are.
Her opinion appears to be not a million miles away from that of the authories.
My point is very valid: There needs to be a recognised definition between acceptable incidental/accidental noise and unacceptable deliberate/constant noise.

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Oh,so it's you, Pooky! I don't know if swearing is permitted on here or not, I've only been around for a relatively short time myself. However, I'm not sure swearing acheves much in written form, and if you read back, you'll see that I pointed out that the original poster said what she said just to annoy people ie she was a troll, and has done it before!  Ignore such people - they're really not worth getting yourself worked up about! Your point is indeed valid, but not if the person was deliberately winding up others, as she was.

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You're right, I was in such a rage and I'm really sorry.
I'll check back here regularly just in case someone can use my help, specially in the way I managed to get rid of my hell hole and move into my detached shed smile

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You don't have to apologise.  Your help and encouragement will be invaluable, I should think, thanks.

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Obviously  Julia works on behalf of housing associations because she is pig ingorant and just doesnt have a flipping clue  any idea what phycological /emotional effect it has on victims. You say we are self centred. What is self centred about not being able to sleep during the fucking night because the neighbour has nothing better to do than trample on the floors constantly. When u go out - in attempts to get away from the fucking pondings , than to come back with fucking kids running. You need to get out the fucking glass house your in and spent a whole month in our shoes and then see how you like it. I have been kepted awake from 7pm to 1.40am all evening yesterday and have woken up with swollen eyes due to lack of sleep. This bs i have been experiencing with the neighbours for 3 months. I hope to god that you suffer the same as we all and have your health suffer as a result and see how you like it. You are nothing but a nazi , a coward, a hypotic yourself. I should be demanding my fucking money back because the association im with cannot forfill their obligations

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I apologise to all the victims for swearing but Julias post was both ingorant and insensitive... I could not help myself. I hope u understand.. as i know you will

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That was an old TOPIC ressurected by a spammer, and one I had not read before.

We get them all Minks. 

Everyone knows it ALL until they become one of us hmm

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Oh I didnt know that Pandora.. Thanks for informing me of this . I was fuming when i read it , as you can imagine  sad .

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Yes, the ignorant can inflame us, with their views....even the innocent can send pulses and blood pressure soaring...when something hits our personal "spots".... hmm

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You really need to put yourself in other people's shoes.

Less than 3 hours sleep a day apart from very occasional nights for almost two years.
A doctor who is seriously concerned about my declining health and says I'm suffering from severe exhaustion and a host of medical conditions which she believes is due to lack of sleep, such as heart palpitations.
Panic attacks in my own home.
Lack of sleep effecting my memory.
My light fixtures swaying.
My dreams and ambitions are at a standstill.
All of my hobbies have stopped. My running, sports, writing...all gone.

Just to name a FEW.

You come across as ignorant to the damage noisy neighbours can cause.

If you are causing noise that runs late into the night on a regular basis then you are anti-social and I have every sympathy with your neighbours. I class regular as  3days a week. Unfortunately my neighbours do it 7 days a week.

In fact one day a week is too much in my opinion but I'm sure people have different views on this. I'd give anything for my neighbours to limit their noise to one day a week but if this was three years ago where I'd never experienced what I had and somebody moved in who had loud parties or whatever on a weekly basis, I'd find it unacceptable.

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if my neighbours kept me awake at night even once, I would be extremely irirtated. I need my sleep as does everyone else. if they want to party until late, go to a  club in my opinion.

Tired, i hope things change soon, it sounds like you have nothing else to give which is totally understandable. do you have anywhere you can stay for a couple days to try and recharge?? x

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I hear you Tired man and i am suffering the same.. I am sorry to hear about the health set backs you are enduring due to this. I have spoken of my share discuss and frustrations about this on many occasions. My neighbour decides - with the support of the association . To resume to the normal noise making, evenings and in the middle of the night. When i am in on Sat/Sun , she begins at 5.am and never stops until after 7.30 am. I am literally a walking sombie due to the lack of constant sleep. I have thought about moving, but have this constant battle as to whether i will endure a lot worse elsewhere.  mad . I dont know why i experience such thoughtless neighbours..Oh yes i do.. it is because i do not allow them to invade my privacy , so the only way they can take out their frustrations is by being a nuisance and rejoice when the association supports their childish games.