‘It’s a lovely sunny afternoon: how are your neighbours ruining it?’ – 21 replies from people in a curtain-twitching fury
12.
‘Mine are usually fine during the day, during sociable hours. But then the lawn mower comes out at 8:30pm after they’ve been home all day doing nothing…so it’s only a matter of time till my peace is ruined.’
–ComicScoutPR
13.
‘Not my immediate neighbour, but three doors down. Their dog has been barking since 06:00 and will carry on barking all day. This dog has a very loud, booming bark. This is a daily occurrence and they’ve just got a second dog (a small yappy dog), so it will get worse because the dogs don’t seem to like each other.
Due to the layout of our close, the barks are amplified and echo, so most of my neighbours don’t sit in their gardens when the sun is out because it makes the dogs bark even more.’
–madMARTINmarsh
14.
‘Opened the patio doors this morning to let dogs out and fresh air in. Neighbour immediately started what sounds like stress-testing a petrol-powered circular saw. With furtive peeks out of the upstairs window I cannot see any materials or project in progress, so I suspect he’s just doing it for the sheer joy of making a racket.’
–Antonio_Malochio
15.
The new neighbours opposite spent yesterday drilling the outside wall and putting a hanging basket up. Today they have removed it and put up a security light up higher up the wall instead. Various people passing have stopped to remonstrate, depending on their position in the hanging basket v security light debate.’
–jillcrosslandpiano
16.
‘They have a dog that barks and barks and barks and barks and barks and barks x100. It doesn’t stop. A bird flies, it starts barking. The cat jumps on the fence, it barks. You cough, it barks. Torturous.’
–melp0mene
17.
‘Mine is clearly suffering with the pollen and has been making a single, bizarrely loud hawking noise repeatedly at random intervals of between 20 and 60 seconds for the past half hour. This is simultaneously minor and revolting.’
–nobelprize4shopping
18.
‘Starting a bonfire about two feet from the adjoining fence with me and going inside to watch some type of sports I gather, as he is shouting at some guy for being a useless c**t who couldn’t hit the side of a barn.’
–JamesyUK30
19.
‘The road outside the house is being resurfaced. Nothing to do with the fact the mayor of the borough lives on our block and his daughters wedding is next week I’m sure.’
–Nameisnotmine
20.
”Playing’ his electric guitar as loud as he can, with his windows open, making sure everyone within a city block can hear him.’
–MPD1987
21.
‘I’m assembling doors for my new polytunnel on the patio, so it’s kinda me that’s ruining it this time. Just having a cuppa, going back to do some more drilling and hammering. Sorry about that.’
–alloftheplants
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