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ORIGINAL: CrimsonMoan

I read this and laughed because I feel if you are gonna take someone to court becuase of noise and are gonna use a noise ordinance you should read the whole ordinance. The case was tossed because it only applies to peddelers, hawkers, bum etc out in the street disturbing the piece. Not two lil girls having fun in their pool. I could honestly see if they were doing it all the time but since its the beginning of summer and the girls are out during the day i say put on some head phones or go out. Funny thing a 75 year old neighbor living in the same complex and well within hearig range had no problem with the noise.  If anyone would be complaining if it was really bad it would be the 75 year old. Kids are kids and there was no mention of constant noise, JUST when they are in the pool. its summer let them have some fun

I wonder how low that 75 year old has turned down their hearing aid, so they can't hear the kids.  lol

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ORIGINAL: LadyEllen

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ORIGINAL: Level

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ORIGINAL: LadyEllen

Kids playing in a pool in the daytime..... noise to be expected sorry.

Alcoholic neighbour playing loud music in the company of several other alcoholics all shouting their heads off and occasionally getting into fights with one another until 3am........ not much one can do legally, as neither he nor they are concerned at prosecution and couldnt pay a fine anyway.

E

Do they own, or rent? If renting, sometimes you can have them booted out.

He rents - not that he pays for it of course, its all on the taxpayer.

I've complained to the letting agent - not interested. I even searched the UK Land Registry and found out who owns the place - a woman 20 miles away, and she's not interested either. Next up is the local council that covers his rent for him, but the problem there is, they have nowhere to move him to so they wont move him anyway.

Crikey I love this neighbourhood. I wish we had more Muslims and fewer addicts. Never hear a peep from the Muslims, and they behave themselves well too. Ideal neighbours, if they spoke English.

E

It seems most Muslims are very neighborly, except for the combustible ones.

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ORIGINAL: Aileen68

This is why I don't have any close neighbors.  I value my privacy.  I have a flag lot and sit back off of the road about 800 feet.  I can play my stereo as loud as I want, scream in a pool and walk around nude and not a single person is affected.  I could never live in a developement.

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Pssst?

commies!
 
Fargle apologises, he is busy this morning (had to fly over to Cuba on my behalf - something to discuss with Fidel before he carks it), but he put me in charge of telling you guys like it is.

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ORIGINAL: sublimelysensual

-quick reply-

-laughing hard- and thank You for the kind words, Level
 
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ORIGINAL: CrimsonMoan

I read this and laughed because I feel if you are gonna take someone to court becuase of noise and are gonna use a noise ordinance you should read the whole ordinance. The case was tossed because it only applies to peddelers, hawkers, bum etc out in the street disturbing the piece. Not two lil girls having fun in their pool. I could honestly see if they were doing it all the time but since its the beginning of summer and the girls are out during the day i say put on some head phones or go out. Funny thing a 75 year old neighbor living in the same complex and well within hearig range had no problem with the noise.  If anyone would be complaining if it was really bad it would be the 75 year old. Kids are kids and there was no mention of constant noise, JUST when they are in the pool. its summer let them have some fun

I wonder how low that 75 year old has turned down their hearing aid, so they can't hear the kids.  lol 

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ORIGINAL: lighthearted

I'm with you on this one, mypath.  I have two ums, girls, and they play in their kiddie pool, and are allowed to splash and laugh as much as they want...but NO SCREAMING is allowed.  I can't take it, I don't think my neighbors should have to take it, and I don't want them growing up thinking that they can shriek at the top of their lungs just because they are outside.  when they visit the neighbors and play on the trampoline, the same rules apply...once again, NO screaming.

parents seem willing enough to lay down rules, but in the end, I think that when it comes to enforcing them is where they fall short, which is a shame in so many ways, in both the long term and the short term.  it's too bad that some parents don't realize the benefits to them of raising well-mannered kids - that well-mannered kids are welcome at their friends' homes more often

*make a note to nominate lh for Good Mom of the Year*

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ORIGINAL: Level

*make a note to nominate lh for Good Mom of the Year*
 

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ORIGINAL: SeeksOnlyOne

i have not yet heard if anyone went to the people before filing the court case and asked them to keep it down.  if they didnt do that, shame on them.

once while on vacation, while lying on a float in a pool, the parent of 3 adorable kids told them to quit splashing each other because they might get me wet. i laughed and said i am in a pool-as long as they dont jump in the middle of my float-let them be kids.

i find the sounds of kids being kids pleasant, but then im a manager of an elementary school cafeteria and have years of experience of blocking it out.

i have to say, this ending in court, to me anyhow, is dumb as hell.

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ORIGINAL: LadyEllen

Kids playing in a pool in the daytime..... noise to be expected sorry.

Alcoholic neighbour playing loud music in the company of several other alcoholics all shouting their heads off and occasionally getting into fights with one another until 3am........ not much one can do legally, as neither he nor they are concerned at prosecution and couldnt pay a fine anyway.

E

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ORIGINAL: lighthearted

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*make a note to nominate lh for Good Mom of the Year*
 

thanks...tho sometimes I think it's more like "Mean Mommy of the Year"