Laugh of the day (neighbours complaining about noise)

[Ric2013]

Neighbours complained to their landlord about the habitual drilling and grinding noises due to "building noise" at my house and he contacted me.

Very polite as usual, unlike my neighbours who have been blanking me (and who also blanked my mother when she saw them out the front and wished them good afternoon) since I made some noise in April 2019 at a time that probably was unreasonable, although I did stop as soon as they told me it was bothering them.

The funny thing is that... I haven't been doing any building work in my own home. Said the only grinder they might have heard is the coffee grinder I used to make some icing sugar last week. Now we're both confused

 

[Timmy D]

Record some drilling and automate it playing randomly when your not at home

 

[Ric2013]

Record some drilling and automate it playing randomly when your not at home

It's probably my neighbours' washing machine!

He said he'll try to phone me next time it happens so we can work out what the problem is. I am secretly hoping I can answer and say 'yes, I'm making a 6" core drill in a cavity wall so it probably is fairly noisy... I'm in a customer's house about 20 miles away though...'

 

[Chuck]

Fridge/freezer?

And a few extra characters because brevity is not permitted.

 

[SimonG]

We lived a flat many moons ago. Only three floors and we were in the middle. Was great until a young couple moved in above us. Had a quiet chat one day, very polite and measured, had the opposite effect, noise was worse. Seen him a couple of weeks later and explained whilst holding by the throat up against the wall that a 2nd floor flat would be no good for somebody with blown knee caps.
Lack of sleep can turn you into a right grumpy bugger. We moved out a couple of months later, but it was quieter.

 

[Ric2013]

Joking aside, most likely culprit is the vacuum cleaner, though I don't run it often (largely wooden floors), and I doubt I've ever run it as late as 9.30, though if you spill stuff on the floor at that time... well, 9.30 is not 11.30 and since my neighbours both sides are up at that time... I would if I had to. I think my neighbours also have a vacuum cleaner!

My neighbours naturally take umbrage to anything I do as I'm such a terrible person (e.g. my father and I made some noise quite late in 2019 and when they complained, I said I was sorry and would knock it on the head - and then he had a go at me about the previous week which, by then, I could do nothing about... I had been told the house had been soundproofed). I should probably be on a documentary about bad neighbours, the special kind of documentary for insomniacs.

Fridge/freezer?

And a few extra characters because brevity is not permitted.

It's pretty quiet. Although I do run it quite late at night, often even forgetting to turn it off when I go to bed!

We lived a flat many moons ago. Only three floors and we were in the middle. Was great until a young couple moved in above us. Had a quiet chat one day, very polite and measured, had the opposite effect, noise was worse. Seen him a couple of weeks later and explained whilst holding by the throat up against the wall that a 2nd floor flat would be no good for somebody with blown knee caps.
Lack of sleep can turn you into a right grumpy bugger. We moved out a couple of months later, but it was quieter.

Reminds me of a friend working at a festival with campers making noise in the crew area. Apparently ripping open a tent while mostly naked and telling people to be quiet works quite well too. Not sure why my neighbour's sleep is disturbed, however, although I'm sure stewing over something that happened 4 years ago is enough to put anyone of their sleep.

 

[Chuck]

Not sure why my neighbour's sleep is disturbed, however, although I'm sure stewing over something that happened 4 years ago is enough to put anyone of their sleep.

Maybe:

Noise sensitivity (hyperacusis)

Find put about hyperacusis, an intolerance to sounds that are not an issue for most other people. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatments.

www.nhs.uk

 

[Ric2013]

Maybe:

Noise sensitivity (hyperacusis)

Find put about hyperacusis, an intolerance to sounds that are not an issue for most other people. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatments.

www.nhs.uk

Missing my point. They don't go to bed till 10.30 or 11. If I'm making a noise before 6, not sure how that affects their sleep.