Post by: smurfboy on April 01, 2006, 04:23:18 pm
Post by: goldencup on April 01, 2006, 04:24:56 pm
Post by: smurfboy on April 01, 2006, 04:28:37 pm
Post by: on April 01, 2006, 04:32:25 pm
I had them for two years. The whole family apart from the wife were arseholes. The children couldn't help it, they knew no better. I felt sorry for the Mum, her husband was a Visgoth. He often hit her so hard you could hear the thud through the wall. One night he hit her outside and kicked her down the steps. The kids threw stones at our windows.
They would play drum and base 'music' at full volume so the thumping could be heard at the other side of the house. He would do drilling and hammering at 1am in the morning. They left after eighteen months thank goodness. They were impossible to talk to, as their vocabulary was on a par with that of a cucumber. We called in the environmental dept. of the council to measure the noise when they moved out.
Smurfboy, if you can talk to them, it might help. If your neighbour's are like mine were then you have my sympathy.
Bounty
Post by: oldspice on April 01, 2006, 05:30:50 pm
A chat or a note to start with is the best course of action. They may not realise that can be heard.
We had a real problem with the family next door and it was a nightmare for FOUR years. Firstly, there was the DIY at 2am in the morning. Then there was domestic violence which was two-way (ie her beating him up and him beating her up). Then came battles in the street between his family and her family. This included brick throwing, running each other over with cars and throwing petrol bombs.
The children, although tiny, were unruly. They threw stones, spat at people, unrinated and pooed in the street and in gardens and hurled abuse at visitors to our house.
I live in a cul-de-sac so everyone was affected. Gentle complaints did no good. Finally, there was an arson attack on their home (by a family member) that resulted in our property being smoke-logged and the street being roped off and swarming with police. Action swiftly followed. A catalogue of incidents was compiled, court orders were issued ordering family memebers not to enter the street and ASBOs were issued to the husband and wife.
Everything calmed down and we had a year of peace. They recently moved out but still own the home, which they rent out to a nice quiet couple.
Smurfy - keep a record of the incidents - time, date, type of incident etc. You may find it comes in handy. Good luck
Post by: smurfboy on April 01, 2006, 05:41:35 pm
Post by: oldspice on April 01, 2006, 05:46:39 pm
Post by: loulou on April 01, 2006, 06:48:21 pm
It's bizarre, but I once had neighbours who beat each other up too! !
Me too. When I lived in Sunderland the girl next to me had a black eye every Monday morning. It was all drink and fighting every Sat and Sun night. Where I am now (upstairs flat), the girl below who recently moved in would party on a Friday night until 4am so Sat morning 7am on goes hoover and washing machine. I noticed last night she was quiet as a church mouse.
Post by: oldspice on April 01, 2006, 07:23:31 pm
Post by: on April 02, 2006, 08:03:13 am
Oldspice, I thought my neighbours were from hell, but yours sound even more diabolical.