Comments for Rude Neighbor http://rudeneighbor.com Rude Neighbor Stories Fri, 04 May 2012 16:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Clubbed by Quiet, please http://rudeneighbor.com/clubbed/#comment-774 Quiet, please Fri, 04 May 2012 16:35:46 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=204#comment-774 Oh my gosh, that sounds nightmarish. I'm so sorry! Oh my gosh, that sounds nightmarish. I’m so sorry!

]]> Comment on Diesel Doozie by Quiet, please http://rudeneighbor.com/diesel-doozie/#comment-773 Quiet, please Fri, 04 May 2012 16:32:14 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=215#comment-773 I believe that you really do think the truck is quiet, but no way would I be able to sleep with that type of low-pitched hum occurring daily in the middle of my sleep cycle anywhere within a hundred feet of my home. I know you think it's nothing, but you're very likely ruining your neighbor's quality of life with even just that one thing. I believe that you really do think the truck is quiet, but no way would I be able to sleep with that type of low-pitched hum occurring daily in the middle of my sleep cycle anywhere within a hundred feet of my home. I know you think it’s nothing, but you’re very likely ruining your neighbor’s quality of life with even just that one thing.

]]> Comment on Cookie Monster by Ashley http://rudeneighbor.com/cookie-monster/#comment-725 Ashley Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:34:07 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=115#comment-725 They have a very cheap ($10) dog silencer(as seen on tv deals but you see them at grocery stores and Walmart. I bought one for my neighbors dog. It works, trust me. Worth the money!!! They have a very cheap ($10) dog silencer(as seen on tv deals but you see them at grocery stores and Walmart. I bought one for my neighbors dog. It works, trust me. Worth the money!!!

]]> Comment on Diesel Doozie by audrey http://rudeneighbor.com/diesel-doozie/#comment-722 audrey Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:03:08 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=215#comment-722 Oh I feel your pain. At this moment, my grouchy, old woman neighbor is blasting her radio; a habit she has when my kids come outside to play. She used to be much worse.. One summer it was everyday morning til night, BLASTING either explicit rap music (?) or the Mexican radio station.. she is a little old white lady, and would not listen to either. I then noticed that they weren't even home, but had positioned their radio to face my fence and just left it playing all day! How rude! We have 5 children, I homeschool them, but I make sure they are not unusually loud. I never allow them to scream when they are playing, always remind them to be a bit quiter for the neighbor, and bring my dog in everytime she barks. We bring them cooking every Christmas, try to make small talk and nothing seems to work. We bought our house here and love it.. very big yards (we're not crunched right next to them!) and I have no plans for leaving. They have lived her for 35 years (the first on the street) and there are not many young families around here. They were friends with the people that lived here before (also lived here for 35 years), and I think they can't come to grips that WE live her now and we have kids! It really bothers me.. I feel like they should go live in a retirement community if they want quiet. If she starts the music again this summer, I will either try and confront her nicely (although they won't answer the door) or just play my own music louder! I hate that I have to stress about her all the time. Good luck to you.. Oh I feel your pain. At this moment, my grouchy, old woman neighbor is blasting her radio; a habit she has when my kids come outside to play. She used to be much worse.. One summer it was everyday morning til night, BLASTING either explicit rap music (?) or the Mexican radio station.. she is a little old white lady, and would not listen to either. I then noticed that they weren’t even home, but had positioned their radio to face my fence and just left it playing all day! How rude! We have 5 children, I homeschool them, but I make sure they are not unusually loud. I never allow them to scream when they are playing, always remind them to be a bit quiter for the neighbor, and bring my dog in everytime she barks. We bring them cooking every Christmas, try to make small talk and nothing seems to work. We bought our house here and love it.. very big yards (we’re not crunched right next to them!) and I have no plans for leaving. They have lived her for 35 years (the first on the street) and there are not many young families around here. They were friends with the people that lived here before (also lived here for 35 years), and I think they can’t come to grips that WE live her now and we have kids! It really bothers me.. I feel like they should go live in a retirement community if they want quiet. If she starts the music again this summer, I will either try and confront her nicely (although they won’t answer the door) or just play my own music louder! I hate that I have to stress about her all the time. Good luck to you..

]]> Comment on Silent Sally by Margaret http://rudeneighbor.com/silent-sally/#comment-715 Margaret Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=228#comment-715 Dear Sally, You made a right decision. We built a house in an older neighborhood. Our house is bigger than our neighbors' and this fact makes them unhappy. An old maid who lives on our left side calls police every time a ball accidently rolls on her yard that is "decorated" with "No trespassing" signs. Today, she had a tree service trimming her tree. They entered our yard and began their work. I wanted my neighbor to taste her own medicine and told the workers to stay on her property. The men called me all kinds of names while my neighbor was enjoying it. She got her tree trimmed, name calling and entertaining morning for one low price. I've learned a lesson to never go down to a crazy neighbors' level. It's not worth it. Dear Sally,
You made a right decision. We built a house in an older neighborhood. Our house is bigger than our neighbors’ and this fact makes them unhappy. An old maid who lives on our left side calls police every time a ball accidently rolls on her yard that is “decorated” with “No trespassing” signs. Today, she had a tree service trimming her tree. They entered our yard and began their work. I wanted my neighbor to taste her own medicine and told the workers to stay on her property. The men called me all kinds of names while my neighbor was enjoying it. She got her tree trimmed, name calling and entertaining morning for one low price. I’ve learned a lesson to never go down to a crazy neighbors’ level. It’s not worth it.

]]> Comment on Diesel Doozie by Ashley http://rudeneighbor.com/diesel-doozie/#comment-707 Ashley Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:09:22 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=215#comment-707 When I first had my daughter, we lived in a small place and had problems with waking her up at the slightest noise. We bought her a white noise machine ( about $30 on Amazon, still works every night even 3 years later). It definitely helped with my light sleeper. Maybe suggest to her she get one or buy her one as a "neighborly gift". <em>Boris Knott replies</em>-excellent suggestion When I first had my daughter, we lived in a small place and had problems with waking her up at the slightest noise. We bought her a white noise machine ( about $30 on Amazon, still works every night even 3 years later). It definitely helped with my light sleeper. Maybe suggest to her she get one or buy her one as a “neighborly gift”.

Boris Knott replies-excellent suggestion

]]> Comment on Clubbed by Tamera Grant http://rudeneighbor.com/clubbed/#comment-696 Tamera Grant Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:00:12 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=204#comment-696 I feel the same way and I live on a cul de sac. I feel the same way and I live on a cul de sac.

]]> Comment on Desist with the Diesel by aleisa http://rudeneighbor.com/desist-with-the-diesel/#comment-664 aleisa Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:18:39 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=188#comment-664 My husband has a diesel truck and yes, they have to run for a few minutes to warm up. My husband's must reach 140 degrees before he can even drive it. He plugs it into a block heater at night in the winter, and even when it is below 0, it is warmed up within 10-20 minutes. It definitely shouldn't take an hour, that is just wasting fuel, and expensive fuel at that. Some people need those trucks, they are necessary for certain jobs. That is why my husband owns his. My husband has a diesel truck and yes, they have to run for a few minutes to warm up. My husband’s must reach 140 degrees before he can even drive it. He plugs it into a block heater at night in the winter, and even when it is below 0, it is warmed up within 10-20 minutes. It definitely shouldn’t take an hour, that is just wasting fuel, and expensive fuel at that. Some people need those trucks, they are necessary for certain jobs. That is why my husband owns his.

]]> Comment on voyeur neighbors by Jenn http://rudeneighbor.com/197/#comment-557 Jenn Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:39:38 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=197#comment-557 Creepy. Could be worse - I have neighbors that steal packaes and faked my signiture on the delivery invoice. Creepy. Could be worse – I have neighbors that steal packaes and faked my signiture on the delivery invoice.

]]> Comment on Par for the coors by Jenn http://rudeneighbor.com/par-for-the-coors/#comment-556 Jenn Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:33:29 +0000 http://rudeneighbor.com/?p=202#comment-556 Hhhm, that could be interesting. Hhhm, that could be interesting.

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