Loud Neighbours
Aug 10th 2009 | 4:11 pm
#16
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Re: Loud Neighbours
We live in a supposedly 'classy' area of Brisbane. We have a redneck on one side who has three huge sheds which him, his mates and his grown up sons renovate cars all day, every day. So the background noise is always grinding metal, revving engines etc.
I had a word with one of the sons once as he was revving his incredibly loud motorbike engine right outside my daughters window. His response was "where the **** do you think you live" (this was with his old dad standing behind him and nodding in agreement).
An old couple across the street had a live band playing one Saturday night. We asked them to turn it down as it was too loud (shaking windows, couldn't hear the tv). They said sorry can't help. Next Mrs JTL went over carrying our 6 month old baby to show them what they were keeping awake. Still no. I went across at 12:30am and told them to turn it down, as I walked away, they got the live band to play, "no way, **** you **** off". This was a pensioner age couple!
All the families around here buy their kids those really annoying loud farting dirt bikes that the kids ride round and round their gardens.
The old people seem to think they have to prove they are alive by grinding metal, using jack hammers, chainsaws, driving incredibly loud V6s. Every kid seems to have a drum kit.
The family over the back, a doctors family no less, do band practice in the backgarden every weekend. With amplifiers and screaming vocalist and wailing guitars. We rang them twice. Once the mother screamed at me, but eventually agreed to stop the noise. The second time she screamed at Mrs JTL and said "What? Would you prefer they were hooning around and taking drugs?". Apparently those are the only options for her boys...
For about two weeks they posted polite little notcies saying they would be having band practice that weekend, but they were looking for proper premises to practice. Then they gave up on that and now they just do it every week in their back garden.
Seriously, it would be quieter if my backgarden was in the central reserve of the gateway motorway. No neighbour complains about any other because they all think 'ahh it'll be me making a racket next week'.
Rant over.
JTL
Aug 10th 2009 | 4:40 pm
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Re: Loud Neighbours
Strangely, I think it would be better, because every neighbour would be scared of the other, knowing that each has a criminal conviction for GBH and is on parole, so no-one dares annoy anyone else for fear of going back to prison, or getting knifed.
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans.
(and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).
JTL
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans.
(and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).JTL
Aug 10th 2009 | 5:43 pm
#18
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From: Umina, NSW
Re: Loud Neighbours
Strangely, I think it would be better, because every neighbour would be scared of the other, knowing that each has a criminal conviction for GBH and is on parole, so no-one dares annoy anyone else for fear of going back to prison, or getting knifed.
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans. (and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).
JTL
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans.
(and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).JTL
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Aug 10th 2009 | 7:10 pm
#19
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From: Brisvegas
Re: Loud Neighbours
Strangely, I think it would be better, because every neighbour would be scared of the other, knowing that each has a criminal conviction for GBH and is on parole, so no-one dares annoy anyone else for fear of going back to prison, or getting knifed.
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans. (and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).
JTL
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans.
(and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).JTL
Aug 10th 2009 | 7:35 pm
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Re: Loud Neighbours
Someone lied to you. The outer suburbs of Brisbane have always been where the bogans were hidden. 
While it sounds snobby the truth is a lot of Brisbanites have always lived by the mantra that if you want less bogans live within the official Brisbane boundaries (within approx 17km). Doesn't always work but good rule in general for most Australian cities if avoiding bogans is your goal.
Of course lots of lovely places in Redlands, Logan, Ipswich, Pine Rivers etc but don't complain if you meet your friendly neighbourhood bogan revving something...they have to live somewhere too and they were there first before gentrification started.
While it sounds snobby the truth is a lot of Brisbanites have always lived by the mantra that if you want less bogans live within the official Brisbane boundaries (within approx 17km). Doesn't always work but good rule in general for most Australian cities if avoiding bogans is your goal.
Of course lots of lovely places in Redlands, Logan, Ipswich, Pine Rivers etc but don't complain if you meet your friendly neighbourhood bogan revving something...they have to live somewhere too and they were there first before gentrification started.
Aug 10th 2009 | 8:10 pm
#21
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From: Morayfield, Brisbane
Re: Loud Neighbours
We live on acreage and believe me it has its own noise problems, for us its was neighbours roosters, at one stage they had seven of the bloody things, we went through the softly softly approach of a chat over the fence - didn't work. Then got to council in - however they visited during the day not at mid-night, 2 am or 4 am when the bloody things were going off and couldn’t see a problem except to limit them to just two roosters as per their entitlement.
It was really like having an uncontrollable rooster alarm clock on my bedside table. Eventually I got so P*&%#d off I started to phone them whenever I was woken – whatever the time of night, just to share the inconvenience, this got a reaction – nearly ended up with a fist fight. Eventually nature helped me out when along came a ‘bute’ of a storm and totally destroyed their hen house.
We eventually sorted things out (kinda) – they still keep the occasional rooster but whenever it becomes too noisy I let them know and it ends up as Sunday roast.
Scot
It was really like having an uncontrollable rooster alarm clock on my bedside table. Eventually I got so P*&%#d off I started to phone them whenever I was woken – whatever the time of night, just to share the inconvenience, this got a reaction – nearly ended up with a fist fight. Eventually nature helped me out when along came a ‘bute’ of a storm and totally destroyed their hen house.
We eventually sorted things out (kinda) – they still keep the occasional rooster but whenever it becomes too noisy I let them know and it ends up as Sunday roast.
Scot
Aug 10th 2009 | 8:26 pm
#22
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Re: Loud Neighbours
Moving is the only real option as any council action is likely to be ignored and lack any real teeth anyway.
Only problem is that by the time you have paid estate agents, stamp duty, solicitors etc the move will cost in excess of $30,000 so it's best to try and get it right first time around.
Only problem is that by the time you have paid estate agents, stamp duty, solicitors etc the move will cost in excess of $30,000 so it's best to try and get it right first time around.
Aug 10th 2009 | 9:58 pm
#23
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Re: Loud Neighbours
We had terrible problems with a practising band next to us in our rental, when we first arrived. However, the Council and police sorted it out quickly and effectively - finding them a cricket club to practice in 
All I have to complain about now is a hum from our neighbours heating -- but reading some of these replies - I should count my lucky stars!!
All I have to complain about now is a hum from our neighbours heating -- but reading some of these replies - I should count my lucky stars!!
Aug 10th 2009 | 10:08 pm
#24
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From: Brisvegas
Re: Loud Neighbours
We had terrible problems with a practising band next to us in our rental, when we first arrived. However, the Council and police sorted it out quickly and effectively - finding them a cricket club to practice in
All I have to complain about now is a hum from our neighbours heating -- but reading some of these replies - I should count my lucky stars!!
All I have to complain about now is a hum from our neighbours heating -- but reading some of these replies - I should count my lucky stars!!
Aug 11th 2009 | 5:11 pm
#25
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Re: Loud Neighbours
Strangely, I think it would be better, because every neighbour would be scared of the other, knowing that each has a criminal conviction for GBH and is on parole, so no-one dares annoy anyone else for fear of going back to prison, or getting knifed.
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans. (and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).
JTL
Where I live its just new money rednecks ostentatiously splashing the cash on boats, trail bikes, quad bikes, chainsaws, drumkits, amplifiers, in fact anything little didums asks for, as long as it makes a shitload of noise and 'impresses' the neighbours
I'm amazed how many two adult families around here have 4 or 5 cars/utes/vans.
(and they're all bloody V6s that would wake the dead any morning).JTL
Aug 11th 2009 | 11:26 pm
#26
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From: UK 2 Singapore 2 Sydney 2 Brisbane.....here to stay!
Re: Loud Neighbours
.....we love acreage.....we have deer, horses, cows, wallabies and peace and quiet for neighbours!!!Love
Rudi
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