Today, where I live in Germany, you're supposed to be quiet between noon and 3 p.m., so people have a chance to take a nap or just eat lunch in peace, but 3 of my 4 neighbors seem to consider this the ideal time for any project that involves lawn-mowers and power tools. FML
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Today, and for the past two weeks, the people living directly above me have decided to add rearranging their furniture to their daily routines. Not only that but apparently, 6 a.m. is the most optimal time for them. FML
Today, and for the 4 months preceding it, my neighbors had been remodeling their house, which meant jackhammer noises every morning. The one day they take a break, my other neighbor decides to start a remodeling project. It'll only be two more months of this. FML
Today, I learned from the noise outside my window that construction workers start their days at 5 AM. FML
Today, my neighbor finally cut the grass on his front lawn. At 2 in the morning. FML
Today, it's been three days since I started working 12-hour night shifts. My neighbors have now decided to renovate their house. They're focusing on the rooms sharing my wall. FML
Today, I left messages in every neighbors' mailbox telling them to please be quiet at 2, as my daughter was getting married in my backyard. At 2:01 someone started practicing the drums in their garage. FML
Today, like every other day since I moved into this apartment a year ago, the construction crew started their noisy work at 5:30 in the morning. When I moved in I was promised it was a quiet neighborhood; only offices. What have they been building in the meantime? Three nightclubs. FML
Today, as usual, my parents hate to see me relax. Every time I'm not working, doing a sport, or doing chores, I must be working on some form of education to keep them at bay. Today, I had the day off and caught up on schoolwork. My parents woke me up at 6 AM by running the vacuum outside my door. "Go mow the lawn, you slob." FML
Today, I have a huge work project which absolutely requires a healthy amount of working at home to get done in time. This wouldn't be a problem normally. Except, thanks to my roommate's noisy dogs, I no longer have a "quiet zone" where I can buckle down on things and not be disturbed. FML
Today, I sleep during the day because I work nights. My neighbors have a very loud wedding and reception in their backyard including a live mariachi band. FML
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MidnaLink 33
I'm presuming there's a bylaw that they're just clearly ignoring. Couldn't you call the city officials about this? It's a similar situation here with my neighbours and their yapping mutt. I guess it's not supposed to be out barking after 10 or something, but they have it out every so often making noise. See if the city can do something about these people during quiet period.
raven_of_azarath 34
But a rule’s a rule. You don’t see people doing construction in neighborhoods during the night (a designated quiet time), even though that might be a better time traffic-wise for them to work.
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TinScarecrow 15
It may be the only time they have for those projects
raven_of_azarath 34
But a rule’s a rule. You don’t see people doing construction in neighborhoods during the night (a designated quiet time), even though that might be a better time traffic-wise for them to work.
TinScarecrow 15
From what I've been reading the only people who care about quiet hours are the same type who enforce insane over the top HOA rules, and even if someone *did* get worked up enough to complain to authorities they wouldn't be taken seriously. That's a big chunk of the middle of the day, and there's no good reason to reserve it for silence
Kraths 16
they do road work where I live during the night, regardless if it's the Interstate or city street
MidnaLink 33
I'm presuming there's a bylaw that they're just clearly ignoring. Couldn't you call the city officials about this? It's a similar situation here with my neighbours and their yapping mutt. I guess it's not supposed to be out barking after 10 or something, but they have it out every so often making noise. See if the city can do something about these people during quiet period.
RichardPencil 30
Maybe they're doing some dental torture like in "Marathon Man?" Is it safe?
Iamthebanzai22 21
You wouldn't survive Africa then, where it is some weird cultural thing to project like a ************ when you speak. The other day, two people were having a conversation 50 metres away. I actually ran out of my workshop to investigate, thinking someone was being attacked.
JackFaire 27
That makes 0 sense. Person is bothered by a person violating a cultural practice in Location A and you think that translates to not being okay with culture practice in Location B.