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Spring break? School's out this week? Must be, since the kids next door have a new bad habit: bouncing their basketball in the driveway with the radio blasting bad pop music. Bounce, bounce, bounce...
What can I do? I would really like to go ask them to knock it off -- where's their mother? -- but how do you tell kids (tween girls, definitely not pro basketball hopefuls) that you need them to be more considerate about their neighbors? I'm just not so diplomatic, especially when I'm working here at my desk in my home office, and trying to be creative (my "job"), and listening to... Bounce, bounce, bounce...
The only "good" thing about this is that usually the kids, thanks to ADD, lose interest in this activity in about 30 or so minutes. But then they go inside, leaving the garage door open with the radio blasting -- where's their mother?! -- and come back out and start bounce, bounce, bouncing again. And it's always at the very worst time, like after work hours when I need QUIET and calm to decompress... Bounce, bounce, bounce...
Music I may understand if it above what is consider required decibels but the kids should have a right to play basketball. It one of things you have to deal with homes close to each other.
Spring Break lasts for a week but this summer well kids should be outside enjoying being kids.
So...let me get this straight. You're upset that kids are playing outside in your neighborhood both during the day when you are working from home and also once you are done working?
Guess you were never a kid yourself. Maybe you should go on your front lawn and shake your fist at them....and then look into moving into a retirement community to escape those pesky kids.
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Originally Posted by Ch_K
if you have to go out and talk to the parents once. lets see if they dont listen then think about something else..calling 911.
Yes...because cops have nothing better to do than respond to 911 calls about kids playing music and basketball....
The only thing you can do is give back tit for tat. If unneeded noise bothers you while you are at home why not create some noise that will BOTHER the parent WHEN THEY ARE AT HOME....The solution is everyone will be quiet or NO ONE WILL. why not YOU play some LOUD music the parent is forced to hear .Or maybe go and turn on your car radio to a volume equal to the volume they are using an it will distort their listening pleasure.
So...let me get this straight. You're upset that kids are playing outside in your neighborhood both during the day when you are working from home and also once you are done working?
Guess you were never a kid yourself. Maybe you should go on your front lawn and shake your fist at them....and then look into moving into a retirement community to escape those pesky kids.
Yes...because cops have nothing better to do than respond to 911 calls about kids playing music and basketball....
This. My wife works from home and was complaining about the same thing last summer. She realized though, that while it was annoying they had every right to be doing it.
911 is a waste of resources in this situation. If you don't have the guts to talk to the parents about the loud music you will just have to suck it up and live with it. It isn't illegal until it is over a certain decibel level.
Go buy some ear plugs... if they aren't above the decibel limit, there's not much you can do. It's not illegal, it's just annoying - to you. Sorry, but I'm guessing that your dislike of children playing outside is not going to find much sympathy...
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