Right, this is a rant. So if you’re in a calm, peaceful, rant-free mode, move along… there’s nothing to see here
Last night, a couple of guys and their bikes were at my house. So that’s three bikes parked outside all in all. Some work was being done to my bike so the engine wasn’t on, and the other two were just parked up. All in a row. No one sitting about outside revving up or anything.
The last one to go went at 10:40pm. She put her choke on for no longer than a minute - I kid you not. So out comes the next door neighbour and starts shouting at us, me in particular… going on about how I should have some respect because his wife’s pregnant and how I live on the street, I know how quiet it is, I should take some responsibility etc. So like any good biker would, she took off up the road, engine screaming So out he came again and had another good go. At which point, my landlady’s cat was so wound up it ran into his house. I called for it to come back out, and on the way out he kicked it. In my books, that’s cruelty to animals.
Bearing in mind I leave for work at 8am (not exactly early), and I never come home with my engine turned on past 11pm (I coast down the road), and bearing in mind this barsteward had an all day party on Sunday (no notice to his neighbours about all the frigging noise, I might add), does this seem rational to the folk on here?
He’s also threatening to go to the police now and complain about the noise my bike makes (it’s got a Honda manufacturer’s exhaust, not a race end can), and that I’m a public nuisance. I’ve had no other complaints from anyone at all.
Keti, tell him to call the police and complain about you. Then advise this muppet whilst the police are in attendance, you might as well kill two birds with one stone and in turn complain about his antics (kicking the cat) and his threatening behaviour. That should soon shut him up.
Cheers for the advice folks - I’ve been racking my brains since last night trying to figure out whether I really do make a lot of noise and am just tryna play it down. But nope, I don’t.
I’ll see what he’s got to say for himself later, and then suggest he calls the police there and then. What a numpty.
As my mum said… if his wife is pregnant, he’ll be frustrated because he’s not getting any
I believe the starting time for valid noise complaints is post 11pm on a weeknight and post 5pm on the weekend. Your neighbours is obviously very stressed out from his wifes pregnancy, I would cut him some slack and not bite back. He’ll probably see the error of his ways and come apologise in time.
The Police won’t be interested in the slightest about any complaint he might make, it’s a department of the local council that investigate noise complaints, and they’re reasonable people I believe.
Of course, he might still be a jerk, but it still stands that having a baby can’t be a very easy task at the best of times, let alone when things pick at your nerves.
I’m very aware of the noise me and my biker friends make at home, so try to keep it to an absolute minimum. I don’t want to give fuel to my nasty-neighbours! There’s also someone down my road who SCREAMS his bike up and down everytime he leaves, which makes everyone cringe, me included, I try not to be associated!
Nail planks across all the exits of his house, squirt petrol through the letter box and drop a little match through. Then call the Police and complain that your neighbours screaming is keeping you awake and you’d like to report a nusance
TBH I wouldn’t worry, ignore the twat, if he calls the police show that you bike is standard, start it and show em its not noisy and just explain the situation. I can’t see there is anything they can do. And if he does that call the RSPCA about the cat. Theres prob more chance of them turning up than there is of the police to his call, they’ve got shootings and stuff to deal with.
I have a neighbour like that and as tempting as it is to do something ignore him and dont rise to him. Keep doing as you are because your not doing anything wrong. He may try and complain and at worst you may get a visit from the council but as your not doing anything wrong there is nothing anybody can do about it.
Play this one clever smile and say hello be polite and continue your life. He will realise soon enough that your not being antisocial and if he doesnt and continues to be a pleb he will get nowhere complaining with no result so he loses out in the long run.
If you relaliate in anyway then he has something on you.
why not invite all us loud can bikers around to rev the st out of our bikes then explain to him that you are keeping the noise down by not inviting us around…but this is what it could be like if you were not caring for the community. why does he make a reason that cos he fked his missus he needs quiet now. just tell him to get the f**k in or we do a general ride-by in the early hours…
As has been mentioned … Noise complaints have nothing to do with the Police,
it is the Local council that deal with that.
I know it sounds really over the top but the advice given to all when they have dodgy, pain in the rear, neighbours is to keep a diary. Just make a note of what happened the other day and keep it. If he continues to play up then continue with the notes.
If at any time he does anything like kick cats, threaten you etc etc then that is the time to call police and if you have a nice little list handy showing what he’s been up to the guys responding should have words with him. Also show that you’re reasonable and show the local cops your legal exhaust and how loud it is.
Any more probs or if you want me to do some digging regarding the legal side then just give me a shout.
So out he came again and had another good go. At which point, my landlady’s cat was so wound up it ran into his house. I called for it to come back out, and on the way out he kicked it. In my books, that’s cruelty to animals.
