You want your neighbors to stop? Go talk to them, tell them you have young kids and after a certain time you need it toned down. If they continue being dicks, call the cops. Don't fuck around with trying to be the cool neighbor because it will never work. The cool neighbor only works if they respect you, if they don't they will not change a thing, because really, what college aged person gives a fuck what their neighbors think.
No such luck, I thought that would be neat. We're hitting the Victoria and Albert museum, though I may sneak off to the British Natural History Museum across the street. We will see part of the Tour De France tomorrow as well. It sounds like many of you have been to London/Scotland, but if you haven't made it over here and have a bent towards seeing the sights (as opposed to drinking your faces off, which is exactly what I would have done in my 20's) - find a way to get over here. It really is an amazing experience. Especially if you're an American. I won't get on my soapbox, but it's really important to see how other places do things, because the steady diet of 'We're America, We're the Fuckin' Best At EVERYTHING' shit that gets aired back in the states 24/7 is not good, nor healthy. Don't get me wrong, there's stuff here that makes me scratch my head, like they still haven't figured out when you get a server versus going to the bar to order everything (every place we've gone to is different. Some places drinks ordered at bar, food at table, some places everything at table, some places everything at bar). But other things are superior, like public transportation and cabs. The one overarching thing that I like (and I suspect it's because I'm older and can appreciate such things) is exemplified by the following: When we went to play North Berwick, you weren't allowed in the Lounge or Dining Room without proper attire - you weren't allowed on the course at all without proper attire. It really lends a bit of class to things. I definitely like the fact that people tend to dress a little better for things like dinner and going out (though there are loads of people/kids that dress like we do in the states for clubs, etc.). There is also a sense that history matters here. Not in the 'we're living off past glories' type of a way, but more a recognition that there are certain ways to do certain things that work, and entertaining alternate ways isn't as necessary because they've been tried before. Of course, there are things that need improvement, but my point is interactions with people here tend to feel very different. It's more courteous, less rushed, and less confrontational and loud. It's a nice break - especially coming from a city like Philadelphia (which I dearly love) but can be very rough around the edges.
I tried the reasonable thing once. You know what the response was? The guy turning to his group of friend and saying "Yo, (name of friend), this fucking guy's trying to wreck our good time!"... And shuts the gate in my face. Granted he was drunk, but I was honestly being polite and stating the reasons and drunk or not reacting that way was rude as hell. He's a snippy little douche with sculpted eyebrows, I doubt many people on here would like him.
See option B. Underage drinking and noise complaints? That place will become really unpopular after the cops bust it a few times.
I don't know if they're underaged, the drinking age is 19 here don't forget. All they would have to do is take it inside and there would be no issue. But they spend it all in the backyard I'm guessing because they have a pool. It's funny. When you call in a noise complaint here you're supposed to call the non-emergency line instead of 911. My wife did once just to ask what our options were, she said the operator told her to "handle it yourself." Weird, but I guess even the police hire people with severe social disabilities.
Go make a basic spud gun. Report back your results. Water balloons full of bleach might be effective also.
Pick up a burner phone and make an anonymous report of "shots fired". Swat tends to break up a party in a hurry.
Somebody must have complained, because police showed up. However they had their cherries on, which is odd for a noise complaint. Maybe something else happened.
Id say stop being an old man that they make shitty Seth Rogan movies about. Just dose your kid with benadryl to keep her out. Easy Peasy.
I understood barely any of that. Must be the new slang with you crazy rapscallions. Enough Bally-hoo.
Funny you post that. My neighbour who stole my...um, plants I dumped a 100 lb. bag of primus in his cheapo above ground pool. But, he stole from me, and it was something you cant tell the cops about. As fun as all of your vengeance ideas are, I'm a little too family-oriented these days for frat revenge. Especially over noise. 15 years ago I would have wrote "Fags" in motor oil on their lawn.
Not at all. It was dumb and impulsive, but it was 2:30 am on a tuesday, they woke up the baby three times, I wake up at 5:45 am on weekdays....you can only get pushed so far before you do something rash. heck, you had resort to self-defence at a fucking gas station pump a couple years back, didn't you? Eventually the last resort is your only resort. And it's always regrettable. Plus, they were pennies so it's not AS bad. I saved five times as much.
That wouldn't be fair to the people who live on either side of us, who are extremely kind and likeable people. The whole "neighbour feud" thing is filled with potential clusterfucks. I'd rather live semi-rural, personally where you have a big property and neighbours are scarcely a bother. Screwing with a neighbour is like dating and then dumping a classmate/co-worker: they're still going to be there tomorrow, and you're forced to deal with it now.
I prefer Run Like The Wind, that shit boils my baby-maker. I was thinking something debonair: perhaps Venom would be an order Maybe "Bloodlust".