R Black Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I must be a right git then, if it was LOUD, i would report him after a few days of it period, in flats noise travels, it is VERY anti social, so IMO it must be obvious to him/her hence they must be ignorant, and deserve to be reported, QED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Neighbours suck. A house in a forest is the way forward. Falling trees "suck" also..... I'll supply the pigs, altough they have been slightly full just lately "A pig can consume 2lb's on uncooked flesh every minute, hence the phase 'as greeedy as a pig'..!!" (Bricktop - Snatch) Bloody hell Matt, how busy have your pigs been?? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Maybe Matt wasn't talking about their bellies?????? Urrghhh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 My, what big eyes you have! All the better to see you with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I admire your patience Mikey, a few weeks of hearing someone elses noise through my walls would really really nark me off. Getting a door in the face would be a final straw I think you're taking a very mature and moral approach to the situtation, big thumbs up The joys of living in shared accomodation though hey. Im not one for conflict matt as that rarely gets the desired results in any situation....a lot of it is swallowing pride at times and trying to resolve things in the most easy way possible without rubbing people up the wrong way....which is tough. Believe me, the door incident stoked me someone but I remained composed and left things. My car is also parked outside the flat and he will know which one is mine so I am mindful of that as well as I am out at work all day too. If I see him outside at any point I will say, "hey, hows it going", and apologise for the bad vibes the other morning, despite it not being my fault and see how things go....if it continues though I dont think talking to him again will be an option given the quite childish reaction of him last time, so I will go straight to the management company or give the owner of the flat a call and explain the situation. And you are dead right, shared accomodation can suck at times. Was a shame too as the last guys in there were as good as gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 This is an easy one, go round and clear the air , conveniently holding a baseball bat at the same time , maybe have a joke about your off to training but say its more stress releaving knowing you can hit something really hard with a bat ( this will be a good time to have a tic, make it look authentic that your a right mental case ) Then apologise for upsetting him and explain that little things like loud music in the mornings set you off! You wont get no more trouble again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Dayaam your a saint fella, you really are. I hope your job involves having a lot of patience, otherwise i fear your admirable talent is wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 The problem is that if the guy is a $#@!, no matter what you say, it won't make a difference over the long term. Neighbours suck. A house in a forest is the way forward. Damn right. Why can't people just be reasonable and neighbourly? Too many people mistake "I live in a free country, I can do what I like" for "I live in a free country, but my actions do have an effect on others around me". Two very different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Gutted to hear about your troubles mate. I'd advice catchin him on neautral ground and try getting to know him. Then going on to say about your work patterns, and how his music was irritating to you, which he may not have been aware of. If he continues to be a dick however, just let him know that you shouldn't be fucked with. One of our neughtbours who had recently moved in came round playing their face about some rubbish which had ended up on his drive (turns out some kids had been thorwing it, as we had some in our garden too) we tried talking to him, but he was so ignorant and had such an inflated sense of self-importance he would not listen, and then proceeded to remark how expensive the tyres are on my car, and how it would be a shame if they happened to get nails in them! To which I squared up to him and told him that I didn't know who he though he was, or what game he thinks he's playing, but he came round to the WRONG house. I then filled him in that I know ALL the rough people in the area, me being one of them myself, and if I saw even a tiny scratch on my car, I'd burn his house down with him and his family inside. His cocky attitude instantly dissapeared, he shrank into his t-shirt, humphed, and walked off. This was about 4 years ago and I haven't heard a peep off him since I'm not condoning this kind of action, but if you don't want him anywhere near your car, then fear is your best friend. If he's too scared to get revenge, then he wont. You, however, stand a higher chance of running into this guy on a regular basis, so trying to keep things cool is your best option. He may have been having a bad day or something, so lost his temper. So try and catch him in neutral ground and spark up a neutral conversation to go in under his guard before bringing up your points. Best of luck sorting this out mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Brett Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Some good advice on here so far and i have to agree with it. Try the softly softly approach first, then if that doesnt work, leave it, talk to the local authorities environmental health dept who will tell you to take accurate notes of times, and loudness etc, and also contact the management company of the flats who may ultimatley wish to take eviction action should other residents also complain. Its a fact of modern life that todays society breeds some selfish, ignorant scumbags who think they can do as they like. If it were up to me, every flat built would have a decibel meter built in to the electricty supply and if the volume goes above a certain level off goes the electricity:d. On another completely different note, i would also ban people from drinking alcohol in their front gardens (or anywhere else in public apart from a pub garden), as it looks rough. If you dont have a back garden to drink it in then tough luck, you have to drink it inside. Im not opinionated you know:d Dont get me started about thieves, there is a lot to be said for 3 strikes and your out !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Kill it with fire. Oh no, wait - hang on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 "A pig can consume 2lb's on uncooked flesh every minute, hence the phase 'as greeedy as a pig'..!!" (Bricktop - Snatch) Bloody hell Matt, how busy have your pigs been?? H Well, the Jap sumo show team was in town the other week. They only decided to turn up at the all you can eat Chinese buffet when we did... To say I was annoyed that they had polished off all the Hoi Sin Duck pancakes and sweet and sour ribs before we got a look in would be an understatement. The pigs had there work cut out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 UPDATE - It wasn't too bad for the rest of last week, only problem was Sunday just gone when it was on at 8.20 in the morning and ridiculously loud (as in shaking the floor). Luckily me and the missus were up watching a film in bed as we were in bed early the night before....but still not the point I guess especially on a Sunday. Lasted 40 mins or so and then went off. Oh and I saw him the other night and just went to clear the air after the first inncident and said to him "hey I dont want there to be any hard feelings between us after what happened, and I asked him if we were cool as I didnt want us to ignore each other if we see each other about and didnt want to get off on the wrong foot" His reply annoyed me. He just said yeah as he was walking off as if he really didnt give two s*its about what I had said. Ive noted sundays inccident and I feel if it does get bad then its a case of speaking to the owners and then environmental health. Im keeping a file of events for reference if they ask, so any noise is getting noted from now on. I cant believe the guys attitude to be honest....so arrogant, but if he wants to play it like that then I wont speak to him I will just go straight to the owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 if you are all renting, and its the same landlord check your tennancy agreement. Might be something in there. Have him evicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 if you are all renting, and its the same landlord check your tennancy agreement. Might be something in there. Have him evicted Its only him thats renting....I own mine but if I need to get into the nitty gritty then I think I will have a look At the end of the day the owner is not going to want to lose his tennant as he will also lose his rent, so he will do well to have a word with him if it carries on. If and when I speak to the owner, I will explain this to him and say have a word otherwise I will take matter into my own hands (as in trying to get him evicted) hopefully the owner will read between the lines if you see what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I wouldn't bother dealing with him anymore. Just keep a diary of it like you said. In my experience, once an unreasonable t*sser, always an unreasonable t*sser. Once in that mindset, people can't usually be talked out of it sadly. Once they become too old to act aggressively, I guess they just turn into grumpy old b*stards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I take back my previous suggestion, the guy is clearly just a prick. I would do exactly what you are doing, perhaps a meeting with the owner sooner rather than later though due to his attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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