Letter re noise on CPR

[Alan Medic]

Thank you for the very polite letter you put through my letterbox. No it wasn't me who was playing the music unless my snoring is very musical, which I doubt. I heard the music this morning as I was awake before 5, but for the life of me I couldn't work out where it was coming from. It was nearby but I still couldn't place it. However it may have been louder during my sleep and I missed that.

I do know a young neighbour who had a very loud party some months ago when her mum was away. I know her mum is away again, so she is a suspect. But as I may have been blissfully unaware of the noise at its peak I can't be sure it was from there. However as you picked my letterbox to drop your note through I presume you must have selected the door which you thought was closest to the source.

If you read this and can furnish me with more information I'll be happy to tell mum when she returns if the daughter is the offender again.

[Louisa]

How bizarre that people feel the need to shove notes through doors regarding noise. Back in my day, if someone didn't have the courtesy to knock on the door and notify before a party, perhaps offer an invite, I would have just opened the nearest window and screamed at them until they shut up. This Basil Fawlty style of odd diplomacy is so terribly middle class haha. I must admit, the volume of ignorant neighbours who seems incapable of communicating planned parties has increase ten fold in recent years. Most of them are relatively harmless, but socially ignorant. A good old fashioned barney out the window soon scares them back into their gentile Home Counties shells though.

Louisa.

[Alan Medic]

So you're complaining about a polite note from someone who didn't feel the need or urge to scream. If that's middle class I'd like to join. What are the requirements?

PS What the f*** is this class thing you are so obsessed about in this country?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Admiring the tenuous link to your favourite topic, Louisa, but I think it has more to do with fear as a lot of people are, probably quite sensibly, scared of being attacked if they make themselves identifiable. I'm part of the demographic you loathe and yet I'm also inclined to shout 'shut the f@ck up' (as several of my neighbours know) though I'd probably go out into the road to do it or maybe knock on their door so they can enjoy my expression and body language too.

[Alan Medic]

Oh I'd like to see that RPC. Do you live anywhere CPR? What night is a good one to play loud music? What time is late?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Perhaps I could hire myself out as a rage-o-gram.

I'd say in a residential suburban area no time is the right time for loud music or parties (including barbecues), but on the other hand everyone deserves to behave selfishly / be young / celebrate life's milestones occasionally, so I usually use earplugs and try to distract myself unless it's really bad. Sounds like you've developed a healthy ability to sleep through it.

[Elphinstone's Army]

There was a party or something at 182 CPR last night from early. Shouting excitable grown people.

Nearly opposite the GE. Perhaps people don't realise just how noisy they are and that on a still night sound carries, and upwards.

We could not understand how and why so many people would be gathered in such a small garden, shouting and roaring, with adjacent gardens and close houses, as it backs onto Other houses and gardens, it is quite a tightly packed area, and waited for the weather to turn. They did repair inside but we kept the windows closed.

We would have welcomed a note pushed through the letter box alerting us of imminent revelries.

Alas no such courtesy, old fashioned or new.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Louisa Wrote:

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gentile Home Counties shells though.

Hang on - what does not being Jewish have to do with the price of onions? Now I'm really confused. Tell me it was a typo before my head bursts.

[malumbu]

We had a notice served on us once for our house alarm going off. We haven't got one. Please don't break in.

[uncleglen]

she probably means 'genteel' getting it mixed up with the French 'gentille'

[Salsaboy]

I would pay good money to see that!

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Perhaps I could hire myself out as a rage-o-gram.

[Nigello]

Alas no such courtesy, old fashioned or new.

It may well be after the fact, but go and talk to them and - reasonably - tell them you were upset about their lack of communciation in the first place and about their too loud jolly japes. It may be a tad uncomfortable, but it at least shows them that their actions don't exist in a bubble and that their will be consequences, even if it is just a bit of an ear chewing.

[nxjen]

Or do nothing unless it turns out to be a regular occurrence, a once only event is not worth expending the energy. I just close my eyes and wait for morning and take comfort in the fact that one day these party goers will one day, a few years in the future, be complaining about the noise from a nearby party that went on all night and do you know they never even let us know beforehand.

[KidKruger]

Also, sometimes a party can be unplanned, so informing neighbours at 0100 that your friends are gonna be seeing in the morning with you may not go down well !

[Robert Poste's Child]

Let's face it, it's probably also the alcohol factor. They may well be mortified if you wait to talk to them when they've sobered up, or perhaps mid-hangover if you're feeling sadistic.

[Alan Medic]

Well I delivered the letter to 182. I wonder why the author or the noisy neighbours haven't added to the thread. Doesn't everyone read the EDF?

[Louisa]

Evidently not. I'm still waiting for the rude sod who stole my parking space outside Plough end Sainsbury's the other day to mouth off about me on here. It was a stand off for near on 5 minutes until I did the right thing and got a better space further along the road.

Louisa.

[Seabag]

How very dare they

Any of them

Talking of ranting. Does anyone remember the poster Carter/Karter ? And his right to clean his gun in the garden thread?

[red devil]

Yep, that was Karter, no idea what thread that came up on, but if you've got a spare couple of hours...http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/search.php?12,search=karter,page=1,match_type=AUTHOR,match_dates=0,match_forum=ALL

Not the first person to have made their last post on a Christmas Eve. Must be all those mince pies and sherry...

[Alan Medic]

Perhaps he was got.