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Summer is coming and the neighbours are getting loud

TheCatWoman

I love to garden, but the neighbours i the street over the hedge where several houses back on to our garden are getting ever louder, loud to the point where I don't want to be out there at weekends, after school and in school holidays, it feels to stressful with competing music from different houses, people shouting and talking and kids shouting and screaming. It's making me want to move house again, but thats not possible yet.

I've had noise cancelling earphones sugested to me, but have then been told that they cancel background noise but not speach, whats the point, thats what I don't want to hear? The other problem I have with headphones is that I have PTSD and if someone comes up behind me, I jump so bad I have a massive adreniline overload, followed by exhaustion and feeling upset, weepy and horrible for the rest of at least that day.

I dont' xpect anyone to be able to help, I just want to let off steam at feeling unable to use my garden on what has been one of the best days of the year so far weather wise.

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  • I sympathize as we have neighbours who cannot do anything quietly outside. The cars are washed with a noisy jet wash, every tool is electric it seems, the dog yaps for ages, he runs his motorbike on the drive and has a petrol mower. That's the other thing, I can't stand the smell of petrol fumes and if it's not there others nearby have petrol operated things. When we first moved here it was mostly peaceful in the garden and relaxing, but in recent years it is hit and miss whether the day it is pleasant is relaxing outside.

  • in reply to Homebird

    We've got a few reving motor bikes too and mowers and strimmers.

    I went to enquire about noise cancelling headphones, Curry's told me they only have ones that work with mobile phones and particularly apple phones, they guy couldn't get his head around me not having a smart phone. I went for an eye test and asked them about ear plugs as they have an audiologist, they only deal with hearing loss and people who want to hear more, not less. So I guess thats them out of th window then

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Why are the neurotypicals always in some passive aggressive 'making more noise with my lawn mower than you' war? 

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