...just HOW bad are they?

[Mattg]

....but as a weapon of sheer revenge what do you think? Perhaps my getting out at, oh, let's say five thirty in the morning and celebrating my heritage by piping in the new day with a set of hopelessly out of tune pipes might help to make them more sensitive to ambient noise levels

That would be awesome!! You would be my role model!

[Arthur's Seat Sergeant]

A A,
noisy neighbours are awful, but I agree with Panache : you should try with diplomacy before move to drastic methods.
However, if they want a volume war, well, war be!!!
(to this purpose I'd suggest a piercing Amazing Grace)

good luck

[Tattoo Bradley]

Man, this is a tough one. I agree with Panache and the Sarge as far as being "mature" so-to-speak. But, then there's always that spiteful child inside of me! I'd say bring the day in the way it should be... w/ Scotland the Brave!

[Southern Breeze]

Diplomacy should be tried first. Then declare war!

[auld argonian]

Oh my God....you actually think that I'm serious?

No, guys....I only put forth this scenario as a joke....one of those "...you know what we OUGHT to do..." kinda things.

I wouldn't waste my time and money...let alone my breath...on something like that.

And I have to say that I personally do go out of my way to be as polite as I can about things...and that works...up to a point. Unfortunately I don't have considerate beings such as yourselves as neighbors. My experience with this lot is that they have an extraordinarily well developed sense of entitlement and politely asking them to act considerately is just going to provoke their perverse sense of righteousness.

I am going to try to propose the idea of lawnmowing hours...I'm not exagerating when I say that it is continuous around here. In the City of Chicago noise ordinances are somewhat nebulous....

But it was only a JOKE...honest...I appreciate your suggestions, though.

Best

AA

[smaughazard]

Don't waste your breath… hook those cheap bagpipes up to a leaf-blower and let 'er rip!

[Big Paul]

Don't waste your breath… hook those cheap bagpipes up to a leaf-blower and let 'er rip!

That's just too funny!

[ozmeath]

AA: "they have an extraordinarily well developed sense of entitlement."

That's gotta be the nicest way of calling your neighbors "arrogant, rude bastards " that I've ever heard. Very good

In previous houses, when I've had noisy bogans playing dance music ALOT I usually just set up the drum kit and play Deep Purple, Sex Pistols and Led Zepplin grooves at about 8 am when their hangover has really started to kick in. The other neighbors were usually up by then so it worked out well. I Wreak my Revengayyy!
But of course I wouldn't DREAM of being so crass now.

[MacWage]

Diplomacy should be tried first. Then declare war!

I agree
1. Diplomacy first
If fails, . . . WAR!!!

[KiltedKnight]

Diplomacy should be tried first. Then declare war!

Will Rogers once said; "Diplomacy is the art of saying, 'Nice doggy', until you find a rock"!

I have the neighbors from hell but I finally found my "rock". When I had the alarm installed on my home I bought an extra horn, or siren and when these neighbors from hell start up with their blaring noise I simply hook the horn up to my boats battery and turn it directly at their noise but of course mine is so agrivating and about 140 decibels that they get the message right away and their noise is turned down to a whisper. and as far as the other neighbors? They thank me for it.

Respect is mutual, it is earned, not demanded. If you have neighbors that don't have any respect for you then you have no obligation to show them any respect, be the baddest kid on the block and nobody will bother you.