windchimes!!!!!!ugh!!!!!

@tad1fan (3367)

Canada

March 29, 2007 10:11am CST

Don't get me wrong,I love them and even have one hanging outside my entrance way.....the problem is my neighbor.....she has about 50 or more hanging all around the eaves of her house and my bedroom window is only about 4 feet away from her house.The last few days and nights have been really windy,and loud.Everyone on the street is complaining about the noise.You can't even watch TV during the day because you can't hear it.We've tried talking to her,she doesn't care.....it's her house,she says and I agree but we are neighbors and you have to have respect for each other.....as a community on the street,we have decided to get signatures and take it to Town Hall and have her remove some of them.....we don't want them all gone,just the real big,noisy ones.....did we do right?What would you do in this situation?

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@mzbubblie (3839)

• United States

29 Mar 07

My goodness, I would be upset myself. I mean some people can overdue things huh...lol Well, just as you, I would go to the neighbor and explain to her about the noise, if a few could be removed so that it's not so loud at night when people are trying to sleep. If she don't do it, I would actually find out what legal actions I could take to have her removed some. In your case you are getting signatures, that's always a plus. I know me and my sleep at night, if I am awaken by something like chimes, I'm cranky very cranky. I say you did the right thing and hope she has to remove some of them

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

29 Mar 07

Thank you.I'm taking the petition down tomorrow so I'll let you know how it goes

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@mzbubblie (3839)

• United States

30 Mar 07

Please do, interesting story. Thank goodness, it's this lady that lives across from me, she only has 2 but they are small. She always puts them out in the spring..lol

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

30 Mar 07

I love the sound of aindchimes,just not the whole fricking band!

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@winky73 (1404)

• United States

29 Mar 07

I think you are doing the right thing here.If you tried talking to her and she just ignores you.....what choice do you have? I mean yeah....it's her house....but if them things are that loud and I know they can be....than that falls under disturbing the peace and there are laws against that. It sucks that some people have to be like that....maybe they should live out in the country somewhere....so they can do as they please...without disturbing others. I'm not sure if I would have been that nice.....but yes...you did the right thing.

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disturbing the peace

@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

29 Mar 07

Thank you for the response....I'm glad that you think we are doing the right thing,I felt that we were but wanted to get an outsiders opinion on this....

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you.....I need the sleep!

@winky73 (1404)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I wish you the best of luck and hopefully a good night sleep as well :)

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@TerryZ (22076)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I would first try to talk to your neighbor and if that didnt work then I would do what you were going to do. I would also be aggravated about the noise. I have to have complete silence in order for me to get some sleep.LOL I really do understand were your coming from. I hope something will be done about it.

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windchimes can be loud

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@TerryZ (22076)

• United States

31 Mar 07

Thats just rude of her! Maybe you can go sneak over in the middle of the night and take them down. But dont get caught.LOL

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

I thought about doing that but I don't need the police at my door and I'm sure she'd know it was me.....LOL

@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you for your response.....we have tried talking to her,twice and both times she closed the door on us and said 'it's her house'.....

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@whiteheather39 (24403)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I think that should be considered disturbing the peace. You are not asking her to remove them all so she should try and compromise if she does notthen you could play some loud music and open your windows.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

30 Mar 07

I'd love to do that but when you have 2 young children in bed you can't....I do it during the day but she never says anything....it's the night time that bothers us and the police say they really can't do anything.....maybe the town can.....I'm hoping

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@sunshinelady (7609)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I would have done the same thing. You all tried to talk to her and her take is it is her house. That is fine but she has also to take in consideration that she can not do something that disrupts the whole neighbor hood. You all are not asking her to get rid of all of them just some of the louder ones. Not to much to ask at all. When you live in a neighborhood you have to take them in consideration on some things. This is one of them.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

30 Mar 07

Thank you for your response....I feel better doing what I did knowing that I have so many nylotters backing me up

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

30 Mar 07

I am very level headed and try to "ACT" my age,which is 40 but don't step in between me and my sleep,or me and my kids....thank you for your support on this

@sunshinelady (7609)

• United States

30 Mar 07

You did your best and that is all anyone can do. I read the comments here and as you know we all agree with you. You tried to reason with her but there was no way. It is not just you that are affected either but everyone in the neighbor hood. You all are reasonable, she is being unreasonable. You sound like a level headed person.

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@lordwarwizard (35747)

• Singapore

29 Mar 07

I think you did right. You talked nicely to her but she just won't listen. I agree you have no choice but to take it one level up. 1 or 2 is fine.. but 50??? Goodness! :P

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

29 Mar 07

Yes we did.....we weren't mean,or loud,we just spoke with her....even offered to take them down for her but she just said it was her house and closed the door on us.....I haven't been sleeping lately either and I figured it out last night.....it's those damn windchimes!LOL

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@lordwarwizard (35747)

• Singapore

30 Mar 07

That's why I feel you did right. If she is not being considerate, you have to stand up for your own right.

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@keepermykitty (2573)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

First I would call the police and have them over to hear exactly what you and others are complaining about . Once they hear what your talking about maybe they`ll tell her to remove them , or atleast some of them . Then I would take it to city hall . For sure some people just have no respect for others and then why should the whole town respect her ... I do think you all did the right thing , you have no reason to feel bad for wanting peace in your own home ... GOOD LUCK with this , let us know what happens . I do hope it swings your way ....

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too many chimes

@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

1 Apr 07

We called them,they say there's nothjing they can do except argue with her and that's just wasting their time.....Monday morning there's a few of us and the petition going down so hopefully they'll do something....

@bhawnam (1436)

• India

31 Mar 07

Windchimes are good at times but not always, especially not in windy season.. we have one windchime hanging in our courtyard, just outside my bedside window.., and it at times irritates me to the limit... and i have to get up in the middle of the night to take it down.. and the next day my mom puts it back in the place.. both of us are always fighting over the issue.. neither she can convince me nor i can convince her.. one wind chime irritates me so much.. i cant even think what MANY windchimes would be doing to you.. what you did is absolutely right.. wish even i could do something like that... :)

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you

@cheetahnc (414)

• United States

18 Apr 07

I think you did the right thing. That is crazy and it would drive me insane.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

10 May 07

Thank you

@CatEyes (2448)

• United States

18 Apr 07

I would call the police and call it noice pololution.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

10 May 07

Tried that,they said there was nothing they could do

@aprilgrl (4460)

• United States

31 Mar 07

Oh my goodness, 50 wind chimes I will go nuts. Youi did the right thing hope she respected you and took some down so you can have some good sleep. Good luck with your neighbors with the wind chimes.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you.....and no,she didn't take any down and refuses to!We even offred to help or take them down ourselves.....first thing Monday morning I am off to Town Hall with some neighbors and the petition

@nglanfield (559)

• Turkey

30 Mar 07

I'm glad she's not my neighbour, I can't stand windchimes the noise just goes right through me. I saw an old Austrailian Thriller/Horror movie years back (I have no idea of the name) and it scared the H..l out of me, some old shack with lots of windchimes making noises when the scary bit happened. So I think you've done the best thing, hopefully the town can do something about her noise pollution.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

I'm hoping too

@girish_aarthy (68)

• India

30 Mar 07

you know one popular idiom/say: "Take the thorn with another thorn". If here is any favourable dish for these windchimes, you can make them dragged to any other place. play some tactics.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

We have tried everything with this woman,she don't want to hear it!

@gegegelay (933)

• Philippines

30 Mar 07

Hahaha =) I think your neighbor's too much.. Well, also have wind chimes on our entrance door, but those are the small ones, just so we know if someone entered our front door. I think you did what's right, and in a good way. And yes, respect is also important. I guess if she doesn't want to remove her huge wind chimes, then you'll just have to live with it. It's not a crime anyway. But if the whole neighborhood starts to complain, then she has got to take those wind chimes away! LOL =)

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

I'm hoping the Town will do something about it and we just found out that one of the signatures on the petition belongs to the secretary down there so hopefully that will help us

@lingli_78 (12822)

• Australia

30 Mar 07

OMG... 50 windchimes??? that is really too much... i can imagine the noise that they make... you definitely have to report your neighbour to the body corporate and tell them your situation... yes, sign a petition and submit it to the town hall... that is a good move... good luck...

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you

• India

30 Mar 07

yaa i can experience your problem, they can be noisy and distract your work. The only solution is to tell your neighbour 'n work out a solution.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you for your response

@vanities (11395)

• Davao, Philippines

30 Mar 07

your right ..you have to complain it to the proper authority if this windchimes disturbs neighbors...if im in your shoes i will also the same...

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Thank you for your support and response

@crazynurse (7482)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I don't see that you and your neighbors had any other choice but to seek help from Town Hall. The lady left you no choice. Apparently she is one of those types of people who have no regard for others. I would be mortified if I felt that I was bothering my neighbors. Of course, I would never hang 50 windchimes, as they would keep ME awake too! Ha!

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

LOL.....Thank you for your response.....like I said,I have one outside and sometimes that one gets annoying as well

@mshogrider67 (565)

• United States

30 Mar 07

I have about 50 windchimes and no one has complained my neighbors say they can barely hear them at thier house.

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disturbing the peace

@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

Well,as I said,our houses are only about 4 feet apart and some of the chimes are as big as 2-3 feet in length and 4 or more inches around.....when they hit,they echo all throught the neighborhood

@retardedrugrat (4791)

• Canada

30 Mar 07

I think in the circumstances with you talking nicely to her and her refusing to take any of them down, you did the right thing. I also wonder if it might be worth a last ditch effort to talk to her. tell her that you have collected signatures to take to town hall to hand in, but if she'll remove some of the wind chimes you won't do it. Maybe if she realizes that everyone is against her, she might rethink. I myself am a fan of Wind chimes, although I don't have any hanging as of yet, but 50 or more of them is going way overboard. I hope you get this resolved soon and in a satisfactory manner.

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@tad1fan (3367)

• Canada

31 Mar 07

I did go to her last night,along with some other neighbors but we just got the same thing....."It's my house" as the door closed on us.....it will be Town Hall Monday morning