how to ask next door to keep the volume down.

[matty-hodgson]

Before knocking her door, start off in the right frame of mind - she has no idea that her TV is loud and probably thinks that as your houses are detached, you can't possibly be being affected because 1. the TV is quiet to her and 2. noone has ever complained.

Knock the door and explain the problem. Leave her with a bunch of flowers or box of chocolates with a little note thanking her for understanding that the noise is keeping you awake (just in case she doesn't understand you properly when you knock the door).

The flowers/chocolates are because she's alone, elderley, deaf and probably thinks of you as people she could turn to in a crisis. It would also be a very nice touch likely to make more impact on someone in her circumstances and will act as a reminder of your visit (elderley people forget quickly!).

Be nice. Be neighbourly. When you come away from her front door she will still be living where she lives; you need a poistive outcome not a turf war. If you have to take things further, the gift shows you made the right kind of first approach .

this sounds like very sound advice..
it also seems that Santa is a genuinely nice dude

[Clunk]

Knock the door and explain the problem.

She won't hear it.

[macphee70]

A friend of mine got so annoyed with the people above them when he lived in a flat making noise that he hired in a PA system early in the morning after they had had a big party.

Set it up in his lounge, bedroom and bathroom with all the speakers pointing up and even ran another speaker up to their front door.

Cranked it up as loud as he could, plugged in a minidisc of Barry manlow and played it while he sat there with ear plugs on.

Within about 30 secs he had the owner out apologising, never did it again he said. But it could have gone really wrong.

[synaesthesia]

Actually had this exact same problem myself a couple of years ago. The neighbour, like yours was hard of hearing, and although the flats were adjoining the insulation was pretty good. TV was usually up VERY loud though.

Knocked on the door, explained the problem to the chap and asked if there's anything I could do. Turned out he was struggling to hear the TV with it over the other side of the room - suggested getting some speakers to plug into it that ran over by his chair. Got them, fitted them for him, and he's over the moon, 2 problems solved and a friend gained.

[danroyle]

a guy i go fishing with from time to time had a problem with pi**heads in the flat above him he asked them to keep it down so they turned the speakers face down pointing at dougie's flat and spent weeks blasting it at 3 am he phoned the council up and they sent the people a letter saying they were coming round to investigate the noise, they kept it down for 2 weeks then started again.

Haven't been fishing for 6 months but last time i saw dougie he had been arrested by the police because threatened to put there speakers somewere ( he only got a caution but still) and he ended up having a stroke one night probably from all the stress when i saw him he was just gettting function back into one side of his face as it had gone all limp and unresponsive.

People like them above him should be shot,


Your problem seems less bad just tell the old dear to cool it down or whack on system of a down at full whack see if she really is deaf

[Zak33]

Best £15 you could spend... take 'em to her

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Sennh...201-Headphones

[santa claus]

...also seems that Santa is a genuinely nice dude

S'why people let me in their houses every year matty.

She won't hear it.

Good point. Maybe get her attention with this sign then

[Stringent]

So have you actually done this yet?

[Salazaar]

S'why people let me in their houses every year matty.

Ho ho ho...

[Barney]

So have you actually done this yet?

no not yet

[georgebuffet]

Hi There !!

You can go and talk with her very calmly and very nicely. You should convince her and explain the situation.

Hope it helps

Regards,
George Buffet

[pcup]

Find out what time she sleeps and turn up the volume!

Go on holiday for 2 weeks and leave stereo on full!!

[Disturbedguy]

Useless response pcup, he is trying to resolve the situation nicely and in a pleasant manner, not in a manner that could cause more problems.

[mycarsavw]

Find out what time she sleeps and turn up the volume!

Go on holiday for 2 weeks and leave stereo on full!!

Read the whole thread, she's deaf, she wont hear it.

But hey, postcount +1 and only a few more to go for free Scan postage

[peterb]

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But hey, postcount +1 and only a few more to go for free Scan postage

[pcup]

Can't anyone see things in a funny way anymore!!? Obviously my comments above were a joke!!