55ant
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:08 PM |
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just had the MOT fail, and now people complaining!
Well I just have to have a mini rant (and also score a hat trick on the posts!) just got back from the MOT station / bottomless pit for throwing money
into, pulled into the house, went inside and back out with my mot fail slip to examine the car and some old (ish) lady comes up to me and states she
has had three (count them) complaints about the noise I make when driving into the area. Apparently people who work nights are complaining.
Now I apologised and said I would try and be quieter, but I also said that it has just had a mot and wasn't deemed to loud (don’t even think its
part of the test) and that it is 2:30 in the afternoon.
im not out to annoy people but I do think its a bit cheeky for people to complain about being loud at 2:30 in the afternoon, surely people get paid
more to work nights due to the fact its inconvenient? ive got to go and wire in a horn now as well, don’t think that’s going to go down well as I like
to test things thoroughly
[Edited on 22/9/09 by 55ant]
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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BenB
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:09 PM |
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I try and be super quiet when entering the slip road near my garage as although I love my car exhaust note I doubt other people do (in fact I know
rather grumpy old geezer def doesn't...)...
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tomprescott
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:16 PM |
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People love to complain, I've known people move to the country from the city, buy a nice big farmhouse next to a working farm and then complain
to the farmer that the place smells of dung!
Just ignore them!
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:16 PM |
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I think some people just like complaining - they would be even more miserable if you drive quietly!
I say drive by with the can off and make their day
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:17 PM |
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haha beat me to it
quote:
Originally posted by tomprescott
People love to complain, I've known people move to the country from the city, buy a nice big farmhouse next to a working farm and then complain
to the farmer that the place smells of dung!
Just ignore them!
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tomprescott
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cadebytiger
haha beat me to it
quote:
Originally posted by tomprescott
People love to complain, I've known people move to the country from the city, buy a nice big farmhouse next to a working farm and then complain
to the farmer that the place smells of dung!
Just ignore them!
Great minds think alike!
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marcjagman
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:21 PM |
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Inform the police that you are being harrassed, then see how many have actually complaind, it's probably just the old dear having a bad day.
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55ant
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:24 PM |
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cheers guys, im not to fussed but you never know when people are having a bad day or pee'd of enough to vandalise etc.
im going to ask here as i think three posts in a couple of hours is a bit much!
im in need of a lower ball joint nearside for a seira upright, also an ofside steering arm rubber, best place for these?
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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TimC
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:29 PM |
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Reminds me of the time that I borrowed a trailer and moved it very early in the morning from my drive to the curb-side to enable an easy exit.
Some arse of a neighbour tried to tell me that it was illegally parked (probably, but for two hours only) and importantly that Mrs Jones had walked
into it the night before. Funny, as it was on my drive. He never ever looked at me again once I'd explained that I knew he was lying.
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graememk
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:34 PM |
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the coffin dodgers down my road are always moaning about me and i hardly use my indy as i'm always at work.
i did remove the silencer from the mower though just to make as much noise as i could.
i vote you have a BBQ garden party and we'll all come in our kit cars
[Edited on 22/9/09 by graememk]
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smart51
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:36 PM |
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My brother in law used to be a councillor. In his patch were a lot of retired people, many of whom would complain to him about little things on a
weekly basis. People with too much spare time will complain about anything. If you feel you are being careful about noise, ignore them.
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02GF74
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i vote you have a BBQ garden party and we'll all come in our kit cars
what a jolly splendid idea, especially since you cannot be that far away from me.
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55ant
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:51 PM |
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if i had a bbq i would tell you guys roughly where i live so you can spend a good half hour driving round nice and loud looking for me house!
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 02:58 PM |
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My neighbours complain too. Plus one of our neighbours opposite was walking her dog one day as I drove past. She stopped, watched as I drive past
shaking her head. Again doing nothing wrong.....
About everything. Grumpy old farts with nothing better to do!
Started my car up once, after doing some major work, just to check it out. Was running all of 30 secs and they complained. Was only ticking over as
well.
Sure I will be even more popular once the supercharger is fitted!
The fact is though, I am very careful about trying not to upset them. I go out of my way to drive gently up and down our road, making as little noise
as poss.
I got to the point at one stage of saying call the police if they were that bothered. The cops wont give a damn if you are making noise at a
reasonable time (deemed 7am to 10:30pm) as long as its not consistently. Even more so as its not a police matter, the council have to deal with it. I
know my car is within the legal noise limit, so have no worries about people complaining about it! I also know that I dont speed down my road or drive
untaxed or insured, so they cant have me for that either.
Its just the hassle more than anything.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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graememk
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:13 PM |
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house warming bbq at flaks place aswell then. its going to be a summer of many bbq's.
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morcus
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:24 PM |
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Ignor them,
I occaisionally work nights and noise from outside isn't something that keeps you up, its the sun more than anything.
I hear people in the street all the time with motorcycles and cars and even just people shouting, but in the day its just something you have to put up
with.
I sometimes drive the XJ up and down the road at 6am on a sunday (an afterwork treat) and noones ever said anything. (Except one time one some told me
I'd woken them up with it but I hadn't even started it, had to push it forward to get my car in).
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nib1980
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:43 PM |
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I had the police round twice whilst i was building mine. I know who called them, it was a new neighbour who moved in. young girl.
strange thing is the neighbour nextdorr has a baby, and he thinks it's great, no complaints from them!
Bit that made me smile was when the copper turn up first time he said
" we had reports of someone driving illegally on the road"
he wasn't sure what to do when i pointed out it had no vin plate or reg number, and that my road was not adopted by the council and still
registered as private.
i'm biding my time but i have a plan to get her back, involving writing a rude word in her front lawn in cress seeds. when it gets cut
it'll stand out bright white.....
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graememk
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:51 PM |
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quote:
i'm biding my time but i have a plan to get her back, involving writing a rude word in her front lawn in cress seeds. when it gets cut
it'll stand out bright white.....
weed killer or snow drop bulbs. 
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:59 PM |
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So far... touch wood. Nobody in my road has complained. Then mines not that loud... although my wife has said she can hear me coming from a mile away
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nib1980
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
quote:
i'm biding my time but i have a plan to get her back, involving writing a rude word in her front lawn in cress seeds. when it gets cut
it'll stand out bright white.....
weed killer or snow drop bulbs.
yeah but with cress you don't see it till you cut the grass, and the only way to get it out is to dig it up 
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graememk
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:02 PM |
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snow drops come through every spring lol
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
some old (ish) lady comes up to me and states she has had three (count them) complaints about the noise I make when driving into the area.
Why would these alleged people go to her to complain about the excessive noise you are allegedly making? I'd call her bluff, ask for the names
of these people as you want to go and speak to them about it.
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x_flow57
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:34 PM |
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Next door to me are always complaining  , for example they constantly complain that we don't look after the garden enough and then
they called the authorities when I was strimming it at 2.00pm on a weekday. You ought to hear them moan when both our kits are started together to go
out.
Add me to the list of places to come for a "wind the neighbours up" bbq.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:37 PM |
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As always with these things it's best to smile politely and take it on the chin.
I've luckily never had any noise complaints even when my tintop exhaust was just about hanging off waiting for parts and weather to fix it. I
don't gun it anywhere near my house though and keep testing to a minimum on the drive.
I do regularly get complaints when parking at a mates house in a pull in off the main road. His neighbours park on the pavement and use the pull in as
access to the pavement. They frequently tell me I can't park in the pull to which I thank them and tell them they can't park on the
pavement.
I find the best technique is to appear to relax and get even calmer when confronted it's amusing to see people wind themselves up by not
annoying you.
JC
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zilspeed
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 04:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
some old (ish) lady comes up to me and states she has had three (count them) complaints about the noise I make when driving into the area.
Why would these alleged people go to her to complain about the excessive noise you are allegedly making? I'd call her bluff, ask for the names
of these people as you want to go and speak to them about it.
That's pretty much what I would want to do.
"Give me their names and I'll go and speak to them, after all none of us need a situation festering away, so let's sort it
out."
She's talking nonsense.
As I've said before, I go out of my way to avoid causing grief, but so far I have had no trouble at all no matter how much noise I think
I've made.
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