My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
there. Is there anything that can be done?

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:00:11 GMT, Paul
 babbled like a waterfall and said:


>My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
>days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
>peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
>windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
>the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
>sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
>there. Is there anything that can be done?


Contact your Council about noise polution. They have a department to
advise and enforce this.

Paul wrote:

> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
> days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
> peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
> windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
> the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
> sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
> there. Is there anything that can be done?


Paul,

It's a 'nuisance' and as such, your local Environmental Health Department
can do something about it - contact them.

Brian G

I agree with both the previous posts, but unfortunatley - most councils will 
see this as an acceptable level of noise as they are more bothered about 
loud music and other such complaints. At very best they will give you a 
nuisance diary to complete every time you are disturbed by noise etc, this 
is to meet thier requirements to show they are listening to your concerns.
So if you want a little "play him at his own game" type retribution, build 
your own industrial size wind chime using steel bin lids and old car wings 
etc.
It will drive you crazy for a week or two also, but I'm sure your neighbour 
will soon get the message (or at least you'll be in a bargaining position!)

Hi Paul


> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
> days a year and are driving me nuts. <SNIP> Is there anything that can be

done?

Of course.

(1) Climb over the fence late one night and take the bastards away.

(2) Find something even more irritating (Status Quo tapes) and refuse his
requests on the grounds that "you and you partner like the sound".

(3) Record the noise, amplify it 100% and play it back.

Dave

> Of course.
>
> (1) Climb over the fence late one night and take the bastards away.
>
> (2) Find something even more irritating (Status Quo tapes) and refuse his
> requests on the grounds that "you and you partner like the sound".
>
> (3) Record the noise, amplify it 100% and play it back.
>
> Dave


Oh yeah Dave...u evil man! :D

I *especially* like number 3. Real classy! ;)

Glen

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:00:11 GMT, Paul
 wrote:


>My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
>days a year..... snip

or maby your a little over sensitive, still will give the guys at the
council a good laugh, if you manage to get them to take you seriously
they will arrive with the sound level meters and other gizmos but will
not stay long as they will be bursting to laugh, if they do crack up
laughing please dont report them  because you will go straight to the
top of the list on the sad old gits file.
you lot should start a new group with the same name, or maby i will,
topics of conversation could be endless
any ideas ?
'sorry but i no longer have the box' for starters.
bob

I remember a council forcing a "noisy" neighbour to remove their wind chimes 
because of the 24/7 noise. They deemed it was unacceptable for that length 
of time.
J

"Paul"  wrote in message 
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> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
> days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
> peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
> windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
> the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
> sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
> there. Is there anything that can be done? 

Most councils will not do anything about this noise pollution. You must 
resolve the problem yourself. Try to reason with your neighbour, if that 
fails then you will have to consider moving house. This is just another 
example of our yob culture.


"Paul"  wrote in message 
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| My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
| days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
| peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
| windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
| the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
| sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
| there. Is there anything that can be done?

This is my impression also. I tried reasoning with the neighbor but
without any success. He and his partner say they 'like the sound' and
besides they 'don't hear it anyway'. I can't understand if they don't
hear it why they have to have it there in the first place. Council not
interested because it's outside. Apparently, there are no noise
restrictions for sounds coming from outside a house. Interestingly,
I'm not alone. When I phoned the council, the lady I spoke to said
that this was the most common source of noise complaint! There is
nothing that can be done. It's not the volume of the noise but the
irritating nature. It's just like a dripping tap with the added factor
that's totally at random. You end up waiting for it to chime again. I
think I'll reserve my place in the nearest mental asylum.

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:54:31 GMT, "Stickems." <Stickems.@last.invalid>
wrote:


>Most councils will not do anything about this noise pollution. You must 
>resolve the problem yourself. Try to reason with your neighbour, if that 
>fails then you will have to consider moving house. This is just another 
>example of our yob culture.
>
>
>"Paul"  wrote in message 
>news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
>| My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
>| days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
>| peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
>| windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
>| the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
>| sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
>| there. Is there anything that can be done? 
>

And they aren't candidates for an ASBO?
Jim

"Paul"  wrote in message 
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> This is my impression also. I tried reasoning with the neighbor but
> without any success. He and his partner say they 'like the sound' and
> besides they 'don't hear it anyway'. I can't understand if they don't
> hear it why they have to have it there in the first place. Council not
> interested because it's outside. Apparently, there are no noise
> restrictions for sounds coming from outside a house. Interestingly,
> I'm not alone. When I phoned the council, the lady I spoke to said
> that this was the most common source of noise complaint! There is
> nothing that can be done. It's not the volume of the noise but the
> irritating nature. It's just like a dripping tap with the added factor
> that's totally at random. You end up waiting for it to chime again. I
> think I'll reserve my place in the nearest mental asylum.
>
> On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:54:31 GMT, "Stickems." <Stickems.@last.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>Most councils will not do anything about this noise pollution. You must
>>resolve the problem yourself. Try to reason with your neighbour, if that
>>fails then you will have to consider moving house. This is just another
>>example of our yob culture.
>>
>>
>>"Paul"  wrote in message
>>news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
>>| My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
>>| days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
>>| peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
>>| windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
>>| the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
>>| sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
>>| there. Is there anything that can be done?
>>
> 

"Paul"  wrote in message
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> It's not the volume of the noise but the
> irritating nature. It's just like a dripping tap with the added factor
> that's totally at random.


I can't stand the noise from my neighbour's pumped waterfall / stream - it's
certainly not loud but neither is it constant, and if I'm out viewing the
stars I find it eventually gets into my consciousness, and that's the end of
my viewing session.
-- 
M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm

Here's a tactic that might work, although it may take some time. Be very 
nice to your neighbour, extremely pleasant and affable. Give them presents 
and birthday cards, invite them round for a drink. They may in time 
reconsider and discover the error in their ways.


"Paul"  wrote in message 
news:r4qh51d5i4ksi9pslnut2hflhhfcrkpjps@4ax.com...
| This is my impression also. I tried reasoning with the neighbor but
| without any success. He and his partner say they 'like the sound' and
| besides they 'don't hear it anyway'. I can't understand if they don't
| hear it why they have to have it there in the first place. Council not
| interested because it's outside. Apparently, there are no noise
| restrictions for sounds coming from outside a house. Interestingly,
| I'm not alone. When I phoned the council, the lady I spoke to said
| that this was the most common source of noise complaint! There is
| nothing that can be done. It's not the volume of the noise but the
| irritating nature. It's just like a dripping tap with the added factor
| that's totally at random. You end up waiting for it to chime again. I
| think I'll reserve my place in the nearest mental asylum.
|
| On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:54:31 GMT, "Stickems." <Stickems.@last.invalid>
| wrote:
|
| >Most councils will not do anything about this noise pollution. You must
| >resolve the problem yourself. Try to reason with your neighbour, if that
| >fails then you will have to consider moving house. This is just another
| >example of our yob culture.
| >
| >
| >"Paul"  wrote in message
| >news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
| >| My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
| >| days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
| >| peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
| >| windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
| >| the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
| >| sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
| >| there. Is there anything that can be done?
| >
|

"Stickems." <Stickems.@last.invalid> wrote in message 
news:wCc6e.18100$S9.10103@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...

> Here's a tactic that might work, although it may take some time. Be very
> nice to your neighbour, extremely pleasant and affable. Give them presents
> and birthday cards, invite them round for a drink. They may in time
> reconsider and discover the error in their ways.
>
>
> "Paul"  wrote in message
> news:r4qh51d5i4ksi9pslnut2hflhhfcrkpjps@4ax.com...
> | This is my impression also. I tried reasoning with the neighbor but
> | without any success. He and his partner say they 'like the sound' and
> | besides they 'don't hear it anyway'. I can't understand if they don't
> | hear it why they have to have it there in the first place. Council not
> | interested because it's outside. Apparently, there are no noise
> | restrictions for sounds coming from outside a house. Interestingly,
> | I'm not alone. When I phoned the council, the lady I spoke to said
> | that this was the most common source of noise complaint! There is
> | nothing that can be done. It's not the volume of the noise but the
> | irritating nature. It's just like a dripping tap with the added factor
> | that's totally at random. You end up waiting for it to chime again. I
> | think I'll reserve my place in the nearest mental asylum.
> |
> | On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:54:31 GMT, "Stickems." <Stickems.@last.invalid>
> | wrote:
> |
> | >Most councils will not do anything about this noise pollution. You must
> | >resolve the problem yourself. Try to reason with your neighbour, if 
> that
> | >fails then you will have to consider moving house. This is just another
> | >example of our yob culture.
> | >
> | >
> | >"Paul"  wrote in message
> | >news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
> | >| My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 
> 365
> | >| days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden 
> in
> | >| peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
> | >| windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
> | >| the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
> | >| sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
> | >| there. Is there anything that can be done?
> | >
> |
>
>

Or just kill em

"Paul"  wrote in message 
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> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
> days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
> peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
> windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
> the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
> sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
> there. Is there anything that can be done?


A mate had similar problem with neighbours wind chimes (bamboo) and water 
fall water feature. Solved both discretely by wallpaper paste one late 
night, so he told me. Covered windchime in wallpaper paste, which then 
stopped jangling and put some in water fall which went much quieter. Wind 
chime was never replaced, but each time water feature was emptied and 
cleaned the water went thick again for some reason. Eventually water feature 
went away as. Note use kiddies wallpaper paste (ELC) as it has no 
preservative and goes mouldy and green and slimy quicker, so my mate says,

"Ian_m"  wrote in message 
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> "Paul"  wrote in message 
> news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
>> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
>> days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
>> peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
>> windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
>> the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
>> sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
>> there. Is there anything that can be done?
>
> A mate had similar problem with neighbours wind chimes (bamboo) and water 
> fall water feature. Solved both discretely by wallpaper paste one late 
> night, so he told me. Covered windchime in wallpaper paste, which then 
> stopped jangling and put some in water fall which went much quieter. Wind 
> chime was never replaced, but each time water feature was emptied and 
> cleaned the water went thick again for some reason. Eventually water 
> feature went away as. Note use kiddies wallpaper paste (ELC) as it has no 
> preservative and goes mouldy and green and slimy quicker, so my mate says,
>
>


Thoroughly disgusting behaviour
-
troubleinstore

But, understandable, half a day community service.


"troubleinstore"  wrote in message 
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|
| "Ian_m"  wrote in message
| news:jb-dnYnLFd16G8ffRVn-sg@tcp.co.uk...
| > "Paul"  wrote in message
| > news:7dod51dh1le03r5kleo9t12o2ocljnsgkr@4ax.com...
| >> My neighbour has wind chimes. They dingle and dong 24 hours a day, 365
| >> days a year and are driving me nuts. I just want to enjoy my garden in
| >> peace and quiet. I can even hear them inside my house with all the
| >> windows closed.  I have asked him to take them down at least some of
| >> the time but he has refused. He and his partner say they like the
| >> sound. He recently went on holiday for two weeks and just left them
| >> there. Is there anything that can be done?
| >
| > A mate had similar problem with neighbours wind chimes (bamboo) and 
water
| > fall water feature. Solved both discretely by wallpaper paste one late
| > night, so he told me. Covered windchime in wallpaper paste, which then
| > stopped jangling and put some in water fall which went much quieter. 
Wind
| > chime was never replaced, but each time water feature was emptied and
| > cleaned the water went thick again for some reason. Eventually water
| > feature went away as. Note use kiddies wallpaper paste (ELC) as it has 
no
| > preservative and goes mouldy and green and slimy quicker, so my mate 
says,
| >
| >
|
| Thoroughly disgusting behaviour
| -
| troubleinstore
|
|

A really difficult one this.............these low level irritants can so 
easily escalate to all out war.
See what makes your neighbors tick.what type of people are they.........pig 
ignorant ...or reasonable types just affronted by your respnse to thier 
beloved chimes.
Hopefully this will give you some insight into the best way 
forward..........The peace and love idea is good..........but beware of 
escalating with the wrong type of people.....it can end up with blood and 
guts and make life total hell

Good luck with the outcome.  ..... perhaps a loud cd of pan pipes left on 
loud everytime you go out .....no dont go there:) Or hypnotism to make you 
love the sound of wind chimes?

Barry