Having a reasonable relationship with your neighbours is really important, as you want to be able to call upon them in times of need. You may not want to be the best of pals with them, but you want to be able to rub alongside them and not get into any unnecessary drama.
But what would you do if your new neighbour was making an unfair amount of noise really early in the morning? One man took to Reddit's 'Neighbours From Hell' forum to explain that his neighbours had only been there for a few months, but since they'd lived next door, they'd developed a rather annoying and noisy morning habit.
He wrote: "I have new neighbors who moved in right next to me a few months ago. They used to run the leaf blower every day but it wasn't a big deal because they'd only do it in the afternoon.
"But for the past month they've started to do it every Monday-Friday at 7am sharp. I work until midnight so it's really been affecting me and my sleep.
"I decided to talk to them about it yesterday and they claimed it wasn't them. This morning it woke me up again looked out my window and sure enough, he was outside with the leaf blower.
"They also have three dogs that they keep outside who bark and howl all night. And after they use the leaf blower they idle their truck for about 20 minutes before leaving for work. Which probably wouldn't wake me up, but is enough to keep me up after the leaf blower.
"I went from getting eight-10 hours of sleep to now being lucky if I get more than six."
People in the comments were trying to find solutions to the man's woes.
One wrote: "I'd go out and talk to them right when they are doing it."
Another suggested: "Or just stand on the porch staring at him...."
Someone joked: "Stick speakers on your open window sill and play opera music really loud. I did this to the same kind of neighbors every time they made noise. The neighbourhood is much quieter now."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
