Basketball Noise
Buck Turgidson
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.
I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.
I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I am
entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.
Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.
address @someplace.com Zephyr
"Buck Turgidson" <jc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Your neighbor has as many rights as you do..
I'd say Take a look at what the playing ball is doing for the health of the
kids (vs watching TV)
be happy that they are participating in an activity that is constructive
rather than destructive.
put a positive mental spin on the thump and be happy when you hear it, it
could be much worse.
that and, when your kids are old enough, they will have good competition
right next door to play against.
Dave
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well you can minimize noise infiltration, with double pane windows,
closed cell insulation, perhaps storm windows.
you can mask the thump with noise of your own, like a fan running or
white noise generator, they make a variety of sounds, waves, water
running, showers etc. Can be very effective.
or you can move to a area where you own several acres, with the home
centered on the lot, and lots of screening like dense pine trees
around perimeter.
Unless they are thumping late at nite your probably stuck.
A neighbor of mine got upset with all sorts of neighborhood noise
after starting a home based investment business. dogs barking
basketballs thumping kids playing didnt fit in with his phone
appearance........
After becoming a neighbor nuisance by complaing and calls to police,
and getting him in trouble himself he made a GREAT decision and moved.
Be careful if you complain too much it can backfire, your neighbors
will comew to hate you and nitpick on every little thing YOU do.
Charles Schuler
Seriously, a good storm window would cut down on the transmission of sound
through your existing window. Not by a lot, but perhaps enough to make the
thumping more easily ignored.
Oren
Relax. I went through the same thing. Sometimes, more than a dozen
kids. In our area they move the hoops into the street, not just the
driveway. Many times I've seen speeding cars on the street.
It will come to the end as soon as the kids discovery other, more
interesting things and I moved after ten years.
Recourse? Turn up the stereo.....
--
Oren
"If things get any worse, I'll have to ask you to stop helping me."
HeyBub
An outside speaker. With Mozart. Drives them nuts.
Xeno Chauvin
> What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
> outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
> basketball.
Doesn't your city have a noise ordinance after certain hours?
You might also try putting up a lattice screen with climbing plants
as a noise barrier in front of the windows or noise suppressing drapes
on the windows.
Xeno
Goedjn
wrote:
White noise generator, and/or soundproofing. Basketballs
bouncing are well within the noise level you ought to be
able/willing to tolerate in the daytime. Is this a new
situation for you? (Either you just moved, or the neighbors
did?) I expect that you'll get used to it fairly quickly,
once you stop fighting it. People get used to
train tracks and fire stations, after all.
HeyBub
>>> Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.
>>
>> An outside speaker. With Mozart. Drives them nuts.
>>
>
>
> White noise generator, and/or soundproofing. Basketballs
> bouncing are well within the noise level you ought to be
> able/willing to tolerate in the daytime. Is this a new
> situation for you? (Either you just moved, or the neighbors
> did?) I expect that you'll get used to it fairly quickly,
> once you stop fighting it. People get used to
> train tracks and fire stations, after all.
You don't get used to basketballs bouncing. Trust me.
Noise generators and soundproofing deal with the symptom (as do earplugs
which, at fifty cents, are a better deal than almost any other "symptom
solution").
There are various ways to deal with the problem; my suggestion of Mozart was
only one. but one that has proven remarkably effective at Stop-N-Robs.
There's another device, a high-pitched noise maker that produces a shrill
tone adults can't hear but that teens (and younger) find very annoying.
Firearms come to mind.
You might find a ball that doesn't make noise when it bounces - maybe one
made of sponge rubber. Perhaps there's a coating for the driveway.
Then, too, there's firearms.
Edwin Pawlowski
> bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
> basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
> friends will come over for practice, too.
>
> I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I
> am entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.
It is a lose-lose situation. Best approach is to have a beer with the
neighbor and discuss it openly. Perhaps a curfew at some time in the
evening or even a free hour at some time. Point out some time that you are
typically not home or do not care that the kids can enjoy themselves.
The best time to do this is when the kids are out playing. Invite the
neighbor over so he can hear the thump, thump thump. Yes, it can drive you
nuts at times. I had the same thing with my own kids and grandkids.
Buck Turgidson
> Then, too, there's firearms.
>
discharing firearms. Go figure...
Stormin Mormon
a yippy chihuahahaha dog on the one side, and a basketball addict
on the other side. I know of what you speak.... and in my present
adress, the kids next door used to have a low boom box radio and
strobe light and trampoline. That's a heck of a combination.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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"Buck Turgidson" <jc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in
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k
basketball actually disturbs their sleep, it's fair to ask your neighbor for
a curfew of some sort.
On the other hand, the noises kids make, having fun while doing something
healthy, should become soothing when they tell you that you chose a great
neighborhood to raise your own kids in.
Oh yes, your little ones will discover the joy of being loud.
Keith
HeyBub
So, pay the piddly $100 fine. Cheap compared to some alternatives.
Besides, they have to convict you.
You can claim exigent circumstances:
1. You had reason to believe and did believe you were being attacked by
terrorist squirrels who wanted to force you to work in their secret
underground nut mines.
2. You acted only to prevent the imment commission of rape, aggravated rape,
robbery, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, murder, manslaughter, or treason.
3. You felt your life was in jeopardy and acted in self-defense.
4. Voices in your head compelled you to destroy the alien ball before it
grew sufficiently to smother the earth. In your view, you should get a
ticker-tape parade not a municipal ticket.
mm
wrote:
>
>You don't get used to basketballs bouncing. Trust me.
This is a personal thing. It's not about trust. You may not be able
to get used to it, but many/most/or everyone but you :) will.
I used to live next door to Teen Challenge, a heroin addiction place
immortalized in _The Cross and the Switchblade_, a book and a movie
starring Pat Boone.
They had a basketball court right by my window. I thought I knew the
apartment and hadn't looked out the window before I rented the
apartment and was really angry at myself when I saw it. But it didn't
take too long to get used to the guys playing.
Banty
So what _exactly_ would you have the neighbors do? Not use their driveway to
shoot hoops?? What else can't they do? Is it OK if they mow their lawn?
This is well within what most neighborhoods consider reasonable and tolerable.
People reasonably expect to play outdoor games on their property, and there's no
way to play basketball without doing some balls bouncing. There should be hours
when it doesn't happen, yes.
If he were to take your advice, he might well find out what *he* does that bugs
the neighbors, but that they had been tolerating up to now in order to be
neighborly.
You guys need to take it easy.
Banty
HeyBub
> They had a basketball court right by my window. I thought I knew the
> apartment and hadn't looked out the window before I rented the
> apartment and was really angry at myself when I saw it. But it didn't
> take too long to get used to the guys playing.
Especially if you're on the nod.
mm
wrote:
:-) None of us were. Certainly not me. They had a pretty high
success rate. I would see them walking from the original building, a
very big home from the early 1900's, to their new building for meals.
It was the 70's and t-shirts were common but not for them. They had
to wear button down sport shirts and chinos.
>
Goedjn
wrote:
It is PURELY psychological. Once you convince your hindbrain
that it's normal environmental noise, you'll have to concentrate
to hear it. This is one of the few situations where I think
a session with a hypnotherapist would probably be useful.
Matt R Sullivan
Great advice here.
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Uncle Monster
> replying to Edwin Pawlowski, Matt R Sullivan wrote:
> Great advice here.
> --
>
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Wayne Boatwright
When I lived in a gated community with a homeowner's association, cars/trucks
had to be parked in the garage, not in the driveway or in the street.
Visitors or repair vehicles could park in the driveway for a limited number of
hours.. Overflow permanent parking was only allowed in an adjacent private
parking lot that was shielded from the houses.
all homes had either two or three car garages. There should been no need for
excessive numbers of vehicles in front of the house. No permanently mounted
basketball hoops were allowed. Portable hoops had to be parked on the back
patio, out of sight and generally out of hearing range from other homes. I
don't mind following rules as long as everyone else does.
There was a semi-private playground less than a block from the three
cul-de-sacs of homes. Plenty of places for kids of most ages to play.
Believe me when I say that I read the by-laws word for word. I don't tolerate
infractions lightly.
catalpa
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> Telling someone to relax is impolite and unhelpful.
Peeler
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Marilyn Manson
> That would probably work. I just turn up the music in my house. But if I’m outside I have to wear noise canceling headphones most of the time due to a public basketball court over a block away. There’s only a huge parking lot between us and the sound really travels.
>
traffic, the crowds. Was it easy? No. Did I make sacrifices? Yes. Was it
worth it? It was the best decision I ever made and my life is so much better
because of it.
I'm typing this on my deck and the only sounds I hear are crickets chirping,
other insect noises and the gurgling of the water feature in one of SWMBO's
many flower gardens. There's not a basketball thump
to be found anywhere.
Bob F
having fun, the righties want the kids to be out learning to make a good
living mugging their neighbors.
Anchor
Dean Hoffman
> I’m in a similar situation and also looking for answers. Unfortunately I work from home and must use a voice to text software due to an injury and being unable to type. They recently moved in and have children that play basketball for 6+ hours a day on school breaks. This is not an exaggeration. Every time the ball bounces, the software types “will.” If I don’t find a solution, I will lose my job this summer.
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Try sci.electronics.design for an answer.
Ed Pawlowski
> I’m in a similar situation and also looking for answers. Unfortunately I
> work from home and must use a voice to text software due to an injury
> and being unable to type. They recently moved in and have children that
> play basketball for 6+ hours a day on school breaks. This is not an
> exaggeration. Every time the ball bounces, the software types “will.” If
> I don’t find a solution, I will lose my job this summer.
>
changing the orientation of the mic may help.
How about a window shade? Even better could be a sheet of foam board on
the window when they are playing.
rbowman
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>> Wow, that sucks. Can you move the computer? Even something like
>> changing the orientation of the mic may help.
>>
>> How about a window shade? Even better could be a sheet of foam board on
>> the window when they are playing.
>
> You just don't have the proper red state spirit. Shoot the goddam thing.
I said already, I'm afraid your mouth got a life of its own, might survive
and continue blathering automatically and idiotically in its known
grandiloquent self-admiring bragging style. <G>
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