Neighbour Wars

[Roadhump]

That seems to be the case these days. This image of people just moving into their new home then a knock on the door and the little old lady next door brings round a homemade cake and a pot of tea with her best china cups went out the window ages ago. In reality life's too busy for such "trivialities" as befriending new neighbours these days. When i first moved in here last October i thought i'd start off on a good foot with the women in the flat directly below me. I knocked on her door and introduced myself. I told her that i was having a new carpet with the thickest underlay put down,so the noise from me walking around etc would be hopefully minimal. This polite approach seemed to bamboozle her. "If you do make any noise you'll be the first one i'll be coming to. I don't make complaints,i go straight to the heart of the problem" she replied. Aw,that's friendly, i sarcastically thought to myself. Why couldn't the f..kwit just have accepted my friendly approach,i wondered.
It seems some idiots are just out for a confrontation.

Ah, the joy of living in flats. My sister had a very similar issue with her neighbour below, who had also complained about the previous tenant of her flat.

My mum had a problem in the old people's flats where she lives with the bloke from the flat below having his telly on very loud because he is partially deaf.

A lot of such places have rules and codes of conduct to try to help people live together harmoniously, such as the one where my mum lives which says you must not engage in sword fencing in the corridor, I kid you not. I somehow just can't imagine my 83 year old mum, sprightly though she still is, wearing her face netting, waving her sword around and shouting, "on guard" as she duels up and down the corridor with her old dear neighbours.

 

[Piemaster]

A lot of such places have rules and codes of conduct to try to help people live together harmoniously, such as the one where my mum lives which says you must not engage in sword fencing in the corridor, I kid you not. I somehow just can't imagine my 83 year old mum, sprightly though she still is, wearing her face netting, waving her sword around and shouting, "on guard" as she duels up and down the corridor with her old dear neighbours.

And why not?
The oldest known fencing Olympian is Karl Münich. He competed for Austria in the men's sabre individual in 1912 when he was 63 (actually one month short of 64). There were two others in the 1928 Olympics and one in the 1948 Olympics who also were also over 60 when they competed.
Plus theres this guy - get your Mum down to the Dojo!

 

[Roadhump]

And why not?
The oldest known fencing Olympian is Karl Münich. He competed for Austria in the men's sabre individual in 1912 when he was 63 (actually one month short of 64). There were two others in the 1928 Olympics and one in the 1948 Olympics who also were also over 60 when they competed.
Plus theres this guy - get your Mum down to the Dojo!

Great stuff, hats off to the old fella, he looks about 75 rather than 92.

 

[Profpointy]

Ah, the joy of living in flats. My sister had a very similar issue with her neighbour below, who had also complained about the previous tenant of her flat.

My mum had a problem in the old people's flats where she lives with the bloke from the flat below having his telly on very loud because he is partially deaf.

A lot of such places have rules and codes of conduct to try to help people live together harmoniously, such as the one where my mum lives which says you must not engage in sword fencing in the corridor, I kid you not. I somehow just can't imagine my 83 year old mum, sprightly though she still is, wearing her face netting, waving her sword around and shouting, "on guard" as she duels up and down the corridor with her old dear neighbours.

The sons of the famous golfer Maurice Flitcrofft were apparently given the first ever ASBO for settling their differences with a swordfight, so it's not entirely outlandish to ban swords.
Or was the flat in Heidleberg and duelling students were a regular nuisance

 

[Brains]

Same here, the two lads who lived at our house were real bad eggs, had ASBOs and were banned from coming near the estate for 5 years iirc.

When we moved in and had the front and back doors replaced my wife rang the Police as a precauction to tell them we were new owners and not to kick the door in (a common occurrence we found out!).

I knew a few locals already and was assured we'd get no bother if we bought the house so all good in the end.

Yup. Happened to an ex colleague of mine.

He had been in his new flat for about 6 months (which strangly came with a metal grill security gate in the middle of the hallway) when very early one morning the flat was raided by 20 armed police, he was dragged out of bed and taken (naked) in handcuffs to a waiting van. Only then did they notice he was 20 years too old and the wrong colour.

It did not stop the police trashing the house looking for whatever and taking away all his computer equipement.
About 6 months later he got back all the kit, with a written appology and a £500 payment for all the trouble caused.
The Police 'forgot' to pay for the two doors they had broken (frames and all) which cost him about £1,500 to replace.

 

[keithmac]

Yup. Happened to an ex colleague of mine.

He had been in his new flat for about 6 months (which strangly came with a metal grill security gate in the middle of the hallway) when very early one morning the flat was raided by 20 armed police, he was dragged out of bed and taken (naked) in handcuffs to a waiting van. Only then did they notice he was 20 years too old and the wrong colour.

It did not stop the police trashing the house looking for whatever and taking away all his computer equipement.
About 6 months later he got back all the kit, with a written appology and a £500 payment for all the trouble caused.
The Police 'forgot' to pay for the two doors they had broken (frames and all) which cost him about £1,500 to replace.

I thought she was being overly cautious but sounds like it was the right thing to do reading your post!.

 

[Andrew_P]

Living in cramped SE London road for twenty odd years I never really understood people moaning about neighbours, parking never really bothered me but then five years ago a change in neighbour to bass music, shouting and screaming and you realise the impact they can have..