Saturday, January 10, 2004
Neighbors from hell
Yep - I got them. When I moved here, there was a real nice couple who lived next door. That lasted for about 5 months. The wife got a job offer in Wisconsin and off they went. Then disaster. Two brothers and a friend bought the place. Naturally, they have a rock band. They got so noisy one day that a house at the other end of the block called the police. The police had to cuff one of the band members when he got belligerent with them.
They were kind of quiet for awhile after that. You should see the house and yard though. A tree blew down in front of their of house in a summer thunderstorm and they dumped all the branches behind their house on top of the air conditioner. After a week I couldn't stand it anymore and let them know that they stood a good chance of burning out the air conditioner. They growled at the "old man" and went on their way. Several days later I noticed the branches had been pulled off the air conditioner and piled next to it.
About once a month I have to pick up beer cans or bottles in my yard. Last week there was a whole empty case sitting in my front yard. They've shoveled their sidewalk exactly once since they moved in. There is a pile of garbage bags, old cardboard boxes, beer cans, and who knows what all, sitting outside of their backdoor -- it's been there about three months.
Lately they've been taking to having parties that start about 3 a.m. and go to 6 or so. This week it happened three times. The second time I finally called the police. The third time I went to their door (mind you it's about 8 degrees right now and I have to get to work in about 4 hours) and knocked to ask them to turn it down. They wouldn't even answer the door. I knew they knew I was out there, because I could hear their dogs barking at me and could even hear them wondering who was at the door. I finally yelled for them to turn the noise down and left -- and then I called the police again. I don't know if the police ever made it, but it did get quieter.
When they first moved here I thought we came to an understanding. I wouldn't bitch about the noise if they kept it to two or three nights a week and quieted down after midnight. This last week, they seemed to give that up. By the way, our city has a ordinance about parking on the streets between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. so that's one of the things I complain about when I call. They usually have about 6 - 8 cars scattered around the block.
And yeah they do drugs - or at least their guests do. I watched a couple of them this fall smoking crack outside their cellar door during another big party. I let the police know my suspicions, but I don't think they bothered to check. There were young kids at this party too. Their music is so loud that I can hear it over my table saw in the basement when they are playing!
This fall they took all the extensions off their gutter downspouts and just left them on the ground. I don't plan on telling them anything this time. I'm hoping their basement will flood and electrocute the bass player. All in all, the most reprehensible bunch of kids I've ever had the displeasure of coming in contact with. I just hope the police catch them at the right time and bust their ass.
