Let’s get loud and annoying

[Pewpewpew]

So, I have a neighbor that just loves to rev whatever newly purchased 25-35 year old garbage at sometime between 10:30 pm and 12:30am. For example… A V8 21 foot run about. 1982 f150, no exhaust. 1996 chevy 1500 glass packs i believe. Their new atv they’re gonna flip. A dirt bike they don’t ride. Some old sea doo’s…This is not working on them and needing to make sure they’re healthy. Just whaaaaaa…. WHHAAAA…. WHHHAAAAAAAAA……. WWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Always at late night hours. And generally for between 10-20 minutes. Anybody have suggestions that won’t land me in jail to voice my discontent in this? No other neighborly issues. I feel like I want to make more noise to show we can all be super annoying. I’m thinking I roll out a jet APU and let it rip with 4 foot flames shooting out winding up but that’s kinda expensive.

[Pewpewpew]

Current examples… They change monthly.

[Pumps4ever]

that is a sweeeeeeeet 4 door, I would rock the hell out of that truck

[Junglepeanut]

I assume you don't have the space for a peacock? Does he have younger kids? There are definitely some very annoying gifts you could get the kids and look like a nice guy for buying them something....

[Pumps4ever]

I don't know but a 6 pack of beer goes along way when it comes to neighbor stuff.

I remember when a neighbor got mad calling the cops on me because of marijuana smoke and the cops did nothing but said mind your business....

So I took them a 6er and apologized for smoking so much weed, explained my wife and myself are patients

We been good neighbors since...

Not saying that will work on people revvin their motors at midnight...

But a request to stop revvin with a 6 pack of beer in hand seems like it might not be a bad place to start...

[Siress]

With a backup giftcard or something in case they're recovering. Seems more and more people in my circle are sobering up with a vigor over the last 5-10yrs, and it had run through in the wife's family decades ago. Certainly helps with the budget

[Pumps4ever]

Siress yeah I would make sure they drank before rollin over with a 6er... I knew my neighbors partied because I hear them every party they have or Holiday they are woopin it up. I myself do not drink... they would fair better bringing a fat joint to my door.

[redsquirrel]

All depends on if they are reasonable and rational people. I’ve had issues with a neighbor treating our road like a drag strip and asked them to please stop because I’m worried for the safety of my kids that play in the yard and sometimes end up in the street. They never did it again and we got along fine afterwards.

Another neighbor would throw parties late and blast music until 2-3am. Went over at 2am and asked them to turn it down cause I had a new baby that kept waking up. Never happened again.

Now then, I currently have what I would call an irrational neighbor, an asshole if you will. Cannot be reasoned with and genuinely may be the worst person I’ve ever met. I’ve decided they must have a brain injury that caused them to be this way. At least that’s the only way I can mentally excuse their behavior so as to not stew on it. Luckily neither one of us want to see the other and I hope our shared fence never needs another repair.

My advice, definitely don’t go over there and say anything if you’re anything but perfectly calm. No one responds well to anger especially if it’s someone you don’t know. Air the issue and how it affects you, throw in a compliment on the cars or something, and don’t expect immediate sympathy.

[Pewpewpew]

That one has been dealt with accordingly. Long story short, KCPD told me if there were no cameras then it is her word against mine. We had an issue with a light I installed over the driveway. There are five motion flood ring cameras and two motion flood lights that stay on all night and a “hi, you are currently being recorded” that reminds her every time she comes and goes. My petty is a hard cock.

[Myrkul]

You can always sweet spot a reg in the back yard at 2:30/3:00 am.....you can even build a removable barrel loudener for extra impact. It helps a lot if it's a problem gun and you need to meticulously record each shot and all the variables. Good way to burn up to an hour while being as loud as possible and still actually get something for your time afterwards.

[Pewpewpew]

All great suggestions… He is a recovering alcoholic and we are cordial. Maybe I should just go over and talk to him. By the time he’s sound checking his white trash mariachi I’m usually not feeling so neighborly anymore. Maybe a litter of kittens on their door step for Halloween?

[homerj]

Check & see if where you live has some kind of noise ordinance. If so, I’d ask him nicely to stop. After that I’d call the cops every time he does it. Make sure to get a video of it first so you have proof. Eventually he’ll get tired of dealing with the cops & whatever tickets they give him. The guy sounds like a dick who probably won’t respond well to your civility. He has to know it’s extremely annoying. He just doesn’t care. What do your other neighbors have to say about it?

[Pewpewpew]

I live in a blue collar neighborhood. Chiefs score, it’s gun shots and fireworks. Very quiet though. Except rev master, football fames, and holidays. No hoa, not ghetto though. A couple bad apples.

[capedcrayola]

Last year, new neighbors moved in. One of the new neighbors would smoke cigs about six feet from my windows and would cough so badly I thought he was about to hack a lung out from 8am until 2am, sometimes later. It was so loud that he'd wake me up, and I'm not a light sleeper.

Finally, after 9 months of silently hating on the dude, I was awaken one Saturday morning because he was coughing so badly. I stormed out and hopped onto the fence and told him to knock it off. He told me to fuck off because my kids annoy him too occasionally. And I thought we were about to fight. But we both took a deep breath, paused and talked it out. He agreed to move to the other side of the yard. Later that night, I grilled some fajitas and passed him a plate over the fence, and just like that we became buddies.

TLDR: Don't stew and be hateful like me, go talk to them and see if you can come to an agreement.

[boomersruckus]

People have seemed to lose the art of being sneaky mofos. Look for cameras. Use your cell phone camera at night and scan their whole house. Any IR cameras they have will usually show up as purple lights on your phone screen. If they dont..... then feel free to be mischievous AF. Heres the thing though. You cannot make any contact with them before being a menace to them. It has to be random and out of the blue. Not that I have any experience in any of this. As a legit Gen Xer, we never called the cops.

[boomersruckus]

But to be honest.....all of these other suggestions seem like a much better idea.

[Tarsun2]

last time i spoke with a recovering alcoholic, i brought over a 6pk (of soda). I asked if we could chat over a 6pk. He immediately started explaining his "condition" and how he couldnt drink, and this and that; until i showed him the soda. He started cracking up and thought it was the funniest thing.

maybe go over before it gets dark and just talk.

[Pumps4ever]

Yeah I knew for a fact my neighbors drank so I knew it would be well recieved... from the revving it seems they might enjoy a 6 pack or four...But that might be profiling LOL

[autococker04]

People who rev engines at 11pm are asleep at 6am, fight fire with fire. That’s what our neighbor in college did, he would be annoyed we were partying until late so he woke up early and warmed his bike up outside our house on the street.

also had a Russian neighbor toss a fist full of aluminum nails in our gravel driveway after a tree dispute. Can’t prove it was her, but I know what you did Maria and I would have been madder if I didn’t have a fleet vehicle.

I’ve always thought a fist full of wildflower seeds or rock Salt into someone’s front yard would be a pretty good revenge, but they would have to care a lot about their lawn.

not really relevant here but my sisters neighbor had a camera on a tree aimed into her back yard and someone shot it with a BB gun at night.


Or talk to him and mention that it bothers you.

one option is less fun than the others.

[w3ki11suckers]

if hes a dick....Some strategically place nails/screws in that shitty driveway of his might help. doubt hell find them