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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are in college but the family next door uses our hoop and my senior citizen neighbors on the other side of my house don't like the noise. I have voluntarily restricted playing before noon (I do try to respect our neighbors). I don't have an ending time but they don't play much past dinner/dusk. The daughter is eight and is trying to learn how to play. She usually plays first by herself (I lowered the hoop for her) but sometimes with cousins her age. The older brother, late 20s plays with a friend or two (he raises the hoop but it is a small court and does not accommodate many) and they play hard as in the ball shakes the backboard or rim. They don't do any loud thrashing talking but do ooh and aah while scoring.

They all played this afternoon and I received a call from the senior citizen husband which did not set well with me from the beginning. The wife and I very close friends and I feel strongly she should have called me. He said that I have a problem because the neighbors don't like the playing all afternoon. I don't watch football but I can tell you it was quiet during the Washington game. He wants me to tell them they can't play "all afternoon."

I told him I would think about his call but if my son was still in high school (4 years ago), I would allow him to play "all afternoon." How should all of us handle this in a multi-generational neighborhood? I only want to regulate the times and not implement and enforce breaks.

Thanks. [/quote]

Remove the hoop. It puts you in the position of being the police for your hoop. Your kids have outgrown it.[/quote]

Very neighborly of you.[/quote]

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