Anonymous
09/17/2013 09:33
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
6:30 is way too early. I don't think some of the posters who don't mind understand that you can hear a basketball being bounced from the inside of a house! It's really loud.
Just talk to the parents, OP, they prob. have no idea that their neighbors can hear the ball (and they kids' voices).
Just talk to the parents, OP, they prob. have no idea that their neighbors can hear the ball (and they kids' voices).
Anonymous
09/17/2013 09:30
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:Wait -- are people really talking about calling the cops on kids PLAYING BASKETBALL???? I can't be reading this correctly.
The cops wouldn't even respond. If they did, they would either be really annoyed, or laugh their asses off depending on what type of day they are having.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 09:27
Subject: Re:Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
I think OP is a little out of control expecting silence to the point of no basketball playing until 7:30 in the morning. If the sound of basketball playing (and I"m assuming it is the ball hitting- not unecessary screaming) is bothering you I would suggest noisemakers and better windows.
FWIW_ here is a link to the proposed Arl county noise ordinance - http://arlington.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=104307&view=&showpdf=1. Arlington county defines daytime as starting at 7am-- so I think you have no basis whatsoever to ask for no ball playing until 7:30.
I also seriously doubt that ball playing in any sense of the word violates the noise ordinance.
FWIW_ here is a link to the proposed Arl county noise ordinance - http://arlington.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=104307&view=&showpdf=1. Arlington county defines daytime as starting at 7am-- so I think you have no basis whatsoever to ask for no ball playing until 7:30.
I also seriously doubt that ball playing in any sense of the word violates the noise ordinance.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 09:15
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Wait, so if it's ok to play basketball at 6:30 a.m., is it also ok to mow the lawn that early?
Signed,
My alarm doesn't go off until 6:45 a.m.
Signed,
My alarm doesn't go off until 6:45 a.m.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 09:15
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
I get the sense that the people complaining about the noise do not have school age kids. These kids are likely waiting for the bus. In general, MS and HS bus stops tend to be loud. Personally, I think the level of "appropriateness" depends on the neighborhood. We have a lot of MS and HS in ours and 6:30am is buzzing so it would not bother me. But I could see how it would be a pain in a normally quiet hood. I would nicely mention it to the parents - ot the kids themselves depending on your realtionship with them.
But I would rather deal with ball bouncing kids in the morning then the adults in my neighborhood that have impromptu deck parties after midnight.
But I would rather deal with ball bouncing kids in the morning then the adults in my neighborhood that have impromptu deck parties after midnight.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:59
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Wait -- are people really talking about calling the cops on kids PLAYING BASKETBALL???? I can't be reading this correctly.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:58
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Suck it up bitches, ok ball is in your court mute
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:50
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP really? 6:30?? My DD is at the bus stop of 6:30. I've had my first cup of coffee already. DH is in the shower and DS is starting to wake up.
on a weekend - I could understand your frustration but on a weekday?
Your poor angels are still asleep and you don't want to wake them up? Stop coddling them, and stop with the entitled attitude. You don't live on a deserted island - you live in a major metropolitan area. if quiet is what you seek, go live on a 5 acre plot of land! Oh but wait, that would mean you would live in the - EEEEK! SUBURBS! cant have that now can we?
As a mom of a child who needs to exercise in the morning due to his ADHD, if he chose to shoot hoops in OUR driveway at 6:30am I would welcome it! And if you as my neighbor came to me to complain, I would ask you to spend 20 mins with my DS while he is struggling to do his HW and focus because he has not expended enough energy and his serotonin levels are out of whack.
enough said....go back to bed.
You are just nasty and bitter.
No more so than OP or you for that matter. I'm speaking the truth as I see it. DC is full of entitled pricks....and I was born and raised here!!!
The lack of self-awareness and hypocrisy here is just stunning. Your first post, translated into rational-person-speak, basically say, “It’s too bad if the noise my kid makes at 6:30 in the morning wakes you, or your kids up. He really needs it. It really doesn’t matter to me if it disturbs you – it’s all about him. And if you come to me to complain, I’ll tell you all about him.”
Then, with the next breath, you complain about the “entitled pricks” living in the DC region.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:40
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP really? 6:30?? My DD is at the bus stop of 6:30. I've had my first cup of coffee already. DH is in the shower and DS is starting to wake up.
on a weekend - I could understand your frustration but on a weekday?
Your poor angels are still asleep and you don't want to wake them up? Stop coddling them, and stop with the entitled attitude. You don't live on a deserted island - you live in a major metropolitan area. if quiet is what you seek, go live on a 5 acre plot of land! Oh but wait, that would mean you would live in the - EEEEK! SUBURBS! cant have that now can we?
As a mom of a child who needs to exercise in the morning due to his ADHD, if he chose to shoot hoops in OUR driveway at 6:30am I would welcome it! And if you as my neighbor came to me to complain, I would ask you to spend 20 mins with my DS while he is struggling to do his HW and focus because he has not expended enough energy and his serotonin levels are out of whack.
enough said....go back to bed.
You are just nasty and bitter.
No more so than OP or you for that matter. I'm speaking the truth as I see it. DC is full of entitled pricks....and I was born and raised here!!!
Well if your son were breaking the noise ordinace laws and were my neighbor I would call the cops on him every time and build a case against you and your son. There are laws for a reason and you and your son dont get a pass lady. Move if you cannot stand the area but I have a feeling you will not be liked or like anywhere you go.
And no OP is not bitter but you sure as hell are.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:36
Subject: Re:Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Well, whatever you decide to do, one thing you know for sure is that there is no consensus on whether it is a problem so there is no way you can predict the parents' reactions - if in fact you even know which parents to talk to. My guess is that the basketball is not the loudest thing that is going on at that hour of the morning though. High school bus stops aren't really that quiet in my experience.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:36
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP really? 6:30?? My DD is at the bus stop of 6:30. I've had my first cup of coffee already. DH is in the shower and DS is starting to wake up.
on a weekend - I could understand your frustration but on a weekday?
Your poor angels are still asleep and you don't want to wake them up? Stop coddling them, and stop with the entitled attitude. You don't live on a deserted island - you live in a major metropolitan area. if quiet is what you seek, go live on a 5 acre plot of land! Oh but wait, that would mean you would live in the - EEEEK! SUBURBS! cant have that now can we?
As a mom of a child who needs to exercise in the morning due to his ADHD, if he chose to shoot hoops in OUR driveway at 6:30am I would welcome it! And if you as my neighbor came to me to complain, I would ask you to spend 20 mins with my DS while he is struggling to do his HW and focus because he has not expended enough energy and his serotonin levels are out of whack.
enough said....go back to bed.
You are just nasty and bitter.
No more so than OP or you for that matter. I'm speaking the truth as I see it. DC is full of entitled pricks....and I was born and raised here!!!
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:34
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:OP really? 6:30?? My DD is at the bus stop of 6:30. I've had my first cup of coffee already. DH is in the shower and DS is starting to wake up.
on a weekend - I could understand your frustration but on a weekday?
Your poor angels are still asleep and you don't want to wake them up? Stop coddling them, and stop with the entitled attitude. You don't live on a deserted island - you live in a major metropolitan area. if quiet is what you seek, go live on a 5 acre plot of land! Oh but wait, that would mean you would live in the - EEEEK! SUBURBS! cant have that now can we?
As a mom of a child who needs to exercise in the morning due to his ADHD, if he chose to shoot hoops in OUR driveway at 6:30am I would welcome it! And if you as my neighbor came to me to complain, I would ask you to spend 20 mins with my DS while he is struggling to do his HW and focus because he has not expended enough energy and his serotonin levels are out of whack.
enough said....go back to bed.
So your precious snowflake can make all the noise he wants counter to noise ordinances. Okay, then. I suppose you will be going on his job interviews to tell all his potential employers that about his needs and how company rules won't quite apply to him.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:28
Subject: Re:Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
As long as the kids aren't yelling or shouting or being loud and obnoxious while they shoot hoops, I'd let it go.
You don't get to dictate what your neighbors children are allowed to do.
When I lived in NYC I was constantly woken up by pigeons, car alarms and street sweepers.
Where I am now in close in NoVa, I hear dogs and construction vehicles every morning.
There will always be something. Get earplugs and a white noise machine. You can change yourself and the environment in your home, not the others and the outside.
You don't get to dictate what your neighbors children are allowed to do.
When I lived in NYC I was constantly woken up by pigeons, car alarms and street sweepers.
Where I am now in close in NoVa, I hear dogs and construction vehicles every morning.
There will always be something. Get earplugs and a white noise machine. You can change yourself and the environment in your home, not the others and the outside.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:22
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Anonymous wrote:OP really? 6:30?? My DD is at the bus stop of 6:30. I've had my first cup of coffee already. DH is in the shower and DS is starting to wake up.
on a weekend - I could understand your frustration but on a weekday?
Your poor angels are still asleep and you don't want to wake them up? Stop coddling them, and stop with the entitled attitude. You don't live on a deserted island - you live in a major metropolitan area. if quiet is what you seek, go live on a 5 acre plot of land! Oh but wait, that would mean you would live in the - EEEEK! SUBURBS! cant have that now can we?
As a mom of a child who needs to exercise in the morning due to his ADHD, if he chose to shoot hoops in OUR driveway at 6:30am I would welcome it! And if you as my neighbor came to me to complain, I would ask you to spend 20 mins with my DS while he is struggling to do his HW and focus because he has not expended enough energy and his serotonin levels are out of whack.
enough said....go back to bed.
You are just nasty and bitter.
Anonymous
09/17/2013 08:16
Subject: Neighbors kids playing basketball at 6:30am
Meaning for your boys, because girls are taught from an early age that they need to put others first. It's a lesson they don't forget until they have sons, at which point their brain cells somehow take on the caveat that their sons are to be permitted every as long as they don't end up in jail.