Doof Doof

AdrianF (Adrian) · #1 01-10-2012, 08:22 PM

The "Doof Doof" brigade as moved in next door and have been playing music with a heavy beat since about 9 this morning. Police are not interested as they have to travel 70k to get here the neighbors won't answer the door so I can ask them to tone it down and when I do get to the door the smell of some kind of "smoke" is very strong. Got to be up at 5am for work and don't look like I'll get much tonight. Praying for blackout

Adrian

astroron (Ron) · #2 01-10-2012, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

The "Doof Doof" brigade as moved in next door and have been playing music with a heavy beat since about 9 this morning. Police are not interested as they have to travel 70k to get here the neighbors won't answer the door so I can ask them to tone it down and when I do get to the door the smell of some kind of "smoke" is very strong. Got to be up at 5am for work and don't look like I'll get much tonight. Praying for blackout

Adrian

Sorry to hear that Adrian

Hey! long time no hear by the way.

Cheers

AdrianF (Adrian) · #3 01-10-2012, 08:55 PM

Looks like they may have calmed down for awhile (I hope)
Havent had much time for anything except work for the last 8-9 months and almost every weekend is travel down to our block at Yarraman to put up fences and mow you don't realize how far 85 meters is until you put up a fence and that was only the front fence. Hopefully things will start to settle down in a few weeks for a while until we start building.

Adrian

Chif (Andrew) · #4 01-10-2012, 09:42 PM

What a pain! There's no need to have music that loud inside a house. I went camping a couple of weeks ago (just out to chookarloo, nothing fancy), and some people came and set up camp right next to us and were playing doof doof all night. Not what I'm keen on listening to while trying to enjoy the great outdoors. Gonna have to go further out next time i think

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #5 01-10-2012, 11:35 PM

A serious PITA.
The "doof doof" of a shotgun tends to quiet things down.

BPO · #6 02-10-2012, 06:28 AM

I feel your pain. Here be snow bunny territory, so we usually have to listen to "oonce oonce", rather than "doof doof". But it's good when I'm up the mountain at my observatory, though. Music is banned there...

GrahamL · #7 02-10-2012, 06:54 AM

Our old neibour was christened "doof man" not long after he moved in , in time I got to know him and he turrned out a nice guy despite his love for trashy euro doof .

Euro doof = Imagine somone really drunk who can't hold a note grabbing the mic at kareoke night and letting fly for hours ,,,god I don't miss living next door to him

AstralTraveller (David) · #8 02-10-2012, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

The "Doof Doof" brigade as moved in next door and have been playing music with a heavy beat since about 9 this morning. Police are not interested as they have to travel 70k to get here the neighbors won't answer the door so I can ask them to tone it down and when I do get to the door the smell of some kind of "smoke" is very strong. Got to be up at 5am for work and don't look like I'll get much tonight. Praying for blackout

Adrian

I assume you love listening to Pavarotti at 5am while getting ready for work?? With the windows open.

A friend had a neighbour do something similar. He finally got the shirts. He owned a PA hire company.

Message received loud and clear (or in this case loud and very distorted).

AstroFlyer (Arek) · #9 02-10-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

I assume you love listening to Pavarotti at 5am while getting ready for work?? With the windows open.

Actually bag pipes are much better, especially if you can't play...

On the more serious note I feel for you Adrian - we have morons like that living next door to us.
Tried talking to them, rang police numerous times - no effect.
Called local council - they only come out between 8am & 5pm & weekdays only!

Only option left is to spend heaps of money & go to court - not an option for us.

There was a relief for few weeks - found out one of the other neighbours ( I believe) slashed 3 tires on their 2 cars after one particularly bad night.
Now it's back to old ways - drinking & parties twice a week.
2 other neighbours are starting to get really pissed off - I'm afraid things might escalate...

Colin_Fraser · #10 02-10-2012, 01:05 PM

Councils usually have Amenity Local Laws.
An extract from ours is
"The principal objectives of this Local Law are:
(a) to provide a safe and healthy environment in which the residents of the municipal district enjoy a quality of life that meets the general expectations of the community; and"
I suggest you enquire about that and if you have something similar, acquire the emergency after hours phone number of the officer responsible (usually the ranger). Give them a call in the early hours of the morning and let them know you cannot sleep because of the breach of local laws.
Then visit or give council a call when they open and lodge a complaint.
They do not like their peace disturbed either, so its a good bet they will act on your complaint - eventually.

Satchmo · #11 02-10-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

The "Doof Doof" brigade as moved in next door and have been playing music with a heavy beat since about 9 this morning.

They have a right to play their music at 9am . Its as simple as that. If you don't want to share your surrounds with other people you probably need to move to the desert.

BPO · #12 02-10-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

They have a right to play their music at 9am . Its as simple as that. If you don't want to share your surrounds with other people you probably need to move to the desert.

Yes, it's like bright, unshielded lights. Not a problem, and if you don't like it, move to the desert. Right?

Satchmo · #13 02-10-2012, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BPO

Yes, it's like bright, unshielded lights. Not a problem, and if you don't like it, move to the desert. Right?

You have no moral right to quiet or a dark sky . its as simple as that .....

Yep , move to the desert .

AstralTraveller (David) · #14 02-10-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

You have no moral right to quiet or a dark sky . its as simple as that .....

Yep , move to the desert .

I'm sure you have a moral right, at least according to my morals. It's the legal right I think we're debating.

TrevorW · #15 02-10-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

They have a right to play their music at 9am . Its as simple as that. If you don't want to share your surrounds with other people you probably need to move to the desert.

Sure can but there are noise abatement rules that apply as well

also IMHO there is no justifiable reason beyond being nearly deaf, to have music so loud that the noise will annoy your neighbors

Octane (Humayun) · #16 02-10-2012, 04:37 PM

Doof doof's alright with me.

But, yeah, that would be terribly annoying.

Do you know if they're renting or own the place? An official complaint with the real estate agent?

I put one in when the moron downstairs wouldn't stop yelling, screaming, and slamming doors the whole night.

He shut up after the complaint and was turfed out soon thereafter.

H

Satchmo · #17 02-10-2012, 06:07 PM

The conservatism of IIS members never ceases to amaze me.

AstroFlyer (Arek) · #18 02-10-2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

They have a right to play their music at 9am . Its as simple as that. If you don't want to share your surrounds with other people you probably need to move to the desert.

You are correct - they have a right to play their music at 9am.
Providing it is at the acceptable level & it does not disturb other people.
Not sure about other states, but here in NSW you can report noise pollution/disturbance at ANY time, not just at night:

" In resolving disputes over noise pollution one has to realise that what is music to one person might be offensive noise to another. In responding to noise complaints, an authorised officer will take the approach of what a 'reasonable person' would consider offensive."

So playing your music is fine, playing your music at unreasonable levels is not.

Satchmo · #19 02-10-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AstroFlyer

" In resolving disputes over noise pollution one has to realise that what is music to one person might be offensive noise to another. In responding to noise complaints, an authorised officer will take the approach of what a 'reasonable person' would consider offensive."

So playing your music is fine, playing your music at unreasonable levels is not.

So in other words the whole debate is over some blurry line of the law. If you don't like the music your interpretation of what level is reasonable is likely to be a lower level than if you do . I do enjoy seeing people squirm over their interpretation of the `law'.

Paul Haese · #20 02-10-2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

You have no moral right to quiet.

Actually that is not quite true, each person has a right to the quiet enjoyment of their property under common law which has also been enshrined into the property Acts in each State. You should contact the EPA as they deal with noise now too.

That aside I did have a giggle at this thread and the wowsers about. I bet most people go through a period of loving their music loud. It's part of being young. Some of my neighbours would have loved to see the back end of me and my house mates over the years.

Now nearly 50 and listen when someone is having a party at 3 am and remember when, then reach for the phone to ring the cops.