Windchimes

[lawncat]

:angry: I wondered if anybody saw last night’s news article about wind chimes in Ryton on Dunsmore? The news article totally belittled how annoying these things can be. I myself have wind chimes but in windy weather I will strap them up or take them down complete. The article has been in various papers and on national TV; each article was saying how the council was wasting taxpayer’s money in investigating such complaints. The wind chimes shown on the ITV were relatively small but the statement from the council was there were various wind chimes when council officers visited. Personally I feel the papers and ITV are advocating annoying neighbours... what do you think?????.... councils investigating such complaints, is it a waste of tax payers money? I feel people have a right to complain to the council if they are bothered by noise and if you have been annoyed by wind chimes I would urge you to lobby the newspapers and ITV so they know how irresponsible they have been[/b]

[StoneHenge]

I did see this news article and I have to say in this case it was justified. They were very loud. I used to have them at my old house, but this was because they blocked out some of the noise my neighbour made constantly (and when you have music vibrating through your walls, they make little difference).

I think more people see them as a nuisance now because they are less tolerant given how noisy people can be now we have bigger telly's, surround sound, louder stereo's. No wonder people see them as a nuisance. Some may have been put up in complete innocence and those who they anoy may have had serious neighbour problems. I know I would never use them again now I've been a victim of noise abuse.

[Speedy Gonzales]

This is something which crops up again and again on here and I do not understand why people have these things in the first place. If they like them so much, why not hang them indoors?
Speedy

[lawncat]

Sub note
I feel sorry for the poor people that made the complaint in the first place they must be being hounded by the press and TV etc. Also they are being made to look like bad neighbours for complaining... Pathetic... typical press propaganda!

[tortoise]

I take my chimes down during the winter as they get damaged and get on my T*ts when I am trying to sleep!!

But I have to listen to my NFH's through the winter. But then he does own gnomes too!

[kebea41]

Hi Everybody,
I see there is another thread on WINDCHIMES, each to there own, i have windchimes but not to annoy the neighbours i do know that some people hate them.
As my neighbours has a wooden wind chime so do i these are not noisy, small ones make a gentle sound and with living in the rurals when it gets windy up here i cannot hear them at all because the winds so loud.
We cannot all like the same things now can we.

[blizzard]

We have some delightful (lol) neighbours next door to us, who when asked after the 1st couple of wind chimes they bought " could you please tie them up and take them in at night" the reply was " I like them i think i'll get more"...Few weeks on 8 chimes later clashing about every slight breeze. The only comprise our housing association has managed is for SOME of them to be tied up at night. these get NOISLY untied exactly at 7:00am in the morning. Would love some peace specially now its kind of a summer.! any ideas ?

[fredblog]

I can't stand the tinky tinky wind chimes but ones that do a mellow clong are lovely...sorry but I like them

[tonica]

I have a wooden one in the garden its nice to hear it now and again :) but i do take it down if it becomes constant ..... everything in moderation :)

[fredblog]

but i do take it down if it becomes constant ..... everything in moderation :)

Oh yes of course, unless you live in splendid isolation with no neighbours

[Isis]

I don't have wind chimes, but I have a rain chime, so when it rains it is supposed to make a nice sound as the rain hits them, unforunately they do not work :(