Irritating Neighbor Update

I thought it might be fun to update this old post about my annoying neighbors that I shared back in 2008. Yes, they still live there, and I've learned to deal with it.

It was easier when the dog disappeared. I have no clue what happened to it, but I was happy it stopped barking all day and using my mailbox as its personal urinal.

They still have the excessive lighting scheme, but my investment in blackout curtains paid off. My bedroom is as dark as a Las Vegas hotel room now, so their landing-strip of lights doesn't blind me anymore.

The neighbors still keep to themselves, so I can't report on their rudeness level, but that's fine with me.  I don't miss them.


Originally posted August 2008

Dear Irritating Neighbor (yes, you with the seventeen, 1000 watt houselights that blare nightly into my bedroom, and the dog walking routine that includes regular stops to have your Godzilla-sized German Shepherd pee all over my mailbox and flowers),

Just when I thought you couldn’t get any more annoying, you start locking Godzilla Pee Dog in your garage day and night. Now I have a new doggie alarm clock when said dog begins frantically barking to get out at 6:30 AM (for a trip to my mailbox to unload after a long night in captivity).

My afternoons spent stealing an hour of quiet reading time in my living room? Done. Finished. Gone - I’ve been driven out of the upstairs rooms in my house due to your freaked out dog (who barks from the time you leave, on and off, until you return).

If they gave awards for irksome behavior, you would get the biggest, most shiny one. As it is, what you will probably have to content yourself with is a visit from the animal control people (not that they’ll actually DO anything. Here in DuPage County, their idea of “helping” in situations like this is to ask (politely) that dog owners stop any irritating behavior. Apparently, unless you are holding cage fights in your backyard complete with barbwire wrapped, puppy farm pooches, and liquor being served to gambling minors, they’d rather take the PC approach to problem solving.) Me? I am contemplating all sorts of crazy action plans. Lack of sleep and tension headaches caused by bright lights shining in your face all night, cruel and unusual flower murdering and sporadic, artillery-fire-like rounds of demented dog barking will do that to you. Trust me.

You have been warned (cue crazy, sleep deprived laughter).

Peace,
Mama Vyne