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Help: my neighbor is killing my music....

I have a truck driver neighbor that has a tendency to leave his diesel truck idling for hours and hours and hours. One time it idled for nearly 20 hours, no kidding. He parks his rig across the street from where I live and sometimes the low frequencies are in-escapable in my home. Forget about listening to music. On ocassion, depending on where exactly he parks, my bedroom sounds like a running refrigerator.

An idling engine is illegal in a residential area in the state of California. I know, I checked. I have called the police several times and they have shown up several times. The idling stops and then starts up again. Whatever fine he is getting from the police does not seem to bother my neighbor very much. Either he pays it or ignores it. Whatever he gets fined must be worth leaving his engine idle for hours.

I am posting this note now as my neighbor's truck won't let me get to sleep. I am at my wit's end. Calling the police doesn't do any good as the idling is still goes on. I don't want to comfront this guy face to face and start some kind of hassle. I just want him to park his rig in a truck stop where it is supposed to be parked.

I need my sleep.

I want to be able to hear my music, again.

Any ideas?
matchstikman
prpixel
876 posts
 
Yes, 15 minutes is not a long time. But, I was the only house on the street and he had to pull up right in front of my house. In addition, he was blocking our driveway. He wasn't the first sub of the builder to do something like this. There was a drywall delivery truck who wanted to unload at 2am and a bulldozer that wanted to grade a lot in the middle of the night.

I would warn him then sign the compaint the next time he did it. He knows that his neighbors are ticked off at him because the Police have been there numerous times.
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boa2
1,551 posts
 
No doubt, Jay. Sorry to hear about the problem.

We've had one of another type...body shop across the alley. BAAAD paint fumes! Strange, all I ever feel like listening to anymore is the Grateful Dead. The combination definitely gives you that 'you are there' experience, though. :-)
Good luck with the move,
Howard
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
Driver is right! The guy is probably running a reefer [refrigeration unit] on the trailer of his truck. I have dealt with professional drivers, as well as "slob" drivers. Slob drivers usually don't care about rules and regs., and would just as soon bust a 2" X 4" over your head than deal with you. STAY AWAY FROM HIM, AND STAY SAFE! And don't commit any criminal acts against his property, as tempting as it may sound. He will then be laughing at you, as you are arrested, or served with a summons.
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