In situations like this I try to remember that my right to punch my fists in the air ends at the tip of my neighbor's nose. It doesn't matter if my intent isn't to punch him in the face.
Actually, you don't have that right. Even the act of
stepping up on him may be considered a threat. The minute you cock your arm back, your assault certainly begins.
I agree with your views but this thread has me in an argumentative state of mind
a few hours of drumming in the daytime does not constitute disrespect
It certainly could.
You, or anyone for that matter, cannot expect your neighbors lifestyle to be void of impact to your world
I never suggested that. There are colors between black and white.
The question is, "Is the impact reasonable"
It's not for you to mete out the judgement of what is acceptable and what is not. City ordinances do that.
Again, I never said that. I'm generally careful with my words.
Sometimes we encounter things we don't like....we don't have the right to complain or impede another if we don't like something they are doing...
Seriously? You cannot actually believe this.
you have no right to be an aural vigilante. If you don't like someone else's noise, tough
I can make as much noise as they can.
If they are violating a city ordinance, then you do have recourse and I would applaud following a legal course and solving the problem....if not, and it is within parameters, yet you don't like it, tough turkey and you would be the real offender for creating noise that's prime directive is to annoy.
If my barking dog, router or weed whacker is within the legal limit, tough turkey.
...the kid just wants to learn something and has no intent to annoy....so play within the rules, accept that your life is not important to others that have their own mission....and move on.
Intent has no bearing on it. I accept that my life is unimportant to others but I feel that, to some small degree, it should be.
It's not your world, man.
You know, you said this like a hundred times and you are flat out wrong. It is my world. It is your world. It is
our world and we need to learn to get along. Sometimes that means tolerating others and sometimes it means altering your behavior to be respectful to others.
My thoughts are, if I'm the one making noise, I need to be sure that it's not having a negative impact on my neighbors. The minute a neighbor complained about my music, I'd shut it down and correct the problem because it's the right thing to do.
I live in close quarters with my neighbors. When I stared playing music here, the first thing I considered was my neighbors. I went thru the effort and took all the necessary steps to insure that I would not be disturbing them. It is not their responsibility to listen to my music, no matter what the legal limits are. It is my responsibility not to annoy the shit out of them
I'm no rocket scientist/engineer but I figured out how to play with a full band at my home a couple nights a week until 10:30 PM.
I will add that, when I was younger, I did not have the same consideration for my neighbors. I have lived and learned