Nightmare neighbours!

Hi, how would approach the situation? We’ve recently had new neighbours and they do a lot of irritating things but I admit it’s just petty things that annoy me and my husband but not worth noting past that if that makes sense. However it just CONSTANTLY and I mean always stinks of weed. Sick of sitting in the garden with my toddlers and suddenly all I can smell is that. Hang my washing out, smell it and it’s annoying the shit out of me! They are a rough, not approachable looking family so very hesitant to knock on and say anything. They have there children out till past our children’s bedtime just screaming in the garden. Always swearing and all kinds! Makes us not want to go in our garden which has fucked is off as it’s a decent garden and our kids love it! Anyways if anyone has any advice feel free to say Thanks

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I bet they are alot less judgmental than you are being.

Neighbors are a tough one! If people want to smoke I'm not one to care — but I agree the smell isn't the most appealing. It's not like it smells like bubble gum and candy candy. It's like the smell of cigarettes 🤢. It's a preference for sure! Once people start puffing in public areas that's where it gets tricky. It takes away from the individuals that don't like the smell their ability to keep their windows and doors open...and like you mentioned have your kids out. I would kindly maybe get to know them first and go from there. They might be super understanding.

@Jade swearing and screaming at their children and doing drugs daily, while in the presence of their children? But yeah sure, I’m the one in the wrong. Go away 👍🏻

@Nat see the thing is, I get it, I’m not a prude about smoking it, I get it, people do it but when it’s every single day and allll day at my own home and like you said I can’t have windows/doors open and my washing is stinking of it, it’s ridiculous! They are not people we would like to get to know after hearing and witnessing their behaviour if honest

I get it! I'm with you on that one. Do what you want in your own home or private space but once you're in a public area it's a different game.

Honestly incog, heed this advice and don't approach them personally. It has the potential to make things a lot worse for you, this has happened multiple times with myself, so I avoid those situations now. The best thing you can do is put in a formal report about them. Whether you take it down the legal route is up to you (I absolutely don't care about weed smokers, but I hate disrespectful ones. Do it when nobody is out – like at night, or sit around it in your own home where it can't bother others). If you're in the UK, I would contact your local council and get a log started for antisocial behaviour and go about it that way. People are hard to deal with these days, you can't have civil conversations and people have 0 respect.

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