How do you politely tell your new neighbor that when he starts his loud-a-- truck before the a-- crack of dawn that it is disrupting your sleep?

[loves2learn]

And your family’s sleep. It happens every weekday and it is getting pretty effing old.

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Just to clarify, he leaves it running for about 30 min too. And it is LOUD. This all happens at 5 am.

[AviatorTom]

We have a guy on a loud motorcycle in our neighborhood who does a similar thing. He usually leaves around 6am and comes home about midnight. A couple people have tried talking to him with no success. We've even tried the police, who talk to him, but it turns out he doesn't violate the noise ordinance because the law only refers to noise between midnight and 6am.

Your guy is a new neighbor and may be okay with you politely talking with him.

Many moons ago, my best friend solved a similar problem by stuffing a potato up the exhaust pipe of the offending guy's noisy car. Not recommending that, but it did quiet things down for a couple days because the car wouldn't start... too much back pressure in the cylinders... until he took it to a mechanic, who found and removed the potato.

[dustybiker]

I was going to suggest the potato! (Also tongue in cheek) lol My mum had that done to her by her best friends brother when she was young. He never did it to her again. 😁

[loves2learn]

I need to find a potato!

[exitseven]

@dustybiker Yes, I had a neighbor that had a volkswagen Karmen Ghia. it had dual exhaust so I stuck two potatoes up his exhaust. He could not get it started.

[dustybiker]

@exitseven Oops!

[DryGermanGuy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y-pdLyZPJ8

[KostasKouvalis]

OMG! YES! YES! DO THAT!

[Bricealan]

Do what Eddie Murphy did! Put a banana in his tail pipe!

[Bricealan]

You read my mind. A few years ago, my neighbor had her son living with her, and the boy's father bought him a vintage chevy truck. For some reason, in the morning he would go out and start the damned thing and let it 'warm up"! We're not in Minnesota with zero mornings here! Why warm the damned thing up before you go to wherever you are going at 5:00AM!

I never did complain as I just never had the 'balls' to bitch to her or him🤷‍♂️

[loves2learn]

We are in Minnesota 🤣 still sucks. 😒

[Bricealan]

I know you are in cold weather, but it is still a moron thing to do! Move it away from your house so it does not wake you when they start and run it!

[humpbackjack]

Yeah there’s not a lot that’s he’s gonna be able to do about it cause I doubt he’s gonna sell it so unless it’s a mechanical issue that can be fixed like lose exhaust manifolds and you’re willing to help fix it all you’re going to do is get into some bullshit with your neighbor unless maybe he can park in the garage maybe or the other side of the house so there’s at least a buffer cause I have a loud truck that I love and a quiet truck that I love and I try and only drive my quiet truck when it’s sleeping hours but there’s times when I need to take my loud truck I don’t like being rude but as neighbors we all have to put up with each other’s bullshit sometimes but I’m sure if you approach him nicely maybe over a 6 pack or a batch of cookies the two of you could figure out something so everyone can get along odds are you’re not going to walk away completely happy but you’ll probably gain something just remember it’s better to get along with your neighbors than not to get along. Oh yeah sorry to all my neighbors I don’t mean to be an asshole

[humpbackjack]

Yeah he’s wanting the trucked warmed up enough for the heater to blow hot but really how long does it take before it wakes you up? I’d guess it wakes when he starts it then the running for thirty minutes makes you mad and you can’t fall back to sleep this is a tough one maybe you guys could go in on some bushes or a fence to help or both or perhaps sleep with some music playing might help you not to notice the truck but be quiet enough so you can hear your alarm cause getting mad and confronting him will only make things worse he could cut down the time he lets it warm up but I doubt that will help much

[exitseven]

If his truck really does have a bad exhaust system you could ask him politely if anything can be done about the noise his truck is making,. If he is just getting up early to go to work and his truck is in working order than you should be more understanding.

[loves2learn]

Should I? When it wakes us all up? Never had this issue before they moved in.

[exitseven]

Is it a real shit box truck or does he have a tricked out machine with duel exhausts? There are noise requirements to get a state inspection sticker (in the state where I live anyway) and if his truck exceeds a certain number of decibels the cops can write him up.

[loves2learn]

It’s a real shit box truck

[msc545]

It probably has a broken exhaust system then

[loves2learn]

Prolly. Ughhhhhh!

[exitseven]

RE Update": I do not know how far you want to take this. After you go the nice route and ask him not to wake you up with his truck you can take it to the local police. They may pay him a visit and try to talk some sense into him. If he waited until 6AM would that be okay?
There is a gravel pit in my town and they used to start at 5AM and so many people complained they don't start their trucks until 6 o'clock.

[matchrestore]

I live on a major one way street that feeds into downtown, right by a traffic light. The amount of loud pipe drag racing that happens at my son's bedtime is infuriating. Luckily, the police cracked down on it towards the end of the summer, but not everyone has gotten that message yet.

[loves2learn]

Luckyyyyy

[BipBipLeddus]

If you find a way, let me know. Our neighbor has a Nissan Skyline that's straight piped and he's REALLY proud of, and he gets home at like 3 in the morning sometimes.

[loves2learn]

So fuckin loud ugghhh

[BipBipLeddus]

Oh yeah, he likes to rev that engine a lot, too. Fortunately he does THAT in the daytime.

During the day I can look and say, "Yeah, Nissan Skyline. Classic. Great race car."

I don't want to at 3am.

[Red_Arrow]

Sorry, but I doubt he will do a thing for you. He likely got the truck that fits his idea of good - - - NOISY! The law can't touch him, so he will keep on doing it. The only thing I can think of is a louder noise to distub him when he is normally sleeping. Like dynamite under his truck!

[Red_Arrow]

Pretty sure that noise ordinances do not allow that noise at 5 AM. Get the police to get him to knock it off.

[WindAtMyBack]

How loud and what does the "break of dawn" mean? Is his exhaust bad? Is it above the legal noise limit?

by the way that truck in the picture looks almost exactly like one I used to have.

[loves2learn]

Super loud. It is bad.

[WindAtMyBack]

Well, a lot of places have noise ordinances. If it's above a certain level, maybe you can call the cops and file a complaint. But if he has a legal working exhaust on the truck there isn't anything you can do about it.

[adidas0169]

The definition of loud can varies for everyone. if he's doing nothing else wrong and for the most part is a decent neighbor then stop your whining. could extremely worse as in throwing parties all the time etc.

[WindAtMyBack]

@adidas0169

Yes, the definition of loud can vary. So can the definition of early.

When I was building houses, we'd start work early because it was breaking 100 degrees by 10:00AM. We've had the cops called on us before when we were building at 6:00AM on Saturday morning. The cops would ask if we could quiet down. We'd tell them no. Then they'd walk away because there was nothing they could do about it.

[adidas0169]

there's a difference of getting up and going to work and working on someone's property. one last for hrs and the other doesn't. how about this why not walk over to the neighbors house and actually have a adult conversation or just deal with it bc some of us have to get before everyone else and go to work.

[dustybiker]

Best thing you can do is change your thinking of it. Son’t think of it as annoying. You’re mind will naturally tune it out when used to it. Like living by an airport or train track.

[dustybiker]

*Don’t

[Aerissa_Jade]

If he is violating the noise ordinances report him to the city.

My town has a quiet time from 10pm to 6am, I'll report people being noisy after 11pm or so, little bit of leeway but if my neighbor noisy until midnight or 2am, I'll be out mowing my lawn at 6am to see how they like it. Maybe even starting up my motorcycle as well.

If it is not outside of any quiet time, all you can do is ask... if your on good terms maybe he'll care, if not... not much you can do.

[slatyb]

I'm sympathetic, but he's going to have a hard time not starting his truck if that's when he leaves for work. Do you think he has modified the exhaust to make it louder? That may be illegal.

[loves2learn]

Probably 😒

[InventorofWarp]

If you gave me the year and make/model of the truck and tell me how loud it is I can tell you how fucked it is.
Dad was a mechanic and he and I still fuck around with cars.
Your average sedan has an engine size between 200-300 CID. Your average pickup is between 250-350 because they usually have a lot more horsepower than a car. Having said that, it shouldn't be too crazy loud if it has the right parts.

[slatyb]

@InventorofWarp I would guess that he has modified the exhaust to make it loud because that's the only attention he gets.

[Fireguy17]

sorry, my stuff is loud too.
I try to drive away quietly; no John Force burn outs in the early hours.
You can speak to him, maybe he doesn't realize that it bothers you.
some trucks, even stock are louder than others, some, might be me, modify everything they own for better performance.

[bowenw]

I'd try politely telling them that the noise from their truck wakes you every morning and ask them if they can get it fixed. Of course they may tell you to go eff yourself. If that happens, try calling your municipality for assistance. They may have a noise bylaw that covers motor vehicles.

[bowenw]

Pray that he gets a electric truck soon. In the mean time put some water in his gas tank.

[momwithaquestion]

Even if you say something, there's no way he can fix it. When i was younger my dad had one of those jacked up trucks that roared soo loud when he started it and you could hear it when he drove away too.

[Daniela1982]

Wear ear plugs. You can also make a recording and play it back for him when he is trying to sleep.

[Texaskid1]

Look into the local noise ordinance of your city/county. Depending on how loud it is and what time he is doing this it may be a legit noise complaint that you can file. You can also record the noise for your own documentation in case you need to go to court.

[DryGermanGuy]

"Nice truck you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it."

:-D

[loves2learn]

I know right? 😒😒😒

[DizzyDesii]

I highly doubt he’ll do anything to change it. I know down south these mfs dont give af at all. You’ll hear their big boy trucks all day. My cousins is one of the loudest.

[TheorionMage]

See if your municipality has a 'noise ordinance'. If so... request your local authorities schedule a few early mornings observations to affirm impartiality,
then have the City's attorney send them a formal 'cease & desist' notice threatening civil / criminal penalties.

Kids you spank their ass,
... adults you 'spank' them in the wallet $$$$

[Starla1234]

Starting a truck doesn’t take that long, I’m sure you could go back to sleep pretty fast.. I wouldn’t bring it up and make it awkward between you both for no reason. Different if he kept a loud engine running for like 30 minutes.

[loves2learn]

He keeps the loud engine running for 30 min.

[dustybiker]

@loves2learn That you can report! If the police get there before he leaves. That is nuisance noise.

[mark000h]

I didn't know we lived on the same block because I hear the same damn thing every morning lol.

[loves2learn]

Fuuuuuuck

[mark000h]

😂😂...😠

[mark000h]

@loves2learn mine does the exact same thing at 5am, he's across the street and runs his diesel 4x4 for 20 friggin minutes every morning. 😠

[loves2learn]

Yup! My predicament exactly. 😐

[Stazz76]

A part of the problem is that it can sound louder inside your house than outside. This isn't just because of lower ambient noise. The frequency of the engine idling can resonate the air space of rooms inside the house - making it louder inside than outside.
In 10 years time when we're all driving electric vehicles, it will seem bizarre that engines had to idle at all.