Neighbors may be the misery of our life at times, particularly when we’re trying to get a good night’s sleep and someone is having a little too much fun. When you think of a sleep disturbance caused by a neighbor’s shenanigans, you normally think of irritatingly loud noises. A woman has expressed her wrath for her horrible neighbors who keep her awake at night, but not for the reason you may assume. Her astonishment derives from the fact that her neighbors, who have lived next door for nine years, have opted to install garden lights. Scroll down to read the whole story and what you think she should do.
Source: Mumsnet
I purposely live in a dark place. By that I mean I live down a dark lane, away from street lighting and next to an unlit woody park. I have become really sensitive to light at night and cannot sleep with even a tiny bit of light in the room. I also cannot wear eye masks as they cause pressure on my face (yes I know I sound fussy but I have sensory issues).
My neighbour of the last nine years has suddenly decided to illuminate his garden at night. I’m not sure why because the position of his house means that he cannot see the lights unless he is sitting in his conservatory, which he rarely does. His garden runs across the front of my house and we share a fence but his house is set off to the right. The lighting.can only be seen by me. Apart from the light sensitivity it also attracts interest to a previously unseen area (we are side on to a park and most people don’t even know our houses are here), I feel like the lights make us much more visible if someone wanted to nose around at night.
I’ve attached a rubbish photo which shows his garden, mine is the completely black area underneath it. I know it’s not Blackpool illuminations but it is enough to change things significantly for me.
We used to get on ok but he is quite ill and has become increasingly grumpy about my kids so I am reluctant to ask him to turn them off but I’m already struggling (hence writing this at 11pm) and know I must tackle this but Am I Being Unreasonable?
