RSS FeedNeighbors… ah yes... neighbors… No, I’m not talking about the Australian soap opera in which the ever charming Kylie Minogue played the role of Charlene Robinson. I’m talking about neighbors that wake you up at 05:00 o’clock, because father and son have to roll around in the backyard while beating each other up. Oh how I love my neighbors.
It’s a recurring event. Father has a bit too much to drink, and his juvenile delinquent son comes home baked and drunk at 05:00. The “fun” part about this family is that for some reason they always fight in the backyard, so that the entire block can join in on the party. Then when the shouting in the back yard is done, they go inside and you can hear a lot of furniture being shoved around and people cursing and fighting.
Why this always has to happen between 03:00 and 05:00, I still haven’t figured out. Apparently they don’t have jobs they need to go to in the morning. Apparently someone called the cops, because they showed up with a grand total of 3 squad cars a bit later. I’ll see if I can record some audio next time they fight. 
People always ask me why I’m grumpy and look sleepy most of the time. Let me tell you the story of my “insomnia “.
Ever since our neighbors moved in about 2 years ago, I’ve been having trouble sleeping. When they moved in, first thing they did was build a massive shed in the backyard, where they have an illegal barbershop for dogs. We (me & my parents) have tried to stop it, but unfortunately the local authorities could not find enough evidence about the illegal barbershop to put a halt to it. The guy next door keeps telling the cops that it is a “playroom for the kids “. Hmm... A playroom for the kids... includes a large table with chains on it, and a washing cabinet? What kind of games do those kids play in there?!
Next to having an illegal barbershop, they also have 3 dogs and a cat of their own. At night one of the dogs is kept indoors and another one is kept in a large cage inside the shed. Nothing wrong with that, one would say; and I totally agree with that. The problem is that the dog in the shed keeps barking and squeaking all night long. Every day it starts around 20:00 and the dog doesn’t shut up until the next morning 06:00 or so.
Annoying? Click on [this link] and find out for yourself! It keeps me up and awake all night, never the less.
Even though it’s a serious problem, the issue can only make me laugh my ass off. Today somebody decided to do some graffiti on our backyard-gate. The message, directed towards me and my family was “Kankerleijrs jullie gaan kapot” (In English it would basically come down to “motherfuckers you’re going to die”). Unfortunately, the person that wrote it on our gate isn’t the smartest person alive. He wrote down “kankerleijrs”, while the correct Dutch word would be “Kankerlijers”. Hehe, so much for another attempt to intimidate me. Check out this photo of the graffiti.