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Help: my neighbor is killing my music....

I have a truck driver neighbor that has a tendency to leave his diesel truck idling for hours and hours and hours. One time it idled for nearly 20 hours, no kidding. He parks his rig across the street from where I live and sometimes the low frequencies are in-escapable in my home. Forget about listening to music. On ocassion, depending on where exactly he parks, my bedroom sounds like a running refrigerator.

An idling engine is illegal in a residential area in the state of California. I know, I checked. I have called the police several times and they have shown up several times. The idling stops and then starts up again. Whatever fine he is getting from the police does not seem to bother my neighbor very much. Either he pays it or ignores it. Whatever he gets fined must be worth leaving his engine idle for hours.

I am posting this note now as my neighbor's truck won't let me get to sleep. I am at my wit's end. Calling the police doesn't do any good as the idling is still goes on. I don't want to comfront this guy face to face and start some kind of hassle. I just want him to park his rig in a truck stop where it is supposed to be parked.

I need my sleep.

I want to be able to hear my music, again.

Any ideas?
matchstikman

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matchstikman OP
205 posts
 
Thanks for all the ideas. My truck driver neighbor finally left last night around midnight. It is so nice this morning. It is quiet.

I actually have the ordinance number of the law that states that engines cannot idle in a residential area unless they are performing some kind of work like road repair, etc. The police dispatcher was very sympathetic to my problem. But, after calling the police more than a few times and nothing really happening, calling the police again seems to be a waste of time.

This guy is an independent because you don't see the same truck all the time.

I will follow up and keep you posted if you want. Thanks.
matchstikman OP
205 posts
 
Some good ideas here. I will try talking to him, but he is going to know that I am the guy that has already got him ticketed several times.

Prpixel, I could deal with the engine idling for 15 minutes or even a few hours, but I am talking about this guy starting his engine at 9pm and it goes and goes until maybe 5pm the next day. non-stop.

Here is the kicker, I like to listen near-field to my music and now that is impossible when my trucker friend is idling. Trying to listen to soft passages is not even worth trying. I am even thinking that I have "trained" myself to listen more acutely to sound and probably I have a more sensitive stand because of this.

People got to make a living and I don't want to cause this guy problems, but he doesn't seem to be bothered by leaving his engine going all night. If my other neighbors are bothered by it, they are the kind that will grin and bear it. My neighbor to the right is an older gent that I know would never say a world about anything.

On the bright side, my idling neighbor tends to be out of town or away during most of the week, so for now, it is quiet...AAAAAAHHHHHH, that's nice.
matchstikman OP
205 posts
 
Howard, I am still planning on moving. This just adds fuel to the fire.
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