I live in Uganda, and the neighboring compound is an outdoor club-type gig that I've had it with. Need some direction.
Every Saturday and Sunday, from 7AM to 7PM, the compound next to us fires up their sound system and blasts rap music all day. For weeks, we've simply walked over and asked them to turn it down. They will for around 30 minutes, then it's right back up.
We've written letters (a big deal in Uganda) giving them a final warning and outlining they are breaking Ugandan Noise ordinances. Which is laughable because even though they do exist, enforcing any law here in Uganda is a joke. We threaten to sue them or call the police and they laugh, because they know it'll cost us a fortune in bribes.
Contacted local police, they won't do anything. It's all a joke here. They say "they're running a business, leave them alone."
Finally got around to measuring the sound levels today - 89db IN MY LIVING ROOM. Their subs shake the windows. At the fence line - 98db. It's obnoxious.
The chainlink fence between our compounds is pretty well covered with vines. My first attempt at pissing them off today was burning a few tires along the fence. They made a comment over the mic in the local language that "the white people must be burning trash, please feel free to move away from the smoke."
My wife is going batshit crazy. I'm trying to think of indirect ways to get my point across that if they're going to make our lives miserable, we can do the same.
Every Saturday and Sunday, from 7AM to 7PM, the compound next to us fires up their sound system and blasts rap music all day. For weeks, we've simply walked over and asked them to turn it down. They will for around 30 minutes, then it's right back up.
We've written letters (a big deal in Uganda) giving them a final warning and outlining they are breaking Ugandan Noise ordinances. Which is laughable because even though they do exist, enforcing any law here in Uganda is a joke. We threaten to sue them or call the police and they laugh, because they know it'll cost us a fortune in bribes.
Contacted local police, they won't do anything. It's all a joke here. They say "they're running a business, leave them alone."
Finally got around to measuring the sound levels today - 89db IN MY LIVING ROOM. Their subs shake the windows. At the fence line - 98db. It's obnoxious.
The chainlink fence between our compounds is pretty well covered with vines. My first attempt at pissing them off today was burning a few tires along the fence. They made a comment over the mic in the local language that "the white people must be burning trash, please feel free to move away from the smoke."
My wife is going batshit crazy. I'm trying to think of indirect ways to get my point across that if they're going to make our lives miserable, we can do the same.
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