I'm kind of pissed off. I got some new tubes for my mesa and was comparing them with the old ones, loud i might add. But i have owned my own home for over 2 years and have been much louder, and even used to have an entire band playing with me, we were twice as loud. Yet here i am, up stairs, rocking out, and i see a cop pull up out the window.
I shut off my stuff and go down stairs and go out side and say "too loud huh?" and he proceeded to say that he just got a complaint, he didnt know who did it, and the he was sorry to have to come in the middle of the day on saturday because of a complaint. I told him it was cool, and i would turn it down. I was respectful and he even came across as not even really wanting to have to come bug me. Not to mention the fact that our mayfest parade is going on in our town 2 blocks away, and there are about 9 high school bands blaring.
I'v always been respectful and never play past 9 because i have heard the 10 to 10 noise rules and didnt try to be a dick. But it pissed me off so i went to the police station and told them what was up, and explained that i was wanting some info on the laws about it because A. i had been twice as loud many many times over the previous 2 years and never heard a word, yet now i'm half as loud and am getting bitched at and i'm not wanting trouble really and B. I dont really care if i piss off my neighbors if its not illigal. They told me to basically look on the citys web site at the ordinances and that the cops kind of follow what is there.
So i go home, and the only thing i can find that relates is that they said you cant use extremely loud equipment, like steam shovels and jack hammers from 10 pm to 6am, which would mean to me i can be loud from 6:01am to 9:59pm with out much trouble. And mind you i play at appropriate times, middle of the day to early evening, usually 5 to 7 pm.
Anyway, i went back up stairs and rocked the fuck out, i closed my window a little bit, but i was much louder this time. I figured if the cop came back, i would show him a print out of the ordinance, tell him i wasnt trying to be a jerk, but things seem to be real fuzzy about whats actually illigal, and that i didnt buy a house and nice equipment just to be silent.
Anyway, the cops never came. I actually think its our trashy neighbors that the entire neighborhood complains about because their kids shit in the yard and crazy shit like that. It looked like they had their grandparents over, so maybe they were trying to show boat. All the other neighbors are friendly, or they are parents of my friends. or i personally know them. But reguardless, anyone else go through this shit?
I shut off my stuff and go down stairs and go out side and say "too loud huh?" and he proceeded to say that he just got a complaint, he didnt know who did it, and the he was sorry to have to come in the middle of the day on saturday because of a complaint. I told him it was cool, and i would turn it down. I was respectful and he even came across as not even really wanting to have to come bug me. Not to mention the fact that our mayfest parade is going on in our town 2 blocks away, and there are about 9 high school bands blaring.
I'v always been respectful and never play past 9 because i have heard the 10 to 10 noise rules and didnt try to be a dick. But it pissed me off so i went to the police station and told them what was up, and explained that i was wanting some info on the laws about it because A. i had been twice as loud many many times over the previous 2 years and never heard a word, yet now i'm half as loud and am getting bitched at and i'm not wanting trouble really and B. I dont really care if i piss off my neighbors if its not illigal. They told me to basically look on the citys web site at the ordinances and that the cops kind of follow what is there.
So i go home, and the only thing i can find that relates is that they said you cant use extremely loud equipment, like steam shovels and jack hammers from 10 pm to 6am, which would mean to me i can be loud from 6:01am to 9:59pm with out much trouble. And mind you i play at appropriate times, middle of the day to early evening, usually 5 to 7 pm.
Anyway, i went back up stairs and rocked the fuck out, i closed my window a little bit, but i was much louder this time. I figured if the cop came back, i would show him a print out of the ordinance, tell him i wasnt trying to be a jerk, but things seem to be real fuzzy about whats actually illigal, and that i didnt buy a house and nice equipment just to be silent.
Anyway, the cops never came. I actually think its our trashy neighbors that the entire neighborhood complains about because their kids shit in the yard and crazy shit like that. It looked like they had their grandparents over, so maybe they were trying to show boat. All the other neighbors are friendly, or they are parents of my friends. or i personally know them. But reguardless, anyone else go through this shit?