[Closed] Neighbours smoking (is there anything we can do)

You could move. Are they blowing it in through your letterbox?

Edit: Do you mean you want them to stop because you're concerned for their health? Well that's really nice, but they have to want to stop smoking themselves really. You could buy them a vaporizer perhaps?

Moving would definitely work, as long as you tell your estate agent you want to have a house next to non-smokers.

I am not sure what you want here is it to persuade them to stop?

IME unless they want to stop they are not going to listen to anyone , let alone a neighbour, suggesting they do.

Build a dome over you house with air filtration.

JY - Next door but one neighbour is really fed up. She has a one and three year old and because there are so many of them smoking it fills most of our gardens and comes up through the windows.

The dealer comes every Friday and our 79 year old (neighbourhood watch lady) has even noticed.

No they don't blow it through the letter box, now that would be silly wouldn't it?

Surely if it's weed they are smoking, call the police? If it's just cigarettes, then shut up and put up I guess? HTH

Side note: I wouldn't. I'm not that kind of person. Live and let live and all. People can make their own choices on what illegal products to indulge in. We all have our vices.

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You could buy them a vaporizer perhaps?

Do this, take it over and tell them your concerns and be seen as the good guy. If they still don't stop you could always report them to someone?

If it really is an issue then build a air scrubber, you will need a carbon filter and an inline fan (about a 6" will do you) and the same diameter ducting. Ironically the same things you need to grow weed.

I'd be infinitely more worried about pollution from motor vehicles than I would about a bit of (very) passive ganja smoking

whatnobeer speaketh very good sense

shoot them in the face with a handgun, or get over it and accept the fact that other people aren't like you and like a fag.

Option 1 - kill them
Option 2 - kill yourself
Option 3 - kill [b][i][u]EVERYONE![/u][/i][/b]

As somebody who really dislikes smoking I can understand why you would be a bit pissed off but on the other hand you do seem to be exaggerating the effects of this . I would probably just put up with it as I don't see that you can do much to make the situation better and telling the Police could potentially make your situation worse . And most of us know somebody who's died of cancer , I don't think your friend dying really should have any bearing on this situation .

Maybe bake them some cakes, knock on a couple of hours after they start smoking and ask them nicely?

I'm off for a smoke, in the garden :p

And most of us know somebody who's died of cancer , I don't think your friend dying really should have any bearing on this situation

Phone the police on them or complain on a bike forum

I'm convinced people don't realise how much it smells. Have you mentioned it to them? They might just not know it is inconveniencing you and the other neighbours. Is it only when they do it outside?

I wouldn't ring the police, it won't make any difference.

My neighbourly annoyance is power-tools and builders. People flipping houses all around me. As soon as one is 'done up' it's sold and the whole tedious process starts again. From 8am to 6:30pm seven days a week; lawnmowers, strimmers, drills, noisy builders and sh*te commercial radio...

I actually prefer [i]not[/i] working from home. I'd gladly trade problems with you.

If you ever fancy a cheeky one at least you know next door will sort you out

get in touch with your local neighbourhood police officer and detail the times that the dealer goes... Nothing like a good drugs raid to put the damper on someone's day

I still dont see what you can do beyond reporting them to the police * or getting an ioniser for yourself.

* I cannot see this stopping them even if the police act.

Thanks for all the helpful replies I will pass them on to all of our other neighbours who are fed up to the back teeth with it.

Live and let live.

Personally, as an ex stoner, I find the smell of weed very pleasant. I'd be fighting the urge to go and share a spliff with them.

PS don't grass them up. That's pretty low just for a bit of weed IMO

I have fat neighbours (near neighbours, not right next door), not just fat but "[b][i]Jesus **** christ[/i][/b] levels of fat, because of joint problems related to their obscene bulk and the fact that they cannot walk more than a few yards they have been on benefits their entire life and are able to claim the mobility level of DLA and thus they have a nice new car and a mobility scooter, council house is paid for, they have a home help to clean etc as they are slobs and the only exercise they get is waddling to the fridge and somehow managing to lift their podgy arms to their mouths to shovel more food in, all this despite the fact that they are in their mid 30's.

You'd think this would annoy me but you know what?, i couldn't give a toss about what they get up to, or how much they claim in benefits - it's their life so let them lead it however they see fit. You see i have a life all of my own and i'm sure there are many people in my town who'd as soon point the finger at my lifestyle and start their whining and bitching so the best thing to do is just get on with your own life and stop passing judgement on others.

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EDIT : as for those who say [i]grass them up to the police[/i] , are you being serious? - ladies and gentlemen we have multiple awards for bell-ends and dicks of the year, please form an orderly queue and we'll brand you with the award award smack bang in the middle of your forehead so everyone can see what an upstanding member of society* you are.

* if by society you mean rat bag grassing weasels, it's a bit of bloody weed for christ sake.

CFH has been on the [s]Chateauneuf-du-Pape [/s]cooking wine again.

Sadly BH, there isn't much you can do. As suggested, you can do the friendly intervention, but you'd have to already have a rapport to get an edge in.

Some people smoke fags, drugs, drink, murder kittens and fap themselves to death posting inflammatory bollocks on the internet.

Are they actually a pain, or you just find their habits offensive? (which is obviously understandable from your POV)

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the best thing to do is just get on with your own life and stop passing judgement on others.

I don't like arguments, but that's not really fair is it. No judgement is being passed, just understandable frustration.

@ soma

But supposing they started to smell?

I don't think the OP is morally outraged, I think she just doesn't like the smell. She has also not passed judgement.

bunnyhop mentioned trying to live healthily/trying to help others to do so so i took a fair guess that may infer passing judgement, if not then i was i wrong.

I shared a flat with a bunch of stoners many years ago. I could cope with the smell, all the knives in the house being all burned, the worship of Sonic Youth and rampant paranoia but what I really hated was how boring they were. And all the laughing at really dumb stuff. Guess I was just not on the trip.

The whole flat fell apart in the end as they kept forgetting which bedroom they were meant to sleep in (see above re paranoia) and accusing each other of putting the toaster back in the wrong place etc which lead to huge fall outs and they became briefly entertaining. But mostly they were just boring.

P.S my point above was - have some fun messing with them. Get somebody to park a van with a big aerial on it right outside etc. Use your imagination. They might move out on their own accord if the vibes get bad enough.

Fair enough. I'm sure she can talk for herself, but I don't think she was being judgmental; just frustrated, as we would all be in her situation.

and accusing each other of putting the toaster back in the wrong place etc

Could have avoided all the hassle by just keeping the toaster in the front room on the coffee table.

Jeez... are you sure they were stoners? Sound like amateurs to me.

Crimetokers.

I think you should have a big of fun with them as they will be suffering from a degree of paranoia. Nothing to heavy or illegal, just some little fun pranks 😀

Make sure you know when to stop though so you don't get caught.

I think the OP & neighbours have the right to sit in their gardens without weed smoke drifting over, especially if there are kids about too.
Maybe they're are not aware of how it's affecting you & the neighbours or maybe they couldn't give a *hite if it does.
As to how you deal with it is a tricky one.
Are they reasonable to talk to, or would they fly off the handle?
If they are difficult maybe get together with the other neighbours and say something or write them a note?

Slip an anonymous note through their letterbox telling them you've spotted undercover police sitting in vans opposition their house the day their dealer comes and that you've seen a dog unit van parked a few streets away

They'll be crapping themselves

Would you be so annoyed if the smell were that of tobacco cigarettes?

My next door neighbour likes to smoke a couple of joints of a day. Usually one in the morning when in the garden and one in the evening in the house. The smell is a bit intrusive if I'm honest. Surprisingly when she is smoking indoors you can smell it really strongly in my front room. God knows how it infiltrates, through the gaps under the floorboards?

I couldn't really give a toss but it irks me a little bit that I'm sometimes having to explain away the smell to my 8yr old son. That said if they were heavy drinkers who'd know (or care) unless they combined it with loud music/fighting etc.

In the OPs situation, if they are outside constantly smoking strong weed and it is impacting on children then I'd probably have a quiet word. Nothing confrontational, just a request that they don't smoke weed outside at times when children are playing in the garden. Most people are pretty reasonable and will probably concur, particularly given that they are partaking in an illegal activity.

If they refuse then you have a choice. if they're obviously psychopathic nutters you may want to leave it. If they're like the majority of people (arsy occasionally but not really going to push it) then state very calmly that you will have no choice other than to report them to the council. That should do the trick..

Set up your own grow op in your loft/attic and make a few quid from the captive market just next door.

Someone's already given you pointers as to how to ventilate the area. 75mm Cellotex will keep the helicopters guessing and if you're clever with 24volt and LED's with a small solar array, it won't cost much to light.

A three crop rotation of about 20 plants will give you a very welcome boost to your monthly household income and enable you to go away on regular holidays too. Just don't forget the automatic irrigation system when you do 😀

If you really want to progress the rate of R&D into cancer cures, then just distill the harvested growth to produce pure THC oil, which looks set to be the next best thing for killing cancer cells.

Everyone is a winner 😀

good logic 🙂

**** me I'm glad I don't have many of you lot for my neighbours. 🙄

**** me, I could murder a spliff now...

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Got you covered jambourgie 😀

No idea what the law is. If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them, irrelevant of what others think. It would be a crime.
If it is legal I sympathise. It sodding stinks. Foul.
Possibly in this case you proceed as if it was any other possible nuisance. Ask nicely then check if there are legal things you can do in the same way that you might eventually contemplate formal action about a barking dog or non stop music.
If your concern is purely a worry about their health, mind your own business.

Change your Wifi router SSID to "DrugsSquad"

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Option 1 - kill them
Option 2 - kill yourself
Option 3 - kill EVERYONE!

😯

... hhhmmm ... someone is slowly catching up ... 😆

As slackalice above - but hypothetically i'd disagree with use of 20 plants and leds, that's a great deal of plants to keep on top of, if it was me i'd go one of the newer style of lights such as a Dimlux 600w on a light rail and pay particular attention to the control of the growing environment as the control of what is known as "vapour pressure deficit" is often overlooked so you'd ideally use a closed loop PLC system, prob a dimlux maxi controller which could also dial in CO2 at 1500ppm during bloom, max of 6 to 8 plants using a IWS hydro system and you're good to go.

Then get in touch with Dr Geoffrey Guy at GW pharmaceuticals and offer your services.

In all seriousness don't be a snitch, just say to them the smell is very obvious and there are people talking about it, hopefully they'll be a bit more subtle in future and hopefully they'll be appreciative.

If they had a problem with you would you like them to bitch to anyone that would listen or TALK TO YOU?
Grow the **** up its a bit of green, it's not like it's crack, their only concern is getting the high score on mario kart!

I'm sure there's a mike skinner song about this

If you don't like them smoking you really shouldn't have set fire to them in the first place.

No idea what the law is. If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them, irrelevant of what others think. It would be a crime.

Comeo n, get a grip. Do you spend your life reporting every single 'crim' you witness?

Liking your style Somafunk.

I'd love to be able to grow my own personal plants legally. It'd be a great hobby that you could really get into. I imagine a 'STW Growers Thread' would be a goldmine of information.

DISCLAIMER: In theory only. I would never do it as it is illegal and therefore morally wrong and EVIL... won't somebody think of the children etc...

Forget the dope stoners, this is just a simple case of annoying neighbours.

At the beginning of the year, ours picked up 3 of the most annoying, barking little runts going. Same thing, different antagonist.

If it is eroding your happiness say something or shut up. We all have choices.

I told our neighbours to either train their dogs to stop barking at everything or keep them inside as my wife works from home and it was getting beyond a joke.

Incidentally, we're now moving house.

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peep out of the window now and again[/url] wearing this. That should sort it, they should barricade themselves indoors and seal all the windows after repeat viewings of their new 'neighbour' 🙂

You can grow [i]hemp[/i] plants perfectly legally*. It's the 'cultvating [i]cannabis[/i] for use and/or sale' bit that's illegal.

*Well, it's a bit complex, and you'd need a licence for the governemnt to do so, but basically, if you had a hemp/cannabs plant purely as a decorative house plant, and could prove no intent to cultivate it for the production of a controlled substnce, then it would be practically impossible to be prosecuted. Especially if it's a male plant.

just peep out of the window now and again wearing this. that should sort it

Incredibly realistic for 99p

Incredibly realistic for 99p

Yup. Tested by yours truly and reported as working correctly. Raised about 700 decibels over 4 seconds from last recipient.

gwaelod - Member
Change your Wifi router SSID to "DrugsSquad"

nuke from space,its the only sure way to keep nw little england safe 😐

Do all your cooking outside on the BBQ and give them some serious munchies!

get some scented candles

Take all of their money...by installing vending machines full of junk food for when they get the munchies! 😉

Knock on their door, introduce yourself (if you haven't already met) and explain your concerns, and maybe ask them to limit their smoking to areas where it won't drift over to you, such as inside or down the far end of their garden.

mikey74 +1

That's the first thing to try surely?

Haha brilliant thread.

Mikey74 +1 then if they ignore you tell the local cops when the dealer comes round.

I'm a little fed up with my neighbours and their friends constantly smoking weed.

Knock on their door, introduce yourself (if you haven't already met) and explain your concerns, and maybe ask them to limit their smoking to areas where it won't drift over to you, such as inside or down the far end of their garden.

Its your problem, its their hobby, its a slippery slope next you'll be standing by the road in a hi viz jacket pointing a hairdryer at cars

Alcohol abuse kills 2.5 million people worldwide each year. The green stuff has led to exactly zero recorded deaths. Ever.

Maybe find a different battle to [s]winge[/s] fight about (FTR i was at the chelt race for life on sunday not spying on my neighbours)

Have you tried talking to your neighbours? You know like

"Hey I really can't stand smoke and have lost good friends to cancer and it is something I really can't stand. It is unpleasant having you canning weed all day long with smoke drifting into my property. Can we find an amicable solution so we can all get along"

If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them,

We have a winner........

Don't tell the cops.. You can't tell someone you don't like them smoking weed, then call the cops. It's more than obvious who called them, plus, stoners are fairly paranoid anyway at times.
I wouldn't call the cops full stop, there is not a lot you can do. Yeah you probably don't like the smell but seriously, you can't do a lot.
My first post said call the Police, which I immediately said I wouldn't, and I stand by it. Don't call the cops. It does no body any favours. They are just enjoying a small pleasure in life
Just put up with it. Or like somafunk and slackalice said, profit from the fairly captive market. 8)

Is this the same neighbour that you had a falling out with over her kids?

The big question to me is it block or green?

I have the same issue. Though it has happened twice, new neighbours smoke in the garden and because of the weather / windows open it stinks out my house. Families with kids either side. I really don't like the smell, it makes clothes stink (I don't want to smell of weed in my job) and it affects the taste of food, like cigs do.

The four of them also make a lot of racket with stupid sounds and shouting with their windows open, presumably when they are high.

So I spoke to them and told them if they want to smoke to do it away from my house down the end of their garden or go to the park or something. I smell it once more, I call their landlord (I have already had to do this when they had bin bags of food and rubbish stuck outside the front of the house for 2 months) if I smell it again after that I call the police.

I'm not messing about with live and let live. It pisses me off, it is illegal and it makes my house stink. They probably think I'm a complete arsehole but do you know what, I actually don't care, they can think whatever they like as long as the keep the noise down, don't blow smoke into my house and don't dump rubbish.

Your choice is sit there and take it, in which cases probably best to try to forget about it otherwise it will eat you up. Or go and have a word, and then at least you have tried to take action.

I also expect them to be gone in 6 months so I can potential cope with that.

It's been quiet and smoke free for 2 whole days now, I think to be fair they just didn't realise how much it smells.

to be fair, proper stinky skunk, proper stinks.

grow them something milder, cheaper that way you are both happy

Do what we did, move in next door to an ex chief of police.

Ain't nobody smoking weed round our hood.

Someone's already given you pointers as to how to ventilate the area. 75mm Cellotex will keep the helicopters guessing and if you're clever with 24volt and LED's with a small solar array, it won't cost much to light.

A three crop rotation of about 20 plants will give you a very welcome boost to your monthly household income and enable you to go away on regular holidays too. Just don't forget the automatic irrigation system when you do

That's just about the most useful thing I've ever read on here 😀

Sod all of this liberal crap, you want to be a borderline drug addict then toddle off somewhere else and dont make other peoples lives a misery doing it.

I have nothing at all against people smoking occasionally and socially that dont inflict others with it on a constant basis, i can see why you are annoyed.

Call the police, it was illegal last time i checked...

lots of things are illegal, bet you all speed everyday

must be nice in your ivory towers

If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them,

We have a winner.......

Glastonbury would have been ****ing desolate this year then