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We were out of town for Halloween, and our oldest son ran Halloween for us on the great night. Halloween night he left the coffin running over night, the lid rises and lowers with a windshield wiper motor. The top does not bang or anything, because I have the cam set so it never closes more than 6 inches, as I have a skeleton hand that sticks out as if the skeleton is opening it to get out. The most sound it makes is the cam rubbing on the metal plate I have inside and the motor itself.
He picked us up at the airport yesterday, and driving home he tells us he woke up to continual ringing of the doorbell on Saturday morning. He is a very heavy sleeper, and said he didn't realize it was the doorbell until after it stopped. He went outside sometime yesterday, and noticed the coffin motor was not running. He saw that it was unplugged and plugged it back in. Then the neighbor, a retired man in his 60s, ran across the street and said that thing kept me awake all night, and now it's bothering me while I work in the yard. Geoff unplugged it and went about his business.
We have never had any issues with this neighbor, and only exchanged brief hellos and how are you, but this has left a sour taste in my mouth. They have had construction and major yard landscape projects done at their house, which have started sometimes on the weekend when I have been trying to sleep, and I would never dream of saying anything to them. I sucked it up, because I'm an adult, and went along with my life. I don't know how to respond if he says anything to us. Most likely, I will just say I'm sorry Geoff left it plugged in all night, and let it go, but I really want to say your a Pu$$y and really gore up my yard next year to piss him off.
I really think the underlying problem is not the coffin, but Halloween itself. I think they are very religious based on the fact I say him wearing a tee shirt that quoted "the Lord" and on the Halloweens we have been in town, they are never around, and their lights are always off. Just needed to vent.
On a happier note, Geoff said many people loved the yard, and were taking photos in the cemetery. That't the response I was going for.
He picked us up at the airport yesterday, and driving home he tells us he woke up to continual ringing of the doorbell on Saturday morning. He is a very heavy sleeper, and said he didn't realize it was the doorbell until after it stopped. He went outside sometime yesterday, and noticed the coffin motor was not running. He saw that it was unplugged and plugged it back in. Then the neighbor, a retired man in his 60s, ran across the street and said that thing kept me awake all night, and now it's bothering me while I work in the yard. Geoff unplugged it and went about his business.
We have never had any issues with this neighbor, and only exchanged brief hellos and how are you, but this has left a sour taste in my mouth. They have had construction and major yard landscape projects done at their house, which have started sometimes on the weekend when I have been trying to sleep, and I would never dream of saying anything to them. I sucked it up, because I'm an adult, and went along with my life. I don't know how to respond if he says anything to us. Most likely, I will just say I'm sorry Geoff left it plugged in all night, and let it go, but I really want to say your a Pu$$y and really gore up my yard next year to piss him off.
I really think the underlying problem is not the coffin, but Halloween itself. I think they are very religious based on the fact I say him wearing a tee shirt that quoted "the Lord" and on the Halloweens we have been in town, they are never around, and their lights are always off. Just needed to vent.
On a happier note, Geoff said many people loved the yard, and were taking photos in the cemetery. That't the response I was going for.