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How late is too late to knock on a neighbors door?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:01 pm
Got home tonight and noticed some of the neighbors workers had caused some problems on my property. I have the contractors number so I give him a ring with no answer. At this point I just want it to get fixed so I go over to the neighbors house to let them know the situation and see that it gets fixed. When I come back home the wife said that it was a jerk thing to do going over there so late and disturbing them. This was 830. So I ask, how late is to late to knock on a neighbors door?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:03 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Do you think they have weapons? If so, it is too late.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:03 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Always good to have the wife on your side when it comes to the neighbors.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:03 pm to Ireallyamgerman
If it's to bitch, do it before sundown.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:06 pm to Ireallyamgerman
no need to do anything like that anywhere near dark, IMO. I would say that if it is after about 8 PM, I would leave it for another day.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:08 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Unless it's an emergency, it's best to wait. You'll probably get a better response if you confront them during the day.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:08 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Don't listen to women if you want to get shite done. Something needs to be corrected and it's not 10 pm, so you're ok. Is there really a good time to tell someone you have a problem they caused? Most people aren't in bed at 8:30 pm unless they are 70.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:09 pm to Ireallyamgerman
What was the problems? Is it something that gets worse if not addressed immediately? If not wait until tomorrow.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:12 pm to Big EZ Tiger
Which brings me to the next admission. I knew they were older but come to find out the male of the house is 74. No idea his wife's age
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:13 pm to DavidTheGnome
Bricks that were set today so it is some what time sensitive
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:14 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Old people - 8:00 is too late
Young people - 10:00
Young people - 10:00
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:14 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Acceptable at all hours:


Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:17 pm to Ireallyamgerman
As long as you're polite, 8:30 pm is not really late. It finally got dark where I live just past 8. Otherwise, you may go to bed anxious and upset about some issue you didn't cause, but want corrected. And you're not guaranteed to catch them in the morning. You politely tell them while they're home and things are better for you - which is what you desire.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:17 pm to JackieTreehorn
If needing to be addressed before tomorrow night, 830 is fine... but if it's a "when you get to it" then I'd wait til tomorrow
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:21 pm to Ireallyamgerman
quote:
wife said
Ask her why she always sneaks over in the middle of the night then
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:22 pm to Ireallyamgerman
Depends on how old they are
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:29 pm to Ireallyamgerman
I probably wouldn't want to bother them after it gets dark, as a rule of thumb. It's a difficult thing to judge. Curb Your Enthusiasm had a funny episode about the social protocols of what is the accepted cutoff for when it becomes too late to call someone. I think probably a little bigger deal before cell phones pretty much completely replaced home phones.
Anyway, there is no really right answer. "Too late" means something different to everyone. For example my sister has 2 very young children. If one of her neighbors came knocking at her door at 8:30, there's a chance that they would be waking up the kids. Just use your judgement I guess, or air on the conservative side of risking to disturb people.
Anyway, there is no really right answer. "Too late" means something different to everyone. For example my sister has 2 very young children. If one of her neighbors came knocking at her door at 8:30, there's a chance that they would be waking up the kids. Just use your judgement I guess, or air on the conservative side of risking to disturb people.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:55 pm to Ireallyamgerman
quote:
This was 830
problem on your property
not too late
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