Some people!

[binny]

Yesterday when we pulled into church there were 2 cop cars there talking to our youth pastor. Someone called the cops on our youth group!

We have been meeting outside this summer and we have a bunch of kids who lead the singing. Now keep in mind we have MANY acres of land and the nearest houses are quite a ways away. Well apparently one of our songs interfered with their morning (after 10 AM mind you) a couple was sitting on their back porch and were having coffee and listening to jazz music, apparently they couldnt enjoy it because they could hear our kids singing.

This was NOT amplified either, they were all acoustic.

The cops pulled up and were laughing, they said they had to check it out because it was called in but that they were at the house and couldnt hear anything over their jazz music the cops said that they supported what we were diong but try not to sing so loud next time.

Seriously? We sing for maybe 15 minutes. They had bongo drums and acoustic guitars and were singing. I didnt even hear them until I rolled down the windows and I was maybe 50 yards from them.

I just cant believe that people would be so petty.

 

[binny]

BTW, my guess is that someone had their radio going and they just blamed it on our group. I honestly dont see how it could have carried that far and that loudly to actually disturb someone

 

[disykat]

Jazz on a neighbors back porch would bug me WAAAY more than kids singing at a nearby church for 15 minutes a week.

I like Jazz, but if you can hear your neighbor's music very often it gets old.

 

[kathie859]

So as I understand it, on a Sunday morning, a not-to-close neighbor could sort-of-hear songs of praise? Any they were UPSET

Good grief--perhaps if it was a sunrise service held underneath their bedroom window they would have a legit beef--

I think this sounds like a case where they woke up on the wrong side of the bed I hope the kid weren't upset by the incident. I say sing on

 

[binny]

So as I understand it, on a Sunday morning, a not-to-close neighbor could sort-of-hear songs of praise? Any they were UPSET

Good grief--perhaps if it was a sunrise service held underneath their bedroom window they would have a legit beef--

I think this sounds like a case where they woke up on the wrong side of the bed I hope the kid weren't upset by the incident. I say sing on

Yep, thats what happened. I get if you dont want to be part of a service, but 15 minutes of singing once a week should not bug anyone. I would imagine that it would louder on the days we were upstairs, inside and had the band going and plugged in. They really get to rocking up there then but I have never even heard them when I have been right under their room.

I just dont understand some people.

Kids werent upset. DS said they prayed for them that their day would get better.

Oddly the adult sermon was about defeating your enemy by loving them.

 

[Darsa]

I'm having this image of someone calling the cops because their house is being broken into, and being told "I'm sorry, it'll be a little while; the cops are currently having to disperse a church group for being noisy"

I just can't believe how completely selfish some people are. It amazes me on a regular basis.

 

[minkydog]

Say, that gives me an idea! Our high school is about 3 blocks away so we hear every note of band camp. Maybe we should call the cops after, say, the ninth partial rendition of "National Emblem". Oh, and the drum corps. They *have* to go. They are making entirely too much noise out there at 2pm, huddled up under the trees with their mallets and extra water bottles.

Pluh-leeze. What kind of moron calls the cops on kids singing uplifting church music? When I think of all the things those kids *could* be doing--gang banging, armed robbery, assault & battery, drinking and drugging. Yeah. Somehow it just makes sense, doesn't it Idiots

 

[When'sTheNextTrip]

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!!
The people who called the police must have a pole up their you know what...

 

[agnes!]

So, tell me something...

Which came first, the church or the houses nearby? Were these people unaware that there was a CHURCH there?!? *Really*?

They should move to their own private island where the only music allowed is *their* brand of jazz.

agnes!

 

[JR6ooo4]

When I raced Go Karts 120 engines would start up at 10 am!

the track was there first and houses were buit up around it.

Mikeeee

 

[binny]

Depends on which side house was on, some were there first, some were built after.

Its pretty obvious its a church, even if it does say "Community Center" on it. There is also a pre -k and kindergarten there. Wonder if they complain when the little kids are there? or what about when the teens are there on Wednesdays nights? Or when we do service projects in the neighbourhood?

I have never heard of anyone complaining about it before. Really silly IMHO.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

I used to have a house that shared a property boundry with the buddhist (Vietnamese) temple. Once a month in the summer, the Vietnamese community would have a shinding at the temple, complete with lots and lots of LOUD music.

No one complained for a long time because we all sort of felt sorry for them - living in Vietnam is far different from living in New England and has to be v. alien, so even after many years, it must be nice to be able to chill out and listen to music that reminds you of home and expose your kids to YOUR home culture.

And then one neighbor, an elderly gentleman who was in the earliest stages of dementia and mean as a snake with a kink in its tail due to his dementia started complaining (not far enough gone that his family could force him to move to a safer enviro, just far enough gone to become a right jack--- when he'd always been a nice enough guy before. . .) and the temple had to tone it down.

Worst part of it was that we couldn't be mean to him, as we all knew it was the dementia. . .sigh.

(On a side note, I will never forget seeing monks dressed in parkas and snowpants and orange robes shovelling snow in the winter. . .although, really, what else would they wear to shovel snow?)