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1. Merilieu
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   My husband & I bought a house in the Seaview area last year. Since we are new to the neighborhood, so we aren't sure how to handle this. There's a woman who walks right past/under our bedroom window, on 51st St, at about 5:25-5:30, every morning, talking loudly on her cell phone. We don't know who she is. She probably has no idea she is waking us up (we don't normally get up that early). Get up & try to talk to her, interrupting her call? Put up a funny sign? Or are earplugs the only answer? Your advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

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2. odroku
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   sprinklers?

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3. Carson
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   They are totally illegal but easily available, you will need to get them past US Customs as well... http://www.cell-phone-jammers.com/

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4. Ken
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   The scarecrow motion-activated sprinkler automatically detects animals as they approach.

   Only 5 left in stock--order soon.

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MB8QXI/ref=asc_df_B002MB8QXI1099081?smid=A6OL4KJFSW9YC&tag=nextag-pet-mp01-delta-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B002MB8QXI

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5. velo_nut
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   Water balloon.

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6. flowerpetal
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   These seem like mean spirited solutions. How about talking to her? A witty sign works too for me. Rolling over and going back to sleep works too.

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7. Merilieu
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   We don't want to be mean, we just want to sleep. Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe we will try setting an alarm one morning for 5:20 so we have enough time to look out & see if she is a neighbor we might have met & then talk to her later in the day. If not then maybe we will try getting up (ugh!) before she comes by and talking to her.

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8. flowerpetal
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   When we bought our house, on a corner we knew that there was going to be some level of street noise. We chose to make our bedroom one of the smaller bedrooms farthest away from the streets. We hear birdies and such in the morning. Much more pleasant and who needs a large bedroom for sleeping?

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9. hoffanimal
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   I'd leave a witty note first so you don't have to interrupt her phone call. She probably doesn't realize she is waking you up.

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10. Briana
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    I agree that a sign would be a good route to take. Have you asked your neighbors if they are having the same problem or hear her too? I would go for a nice, light-hearted, semi-funny sign and give it a few mornings. If after a few mornings it is still happening then I would suggest trying to talk to her.

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11. KBear
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    We used to have someone like that walking by our house regularly. Always on the phone, always talking loudly, often several times a day. She seemed a little odd--we wondered if there was actually anyone on the other end of the line. She had a ratty little dog who pooped in our yard. And no, she didn't pick up after it. "I don't have a bag," she said, when my wife confronted her. We offered her a bag, and she still wouldn't do it. Haven't seen her for a few years, though.

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12. lazybeard
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    While I do not have any first hand experience with cell phone jammers, like Carson said, they are illegal to posses and use in the United States but you can order them from Deal Extreme (from China).

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13. KBear
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    Do they make a dashboard mounted one?

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14. lazybeard
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    You could make one, or use a iPod holder of sort.

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15. flowerpetal
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    I can imagine it now. Some foolish driver is talking while driving (and probably not paying attention) and then his/her phone gets "jammed." The resulting consternation causes further distractions and the rest you, dear reader, can make up yourself.

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16. Merilieu
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    Our bedroom is the one with the west view so we don't want to give that up! We'll try a sign first...suggestions for what it should say? "Ssshhhh...People Sleeping Above!" or "We're Eavesdropping on You!" or....?

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17. MargL
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    A printout of the Verizon "Can you hear me now" guy with some text "Yes, we can hear you now and -really- don't want to!" ;-)

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18. flowerpetal
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    I like it Marge! Maybe add "and we don't want to at 5:30 in the morning."?

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19. DBurns
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    We have really loud wind chimes next door and the neighbors are super unfriendly and unapproachable. Sometimes in the middle of the night in my half sleep I think about calling the (non-emergency) police - isn't there a noise ordinance or curfew or something? Quiet between midnight and 6 am or something?? Of course I would never actually call them but I'm just sleepy and irritated... Definitely let us know what happens!

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20. Lindsey
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    I probably wouldn't notice a sign if I was the loud walker. Could you possibly flick a light on and off rapidly? I think that would do a better job of getting the walker's attention and conveying the message that you are up and can hear her. She may still not care.

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21. WorldCitizen
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    Here's a novel idea. Talk to her. It IS ok to interact with people.

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22. hammy
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    Funny ideas. I had neighbors once that woke me up every morning about 5 am playing games with their infant. The infant was making high pitched noises and it penetrated through the windows between our house. I did talk to the neighbors in a polite way. They were extremely offended, told me they had it much worse because the infant woke them several times in the night, and were very cold to us after that discussion. They also continued the loud play at 5 am. In hindsight I wish I had not brought it up. I invested in some ear plugs and a fan to dull the noise.

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23. anonyme
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    I really don't think it's reasonable to expect someone to get up at 5 a.m. and stand outside their home waiting to politely beseech some self-centered, self-important blabbermouth to tone it down. This is taking civility to a moronic level. Just open the window and use whatever words you feel comfortable with to make the message loud enough and clear enough. If that fails, have the water balloon ready next morning...

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