His Neighbor Moved the High-Pitched Animal Deterrent—But Weeks Later, the Noise Started Again
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It’s always frustrating when you finally get a problem fixed, only to have it come back a short time later.
One homeowner started hearing a high-pitched beeping noise and eventually traced it to an animal deterrent across the street.
After he spoke with the neighbor, they moved the device and the noise finally stopped.
But a few days ago, the beeping came back after the deterrent was repositioned near the flower garden.
It doesn’t go off as often now, but passing trucks still trigger it while he’s trying to enjoy his front yard.
Read on to learn the full story.
Animal Noise Deterrent Saga
So about a month or so ago, I basically started noticing some high-pitched sound happening randomly and couldn’t figure out where it was coming from.
Behold, I figured out it was my neighbors across the street who had those animal noise deterrents, except this one is audible to the human ear.
They originally had it pointed at the street to keep deer out of their property; however, it was going off when a person or car passed by. It was driving me nuts. I managed to catch one of them and she was super nice, and she was able to let her spouse know.
A few days later, BAM, deterrent moved, and bliss began.
Then, they moved it back.
However, fast forward to a couple of days ago, I noticed the beeping again.
It seems to be that they moved it back to their flower garden, but it seems they attempted to angle it up and out of the way. It doesn’t go off when people pass by or shorter cars, but there are a lot of people who drive trucks by me, and it goes off pretty frequently.
It’s a lot better than it used to be but still annoying since I like to sit out in my front yard.
Do you guys think I should say something again or just deal with it since it isn’t super constant but still noticeable if outside for a long time?
Oh yikes! No one would want to listen to that at home.
Let’s check out how the fine folks over at Reddit would handle it.
This reader would just talk to them again.
If he wants to be passive-aggressive, this will work.
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Gifting them a better one is an excellent idea.
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He should really consider this.
It can’t hurt to talk to the neighbors again.
After all, they were willing to move the deterrent before, so there’s no reason to assume they won’t work with him again.
And since he knows that the noise only goes off whenever larger vehicles pass, he can explain that to them.
Chances are, if they can adjust the angle a little more, everyone may be able to enjoy the yard without turning it into a big thing.
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