A Patch reader wonders if it’s really necessary for her neighbor to keep their intrusively bright LED and halogen lights burning all night.
![What Do You Do About Neighbor’s Bright Lights? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240926/061341/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1695466663___26181232368.jpg)
One reader wants her neighbors to complain that the upkeep of her property bugs them, thereby shaming her husband into getting off his bum.
![Be Cordial To Neighbors Who Bug You? Or ‘Go Lower’? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240920/035846/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-305640428___20155515222.jpg)
Most of us want to have cordial relationships with our neighbors. But when they do things that bug you, how do you talk to them about it?
![How Do You Talk To Neighbors About What Bugs You? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240917/122314/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2454210005___17122253865.jpg)
From neighbors who have barking, snarling dogs to “basement tenants from hell” to smokers, tokers and fire stokers, readers dish.
![Annoying Neighbors: Let Us Count The Ways, Readers Say [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240830/040725/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2369810199___30160157580.jpg)
Do your neighbors party and play loud music all night, let their dogs bark, or have zero cares to give about the upkeep of their property?
![Annoying Neighbors: What Ticks You Off? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240821/023936/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1299304078___21143814902.jpg)
Readers said getting the kids out of the car without delay is the code, but another pointed out “there are challenges you cannot see.”
![Entitled, Rude Parents Ruin School Drop-Off For Everyone [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240816/042737/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2401451187___16162247668.jpg)
The school drop-off and pick-up lane is torture because of some parents. Does it have to be this painful? What constitutes proper etiquette?
![Does The School Drop-Off Lane Have To Be Torture? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240808/060223/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-199125329___08180052598.jpg)
Bullies, conspiracy theories and politicizing everything can suck the fun out of interacting on community social media forums, readers said.
![Community Facebook Page Etiquette: The Good, Bad And Ugly [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240802/014940/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2452654291___02014637882.jpg)
Your community’s social media page may bring out the best in your neighbors. Or the worst. What’s the best way to keep discussions civil?
![What’s The Etiquette For Community Facebook Pages? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240725/035118/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2459771611___25154504590.jpg)
Just who are these people, readers wondered, and do you really want to know them if they’d keep packages delivered to them by mistake?
![Not Your Package? Will You Keep It Or Be A Decent Human? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240719/031456/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2304605183___19151130092.jpg)
Do you take the package to the intended recipient? Is it OK to check the addresses on a neighbor’s packages as you search for yours?
![Package Delivery Never Shows: What Do You Do? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240710/034057/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1152348296___10154008404.jpg)
What gives the person with a chemically toxic lawn more rights than the person trying to “rewild” their properties, one reader wondered.
![Get Off My Lawn, Boomer; Tidy, Close-Cut Lawns So 1950s [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240705/055036/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2444841455___05173527420.jpg)
Not everyone in the neighborhood shares the same passion for landscaping, but what do you do about the eyesore next door?
![Neighbor’s Yard Is Weedy, Stinky Mess. What To Do? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240627/051538/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-419581768___27171429333.jpg)
Some readers threw shade on the “shopping cart theory,” which says people who don’t return them are of questionable moral character.
![If You Don’t Return A Shopping Cart Are You A Total Jerk? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240621/040441/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-532210126___21160210812.jpg)
The “shopping cart theory” holds that a person’s moral character is revealed based on whether they abandon or return carts.
![Is It OK To Leave Shopping Carts In Parking Lot? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240613/021111/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-622783631___13140845154.jpg)
Loud music, especially loud bass, topped readers’ complaints about noisy neighbors. Dogs, fireworks and exhaust fans got mentions, too.
![How To Handle Neighbors Who Pollute Summer With Noise? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240607/042424/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2095942300___07162155437.jpg)
Aside from the normal sounds of summer, how much noise should you reasonably expect from people living next door, upstairs or downstairs?
![Sounds Of Summer: What To Do About Noisy Neighbors [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240530/025451/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2315127481___30145234057.jpg)
If a neighbor’s security camera is pointed at your back yard, no matter how tempting to do otherwise, keep your clothes on, readers say.
![Naughty Or Nice When Neighbor’s Security Camera Is On? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240524/105131/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-572014516___24105033049.jpg)
“Obviously, they want to see something, Could I walk around nude in my back yard and do adult things?” someone wondered.
![Neighbor’s Security Camera Records You. OK To Be Naughty? [Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240516/085902/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-231333556___16205505607.jpg)
No Mow May is one way to help pollinators, but not the only one, many readers said. Others called it an unproven “half-baked idea.”
![No Mow May: Let It ‘Bee,’ Or ‘Busybody Enviroweenies’? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240510/024239/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2454042299___10143702071.jpg)
For some people, the mowing season is in full swing. Others, who are observing “No Mow May,” say the pause helps imperiled pollinators.
![No Mow May: Laziness Or Help For Pollinators? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240503/092137/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2310283405___03091944020.jpg)
Being respectful is important, readers told us, whether to immediate neighbors or the DIYers who want to make the most of their weekends.
![Power Tools On Weekends: When Is Too Early? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240426/094811/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-160848248___26094726969.jpg)
When close neighbors start their circular saws and drills and begin pounding hammers at daybreak, do you fume or admire their ambition?
![When Is Too Early For Power Tools On Weekends? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240419/094842/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1737338216___19094633545.jpg)
When neighbor kids overstay, there may be a reason. When it comes to setting boundaries, “you don’t,” one reader said. “Just enjoy the kids.
![Neighbor Kids Won’t Go Home? Real Advice From Parents [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240412/030905/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-71425417___12150400447.jpg)
The neighbor’s kids and your kids are pals, but they’re always hanging out at your house. Their parents never reciprocate. What do you do?
![Setting Boundaries If Neighbor Kids Won’t Go Home [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240404/062646/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-779142160___04182244363.jpg)
Should a 75-year-old with a bad back have to scrape a bundt cake off his driveway in what one reader called society’s “not it” game?
![Just Pick Up Strewn Trash; But, Yes, People Are Slobs [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240328/062505/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1207638289___28182413062.jpg)
Responsibility follows trash, right? You might think. Or do you and your neighbors owe it to each other to pick up trash when you see it?
![Who Cleans Up Neighbor's Spilled Trash? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240321/031816/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2184636045___21151644752.jpg)
Dogs do need room to romp, but unleashing them on daily walks in the neighborhood and parks is dangerous, entitled and rude, readers said.
![Leash Your Dogs; Not Everyone Loves Them Or Their Slobber [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240315/114228/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1337012390___15114007484.jpg)
Leashes may be required, but some people give their dogs the freedom to romp — and jump and slobber on people, or worse, knock them down.
![What’s Up With Unleashed Dogs? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240308/111921/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2029725635___08111629808.jpg)
Feeding birds brings great joy to some but expensive hassles for neighbors who have to exterminate rats and other critters drawn to feeders.
![Bears And Varmints Convince Birders To Remove Feeders [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240229/015712/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1361906666___29135015931.jpg)
Besides pretty birds, your neighbor’s back yard feeder may attract squirrels and raccoons, rats and cats, or even bears. What do you do?
![Are Well-Meaning Bird Feeders Attracting Vermin? [Block Talk Survey]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240222/095556/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-477778825___22215434778.jpg)
Many readers said how they store RVs on their property is nobody’s business, but others said private property rights aren’t absolute.
![RV Storage: A Property Right, Or A Blight On Your Rights? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240216/025158/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2111000978___16144314905.jpg)
Some neighborhoods have covenants dictating when people can park their RVs on their property or on the street. What do you think about this?
![A Neighbor’s RV Or Camper Is An Eyesore : What Do You Do? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240212/104231/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-542408998___12104054247.jpg)
Twinkling lights year-round make some people happy. Others are over it. When it comes to blow-up displays, “just nope,” several readers say.
![Turn Off The Christmas Lights; It’s Past Time, People [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/790386/20240202/120213/styles/patch_image/public/flat-santa___02120054492.jpg)
You may think there’s no harm in extending the magic of the holidays with your twinkling lights, but your neighbors may be over them.
![When Should Outdoor Christmas Lights Be Turned Off? [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/790386/20240126/102309/styles/patch_image/public/patch-ed-arlington-holiday-lights-ma-fisher-2___26102105926.jpg)
When neighbors continually ask for annoying favors, it’s best to shut it down, even if they never talk to you again, several readers said.
![The ‘Need-A-Favor Neighbor’ Who Just Won’t Give Up [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240118/114908/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2400859387___18114143622.jpg)
It’s not the people who need help in a pinch who are annoying, but those who habitually take advantage of your generosity. What do you do?
![How To Say No To Neighbors Always Asking Annoying Favors [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240111/042920/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1564858954___11162405258.jpg)
Readers made New Year’s resolutions for their neighbors about leaf blowers, free-range cats, nosiness and noisiness, and property upkeep.
![2024 Neighbor Resolutions, A Look Back At Top 2023 Takes [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20240104/051418/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-2376809451___04171315043.jpg)
Competition for on-street parking is fierce during the holidays, but it doesn’t do much good to complain, readers told us.
![‘You Don’t Own The Street’ And Other Parking Vexations: [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20231221/053018/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1193269636___21172433122.jpg)
“Who are we to say what our neighbors can and cannot display?” said a Patch reader who claims to be Santa. “Their house, their tastes.”
![Neighborhood Holiday Lights And The Art Of Keeping Quiet [Block Talk]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/790386/20231207/120210/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1876871347___07120114740.jpg)