Salvation Army bell won't stop (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

These two women (rotating) have set up shop on corner of my block in front of a Starbucks. They are about 75 feet from my window and have been there since Monday. Every night this week when I got home I heard them until about 8, only for an hour or two - My wife told me the bell rings nonstop from 9-8 all day. She had conversations with a few neighbors who all find this nonstop bell ringing for 12 hours a day extremely annoying. Today is the first time I'm hearing it all day and she is correct.

It is the Salvation Army so I don't want to be a ####, but is there any way to get them to go to another corner?

TL;DR:

Salvation Army Bell rings 12 hours a day in front of house and I need a solution to stop it.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Turn up your TV, buy a white noise machine, do whatever...It's the Salvation Army at Christmas time, dude. It's tradition and it's a charity. Sorry, buddy. Suck it up.

 

[McGarnicle]

Call the police, meet them down there on the corner while the bell ringers are there, and report them as a nuisance. Have your wife record the whole event and post it on YouTube, including the bell ringers being escorted away by the cops. Post link here.

 

[johnnycakes]

Money talks.... get together with the neighbors and put a stop to this nuisance! (Everyone pitch in $20-$50-$100-$x,xxx,xxx and tell them to find a different corner.)

 

[BroadwayG]

Talk to the pimp

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Call the police, meet them down there on the corner while the bell ringers are there, and report them as a nuisance. Have your wife record the whole event and post it on YouTube, including the bell ringers being put in a chokehold by the cops. Post link here.

Fixed.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Turn up your TV, buy a white noise machine, do whatever...It's the Salvation Army at Christmas time, dude. It's tradition and it's a charity. Sorry, buddy. Suck it up.

Imagine a bell 75 feet from your window ringing 12 hours a day for a month straight, there is no tuning it out... I get it, it Christmas and the Salvation Army, but this bell is just awful.

These women must give the best handys ever bc this bell just hasn't stopped once, it's unreal!

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Turn up your TV, buy a white noise machine, do whatever...It's the Salvation Army at Christmas time, dude. It's tradition and it's a charity. Sorry, buddy. Suck it up.

Imagine a bell 75 feet from your window ringing 12 hours a day for a month straight, there is no tuning it out... I get it, it Christmas and the Salvation Army, but this bell is just awful.These women must give the best handys ever bc this bell just hasn't stopped once, it's unreal!

Okay. They can stay on the corner in exchange for the handies.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Money talks.... get together with the neighbors and put a stop to this nuisance! (Everyone pitch in $20-$50-$100-$x,xxx,xxx and tell them to find a different corner.)

This is prob the move we are all going to need to make.

 

[tom22406]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

 

[Tom Servo]

Turn up your TV, buy a white noise machine, do whatever...It's the Salvation Army at Christmas time, dude. It's tradition and it's a charity. Sorry, buddy. Suck it up.

Yeah, suck it up princess.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

Comments like this are entertaining. I'm sure you'd be thrilled if I rang a bell directly in front of your house around the clock for a month, which is a little different than Mr Softy going by for 3 minutes 2x a week.

 

[Tom Servo]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

Comments like this are entertaining. I'm sure you'd be thrilled if I rang a bell directly in front of your house around the clock.

And here I thought NYCers were tough. It turns out they're just a bunch of passive-aggressive pansies.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

Comments like this are entertaining. I'm sure you'd be thrilled if I rang a bell directly in front of your house around the clock.

And here I thought NYCers were tough. It turns out they're just a bunch of passive-aggressive pansies.

This bell would piss anyone off at the frequency it's going.

 

[Henry Ford]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

Comments like this are entertaining. I'm sure you'd be thrilled if I rang a bell directly in front of your house around the clock for a month, which is a little different than Mr Softy going by for 3 minutes 2x a week.

I'd be thrilled if Mr Softy got rung for three minutes a couple times a week.

 

[Tom Servo]

Do you ##### everytime the ice cream truck goes around the neighborhood too?

Comments like this are entertaining. I'm sure you'd be thrilled if I rang a bell directly in front of your house around the clock for a month, which is a little different than Mr Softy going by for 3 minutes 2x a week.

I'd be thrilled if Mr Softy got rung for three minutes a couple times a week.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Glad I don't live 75ft from a star bucks. Seems odd to live in such a "lively" place and then complain about it.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The Salvation Army is a bunch of evangelical goons. Do you own a paintball gun by any chance?

 

[Peyton Marino]

genius move on their part

 

[Tom Servo]

The Salvation Army is a bunch of evangelical goons. Do you own a paintball gun by any chance?

Yeah, because trying to feed and clothe the less fortunate is goonish behavior.

 

[Franknbeans]

Take a huge dump, freeze it, cut it into coin size shapes and deposit it in the pail. Problem solved?

 

[johnnycakes]

Take a huge dump, freeze it, cut it into coin size shapes and deposit it in the pail. Problem solved?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Take a huge dump, freeze it, cut it into coin size shapes and deposit it in the pail. Problem solved?

See a therapist.

 

[Abraham]

You and your wife should learn the difference between 11 hours and 12 hours. Your aggravation is about 8% too much.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Just took a walk... Passed by this woman - What really gets me is how happy she looks, I just don't get it. Ear to ear smile, standing there with an umbrella in one arm and a bell in the other. She has to have Popeyes arms. Why is she so happy, has to be clinically insane? I'd think standing in the rain ringing a bell all day wouldn't be that enjoyable.

 

[Tom Servo]

Just took a walk... Passed by this woman - What really gets me is how happy she looks, I just don't get it. Ear to ear smile, standing there with an umbrella in one arm and a bell in the other. She has to have Popeyes arms. Why is she so happy, has to be clinically insane? I'd think standing in the rain ringing a bell all day wouldn't be that enjoyable.

Being filled with the Holy Spirit will do that.

 

[tri-man 47]

Take a huge dump, freeze it, cut it into coin size shapes and deposit it in the pail. Problem solved?

See a therapist. proctologist.

Fixed.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Take a huge dump, freeze it, cut it into coin size shapes and deposit it in the pail. Problem solved?

See a therapist. proctologist.

Fixed.

 

[Henry Ford]

It takes a special kind of person to not only refuse to donate to help the hungry, but to actually vilify the people collecting money to help for the act of collecting money and the ability to be happy while doing it.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

"Hands Up Don't Ring!"

 

[Flying V]

Just think of all the angels that are finally getting their wings!

 

[gianmarco]

You should just move. Far, far away.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

It takes a special kind of person to not only refuse to donate to help the hungry, but to actually vilify the people collecting money to help for the act of collecting money and the ability to be happy while doing it.

But it's from 9AM until 8PM!

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The Salvation Army is a bunch of evangelical goons. Do you own a paintball gun by any chance?

Yeah, because trying to feed and clothe the less fortunate is goonish behavior.

They can do it without the proselytizing.

 

[Flying V]

Just took a walk... Passed by this woman - What really gets me is how happy she looks, I just don't get it. Ear to ear smile, standing there with an umbrella in one arm and a bell in the other. She has to have Popeyes arms. Why is she so happy, has to be clinically insane? I'd think standing in the rain ringing a bell all day wouldn't be that enjoyable.

Maybe she has chronic tinnitus and is just happy that everybody gets to share her misery.

 

[Wildcat]

The Salvation Army is a bunch of evangelical goons. Do you own a paintball gun by any chance?

Yeah, because trying to feed and clothe the less fortunate is goonish behavior.

They can do it without the proselytizing.

Oh come on. I've never seen them do that.

 

[fantasycurse42]

It takes a special kind of person to not only refuse to donate to help the hungry, but to actually vilify the people collecting money to help for the act of collecting money and the ability to be happy while doing it.

Dropped a fiver the first day it was there, didn't feel it was an important detail in the story. Also dropped off about 5 bags of clothes/shoes (prob worth 1000's retail value) at the Salvation Army this summer.

A special kind of person? Sure, I've donated lots this year to:

-St Jude

-ASPCA

-AIDS Walk

- prob an extra $2k spread across 20 or so people who walked, ran, or biked for God knows what spread across who knows how many chairities.

If I set up shop on your driveway and rang a bell for a month straight, you'd find it a little annoying too

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

Go stand out in front of them, pull out your Dooker! Shake your Dooker to the bell ringing. Report back

 

[Henry Ford]

It takes a special kind of person to not only refuse to donate to help the hungry, but to actually vilify the people collecting money to help for the act of collecting money and the ability to be happy while doing it.

Dropped a fiver the first day it was there, didn't feel it was an important detail in the story. Also dropped off about 5 bags of clothes/shoes (prob worth 1000's retail value) at the Salvation Army this summer.A special kind of person? Sure, I've donated lots this year to:

-St Jude

-ASPCA

-AIDS Walk

- prob an extra $2k spread across 20 or so people who walked, ran, or biked for God knows what spread across who knows how many chairities.

If I set up shop on your driveway and rang a bell for a month straight, you'd find it a little annoying too

I'm a fbg, but I don't have a 75 foot driveway.And how can you donate money to a fundamentalist Christian hate organization like the Salvation Army? You know they're total gay bashers, right?

 

[Henry Ford]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

 

[Tom Servo]

It takes a special kind of person to not only refuse to donate to help the hungry, but to actually vilify the people collecting money to help for the act of collecting money and the ability to be happy while doing it.

Dropped a fiver the first day it was there, didn't feel it was an important detail in the story. Also dropped off about 5 bags of clothes/shoes (prob worth 1000's retail value) at the Salvation Army this summer.

A special kind of person? Sure, I've donated lots this year to:

-St Jude

-ASPCA

-AIDS Walk

- prob an extra $2k spread across 20 or so people who walked, ran, or biked for God knows what spread across who knows how many chairities.

If I set up shop on your driveway and rang a bell for a month straight, you'd find it a little annoying too

LOOK AT ME! I GIVE BOATLOADS TO CHARITY!!!

 

[McGarnicle]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

What's this now? ASPCA no good?

 

[Henry Ford]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

What's this now? ASPCA no good?

ASPCA bad. St. Jude awesome.

 

[jon_mx]

Why did you practically move into a strip mall and expect it to be quiet during business hours?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The Salvation Army is a bunch of evangelical goons. Do you own a paintball gun by any chance?

Yeah, because trying to feed and clothe the less fortunate is goonish behavior.

They can do it without the proselytizing.

Oh come on. I've never seen them do that.

Not the bellringers.

 

[McGarnicle]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

What's this now? ASPCA no good?

My bad. We support the Atlanta Humane Society and they distinguish themselves from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), with whom they are not affiliated. Sorry, I'm baked.The ASPCA may be a great charity, I don't know. I've heard that the HSUS spends a large portion of donations on lobbying in Washington as opposed to no-kill shelters or other direct efforts to help animals.

 

[Henry Ford]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

What's this now? ASPCA no good?

My bad. We support the Atlanta Humane Society and they distinguish themselves from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), with whom they are not affiliated. Sorry, I'm baked.The ASPCA may be a great charity, I don't know. I've heard that the HSUS spends a large portion of donations on lobbying in Washington as opposed to no-kill shelters or other direct efforts to help animals.

They're pretty similar organizations.

 

[3C's]

Also, the ASPCA sucks, but St. Jude gets you huge street cred with me.

Correct, they are nutjobs. And they get a lot of donations from people thinking they are supporting no-kill shelters. You need to give to your local chapter for that. Our Atlanta SPCA does incredible work and they take great pains to distinguish themselves from the ASPCA. We are proud supporters.

What's this now? ASPCA no good?

If you want a local option, here's a good animal charity near you to donate to. FB beyondbreed and beyondbreed

 

[Freelove]

You must have known going in that there would be pluses and minuses to living in a bustling urban neighborhood.

Yeah, I'd be upset if it were happening outside my home. But not as upset as I'd be to discover a Starbucks or NYC foot traffic out there all of a sudden. You choose to live that lifestyle, and 24/7 holiday hubbub is part of the deal.

People show up ringing bells outside my rural Iowa home, they get the courtesy of one warning shot, and the sherrif and I laugh about it after.

Plenty of real estate out here if you're tired of cosmopolitan inconveniences and salaries.