Last Sunday night I went to bed with my windows open.  It’s cool at night now in Florida and the air feels great.  I hear someone who sounds like they are almost underneath my window, throwing up.  As I put my ear to the screen I realize that the vomiting is coming from the yard of my next door neighbor. So that is about 10 pm. At 1 am I get up to use the bathroom and still hear vomiting, 3 am it’s still going on. By 8 am I am making my bed and I still hear this individual hacking and coughing. I’m thinking “gee this guy is sick”.

As the week goes on every night I hear people partying early in the evening and then arguing into the late hours.  My neighbor came over the other day and tells me her husband has invited a homeless couple to stay in their yard because they have no place to go.  If they were quiet at night it wouldn’t be an issue.  Well it’s a bit uncomfortable with them there because they have money to drink but no place to live.  I’m concerned about my homes security.  I am happy that we have two large dogs.

Last night was “the icing on the cake”.  The arguing went on until daylight this morning.  I vowed last night to talk to the police today and see if they’d stop by this evening to check it out.  After my phone call to Sheriffs Office I learned that we live outside city limits. There aren’t any laws against what’s going on outside next-door.  The only avenue we have is to call the police when it gets too loud at night and to continue to call the police about the noise until they stop or move on.

Calling and complaining about these people is a judgement call. My heart goes out to the homeless but where do I draw the line?

UPDATE:

Several hours after writing this post, two police cars arrived and removed the couple from the premises   Apparently the night before they were inside the neighbor’s house very drunk and fell into one of the children knocking her head into the side of the refrigerator.  A relative called the police after hearing what happened. Several times thru out the day, the couple returned to the neighbor’s house screaming and yelling at him. Then again during the night and this morning.

It’s sad to see people try to help others only to wish they hadn’t tried at all.  As the old saying goes “No good deed goes unpunished”.