Digging noises at night - AAAAARRRRRGH!
By gregturnbull •
I am sitting here at almost half past midnight with my whole house shaking from jackhammering outside. Can anyone tell me whether there is a legal time limit to the lateness you can do construction work in this country?
Many of you didn't like my comments about rudeness in Qatar but I have lived here over 15 years and see it getting worse and worse as the wealth grows. If you say Salam Alakum you never get a reply its customary to say a reply. With all the so called modernization Qatar is losing its real culture the one of kindness and humility, it used to be like a small village where people cared about each other. If a women had a problem with her car on the road many people would stop to help not anymore you would wait til hell freezes over. I am saddened at the changes I see here and they are not for the better, alcohol, prostitution, crime, murder - I guess that is what many newcomers would refer to as 'progress'. I know much of this was brought in to keep the foreignors happy. There was recently an article about the American towers being built here not high rises with some character but steel and glass towers seen anywhere in the world. Seems Qatar has not learned from the mistakes of other countries. I wish Qatar was not headed in this direction but somehow manners have gone out the window. Anyone that has lived here and visited many years ago can tell you the same thing. Even Dubai sold out their culture for money! I see the wealth making sweeping changes here in the psyche of the people and they are not good changes, you are judged more for what designer purse and watch you wear rather than for who you are. Their are only a handful of Qataris now that are still grounded and have not bought into the materialism. Recently I asked a man to stop parking his car under our trees as he was killing them, I was surprised at his reply, he said they didn't have shade at his work place. I told him I am sorry but this is a garden not a parking lot and it took years to grow the trees. He didn't care he continues to park under our trees practically hitting our wall to do so. The police can't help with noise complaints unless their are laws they can enforce.
I think there are policies in place for times but no one is interested if they have to get a job done. Qatar is going through a major building period and not much to do about it. Even on Friday early morning they are building and drilling - this doesn't make anyone rude they just want to get the work finished as soon as possible.
No point in talking to the labourers as they are only doing their job, and many older buildings suffer cracks etc. because of the shaking due to the way they were built.
All you need to do is give a compalaint to police station and necessary action will be taken.
Try this and your problem will get solved...
Syed Qadeer
I find it strange to read here that even the so called educated people from the developed world generalise others based on caste creed or region
When will they grow up
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
Probably, a bit like that old joke about a walled off area in heaven where all the Catholics are put so's not to spoil their illusion that they are the only ones there, Eve thinks she is only amongst Americans here in Qatar and so no-one else can hear or see her flinging insults about.
Sorry, Eve, but I didn't like your sweeping statement either.
Slightest criticism: - rudest people on earth
that is most definately NOT a 'slight' criticism - that is a sweeping statement!!!
"Eve may I ask you shouted this,
'QATAR THE LAND OF THE RUDEST PEOPLE ON EARTH'
why do you live here then?
did someone force you to live here?"
That is the most infuriating remark that I keep hearing from people in Qatar at the slightest criticism! Yes of course it is unbelievable that human wellbeing is disregarded to an extent that people are deprived of sleep at night. I agree with Eve, this is really really rude.
Eve may I ask you shouted this,
'QATAR THE LAND OF THE RUDEST PEOPLE ON EARTH'
why do you live here then?
did someone force you to live here?
Greg I had the killer driller going for 5 weeks...
caused structual damage to our building and my brain!
Maybe if you could establish that noise is really a pollution, maybe the environment and health department would be the best to call. not sure...
Well, I remember this happening around my place last year & my dad had to literally go out and shout at them.
U can just get the supervisor's contact number from those workers and speak to him regarding this. They are actually not permitted to work in residential areas at odd hours (23.00hrs - 5.00hrs). Just speak to him and tell him its not tolerable since u have school going kids at home and if it continues then u would complain to the higher authorities.
Good Luck!!!
We had same experience 3 times over more 2 years in our area. Oh, make it 4, this time its right beside our villa, and the owner happened to be a uniformed gentleman (if you know what I mean), waah!
As the old wise saying goes..."...what to do."
We have suffered for years with the diggers and the noisiest machines all night long. I even went out and tapped it thinking some official would care but my husband said their are no noise laws. Our new house has been shook so much we had major glass break as the house shook!!! WELCOME TO QATAR THE LAND OF THE RUDEST PEOPLE ON EARTH
The national past time of Qatar - digging! Happens anywhere at any time of the day. As long as they are digging they are happy!!
"To be or not to be? That is the question"
If he can do it, so can the construction workers :P
On a more serious note ... during the very hot weather I don't know what other option the builders have but to work at night.
Ahem ... legal what?