By melons - 11/08/2015 01:28 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I'm lying awake at 2 in the morning listening to the police helicopter circle my house yet again. I recently moved near quiet woodland to escape the traffic noise that disturbed my sleep. Quiet woodland where apparently the local criminals play midnight hide-and-seek with the police. FML
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melons 44

I'm such a bad sleeper, earplugs and double glazing make little difference. As for finding a new home, I bought this place last year and spent many months renovating it, so the idea of selling up right now after all that is not top of my list. A lot of my neighbours have lived here since the houses were built in the early 1960s, so surely it can't be all that bad?! Although, I hadn't even considered the thought of the forest lurkers breaking in, so thanks for that...

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alex_gen 38

You should really consider moving again. It only takes a few minutes for 'criminals in the woodlands' to become 'criminals in your house'.

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phantomtiger 17

I feel like the real estate agent "forgot" to tell you that. Perhaps the woodland wolves will take care of that for you OP!

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lordcattank 2

ha near my house there is a air port , a rail road track , and my neighbors used to run a old folks home (there were lots of ambulances ). so a helicopter doesn't sound so bad to me but I would keep a gun handy just in case one of the people they're looking for trys to break into your house

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ke17189 21

Try listening to music with headphones. It helps me

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cowgirlupCA 4

Woodland, CA? Cause I live there and yeah that happens alot

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confused_wandere 26

It clearly says that OP is from the UK, so no where near California.

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dhpk 14

My old neighbor had a prescription for medicinal marijuana (we live in Texas so it's rare) he decided it cost too much and grew a bunch of 10ft tall marijuana plants, a few months later the DEA found out and surrounded his house witch helicopters, cops, etc.

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Blizzardstar 12

My advice: get a really alert dog. Or two. And have more than one gun. Also if consider having an alarm system just to be extra safe.

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confused_wandere 26

We don't have guns in the UK, hope we never do.

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xyuukinekox 15

Living out in the country/with woodland is no different. There's usually still helicopters circling everyday for like a week searching for missing people and pot fields. Ah Kentucky. :/

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