Lilly
04-02-2008, 11:22 PM
MARGATE, England, April 2 (UPI) -- A southeastern England man has been fined $140 after neighbors complained about his loud grunting while exercising.
Giran Jobe, 36, was served a noise abatement order in June 2007 after neighbors complained about the loud grunts he exudes while lifting weights, but Thanet Council noise teams said he has violated the order 47 times, occasionally creating noise that reached 100 decibels -- the same noise level as a rock concert, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
"The noise was so loud that I thought that he had an angle grinder up there," said downstairs neighbor Doris Fox, 68.
Thanet Magistrates Court fined Jobe $140 for violating the noise order.
"I don't play loud music, I don't have parties and I don't stamp around," said Jobe, a carpenter and father of four. "All I do is exercise and work out with my weights. I am trying to keep fit. I cannot believe I got taken to court for exercising."
Jobe said he is getting rid of his weight set and from now on will stick to push-ups and sit-ups for exercise.
Giran Jobe, 36, was served a noise abatement order in June 2007 after neighbors complained about the loud grunts he exudes while lifting weights, but Thanet Council noise teams said he has violated the order 47 times, occasionally creating noise that reached 100 decibels -- the same noise level as a rock concert, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
"The noise was so loud that I thought that he had an angle grinder up there," said downstairs neighbor Doris Fox, 68.
Thanet Magistrates Court fined Jobe $140 for violating the noise order.
"I don't play loud music, I don't have parties and I don't stamp around," said Jobe, a carpenter and father of four. "All I do is exercise and work out with my weights. I am trying to keep fit. I cannot believe I got taken to court for exercising."
Jobe said he is getting rid of his weight set and from now on will stick to push-ups and sit-ups for exercise.