The owner of a shop next to the Odyssey Nightclub has appealed to Police to end "an absolute nightmare''.

Double Dip owner and manager Doris Brooks blamed her neighbour for a string of problems.

For instance, her windows had been broken and she had been forced to clean up vomit from club patrons.

Ms Brooks said she had complained to the night club owners and their landlord for more than three months.

But she was now tired of talking and was considering legal action.

According to Ms Brooks, more than 20 of her ceiling tiles have been damaged by water leaks, reportedly from a broken bar sink in Odyssey.

"One time a customer was in the store when a tile busted from the weight of the water and came crashing to the floor,'' she said.

She also claimed Rottweiler dogs outside the club have caused her to lose business.

"The leash is long enough to reach my entrance, and several customers have come to me saying `ma'am, you're going to lose customers, we're afraid of the dogs'.'' Ms Brooks said Double Dip did the majority of business in the evening hours but business this summer had dropped by 11.30 p.m. because few of her customers wanted to deal with the rowdy crowd or the dogs.

"The whole situation has become a nightmare to me,'' she said, "and I am exhausted with their lack of concern for my establishment.'' "Every day before I go to work, I have to wonder -- are my windows broken, will there be trash all around the store, do I have to clean up vomit or dog mess? "It's not fair for Odyssey or Brunswick Company (the landlord) to expect me to tolerate this nonsense,'' she added.

Ms Brooks said the situation came to a head this past Friday when Odyssey patrons were under the impression they would be receiving free admission because of a cancelled cruise.

She claimed a few hundred people blocked the entrance and stayed there for hours, trying to get into the club.

She said people banged on the windows of her shop in frustration all night and one of the windows was cracked, causing her an estimated $1,000 worth of damage.

Ms Brooks added that she is not only concerned with the effect on her business, but also with the young people who frequent the club.

"They need to take responsibility before someone is badly hurt,'' said Ms Brooks. "It's really out of control.''.

But Odyssey owner Tracy Tucker said steps had been taken to address Ms Brooks' concerns.

According to Mr. Tucker, action had been taken on the problem of the dripping water but he added that while Odyssey was helping Ms Brooks deal with the water problem, as far as he was concerned, it was a problem that needed to be met by Brunswick Company.

Woman threatens legal action over dispute with night club And he said after the situation on Friday night, he spoke with Ms Brooks.

"We dealt with Friday night's situation, and Saturday night it was a whole different programme -- people were lined up. We're trying to work with her.'' And when questioned about the dogs being on a leash long enough to interfere with Double Dip customers, he stated: "That's impossible.'' "The dogs are handled by people, and there's no way they are on a leash long enough to reach her store,'' he said.

He added that Odyssey should not be expected to control vomiting customers.

"There's really nothing we can do about that ... this is a nightclub, and people come to drink.'' And he pointed out that crowds on the sidewalk were the responsibility of the Police to control, not Odyssey bouncers.

"It's Police responsibility to handle what goes on outside the club, and they've told us so,'' he said.

"We've seen the Police sit across the street and watch. We've asked them to walk around, and they won't do it.'' "If the owner of Double Dip is having problems with people blocking the entrance to her store, then she needs to call the Police.'' Yesterday, Brunswick Company representative Brian Burch said he had "no comment whatsoever''.

DORIS BROOKS: Threatening legal action