To be pissed off that our neighbour is mowing the lawn right now at 9pm?

[IUseAnyName]

Kids have just been woken up, he started about 15mins ago, currently doing hos section of the communal green space outside, I'm guessing he's then going to move on to his front and back gardens. It's a petrol one too so effing noisy!

[clam]

Well, if he's been at work all day, when else would he do it? And it would have been pretty hot to have been mowing earlier anyway.

[AnyoneForTennis]

That's what I thought clam

[ihavenonameonhere]

You can be annoyed but he is not really doing anything wrong

[IUseAnyName]

Okay, so aibu!.... Shall I ask him to come round afterwards to put my tired hot grumpy kids to bed, who struggled in the 1st place due to the heat?

[IUseAnyName]

He's retired.

[IssyStark]

No, YANBU. 9pm is too late to be mowing the lawn. It won't matter if it has to wait until the weekend.

[Pipbin]

Sorry but I don't think that's too late really.
I wouldn't do it myself but I wouldn't be too annoyed. It'll only last so long unless you live at Sandringham.

[GinUpGirl]

I don't think 9pm is late enough to complain.

[Bean74]

Mine have just started a bonfire

[IssyStark]

And with your follow up, you are definitely, definitely not BU

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

It might be annoying but it's not unreasonable.

[ScarlettDarling]

op I don't think yabu. I'd say 7.30 is a cut off for noisy stuff if you have young children living nearby.

[Squeegle]

It's annoying but not the end of the world. First world problem.

[IUseAnyName]

98% of stuff on mumsnet aibu is a 1st world problem

So when is a reasonable time to stop?

[annielouise]

I think it's anti-social. People are putting kids to bed and settling down to watch TV. Who mows the lawn at 9pm! I'd think 8pm too late. YANBU

[alltoomuchrightnow]

yabu. def not late. he was almost certainly waiting for it to be cooler

[AnyoneForTennis]

It's still light, as hot as it was at lunchtime and kids are still out playing here. The world does not stop at 7.30

[WorraLiberty]

I agree it's annoying but not completely unreasonable. It would have been far too hot to do it earlier on.

Kids are resilient. They do get used to summer noises which is a good thing really, as they'll spend the rest of their lives having to do that.

[msgrinch]

yabu, it's been too hot until now to do it.

[GinUpGirl]

Scarlett I don't even get in until 7:30 most nights. Gotta make use of a dry evening when mowing the grass.

[Twodogsandahooch]

My 2 year old is still awake. I'm more pissed off about that

[IUseAnyName]

Yes a bonfire is worse! So yes it could be worse for me, he could be burning stuff, or I could be living in a country fraught with war.... Thank you for putting my aibu in to perspective, and remind me to mention your comment squeeglyon every aibu i read!

[IUseAnyName]

Okay, so aibu. Still pissed off though :/.... I walked up a mountain in work today, that's much hotter than mowing the lawn.

[Pipbin]

In my opinion it could wait for a day or so.

But I don't think it is unreasonable for a pensioner to not want to mow the lawn during the day time of the hottest day of the year so far.