Is it reasonable to start mowing your massive lawn at 8pm?

[OkMaybeNot]

With your very loud petrol lawnmower?

[NorthernLurker]

Yes of course it is

[Stephisaur]

Given how unbelievably hot it has been today, I would say yes.

[OkMaybeNot]

Oh.

I'll sit here and be annoyed silently then.

[DramaAlpaca]

I wouldn't have a problem with this. In fact I think DH is planning to do ours in an hour or so when it's a bit cooler.

[SpecialAgentNobody]

Yes. Christ almighty.

[Foxyloxy1plus1]

It would be unreasonable to expect him or her to mow it in the heat of the day, so the alternatives are early morning or now. Would you prefer early morning?

[Lucked]

Phew DH is out at the moment, although it's a flymo so not the noisiest.

[Ohmydayslove]

I would but I know both neighbours have teenagers. I probably wouldn’t if they had little ones.

[OhTheTastyNuts]

Yup, totally reasonable!

Is the noise bothering you?

[OkMaybeNot]

I'd prefer thick, long meadows in every front garden.

And lawnmowers to be outlawed.

I'm going to have to get all the way up and close the windows aren't I?

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

Why would it be unreasonable? It’s no louder than at 4pm but a whole lot cooler.

[notangelinajolie]

Early evening is the best time to do it. I'm just about to do ours and then I'll get the hose pipe out.

[dementedma]

wouldn't bother me

[Myotherusernameisbest]

It wouldn't bother me to be honest. Stick your music on op and relax with a g&t

[wishingitwasfriday]

When the children where we live are up at 7am screaming in their gardens, then yes, 8pm for mowing is absolutely fine!!

[Sparklingbrook]

Good time to do it IMO.

[OkMaybeNot]

relax with a g&t

That sounds amazing. I only have beer

[EmmaGrundyForPM]

Yes. Perfectly reasonable.

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

8pm seems sensible when it's so hot earlier in the day but I can see why the noise would be infuriating.

Petrol mowers are loud whatever time they're used though.

[midnightmisssuki]

Call the police op. of course YABU. Don’t be so silly!

[Ilovemypantry]

I don’t think 8pm is too late, unless you have children/babies that will be in bed by then and your neighbour knows this.
It has been hot today and it’s cooler in the evening to do the mowing.

What I think is very unreasonable is when a neighbour of mine started mowing his lawn at 5.50am last Sunday morning! Needless to say he got a tongue lashing from me having woken me up!

[Processedpea]

yes it would bloody bother me alot, after 8 it's nice to hear the birds not a lawn mower.

[Lethaldrizzle]

I wouldn't do it myself. Its not really fair on people with young kids

[NotARegularPenguin]

I would rather hear it now than earlier on when I was sunbathing.

[puffyisgood]

8pm to start, with petrol, yes, that is a bit late. acceptable as a very occasional thing.