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in wanting to ram my neighbour’s leaf blower where the sun doesn’t shine?

36 replies

sweetkitty · 30/05/2025 20:50

I know I’m tired, menopausal, in chronic pain and I also have an infection from where I had a tooth removed so I’m extra grumpy right now but hear me out.

My across the fence neighbour is using his leaf-blower yet again, yes 8:45pm on a Friday night he has nothing better to do than suck up leaves from his garden. 9am Sunday morning he is at it, one warm sunny day he was either leaf-blowing or pressure washing ALL day. The thing is there’s a small under 2 year old who lives next door to him and another baby across from him why would you do this?

He also whinges about my and the other neighbours trees, mine are cherry blossoms do even though we have trimmed them so none of them are close to his fence sometimes for that one week in May some of the cherry blossom gets in his garden. He also does annoying things like water his garden whilst I have a dry washing out in the evening, wetting my washing. He also has a large dog he locks out the house and the poor thing barks at the patio doors. Oh and then I hear him and his wife screaming at each other all the time. He sounds obnoxious.

But it’s the leaf/blowing that grinds my gears, he needs to get another hobby!

OP posts:
FieldInWhichFucksAreGrownIsBarren · 31/05/2025 10:48

I absolutely feel your pain, my neighbor is a jet washer, I mean wtf does he find to jet wash, constantly???

Whatifitallgoesright · 31/05/2025 10:45

Its just not fair that people who appear to hate nature have big gardens. They don't deserve them.

Whatafustercluck · 31/05/2025 10:39

Oops. I use a leaf blower, but i don't think I'm an antisocial leaf blower user. Between the hours of 9 and 5 is OK isn't it? And certainly not for extended periods.

pontivex · 31/05/2025 10:28

What I would give for the noise of a humble leaf blower! My neighbour spent all winter cutting down trees and branches and has a massive house size pile of them. She has purchased a diesel generated wood chipper and spends every weekend feeding branches through the fucking thing.
It starts up around 10 am
CHUGACHUGACHUGACHUGACHUCHUCUCUCUCUUCUCCUUCUC
Branch goes in
CHHHHWWEEEAAAAAAAAWWWAAAAAASSSCCGGHHH

Repeat until sundown with a short break for lunch. She wears ear defenders while doing it it is THAT loud. In 6 weekends she’s barely made a dent and I’m ready to feed her though the cocking machine.

GreenCandleWax · 31/05/2025 08:32

MidLifeWoman · 30/05/2025 20:56

Are you my neighbour? Next door is bloody obsessed with his leaf blower! I can understand why people turn to murder…

Edited

Mine too. And if its not the leaf blower (what leaves at this time of year?), its the pressure washer, the loudest grass mower in history, or multi-decibel chain saw. He actually has a collection of the noisiest power tools ever.

MagpiePi · 31/05/2025 08:21

When I’m president of the world anyone who uses a leaf blower will indeed have it rammed where the sun don’t shine.

Purplegiraffe345 · 31/05/2025 08:13

Leaf blowers are so annoying! They’ve become toys for people now it’s very sad!

I really wish they would get banned.

Ionacat · 30/05/2025 20:57

Think we must have a similar neighbour - he has a large leaf blower which is not only used to blow leaves but dry the cars when he’s washed them as well. It always seems to be just as we’re sitting down to enjoy the garden and last bits of sun and so annoying. We did think as neighbours we might club together to buy him a rake! And perhaps he might get the message that way!

MidLifeWoman · 30/05/2025 20:56

Are you my neighbour? Next door is bloody obsessed with his leaf blower! I can understand why people turn to murder…

Baital · 30/05/2025 20:54

I would ask to borrow it 😀 partly (mostly) because I could use one right now, but then I could keep it for a couple of days and get a break!