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Mowing lawn at 7 am !

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Sunnyday321 · 02/06/2025 07:00

Tell me my dh is being unreasonable ?
We have a noisy petrol mower at he is outside mowing the lawn !
I've been out ( in my nightie ! ) and told him it's too early , and he has told me it's not .
Surely it's way too early ?

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Justus6 · 05/06/2025 13:20

Omg I would hate your hubby no offence lol!!

Allsorted1 · 03/06/2025 09:18

Legally, 7am is ok but he needs to get a life. That would be so annoying.

Threecraws · 03/06/2025 09:17

7 on a weekday is ok for me as we would normally be up. Really whenever you do it, you could be disturbing someone. After 9 people could be working from home and be in online meetings, shift workers or sick people could be asleep anytime, In the evenings babies and young children may be sleeping.

Circless · 03/06/2025 09:14

If he wants to unite the neighbours in thinking he is a selfish arsehole, that's the way to go about it.

Spectacularly selfish.

Twinkletoes127 · 03/06/2025 09:11

NattyTurtle59 · 02/06/2025 08:09

Of course it's not too early - what time do you people get up???

Myself and DH at home. Our alarm goes off at 9, we have 30 mins breakfast in bed, he gets up and showered first, then goes of to work fit 10. He works 10 until 6.
I work a 48 hour shift once a week.
We go to bed around 1 ish.
If neighbours were making that kind of noise at 7, I'd be happy to return the favour at 11 pm.
( as a funny side note, we have a nursery next door and the back garden play area for 2/3 year old is right by our bedroom window, and in Spring they got a new pan lid banging type game. So far it hasn't been played very early...)

Floatlikeafeather2 · 03/06/2025 09:05

dandeliondandy · 02/06/2025 12:29

Good for you and your husband. The birds in my garden are most active for feeding purposes in the morning and early evening.

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Not sure if you're being rude there.

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 03/06/2025 08:56

Rewis · 02/06/2025 23:21

Well, I was on annual leave today so happily asleep. But normal work day I wake up at 8.45 to make it to my desk at 9. Last time I had to wake up before 8am was last year to make it to airport.

i know morning people are better humans. But some of this wonderment how it is humanly possible to be asleep at 7 is just ridiculous.

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One thing MN has taught me over the years is that a lot of people have not a lot of imagination. Although it must be nice for them to live their lives in such awe and wonder at such mundane things like people still being asleep at 7am!

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 03/06/2025 08:55

Rewis · 02/06/2025 23:21

Well, I was on annual leave today so happily asleep. But normal work day I wake up at 8.45 to make it to my desk at 9. Last time I had to wake up before 8am was last year to make it to airport.

i know morning people are better humans. But some of this wonderment how it is humanly possible to be asleep at 7 is just ridiculous.

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One thing MN has taught me over the years is that a lot of people have not a lot of imagination. Although it must be nice for them to live their lives in such awe and wonder at such mundane things like people still being asleep at 7am!

notatinydancer · 03/06/2025 00:17

myplace · 02/06/2025 07:07

How can people be asleep at 7am on a weekday? Surely most people have work or school?

You Can’t really work around shifts as they are so variable.

You can’t think of any reason why someone might be asleep at 7am ???

Rewis · 02/06/2025 23:21

myplace · 02/06/2025 07:07

How can people be asleep at 7am on a weekday? Surely most people have work or school?

You Can’t really work around shifts as they are so variable.

Well, I was on annual leave today so happily asleep. But normal work day I wake up at 8.45 to make it to my desk at 9. Last time I had to wake up before 8am was last year to make it to airport.

i know morning people are better humans. But some of this wonderment how it is humanly possible to be asleep at 7 is just ridiculous.

Rewis · 02/06/2025 23:06

If my neighbour would start mowing the lawn at 7am, it would be quite freeing. I would not have to worry about any noise I make around the house/outside around midnight.

asrl78 · 02/06/2025 23:01

user1476613140 · 02/06/2025 07:04

We are up every day 6am. 7am isn't a big deal.

Yes it is if you don't normally get up at that time and are having your sleep cut short. There is such a thing as thought and consideration for other people, and there are plenty of other hours in the day you can do noisy activities without disturbing people. You sum up one of the worst things about people, the I'm-alright-so-no-problem individualistic toxic attitudes. I'd be pissed if I normally get up at 8am and some thoughtless cunt insists on waking me up an hour early by mowing a lawn, revving a car engine or whatever.

Noodles1234 · 02/06/2025 19:26

Yes it is a bit, I’d wait until 9am.

if a weekday / school day you could get away with 8am, 7am is a bit of a push and way too early if a weekend.

Nanny0gg · 02/06/2025 18:55

myplace · 02/06/2025 07:07

How can people be asleep at 7am on a weekday? Surely most people have work or school?

You Can’t really work around shifts as they are so variable.

Or are retired? Or have babies?

dandeliondandy · 02/06/2025 18:54

Bonus is you will always have a prop for Grim Reaper fancy dress! 😂

dandeliondandy · 02/06/2025 18:53

Sunnyday321 · 02/06/2025 07:00

Tell me my dh is being unreasonable ?
We have a noisy petrol mower at he is outside mowing the lawn !
I've been out ( in my nightie ! ) and told him it's too early , and he has told me it's not .
Surely it's way too early ?

You could always buy him a scythe and make him do it by hand - much quieter apart from a bit of swishing noise and grunting off him, more eco-friendly to wildlife and insects like mining bees etc, quieter for your neighbours and you won't have a peep out of him for the rest of the day as he will be too knackered 🤣🤣🤣

NotjustCo2 · 02/06/2025 16:32

Ddakji · 02/06/2025 15:26

Because people might be sitting out in their gardens having lunch? I mean, it’s nice to be that considerate but even I think that’s taking it a little too far!

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I said when, not why. 12-3? Seems a big window to down tools.

Yerdug · 02/06/2025 16:20

What a fool. Get him inside

SnappyDenimHedgehog · 02/06/2025 16:10

Sunnyday321 · 02/06/2025 07:00

Tell me my dh is being unreasonable ?
We have a noisy petrol mower at he is outside mowing the lawn !
I've been out ( in my nightie ! ) and told him it's too early , and he has told me it's not .
Surely it's way too early ?

In the UK there are noise restrictions. It is generally accepted to mow after 8am,and he is bring unreasonable to mow before this.

BethDuttonYeHaw · 02/06/2025 15:28

It’s far too early. Very anti social

830 maybe but 9am is more reasonable.

Ddakji · 02/06/2025 15:26

NotjustCo2 · 02/06/2025 13:35

Avoid lunchtime? When is that exactly?

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Because people might be sitting out in their gardens having lunch? I mean, it’s nice to be that considerate but even I think that’s taking it a little too far!

Ddakji · 02/06/2025 15:24

myplace · 02/06/2025 11:38

Having been quoted multiple times- 7am is too early to be that noisy, however I’m surprised people are actually asleep at 7am on a weekday in the summer.

In winter, absolutely understand people can be asleep at 7am and still make it to work on time.

Summer though, I assumed people would have been woken by the light, unless they have exceptional blackout curtains!

I must be a light sleeper- the noise of other people going about their day, getting in their cars, making phone calls wakes me well before 7am no matter how much I wish I was still asleep. DS does manage to roll out of bed at 8am and make it to work for 8.30am, but I’m pretty sure he’s already awake before that.

I’d love to know the statistics on the percentage of people in working household or with school aged DC, so therefore with people moving about fairly early.
It’s most people under 55 I’d have thought, which would still be most people at the moment.

I have exceptional blackout precisely because I don’t want to be woken by the sun rising at stupid o’clock in the summer! We have east-facing windows as well.

OneNewLeader · 02/06/2025 15:19

I’m up early, but I wouldn’t mow the lawn until around 11 am. That way I wouldn’t annoy too many people.

Brownpaint81 · 02/06/2025 15:16

Being retired he could have picked any time

snd even if he did think he was reasonable, his wife was bothered about it, so he could have just waited but instead head down and ignored her

bloody hell it must be crap having someone like this around all day

BitOutOfPractice · 02/06/2025 14:29

There have been some really daft comments on this thread but @MuffinsAreJustCakesAtBreakfast ’s crackpot theory that if it’s light it’s ok to make noise really does win.