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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 ?

OP posts:
Depte · 02/06/2025 08:30

Because this thread is about lawn mowing hmmmi

rather than

a) and inconsiderate retiree who could
mow at any time
b) a marriage where one party asks very reasonably to hold off for a bit and the other basically tells her to shove it, and carries on anyway

Bliss

gingercat02 · 02/06/2025 08:28

Way too early even on a weekday! I don't get up until.7:30 to go to work, if I was on a day off or had a sleeping child I would be raging

Depte · 02/06/2025 08:28

Sunnyday321 · 02/06/2025 08:27

Lol . No , I just thought it was too early.

Thanks for commenting my marriage situation though.

I didn't realise lawn mowing has anything to do with if your marriage is ' shite ' or not . I've been with my dh 27 years . How about you ?

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Sunnyday321 · 02/06/2025 08:27

Depte · 02/06/2025 08:03

Would I be right in thinking that you’re generally not very happy with DH and the marriage is a bit shite?

Lol . No , I just thought it was too early.

Thanks for commenting my marriage situation though.

I didn't realise lawn mowing has anything to do with if your marriage is ' shite ' or not . I've been with my dh 27 years . How about you ?

OP posts:
Upsetbetty · 02/06/2025 08:27

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 02/06/2025 07:08

Isn’t the grass still damp/dewy?

This!! He’ll break the lawnmower if he carries on like that!

dandeliondandy · 02/06/2025 08:25

It is very inconsiderate and nothing that can't wait for an hour unless you don't have neighbours close by? Why not do a few other gardening jobs like weeding first then mow a little later? Also there is still usually dew on the grass at that time as the sun isn't warm enough to cause it to evaporate so it isn't good for mower blades. It is also peak feeding time for the birds so the noise would scare them off.

purpleygrey · 02/06/2025 08:24

Wouldn’t bother me if I was your neighbour.

Done41 · 02/06/2025 08:23

On a weekday, not too bad. All my neighbours would be up or out already anyway. be pissed off of someone did it at the weekend before about 9/10am

Doggymummar · 02/06/2025 08:23

Our council website says after 8am, let that be your guide

MiracleCures · 02/06/2025 08:23

PersephoneParlormaid · 02/06/2025 07:03

I believe you can make noise between 7am and 11pm.

There's a difference between what you can do and what you should do

dontcomeatme · 02/06/2025 08:21

This is my OH, she was out in the garden banging nails at 7am the other day. I was furious, so inconsiderate.

Guavafish1 · 02/06/2025 08:20

We live need the airport… ✈️ start at 4.30am

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 02/06/2025 08:16

It might be legal from 7am but I think anyone mowing before 8am is a bit rude.

OMGitsnotgood · 02/06/2025 08:13

Schools are still off here, which means many parents are taking holidy, so being disturbed at 7am really wouldn’t go down too well here .
Even in term time, not everyone is up at 7am, it was usually a 7:30 alarm for us, and that extra 30 mins was precious. Definitely inconsiderate

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 02/06/2025 08:13

NattyTurtle59 · 02/06/2025 08:09

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

6.30am usually. But not everyone does. So I think it’s too early to mow the lawn.
OP is there any reason he had to do it at that time? Is it his only window of opportunity today? I’m

user2848502016 · 02/06/2025 08:12

On a weekday it’s not the worst thing, but 8am feels more acceptable to me , we are up around 7am but would rather not be woken up by a lawnmower. 7am is better than 9pm though

LakieLady · 02/06/2025 08:11

Too early imo, despite being a lark who's been awake since 5.30 and up since 6.30.

I think 8 is reasonable on a weekday, same as for building works.

NattyTurtle59 · 02/06/2025 08:09

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

StMarie4me · 02/06/2025 08:07

SaintNoMountainHighEnough · 02/06/2025 07:09

Far too early. I always use 9-5 as my judgement of whether it's sensible to do noisy/potentially antisocial tasks.

How does that work if your commute and working day is 8-6? Am I only supposed to do anything at the weekend?

FedupofArsenalgame · 02/06/2025 08:04

randoname · 02/06/2025 07:10

Idiot. The grass is too wet too.

My grass is bone dry. How do you know if OPs grass is wet or not

My daughter has long standing roadworks going on outside her house. They start making racket ever morning so lawn being mowed is no big deal

Does the DH have to go to work ?

IwasDueANameChange · 02/06/2025 08:03

Would have been better waiting til 8am but tbh its a monday morning, aren't most people up for work/school?

Of course there'll be the odd shift worker but they could be asleep at 11am, there's no planning round it.

Depte · 02/06/2025 08:03

Would I be right in thinking that you’re generally not very happy with DH and the marriage is a bit shite?

BluebellCrocus · 02/06/2025 08:01

I would never do it as it's not up to me to dictate when everyone wakes up. Not everyone works Monday to Friday. Some people work Saturday and have Monday off.

Chocolateorange22 · 02/06/2025 07:59

We have several inconsiderate villagers who like to walk their incredibly yappy dogs (I don't know how they breathe none of them shut up) at 5am so 7am would be an absolute lie in for us.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 02/06/2025 07:58

@Sunnyday321 my old neighbour used to do that too!! he was always running late and it was always on a friday. Had an ex neighbour who used to cut his grass wearing a three piece suit!!!!!

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