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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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BitOutOfPractice · 02/06/2025 07:26

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.

Not everyone has kids at home. Not everyone has to be up for a long commute. Not everyone works. Surely you realise not everyone lives to the same schedule as you.

7am is far too early. But I guess the OP’s husband lacks any imagination like so many posters on this thread. And even if he could imagine other people’s lives, he doesn’t care anyway.

GRex · 02/06/2025 07:24

7am is well within normal waking times for lots of households, but not all. Mowing or doing anything else ridiculously noisy before 9 seems quite antisocial as some people will still be sleeping. I weirdly quite like the sound of a lawnmower while lolling about in a warm bed, it always makes me think of happy summer mornings as a child.

Createausername1970 · 02/06/2025 07:23

I think it's too early to be honest, a lot of people will still be asleep.

8.00 is more appropriate.

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 02/06/2025 07:22

user1476613140 · 02/06/2025 07:04

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

That's you. But it isn't everyone. It's too early - builders are not usually allowed to start as early as this either. . 8am is more reasonable

Bryonyberries · 02/06/2025 07:22

I’ve got early bird neighbours who do garden work from around 8am. It is a little annoying if it’s my day off but I’m usually awake already.

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 02/06/2025 07:19

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 it’s not just shift workers who may be asleep. It could be retired people, people on maternity leave, people who work from home and have no commute so don’t have to be up at that time, ill/disabled people who aren’t currently working…
Im always up before 7 but I wouldn’t mow the lawn at that time because I know not everyone else is. And because the grass would be dewy and it would wreck the lawn mower 🤷🏻‍♀️

ETA my kids are still asleep because their school is 5 mins away and they don’t have to leave the house until 8.40am. They’ll be up at about 7.50am.

AnOldCynic · 02/06/2025 07:18

7.30am is the permitted start time for noisy work here. I’d still be pissed off if someone started that early though and I’m awake by 6 usually.

Just because he can, doesn’t mean he should.

PurpleThistle7 · 02/06/2025 07:18

I wouldn’t like it but I wouldn’t think I had a right to say anything. Perfectly legal where I am.

however a bit silly as surely the grass is wet?

Lazygardener · 02/06/2025 07:16

Depends on your neighbours. Mine are retired and I would think it very anti-social to be making a noise at 7 am.

Ouvavuuu · 02/06/2025 07:15

very inconsiderate. I’m awake but don’t want to hear that as soon as I wake up. There’s also babies, children, elderly people still asleep.
you were right to say something.

GlitteryUnicornSparkles · 02/06/2025 07:12

Its pretty early but I guess term-time weekday the majority of people are up around that time and most night workers wouldn’t be home yet to be woken up so really not the end of the world. 7am on weekends would be more annoying when those that can want a lie in.

crumblingschools · 02/06/2025 07:12

Inconsiderate

SendBooksAndTea · 02/06/2025 07:12

7am really isn't that early, it wouldn't bother me. I'd expect most of the neighbours where I am to be awake already as they mostly go to work/do the school run. You'll always disturb someone, as long as it isn't 5am or 11pm I think it's probably just about okay.

randoname · 02/06/2025 07:10

Idiot. The grass is too wet too.

ThePunnyPeachDuck · 02/06/2025 07:09

PersephoneParlormaid · 02/06/2025 07:03

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

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

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.

MellowPinkDeer · 02/06/2025 07:09

I’d be absolutely raging tbh. What a selfish arse.

Bananafofana · 02/06/2025 07:08

I’m awake every day at 6am but that’s irrelevant. Our local London council prohibits noise from machinery (eg lawnmowers) before 8am. There are laws about this and your DH can expect a letter from the council if a neighbour complains.

YANBU

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 02/06/2025 07:08

Isn’t the grass still damp/dewy?

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.

user1476613140 · 02/06/2025 07:06

XiCi · 02/06/2025 07:05

It's a big deal to people not up at 6 trying to sleep obviously 🙄

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Bin lorries are around emptying bins on weekdays from 6.30am! They are incredibly noisy!

Blondebrownorred · 02/06/2025 07:06

It wouldn't bother us. We're all up for school and work before 6am.

WaltzingWaters · 02/06/2025 07:06

Legally it’s okay but morally it’s crap (unless you have no neighbours nearby). Isn’t the grass too wet at this time of the morning too?

Kevinisnotacatname · 02/06/2025 07:06

It's very inconsiderate. I wouldn't do it till 9 myself although I think 8 is ok I'd personally rather do it later

XiCi · 02/06/2025 07:05

user1476613140 · 02/06/2025 07:04

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

It's a big deal to people not up at 6 trying to sleep obviously 🙄

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