to think 5pm on a gorgeous Sunday evening is a wholly unacceptable time to mow one's lawn?

[thestoker]

Well, it is, isn't it? For, I believe, 99% of the population. Unfortunately for ME, the socially inept buffoon residing behind my house makes up the other %.

I find the sound annoying too. That's why we have a push mower.

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YABVU

Is inconsiderate to mow too early, it's inconsiderate to mow too late. Therefore 5pm is just about the perfect time.

If you live next door to me just to let you know now we'll most likely mow the lawn at exactly this time next week too assuming it's not raining.

Eh? You're a mad spoon, it's perfectly fine.

It wouldn't bother me. If I didn't want to hear the sounds of other people I would have bought a house away from everyone. I like the sounds of suburbia such as lawn mowers and children playing and the sight of neighbours washing their cars and hanging out their washing. I find it all strangely comforting. I couldn't live anywhere that didn't have neighbours very close by.

Mowing leave for Monday - Friday, 9-5 workers. One hour, every fortnight, in the summer months to be made up during non-mowing months.

Sometimes I scare myself with my genius.

I've mowed ours at half six tonight in your face neighbours

Nothing wrong with that at all.

Oh lord I've heard it all now...some people just love to moan.

One of my neighbours mowed his lawn at 9.50pm the other day when England played. He was clearly pissed off and had gone out to cut his grass in a huff. :)

Don't be daft, it's practically mid afternoon on a weekend and no way he's disturbing sleep times etc.

5pm on a gorgeous Sunday evening

I wouldn't have a problem with it, thestoker, it doesnt seem an anti-social time - especially for people who are at work all week, need time indoors to do household chores on Saturday, and then can nip outside around 5pm to cut the grass - depending on the size of garden/lawn, surely the whole job will be done and dusted by 6pm?

I've had to cut the grass at 8pm in the summer - its just the way it goes, it isn't as invasive a sound as someone's music centre thumping away all afternoon.

Phew just opened this and thought it was about me as I did mow my lawn at 5pm today. But as everyone thinks it's fine I don't mind

Some people work, and have busy lives. They have to do things when they get the time. Not just when it suits neighbours (who clearly have too much time on their hands).

Not everyone, no iwould

Move to small-town Germany, OP. When we moved there when I was little and my dad got the lawnmower out on a Sunday, as one does, the neighbours all came round to tell him that just wasn't on. At all. Ever, on a Sunday.

HTH

I work. I have a busy life.

Which is why I get pissed off about not being able to relax in my garden thanks to fuckheads and their obsessive use of power tools.

I amend my earlier proclamation btw. 1700 (as it seems optimal re lawn care) to 1745. That is the only weekend window for legal mowing

what?! I don't get this. 5pm on a nice day is completely acceptable. If your post said 7am or 11pm I might understand but I think YABVU.

Moved my lawn at 8:20pm! NDN asked if I thought it was a bit late and I said "no, since everyone has been out in their gardens with guests (including him!) all day and have only just gone in!. Also it is cooler and my lawn slopes so I ends up being a workout!"
I was trying to be a good neighbour but some people you can't please! He is retired so can do it anytime.

If you have the option to mow the lawn one weekday evening, yes.

Eh?

I don't understand why it is wholly unacceptable.

Is it just because OP happened to be sat in her garden relaxing?

I think it is perfectly reasonable to mow the lawn at that time.

Yabu.

In an ideal world I would live on an deserted island without any noisy buggers around.

And my neighbour will be in hell with one of those drills they use for Crossrail for company.

YANBU.

Anytime between 8am and 10pm is good in my view. I once mowed my lawn at 4am cos my neighbour was being an arse though