Is 8pm too late to mow the lawn?

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If I didn't have a child in bed I probably wouldn't care but as I do have a child in bed I feel a bit annoyed that my next door neighbour has decided to mow his lawn at this time.

I'm not going to say anything, unless it becomes a regular thing, but I was just wondering what people's thoughts were?

In the summer months DH cuts ours in the evening - work commitments mean that it wouldn't get done otherwise. It's not that bad a noise and nowhere near as annoying as yapping dogs wanting to be let in by ignoring/deaf on purpose owners.

I wouldn't do it if I knew my neighbours had young kids, no. I think that's rather inconsiderate. If no young kids nearby I think it's fine.

Yabu. Its hardly late. People work and have busy lives. You have to teach your children to sleep through these things.

We do ours around 8pm, much more considerate and less likely to massively affect anyone than the middle of the day.
We've got young children and they both sleep through it. I occasionally work night shift and middle of the day lawn mowing gets my goat!
So no op yadnbu!

I think it's fine and agree with NorthernLurker.

Come on op, which of us is starting a thread to vent their ire about their neighbour mowing grass?

If you don't want people to disagree with you, don't post. Or you could try netmums. I believe there's much less challenge there.

I don't think anything Northerlurker said was wrong either.

I'd do it with my kids in bed. Don't see it as a problem

Yanbu. I wouldn't say anything, but it's a bit inconsiderate.

Too late.

Oh and my DS is most definitely a precious flower that can not sleep with ANY noise whatsoever

I have no problem with disagreement NorthernLurker, more your insinuation that I am incapable of getting my child to sleep without a bit of noise. And I was hardly 'venting my ire'!

It's too bloody late! If I had children in bed or if I was just relaxing in the garden with a drink after a long hard day I would not want to listen to the sounds of a lawn being mowed.
In other European countries it is not allowed after 6pm at the latest.

*with a bit of noise

Huh?

Northernlurker said op's child was "a precious flower" and that op needs to relax.

Both insults completely uncalled for.

And op isn't "venting her ire", she admits she's a bit annoyed but won't say anything to the neighbour.

But why not spin a whole load of fiction out of that in order to have a go?

It is AIBU after all.

Rather a mower than parties, dogs, fireworks, BBQ smells etc.

It was probably my Dad! They go on holiday tomorrow morning so he wanted to give the garden a last minute 'short cut' to keep it neat while they're away. I find it a bit OTT but wouldnt bother my 2 at bedtime.

I wouldn't mow the lawn after 8pm (or any other time because I fucking hate doing it) but DH says he'd do it so long as it wasn't a prolonged session that took hours.

Actually I asked if the child was a precious flower and since when has telling somebody to relax been an insult?

Op - if the child could indeed sleep what exactly was your problem with this?

Twice a week?

feels inadequate

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It's too bloody late! If I had children in bed or if I was just relaxing in the garden with a drink after a long hard day I would not want to listen to the sounds of a lawn being mowed.

Lots of people don't want to hear children screaming in the middle of the night, or bins at 6.30 am or in our case a part going on until 3am when DH had to be up at 6am for work.

Unfortunately unless you live remotely then all these things happen.

I did get DC off to sleep but it was prolonged, like I said. I don't think it indicates any kind of parental incompetence because a 2 year old was distracted by an unusual noise, for that time of night anyway.

It's not so much of a problem if you/they are already asleep, it's it starting when you/they are trying to drop off.

It's strimmers at 8am on a weekend for 2 hours I hate

Yes it bloody is