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AIBU?

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Original poster

Neighbour cutting grass at 8.30pm!

155 replies

Shootingstar1115 · 03/07/2019 20:44

Would you be annoyed?

I’m not usually one to moan but it happens quite often.

He doesn’t actually cut it himself, he gets a gardener in to do it. Cutting and strimming. But it’s always between 8 - 9.30pm at night. It’s quite a large garden and it takes a while. Does that seem too late?

It’s a neighbourhood where there’s lots of kids. It’s hot so people have their windows open. There’s kids either side of him. Somebody with a young baby behind him.

Struggling to get DS off to sleep tonight. He’s super sensitive to noise.

My neighbour gets home from work around 3/4pm so why does he get it done so late??

I’m not sure if I’m being unreasonable or not? We try and be respectful towards him noise wise. OH won’t go out and cut the grass on his days off until at least 10am just in case anyone is lying in.

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Lazypuppy · 03/07/2019 20:45

I think any time before 9 in the summer is fine

EustaciaPieface · 03/07/2019 20:45

It doesn’t seem late to me, sorry. Especially in the summer months with lots of daylight.

Moofreemum1 · 03/07/2019 20:45

Yes! I have neighbours who do this. Winds me up

Bluntness100 · 03/07/2019 20:46

I wouldn't have an issue with this to be honest and think it's not too late.

TantricTwist · 03/07/2019 20:47

Just say something to him and I'm sure he'll change it to an earlier time.

HundredMilesAnHour · 03/07/2019 20:47

8.30pm isn't "so late". YABVU.

TrickyKid · 03/07/2019 20:48

I think up to 9pm is fine.

Floralnomad · 03/07/2019 20:48

I don’t think it’s too late .

Idontwanttotalk · 03/07/2019 20:49

That's not too late at all. YABU. You can't expect everyone else to operate to your timetable.

TantricTwist · 03/07/2019 20:49

You're not being unreasonable and it's not too late for him to be doing this it's just that you have DC whose bedtime is before the grass cutting and would he mind cutting it earlier please and thank you very much lovely neighbour. Go armed with a bottle of wine or something if you feel uncomfortable broaching the subject.

TantricTwist · 03/07/2019 20:50

He probably couldnt care less when it's cut so long as it gets cut.

Original poster
Shootingstar1115 · 03/07/2019 20:51

Thanks all. If he was cutting his own grass I think it would be less annoyed because I know he works and is busy but he gets a gardener in to do it so a little earlier would be better all round but hey ho!

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PurpleDaisies · 03/07/2019 20:52

Maybe he can’t get his gardener to come earlier.

It’s the summer. It’s light. I think you’re being a bit unreasonable.

NK1cf53daaX127805d4fd5 · 03/07/2019 20:53

YABU. It's not late!

Nextphonewontbesamsung · 03/07/2019 20:55

Hmm.

Please have a think about this! 8.30 to 9 is not late at night. It only seems late to people who have small children and are worried that the noise of grass mowing might wake them up. To everyone else it is still mid-evening. You cannot expect your neighbours to make big adjustments just because you have little children - really you can't!

ClaudiaWankleman · 03/07/2019 20:56

YABU.
He could do it any time up to the council’s anti social noise cut off time, and it would be ok.

I don’t really understand why it would affect your DC sleeping - it’s a constant background droning noise so it should probably be something that he can sleep through. Maybe there is something else keeping him awake?

Whatdoyouknowwhenyouknownowt · 03/07/2019 20:57

I have a neighbour who cuts and strims until 10.30pm. He wears ear defenders, his kit is so loud...

Costacoffeeplease · 03/07/2019 20:57

We have the opposite problem, all our neighbours have gardeners who start at 8 am with power tools

Wheresmrlion · 03/07/2019 20:57

I can see why you’d be annoyed. I think it’s on the cusp on antisocial really, yes I know it’s not late by adult standards but it is a bit selfish if there was no reason you couldn’t do it earlier and you know there are lots of young children trying to sleep with open windows.

By contrast my neighbour today texted me to ask if my baby was asleep because he was going to mow his front garden and didn’t want to wake her up. I said she was asleep but to go ahead but he waited until he heard her anyway.

That’s what good neighbours are like, we’re very lucky.

bellabasset · 03/07/2019 20:57

Might be the gardener is doing it privately at the end of the day. It wouldn't bother me. Some gardeners start at 8am also.Nothing to stop you asking him if the noise disturbs you.

my2bundles · 03/07/2019 20:57

The gardener is maybe fully booked and this is the only slot.

Vivavivienne · 03/07/2019 20:59

YABU. It’s not late...... I’d work instead on getting your child used to background noise. It’s a useful thing, if your child can sleep through a bit of noise.

Original poster
Shootingstar1115 · 03/07/2019 21:00

It isn’t a one off either. This is a regular occurrence. Just seems a bit odd having a Gardener come so late to be honest! Why not cut the grass during normal hours?

My son has autism and is super sensitive to noise. I totally get this is not my neighbours problem at all but he is sensitive to all noises. It hasn’t woke him up. I just can’t get him to go sleep tonight. Luckily DD will sleep through anything 🤣

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Pinkmalinky · 03/07/2019 21:01

I don’t think I’d even notice this noise at that time.

Redyoyo · 03/07/2019 21:04

8.30pm fine with me, you can't expect people to live around other peoples children.