AIBU to think that the noise isn't my problem?.

[SpartanInTartan]

I have a guest who is staying for two nights. I live in an area that's a mixture of rural and suburban and I'm on the edge of the two. I live in a street that's directly opposite a farm. The fields are directly opposite my house. Currently the farmer is out on one of his huge machines doing farmers do. He's been doing this for most of the day. As we're opposite what seems to be his main crop field it's very loud but just what you'd expect living here.

Guest is complaining about the noise. She's not impressed that I didn't warn her and is demanding that I find out when it'll end.I refused. I appreciate it's loud but farmers have to farm.

AIBU to expect her to suck it up or leave if it's such an issue?

Personally speaking I'd rather listen to a combine harvester than the usual Friday night parties many people have. I'm tempted to tell her to go.

When the weather is dry like it is at the moment, you might find he's out all night. Its his work, his livelihood. Tell her to get a grip. I assume she enjoys cereal being available in the shops.

Of course she should leave if it's such an issue.

Is your guest a friend or in-law?

She's a friend.

Suggest she goes and asks him....

I think I'd leave details of nearest Travelodge lying around

tell her not to be so bloody ridiculous, and to bugger off home if the noise is so offensive to her

and never see her again! :o

Earplugs?
Pretty normal behaviour on a farm at this time of year.

That’s quite annoying and rude.

If I was a paying guest I'd expect to be told how close it was to a working farm, for it's of people its a plus not a negative. As its a friend I assume she knew where you lived. If she can't cope with the noise she can leave. I'm glad farmers are happy to work hours that I'd find horrific.

• I meant your guest, not farmer.

How bloody rude, I'd be pointing her in the direction of the nearest hotel!

She knows that I live opposite a farm. You can't miss it. I appreciate it might be a little frustrating but she doesn't have to be up early. She says that I should have warned her but for some reason it doesn't occur to the farmer to give his neighbours a copy of scheduled farm work.

Can't she, you go out?

She knows that I live opposite a farm. You can't miss it

Maybe she thought it would be all lambs,ducklings and ponies

FTR , lambs/sheep are bloody noisy too . .

Hmmm, I hope this isn't outing, but I think I might know who your friend's husband is.

Do you also use blue deodorant, have children who sometimes wear shorts but a husband who doesn't wear a hat and not provide ample suitable spare clothes for adult guests whilst eating from a far-too-big bag of prawn crackers?

I honestly think that's SO rude. I stayed with a friend overnight, midweek, a couple of weeks ago and I barely slept all night. Bed was a single, very hard mattress and I was cold.

It was very kind of her to put me up - I'd had a late meeting fairly near her and stayed the night rather than drive 2 hours home. I had to be up early for work - and when she asked me at breakfast did I sleep ok my answer was, 'Yes, fine. Thanks for putting me up, it was great'.

It would have been bloody rude to say, 'No - your bed was hard'. I can't imagine moaning about the accommodation - particularly WITHOUT being asked!

SausageRoll Excellent! (I do hope so, btw)

Yes send her out to flag down farmer but have your phone ready to record the response, good job she didn't stay with me when the harvest was going on a few weeks ago, the combine and tractors were out in the field until gone midnight for several night.

WeBuilt

Your guest is beyond rude. If the ambience isn’t to her liking she can fuck off.

We farm and as they say, 'you make hay while the sun shines'.

We get people wanting to buy chunks of our farmland on a regular bases and we always tell them to fuck off. The last thing we need are people complaining about us growing their grub.

Haters gonna hate. Farmers gonna farm.

I must add that farm work often occurs at night because we have to bale hay when the dew is just right.

She doesn't want to go out.

We have sheep nearby too. She's lucky that they aren't in their usual field or that'd give her something else to complain about.