Not sure what to think: MIL neighbours

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Just had a call from my 85 year old MIL's neighbours. I don't really see or speak to them very often, so when I saw it was them calling, I was really worried as she's older, vulnerable and in quite poor health.
The man told me not to worry, but he needed to call as the grass in MIL's front garden has got long and it looks awful. He said that the neighbours have all spoken to each other and agreed that they should not do it, but it should be done and that maybe I should do it, or maybe a gardener could do it, but he didn't want to recommend a gardener.
We do pop round with food or pharmacy deliveries from time to time, but don't go in and I've also been trying to isolate due to asthma. He knows this.
Initially, I felt really guilty, because I'm a bit of a people pleaser, but I think it's a bit of a cheek really, especially given the current situation. She has a mower, but it's extremely unlikely to have the right blades and I really don't want to go to B&Q or anywhere to get gardening accessories, in fact, I don't think I should even be considering it.

What do you think?

No fucking way should you cut it, they want it cut so bad they can do it themselves if it's that big a deal. Weirdos!

Would you have been pissed off if one of the neighbours had taken it upon themselves to cut it? That would probably involve knocking on mil's door, speaking to her, using a power point in her house to plug mower in, touching stuff etc.

I'd be tempted to call back and ask if one of the neighbours would cut it. It is possible they are all hesitant to go near mil's property because she's in a vulnerable group. If one of the neighbours did it before they'd surely do it again..?

I agree, the man calling didn't come across well. I hope you told him you're asthmatic and have to shield yourself.

What a bunch of interfering nosey busybodies! Is that all they’ve got to worry about in these dark and dangerous days!
Apart from anything else, a lot of Councils have stopped the Garden Waste collections to concentrate on general household waste collection, so anyone cutting the grass now risks being left with a bin full of rotting silage to deal with! Not a happy prospect for an old lady!

I doubt the neighbours have discussed it. I suspect the bloke you called has decided to have a bit of a go because he's bored and likes to interfere. There is nothing stopping him doing it.

A group of adults looking down their noses at an 85 yr olds garden and decide nobody should cut it?
Lovely community spirit,shower of cunts!

Wow we have lovely neighbours. So when they go away on holiday we water the greenhouse, cut the grass when they had to go away for three weeks. The elderly lady two doors down does have a gardener who come to think of it I have not seen since lockdown and she does two houses in the cul de sac normally. But gardeners are classed as not being able to work from home ditto window cleaners so just need to observe social distancing.

Gardner’s and window cleaners can work during lockdown.

Would your MIL take offence if the neighbours did cut the grass?

What the fuck has it got to do with them?! It really isn't going to be much effort to run a mower across it if they have it out doing their own anyway so tell them to stop being a bunch of cunts and do it themselves if they're so bothered!

😂 if the neighbours can't cope with looking at her front lawn they can cut it!

What miserable meddlers they are...

I appreciate you saying that you don't want to fall out with MIL neighbours because they are keeping an eye on her, but if this is an example I doubt if they'd do much in an emergency!
OK, they don't want to do it themselves, but neighbours cheek in phoning you because it looks untidy? Unbelievable!
Ignore them.

I bet you he is the only one bothered by it by "we all agreed no-one would do it" he means "the rest told me to knock myself out if I wanted, but they're not doing it"

Just phone him back and say you can't do it and don't know where to find a gardener in the current situation and you will either get it sorted when things change or he is welcome to do if he wants to.

A decent neighbour would just cut it. I would.

wow 😮

My old place I cut my neighbours grass while I was out doing mine, he came round with a bottle to say thanks (not that I asked for it, just cut it to be nice).

Takes two minutes to be nice , but to complain about an old persons grass under current situations especially, that is just low.

What a bunch of nobheads! I agree with whoever said agree to do it first thing tomorrow and then just don't do it. Don't answer if he texts you about it.

I think that's quite cheeky of them. Who usually cuts it. The thing is if it's left for a couple of months it will be a nightmare to deal with.

I can understand why you feel like you should do something about it, I would. However, that doesn't mean you should!

A bit of overgrown grass might not look great, but it's not going to hurt anyone and actually a lot of nature might quite like it!

If they are that bothered about it they can do it themselves. You are doing enough.

Tell him he can do it with his own appliances if it worries him et al so much but not to do any damage either!

I'm not a descent neighbour alsohuman so I wouldn't cut it, but I certainly wouldn't complain about it.

I do find some people strange. Where's the good will currently? Bet they're all out clapping on a Thursday though but can't do anything actually helpful.

Just text him back saying "Actually come to think of it, driving there to cut the grass would be a non essential trip. Oh well"

Why can't your DH cut it?

Is not being a decent neighbour now something to be proud of? Glad mine are.

I’ve RTFT and haven’t seen any mention of why OP’s husband doesn’t cut the grass.