To think 7.30 is too early?

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Council have gardeners out on stand on mowers, and with strimmers on the grass right underneath peoples windows at 7.30am! Slept with windows open last night because of heat and am not impressed at the sheer level of noise of both machines going off at once at this time. I thought it had to be after 8 (which to me personally is still too early but I don't make the rules) more than anything else it was just a horrible way to wake up.

Answered yes before I'd even read the details...

I don’t understand why all the noisy garden machines these days can’t have some sort of sound reduction device built in like cars do. Bloody Hell, we’re in the 21st century after all. The racket where I live on Sundays with all the petrol mowers going is hugely annoying.

It’s probably just too hot to do it later. I wouldn’t appreciate it regularly, but on these type of occasions then I’d be ok with it X

You’re lucky! At least your council does it

Yeah the people cutting the grass LOVE to be up early enough after little sleep just to annoy you OP! I barely comment on here but FFS re-read your comments!

^this

7 am is the start time usually permitted. Good for them to go early when it's cool

As a non regular occurrence I don’t see the problem. Of course if it was daily then I’d agree but not in this case. They probably want to get the job done and finish early to enjoy the weather rather than baking in it !

Yabu. Too hot to type more

Anytime from 7 ok esp in heatwave.

There's a pig farm across the road from us.

Once a week, the piggies are collected from it, and neighbouring farms seem to use it as collection point for their piggies too.
They collect them about 4.30am-5am. Usually a Wednesday, but sometimes a random day.
So once a week we get wakened by the squeals of disgruntled pigs 🐖 it's horrible.

I'd take the grass cutters any day over the pigs. Besides, grass cutters is a noise of summer. And apart from anything else, the poor sods would be roasted doing that work later in the day given the heat I hear England are getting at the minute.

Its a bit early and if I was hoping for a lie in I wouldn't be impressed but as a one off I wouldn't mind.

As a gardener I’d say 7.30 is fine. Not breaking any laws and very sensible in the heat.

There's no an upper limit and the point is 32 degrees is too hot even if you're sitting still. If you're doing physical work it could make you quite unwell.

We've lived in our road for 11 years and the council have never cut the grass verge in living memory. Our neighbour does it!

Our council workers often start before 7am, even when it isn't hot.

7.30 is a lie-in for most mothers of young children@

I don't think they want to enjoy it - they just want to avoid the heat. It really can't be pleasant at all. It's not an everyday occurrence so live and let live OP

My gardeners turn up at and start at 7:30 every week all seasons. To me it's only once a week I hear their machines going. OP might want to reconsider that it's Covid that's bringing her down and not the gardeners and that on a normal day she might be abit more tolerant !

I’d think it was too early - I wake naturally at around 8am. This would annoy me too.

I am really NOT a morning person but I wouldn't mind this.

I’d be more concerned that they are mowing and strimming at all. Lots of enlightened councils have stopped doing this and are letting wildflowers grow

Most people are up and having to work by then

You really don't want anyone out working like that in a hotter part of the day,it would be very dangerous. Makes sense to be adaptable. I'm at work at 5am,it's the most pleasant part of the day at the moment.

LOL, no they're not. Most people are NOT at work by 7.30am! I'm not, and neither is most of my street, my family, or my friends. Sure, some people are, but not 'most.' Indeed most people I know, are either still in bed or just having breakfast at 7.30am. They are not at work!.

Birds only awake at 4.30am? Magpies here are squawking for much of the night. Maybe they're dreaming.