In garden chatting early. Aibu

[Seriouslywhatnow]

Me and DH were sat in the garden at about 6.30am this morning chatting over a coffee. I don't think we were particularly loud - we weren't arguing or anything, just chatting. A neighbour looked out the window at us and DH got worried we were being annoying and made us go inside.
I feel like it's not often you can sit outside and have a coffee first thing because it's never usually warm enough. In fact this is the first time we've done it all year (and we were just chatting). But then it WAS 6.30am. thoughts please. Were we unreasonable given the time?
If it makes a difference we live on a reasonably main road. So there's always way more noise at the front.

Up to no good! What do you mean? Such as a burglar???

You were clearly loud enough for your neighbour to get out of bed and walk to the window to look at you!

I would actively hate you for waking me up (even if I wasn't a sleep deprived mess from a baby feeding every ten minutes last night).

My kids escaped into the garden (husband let them out) at 8.45am and I think that's too early for loud kids so I brought them back in - I'd be more forgiving of quiet chatting post 8.30 though 🤣

The positioning of your garden furniture is important too. Most people sit close to the house, and by nature of that, their neighbours, I'm guessing you have a similar set up?

It's a weekend, it's baking so everyone's windows are open and likely a lot of people have had crap sleep because of the heat so may be sleeping a little longer.

I think once it’s hit 8.30 it’s ok tbh

Most of us who sleep past then are probably deep sleepers as there’s always noise by that time 😂

(I’m lucky my 11 yo regularly sleeps til 9 or at least doesn’t mind that I do - my other one is 16, but I do remember the days of 6 am weekends with her 😫)

Find out what time they go to bed, and go and have a garden conversation an hour or 2 later

Wouldn't bother me particularly. We have children next door so often hear them early doors. Am mostly awake by 6 30 even I'd I'm not up.

Perhaps their bedroom window was open because of the heat so they could hear you if their bedroom is at the back? Id be miffed ifit was too hot to sleep then get woken by chat under my bedroom window.
I was having a cuppa and breakfast in the garden at 5.30am and listening to the birds. There was no real noise until 7.30 when people started heading off to work or wherever.

Thanks. Yeah maybe it was a bit thoughtless. Not intentionally though. I honestly don't think we were making much noise but the gardens are quite narrow. This particular neighbour is quite noisy themselves (just to defend myself!!). Always has one of them gardening and the other has limited mobility so constantly yelling from the house to the other to avoid having to walk outside.
Point taken though and we won't do it that early again - in fact it's the first time we ever have.

you Are allowed to chat in your garden, but you clearly woke them up. And 6:30 is early to be woken up. I’d have moved to the bottom of the garden or gone inside. My garden is very small, and when my neighbours sit in their patio and chat they may as well be in my living room. But when they move to the bottom, only about 10m away all I hear is a murmur that I can ignore:

I'm usually awake around 4.30 this time of year. I still don't want to hear neighbours 'chatting' at 6.30. I want to enjoy my time in peace listening to the birds.

its nice to be outside with a coffee, I agree, but listen to the birds, read etc. if you want to chat, go inside.

6.30am on a Saturday morning? If your neighbours could hear you, that’s extremely inconsiderate of you.

Totally unreasonable.

Some people only get a lie in of a weekend
my neighbour who is elderly always does gardening or cutting/sawing early Sunday mornings.
its an inconsiderate thing to do imo

Everyone's windows are open so noises will carry.

Never ceases to amaze me how loudly some people <barring hearing problems> chat when sat right next to a person.

You're allowed to chat in your garden 24/7 within a reasonable volume. Can it be annoying? Yes. Do I want to strangle people who do that? Yes. We had to change bedrooms because of the neighbours chatting outside at 4am. But they're allowed to do that. I'm similarly allowed to do that. When we get to noisy activities or excessive volume then thats differnet. But chatting is something you have to accept as part of having neighbours.

0630 is too early and you probably woke them up. Especially on on the Saturday...in this heart when most people have their windows open.

I’d say it’s very inconsiderate and I wouldn’t do it because I know my neighbours don’t get up that early on Saturdays and if I was woken by them, I’d be cross. Our street is, however, pretty quiet. Yes, it’s your right but I’d find it annoying.

Too early! I would hate my neighbours to be outside much before half seven.

That would piss me off, especially because every other weekend I have off work I want to sleep til a decent hour. People letting their dog bark too..just get them back in the house!
People don't think of others, just because you wake up early, doesn't mean everyone else has to.

It's fine. If they've got their windows open they can hardly moan.
At least you didn't start at 3:30am like the birds

I think quiet chatting is fine, if it can't be heard by others.

You sound far more considerate than the bikers who take advantage of empty roads and light mornings/evenings by going out for roar up and down the bypass in low gears at 5.30am or 11pm.

Didn’t have anything particular in mind. I have nice neighbours who might need help or maybe some opportunist thieves nicking something. Just how you’d normally react to something out of place. If I saw it was neighbours just chatting, I’d just let them get on with it

6:30am on ANY day of the week is flipping rude. At the weekend it's even worst.

I don't make noise until 9am, because I am not an inconsiderate person.

If I was your neighbours, I'll have a party and would spend the next few evenings "chatting" until 3am. I am petty, but inconsiderate people annoy me.

thankfully many people have more manners and consideration and don't "chat" and be a nuisance at ridiculous times. I am so glad you are not my neighbour.