AIBU to get the lawnmower out on Easter Saturday?

[MereDintofPandiculation]

Neighbours are having a party. With the sort of guests who don’t think they’re having a good time unless their laugh carries 6 doors. Fair enough, it’s a sunny weekend.

And now the bit that’s riled me - I’m just returning from the compost heap when I spot a man standing in my snowdrops, about to insert himself through a thin bit of hedge.

I’m quite happy to throw balls back. I’m happy for someone to come and get their ball if the come in from the drive at the top, and keep to the paths. But to push through the hedge and trample the borders, that’s not on.

I was looking at the lawn this morning thinking “that needs a mow, but I can’t do it on a bank holiday weekend when people are enjoying their gardens”. But now I’m not feeling so charitable

There is clearly an unwritten rule that has bypassed me. Mine needs a mow and if it is dry tomorrow it will be getting done as it is the only day I have got the time to do it. Just mow the lawn.

My neighbours were mowing this afternoon and someone else was cutting their hedge at 6.30. It wouldn't be me but it doesn't bother me!

When did it become a rule that you can't cut grass on a BH?

I've never heard of that. And neither have my neighbours.

I've never known anyone to avoid garden work because of a bank holiday....surely pottering in the garden is one of the main activities?

I imagine lots of people will be sorting out their hardens over the Easter weekend. It’s the start of the gardening season and some people will be preparing for Easter egg hunts.

Yes of course you can mow the lawn tomorrow. I love hearing the sound of neighbour's lawnmowers .

I've never heard of not cutting the grass on a bank holiday weekend. I'd have thought loads of people would be out gardening this weekend? Perhaps I'm odd though as I love the sound of lawnmowers and people cutting their grass.... it's the sign of nice weather!

I think it is fune but I don't think it should be too early. I wouldn't do it before 10.30. I don't use anything noisy before then,not even my electric whisk,as j don't want to disturb my neighbours

You can mow it! Just perhaps not at 7am

I just cut mine, didn’t cross my mind that I shouldn’t!

Oh,that’s an idea! Before breakfast! That’ll be a happy revenge for having my snowdrops trampled!

I won’t, of course. I’ve vented my anger on here. So it’ll be next week. It may not be accepted etiquette, but i’m not going to make loud antisocial noises on a bank holiday weekend if I don’t need to.

Previous neighbours always had their gardener at 8am. And he was of the “have tools, will prune” type - if it wasn’t the lawnmower it was the strimmer and if it wasn’t that it was the hedge cutter. Didn’t worry me, I’m not in the garden that early, and if I need sleep, a lawnmower isnt going to wake me

“Pottering” doesn’t involve power tools

We mow our lawn whenever and irrespective of what the neighbours are doing as our neighbours show us very little consideration .

That is bonkers that you'll wait to mow your grass but the neighbours can have a loud party?!

Your nuts op ! Just cut your grass, it's really not an antisocial thing to do.

My neighbour started mowing at 9 so I thought of you op

oops! @thegrain that might’ve been me. I only realised the time once I’d started (been up since 6:30, small children did their Easter egg hunt by 8am in their pyjamas). Sorry!

I never realised mowing your lawn was classed as an antisocial noise, even if people are enjoying their gardens! It’s not normal outdoor noise. I don’t have a lawn, but I’ve never been bothered by anyone else mowing theirs. Mow away!

Aww that should have said it’s just normal outdoor noise, not ‘not’.

No worries we were up at 6!

Me too, bird song, bbq smells and lawnmowers. Spring is here.

This is more antisocial imo. Who let's kids out to screech and scream that fucking early on a BH weekend?

Who said they were screeching? Mine went out at 8 and was quiet so they didn't scare the easter bunny.

I couldn’t care less who mows lawns (maybe it annoys others )

It really would be antisocial to mow during their party!