Mowing the lawn

[SoDakHawk]

A few years back the lot across the street and on our corner of the neighborhood was being built. The builders were contractors (contractors family) so they were building the house themselves on weeknights and weekends exclusively. That got real old real fast for everybody in the neighborhood to listen to every night, every weekend, the sound of machinery, saws, pounding, dirt moving equipment, etc. It was miserable sitting outside with neighbors, enjoying a few beers. It was like, JFC, it's 8PM on a Saturday night, enough already.

 

[bojihawk44]

What’s more obnoxious in the early morning, mowers or snow blowers? I vote for the latter, mostly because I know I have some shoveling ahead of me.

Early morning show blowers I can understand, people need to get out to go to work. I do mine at 5:00 during the winter, never had a complaint nor would I care if somebody did.

 

[SoDakHawk]

Snowblowers are fine 24/7. It can snow 24/7 so it builds up and you might need to dig out in phases, plus snow can drift in when it's windy causing you to have to dig back out.

Extra credit to any neighbor who blows out the entire block's sidewalk.

 

[IAFB2021Champs]

Just tell the neighbor to stop being such a little b!tch

 

[NewVicHawkeye]

My lawn service folks use this so not an issue.

These work great if you have a nice lawn. Buy it for $10 at a garage sale and never pay another dime.

 

[Carolina Hawk]

These work great if you have a nice lawn. Buy it for $10 at a garage sale and never pay another dime.

Moved in with my GF now wife about 16 years ago into her home and she was paying a service 200 a month to mow her tiny back yard. like 30feet by 50 feet. I bought one of these for like 20 bucks on craigslist and used it for 3 years with zero issues.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

8 am is fine. Ours usually starts around 8:30.

I had a neighbor once that started mowing around 8 PM, which was very weird. He'd always be finishing up in the dark.

I used to kid him that we should start a 24 hour mowing service. I'd mow in the day, he'd mow at night.

 

[Carolina Hawk]

We live on a golf course and those workers start doing stuff right after 7 AM.

 

[theiacowtipper]

Did you?

In his well.

 

[theiacowtipper]

Have a neighbor that one morning around 5 am had his old/loud snow blower going.

I'm 90% positive he did it because he's on disability and didn't want anyone seeing him do it and figured everyone was sleeping.

He doesn't work, there's ZERO reason to do it that early.

Hate that guy.

My wife and I are both out the door during the winter before 7. If I’m going to get the snow blowing done it has to be early. I think most people are in that boat.

 

[HawkMachine]

My wife and I are both out the door during the winter before 7. If I’m going to get the snow blowing done it has to be early. I think most people are in that boat.

I get that.

If you read my post, this guy doesn't work. Neither does his wife.

He's on disability.

 

[beanerhawk]

8 am is fine. Ours usually starts around 8:30.

I had a neighbor once that started mowing around 8 PM, which was very weird. He'd always be finishing up in the dark.

I used to kid him that we should start a 24 hour mowing service. I'd mow in the day, he'd mow at night.

This, in my old neighborhood the neighbor across the street mowed every Sunday night at 8pm. I just hated that.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Moved in with my GF now wife about 16 years ago into her home and she was paying a service 200 a month to mow her tiny back yard. like 30feet by 50 feet. I bought one of these for like 20 bucks on craigslist and used it for 3 years with zero issues.

You are a lesbian?

 

[NewVicHawkeye]

Moved in with my GF now wife about 16 years ago into her home and she was paying a service 200 a month to mow her tiny back yard. like 30feet by 50 feet. I bought one of these for like 20 bucks on craigslist and used it for 3 years with zero issues.

Nobody will complain about mowing with one no matter the hour.

 

[blhawk]

8 am is fine. Ours usually starts around 8:30.

I had a neighbor once that started mowing around 8 PM, which was very weird. He'd always be finishing up in the dark.

I used to kid him that we should start a 24 hour mowing service. I'd mow in the day, he'd mow at night.

Starting at 8 is a little extreme but when it's hot AF the evening is the best time to mow for the yard and often the human. If it reaches over 90 for the high I like to wait til the backyard is in the shade which is usually the 7-8 range. The sun is pretty intense here at elevation. Never had a complaint

 

[unsubstantiated]

Weekday 8 am is fine
Weekend 9 or later

This is the ordinance in Dubuque County. Until sunset, which means 9pm in June/July.

Snow blowing is allowed 24/7.

Lawns can be spread out over 5-7 days, whereas everyone needs their snow cleared on the same night.

 

[Jan Itor]

What’s too early to have the yard staff mowing the lawn. The staff was out at 8:00 this am and the neighbor, who is that guy, whined because it’s too early. My opinion is that if the mower isn’t horrifically loud 8 is fine. Before 7 is too early. 7-8 is a gray area.

Weekdays 7:00. **** the whiner. Maybe 8:00 on weekends. Wake the **** up whiner.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

My wife mows our yard as she likes to do it.

I'm going to buy her a self propelled electric I think.

Seems like many like them.

Try this for her instead

My lawn service folks use this so not an issue.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

We live on a golf course and those workers start doing stuff right after 7 AM.

I never understood why they weren't mowing at 5 or 6 AM. At minimum watering at that time. Just played the other day with my wife and there was standing water all over the greens and around the cup. Dude stood there still spraying as we approached. I'm an okay (not great but better than average) golfer but I was very uncomfortable as he waived us on not looking and standing on the green.

 

[MargarettConnors]

Totally get where you're coming from! Mornings are sacred, right? Reminds me of when I started growing a creeping thyme lawn. Its gentle fragrance made me appreciate peaceful mornings even more. I think 8 am sounds reasonable, as long as it's not disrupting the peace. But yeah, anything before 7? Definitely too early for me too. It's all about finding that sweet spot for everyone's sanity!

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I need to do a partial mow this weekend. 90% of the yard is fine, but 10% is closing in on 6 inches

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I need to do a partial mow this weekend. 90% of the yard is fine, but 10% is closing in on 6 inches

Tis the season

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Tis the season

Put on some headphones, I can mow all day until the batteries on the head phones or phone die