• papalonian@lemmy.world
    594·
    2 months ago

    Look, if you live somewhere that the sun makes you regret existence (read: everywhere in 10 years), yard work is getting done in the morning, car work is getting done in the evening.

  • stephaaaaan@feddit.org
    32·
    2 months ago

    Our neighbors decided that it would be a very great idea to start split and saw 350 ft³ of wood at 6am on Saturday morning, until 11am.

    Get out of town, into a rural area they said. It’s much quieter they said. That and the street that runs in front of our house…

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
      15·
      2 months ago

      Hahaha welcome to rural living for sure! Ive had a couple early camping mornings because I didn’t know how close the loggers would be. It’s nice to get started on chores earlier as you can, but I do try to be mindful of gas tools before 8.

      One of my neighbors must be invested in a couple different ammunition companies and trying to inflate their stock the way they shoot. All day Sunday sometimes.

      Trade offs for living in the woods.

    • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Literally on my drive home today. Dude was angry that I was actually going 25 mph outside the school, where busses were loading children and sped around me doing like 50 at the first opportunity.

      Then he literally stopped at the next red light, saw I was right behind him, and just ran the red light because his tiny, fragile ego could not handle the fact that he was a grown ass man acting like a petulant child. Which obviously means he needs to break the law more.

      I assume he had shit himself because I cannot imagine any other reason for a grown ass man to behave like this.

  • Tinks@lemmy.world
    29·
    2 months ago

    My neighbor used a leaf blower to dry his car after washing it at 7am on a Saturday. I don’t know that I will ever be able to like that man after this.

    • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
      181·
      2 months ago

      There is no mention of lawns in the post. Is this maybe supposed to be a response in one of the comment threads?

        • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          Yeah I’m up at 3-4 am every day so I’m waiting for our local ordinance to say it’s okay before I’m being loud. We have quiet hours 10p -7a. There are definitely people who make noise during the quiet hours though. I’m m in the US but I couldn’t care less about my lawn though. Probably some of my neighbors wish I did.

  • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
    282·
    2 months ago

    My neighbors consistently party until about five in the morning with outdoor speakers on the weekends. I’m generally up for the day before they’re done with last night, and I get to enjoy free concerts from their sound system.

    You’re God damned right I’ve zero qualms about firing up the lawn mower as soon as the sun breaks the eastern horizon.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
      114·
      2 months ago

      Have you tried being a good neighbor and letting them know their loud parties are causing you harm?

      Because otherwise you’re tacitly telling them it’s fine.

      • capital@lemmy.world
        153·
        2 months ago

        Have you tried being a good neighbor and letting them know their loud parties are causing you harm?

        Just tried that last week and I will never directly contact people like that again.

        All it got me was an angry neighbor who now turns their shit up louder than it was before as they drive by my house.

        I guess I’ll just resort to fucking with their vehicle in the future.

        You can’t reason with some people.

      • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
        91·
        2 months ago

        I went over once when they were shooting off commercial grade fireworks on a Wednesday night and feel lucky to have escaped alive. The young bulls got threatening with me until the older guy came out and spoke reason. It’s just a product of where I live.

      • socsa@piefed.social
        2·
        2 months ago

        Pro-tip: make an effort to interact with your neighbors *before* this situation so they know you as more than a stuffy Karen.

    • JackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      We have neighbours a couple houses down that occasionally like to have people over in their loud echo-ey metal fence+patio back yard and chop their firepit wood every hour or so when they run out, sometimes well after midnight. I do not think they realise how far that sound carries through the night and dont have the foresight to chop during the afternoon beforehand.

  • nevemsenki@lemmy.world
    271·
    2 months ago

    To be fair, doing my work around the house after worktime at 7PM weekdays is also not going to be very popular.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      124·
      2 months ago

      Because a two-stroke engine that is more polluting than a full size SUV many times over making a lot of noise and releasing a lot of byproduct poisons into the air is vastly preferable to using a fucking rake. grillman

      • pemptago@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        downvotes? I’m guessing you may have offended some folks by badmouthing their favorite toy.

  • NutWrench@lemmy.world
    18·
    2 months ago

    6:30am “Vrrrrroooooooooooooomm!” for about a minute.

    Silence for 45 seconds.

    “Vrrrooooooooooooom!” for about a minute.

    Repeat for the next 1 1/2 hours.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        32·
        2 months ago

        Because a two-stroke engine that is more polluting than a full size SUV many times over making a lot of noise and releasing a lot of byproduct poisons into the air is vastly preferable to using a fucking rake. I think some boomers and junior boomers like the fact that they’re being noisy. grillman

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    213·
    2 months ago

    Depends on what time, for me

    After about 10am is pretty fair game if a noisy job needs doing IMO. If it’s music and not obnoxiously loud, that’s probably fine too

    Anyone making any noise before that though absolutely should get in the sea

    • runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      10 am is way too late where I live. It’ll be >90 by then, and that’s a great way to get hear stroke. Most people in my neighborhood are out by 730 working.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        I guess if everyone on your street is doing the same then it’s not a problem, but it’s worth noting over half the general population will have a chronotype where noise that early will be a negative for their health.

        Making noise between 10am-10pm is apparently the best for everyone

    • capital@lemmy.world
      143·
      2 months ago

      There’s no time of day I should be able to hear your music in my own home with all doors and windows closed.

      Car or house work noise tho? I’m cool.

      • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
        10·
        2 months ago

        I can hear people have a normal conversation on the street from inside my house. The walls are thin enough to let in and out all sound, but thick enough to keep in the heat in winter.

        • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          I live in a really mild climate and like to keep my windows open all the time. But fuck, I hate the vroom vrooms racing all day and night, and hearing people walking around with bluetooth boomboxes… like, when did that become a thing? headphones and jam friend, jeeeeeze… they don’t even sound good.

          • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            I don’t mind the music, but I do mind domestic disputes. The house beside mine is a rental and all of the tenants that have been there since I’ve moved in have been the worst. Trashy and constant domestic disputes and leaving their kids and dogs to just roam. I think the latest people got evicted because I haven’t seen them or their dog for a really long time. It’s been nice and quiet since they disappeared and I love it lol.

  • pedz@lemmy.ca
    15·
    2 months ago

    Reminds me of my father. He’s up super early, like 4 am, and to him 7 am is perfectly late enough to run the wood planer on a weekend day.

  • SnowydayEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    In my part of Virginia, they have established noise laws. Seem pretty fair

    ordinance defines daytime as 7 AM–10 PM on weekdays and 9 AM–10 PM on weekends and holidays, and nighttime as any time outside of daytime.

    The ordinance limits noise levels to 60 decibels during the day and 55 decibels at night in residential areas.

    The law has a surprising amount of detail regarding things like vehicle noise, construction, etc.

    https://library.municode.com/va/prince_william_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH14NO_S14-8EX

      • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 months ago

        Yeah most of those are in the 80db range.

        Maybe an electric or manual push mower could get below that.

        Weed Wacker are also pretty loud.

      • subtext@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        You could do a manual push mower! I’ve been looking to get one, I hear they’re much better for your lawn health and certainly help with getting a workout of it.

        • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          60dB is about the noise level of a household dishwasher. I think I could break that noise ordinance just taking out the trash, rolling the big plastic wheelybin the town issued me down my driveway to the street.

          Incidentally I’m stealing the term “wheelybin” from the British. I’m willing to render it “wheelycan” to localize it to the New World if need be.