In article , Mich
writes

"Annabel" wrote in message
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"Gilbert" wrote in message
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Does anyone else have to suffer the constant noise of ride-on mowers
as
the landed gentry, their offspring and friends, whoop and a-holler
their
around their grassy acres? It always strikes me as rather odd that
people spend Sundays working in their garden rather than enjoying it -
preferably with a suitable drink to hand, of course...


I've just read through the whole of this thread.

So, you cant mow your lawn because its too noisy. And for some you cant mow
it anytime!
It doesn't matter whether its Sunday or not - it has to be done sometime.
Sunday is the only day I get! ( and I am bl**dy lucky to get that these days
with 24/7 working practices in commerce.

You cant have a bonfire. its creates smoke. so how should I get rid of the
tree branches etc. from my grassy acres / large garden? Chop 'um up and
stick 'um in the white "recycling" bags that the council provide? How long
do you think that takes?
And it costs me an arm and a leg in those bl**dy bags now, let alone how
much it would cost to bag up everything.
No doubt if I attempt to shred anything , that would also be offensive to
someone too ( noise again).

And of course simply cutting them down is noisy ( motor driven chain saw and
hedge trimmers. My acres have serious hedges and needs serious equipment to
deal with them.

Of course if I let the trees grow someone will complain about my oversized
hedges and their loss of light etc.

You cant have a "party" or enjoy your garden as a recreational feature ( not
as its actually possible to do so unless you cut the grass occasionally -
because the young 'uns are hollering and people make a noise when enjoying
themselves ( well in my experience they do)

Just what exactly are you allowed to do and when?

And I would just like to bet that all of those complaining here are the very
b*ggers who wanted shops to open on Sunday so that they could get their
DIY/Garden bits and make a noise botching it themselves.


You didn't add the things 'I' have to put with when living near the
seaside. ie at the top of the cliffs overlooking the beach and sea shore
of one of the most popular seaside places about.

Jet Ski boats zapping about from morning till night when it is sunny.

Children on the beach yelling and shouting.

Planes taking off from the nearby airfield doing 'Pleasure Flights'
around the bay.

Planes taking off towing a glider ready to release when out over the sea
and then going back for another one.

The stunt plane doing his practice for exhibitions over our house and
local area.

Helicopters, both private and military sweeping over the bay at eye
level to us.

The visiting motorists not reading the notice at the end of the road "No
access to Beach or Cliff" and then asking how to get to the Beach or
Cliff.

People parking their cars outside and on Double Yellow lines, locking
them up, complete with alarm, and then going down the steps to the beach
for the day.

And then in the Evening we have the smells from the Take Aways and/or
BBQ's either on the beach or the nearby hotels.

And I wouldn't change any of it :-))

I dropped 5 ranks on the GPO in Leicester to return to the Isle of Wight
in 1971

:-))


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