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[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 55 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I have neither a yard nor a car, what do I do on a Saturday

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

You don't have any yardwork or car problems to deal with, so whatever the hell you want, I presume.

Except sleep without earplugs, I guess that's out.

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 11 points 4 months ago
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, my wife keeps asking if it would be rude to mow the lawn at 7AM on a Saturday. With the electric mower.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

and you said yes, of course I can only hope.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Modern electric mowers are actually very quiet, they're not your parents electric mower that's for sure lol

Mine is so quiet not only do I not need to worry about ear protection, you can't even hear it from inside my own house so def none of the neighbors will be able to hear it either lol

[–] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 25 points 4 months ago (6 children)

What lawn mower do you have that is that quiet??? I have a Ryobi electric push mower that I bought last year and while it's way quieter than a gas mower I would feel incredibly rude using it early in the morning.

And noise is different depending on time of day. Ambient noise is a lot lower in off-hours, so your mower would sound louder than it does during the day.

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[–] stephaaaaan@feddit.org 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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 14 points 3 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.

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[–] Tinks@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lawns are one of the stupidest things Americans obsess about.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

I'll take 8pm vacuuming over 8am vacuuming any day

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kind of needs more context. 11 am is morning.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Just my cope after an absurdly noisy morning :) happy weekend, everyone.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

6:30am "Vrrrrroooooooooooooomm!" for about a minute.

Silence for 45 seconds.

"Vrrrooooooooooooom!" for about a minute.

Repeat for the next 1 1/2 hours.

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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 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.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I swear my upstairs neighbors have bowling balls where other people have feet.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

White noise machine, y’all. Makes life so much better. Sleep whenever you want.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ahhhhhhhh country living is amazing. Not one neighbor.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My parents live in the country. They have one neighbor. He's on meth so he likes to start chainsawing right around dark and continues until around 2am.

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[–] Snowyday@startrek.website 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

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

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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The people across the street were grinding tree stumps at 8am Sunday last week. I yelled out the window but it didn't work. They were done and gone by 10, which is when they should have started.

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[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (5 children)

What time is polite on the ‘weekend’?

[–] Balooog@discuss.online 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Here in the Texas summer it's about seven in the morning. Annoying, but everybody realizes that if you go out any later, you're gonna die of heat stroke.

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