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ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:31 am

if i have a really busy sunday ahead of me, and i get up and mow at 8 in the morning, is it reasonable for a guy to come down to my house (who lives about a block away) to say i need to stop and that he had kids trying to sleep? he said 8 on a sunday morning was way to early. is this BS or do i have a reason to be upset?

i guess this is kind of off topic on Omaha, but it did happen IN omaha!

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:41 am

If you're busy and this was the only time you had I don't see what the problem is. It doesn't sound like you make a habit of it though.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:05 am

if i have a really busy sunday ahead of me, and i get up and mow at 8 in the morning, is it reasonable for a guy to come down to my house (who lives about a block away) to say i need to stop and that he had kids trying to sleep? he said 8 on a sunday morning was way to early. is this BS or do i have a reason to be upset?

Did someone actually do this to you? This is complete and utter bull |expletive|! Tell him that the little darlings should be up anyways to go to church. Also, you have to be pretty self-centered to believe the world should come to a stand still around you sleep schedule. Jeez, if these kids can't handle a little outside noise I hope they never move into an apartment, because they will never get any sleep. Thank God I don't live in your neighborhood or this guy would be in for a "Go |expletive| yourself." For crying out loud, the sun is out the day has begun. I could understand if you were trying to mow at like 10 PM during the work week, but 8 AM on a Sunday? I don't think there is a problem there.

UNMCStudent · Post by **UNMCStudent** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:37 am

The closest I could find in the city code was a reference to not using power tools, etc. before 7a.m. -- So I think next week, in addition to mowing an hour earlier, you should fire up a couple of saws, belt sanders - whatever you have that's the loudest ;-)

Some people are just *****. We had an old neighbor that used to complain CONSTANTLY about our dogs barking when we weren't home. We live on 42nd Street near 1-80. He lives ACROSS 42nd street and down two houses. When we leave, we keep the dogs inside. How he could hear them across the roar of 42nd street is beyond me. I ended up filing a police report against him for harassment ....

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:55 am

It's kind of funny this was brought up since there is a guy above me drilling now. I can hear it plain as day.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:13 am

That's what woke me up and I live in a different wing of the building. Good thing I'm not too hungover or I woulda freaked out.

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:05 pm

I think it could go either way. I would be hesitant to mow that early. Now because I am concerned that the neighbors would throw a fuss but because I would be concerned about waking any of them up. To me it is just a matter of courtesy.

Having said that I wouldn't go outside and complain to my neighbor if he woke me or my children up at 8:00 am. But if he waited awhile, I would appreciate his courtesy.

If my neighbor came over and complained to me I would be be a little sympathetic to his point of view rather than becoming all indignant and defensive. If he was a butt about it, I would still try to hold my tongue. I can't control how he behaves but I can (at least sometimes) control myself.

I am surely reading too much into everyone's comments above. But all too often it seems as a society we get all excited about our rights to do something or concerned about someone being rude to us. However, more and more we don't seem to think about how we affect others. I am not really commenting on the situation above because I wasn't there but the situation reminded me of what I feel is a downward trend in manners and courtesy in society in general.

I certainly wouldn't recommend following the comments above that seemed to suggest retaliation or getting into a pissing match. Pretty soon the neighborhood is not a fun one in which to live at all.

We could all, in general, get a lot further if we always tried to treat others with more courtesy and respect than we expect to receive ourselves. In life, you first have to give if you expect to get. We tend to reap what we sow. Personally I mess up all the time. But when I remember to sow honey and courtesy, the world generally treats me a lot better.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:16 pm

well, when he told me to stop i just said "okay" and stopped, even though he wasn't too polite about it. I waited about an hour and then went at it again. i was kind of hoping he would come back down, but he didn't. :lol:

i don't make it a routine to mow that early, but when i haven't mowed in a while and i have a busy day i can't help it.

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Sun May 20, 2007 7:53 pm

I understand about your day being busy. I didn't mean to imply that your busy schedule doesn't matter. Hopefully this guy was just having a bad day. If it ends up he's an ogre, hopefully you can run into ten other people who are nice. I think the odds are in your favor.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:57 pm

although I don't usually mow my yard until at least 9 in the morning -- I also wouldnt think of my neighbor who lived a block a way -- just my immediate neighbors.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:36 pm

Ditch the yard. Move downtown. Problem solved.

-Big E

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:52 pm

I've seen plenty of commercial mowers starting at 8am.

Funniest thing I ever saw was my old next door neighbor out mowing after dark... with his son walking along holding a flashlight to illuminate his path. He was a special guy. One time some teenagers took out his mailbox... so he rigged up a saw horse and had strapped the mail box on with a dress belt.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun May 20, 2007 11:01 pm

8 am is a bit early for a Sunday, but no laws are broken. Most of my neighbors do not mow before 9 or 10 am.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:14 am

ShawJ wrote:if i have a really busy sunday ahead of me, and i get up and mow at 8 in the morning, is it reasonable for a guy to come down to my house (who lives about a block away) to say i need to stop and that he had kids trying to sleep? he said 8 on a sunday morning was way to early. is this BS or do i have a reason to be upset?

8AM is a little early for a Sunday..That said, during the workweek, I've seen commercial mowers out mowing in my subdivision at 6AM! (I live right across the street from an OPS elementary school, which was the property getting mowed at the time). I know this for a certainty as I work overnights and get off work at 6AM..There I was last week, pulling into my driveway at 6:15AM on Wednesday and the dude was out mowing the school grounds..I think that's a bit odd..

In any case, I know full well about the importance of getting along with the neighbors so you did the right thing holding your tongue..But your neighbors action was over the top IMO. I wouldn't be inviting him over for a cookout anytime soon..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 21, 2007 7:30 am

I would have NO problem with my neighbor mowing at 8:00 am. Back when I was going to school I worked at a lawn service, we tried not to make any noise before 7:30am, however when I was forcasted to be 90+ it was anything I could do to start/finish early.

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:35 pm

I had a neighbor working with power tools in his garage at 11:30 on a Friday night. While I think he was out of line to complain at 8:00 on a Sunday, I can assure you it is frustrating when you have little kids (I had a 4 month at home and I don't think it was unreasonable to expect some quiet at 11:30 at night).

shengs75 · Post by **shengs75** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:37 pm

8AM Sunday morning? it's not like it's 6AM. In NYC, you would hear the dominicans blasting some merengue by 8AM

or maybe it was on the whole night I dunno.

In any case, I don't think I've ever gotten up at 8 to mow the grass just out of courtesy, but just like the other guy said I'm not going to come and complain either. Especially if I'm a block away. Are you in a real upscale subdivision? geez....people got some nerves.

Once my neighbors' kids were out on the street at midnight yelling and screaming in the rain. I almost called the cops on them, but besides that it's fairly routine to hear machinery here and there early or late in the day.

I agree move DTO, but I don't want to give up a 4BR house for a 1BR condo for a higher monthly payment.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:36 pm

When I lived in Baltimore, I had a neighbor in the back alley sawing concrete - yes, sawing concrete - at 7:15 AM on a Sunday. I had no problem telling him to stuff it until 9.

I say people need to grow a teensie bit more spine and tell their neighbors when they are being ridiculous. Granted, this was maybe 75 feet from where I was sleeping, so a touch different circumstances.

-Big E

pseudoprometheus · Post by **pseudoprometheus** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:40 am

Personally, I think the way you handled the situation was ideal. You didn't snub him, or respond rudely, which is great because many people have such a hard time of not doing that. As a bonus, he didn't come back out when you went back to mowing half an hour later, and so therefore you were [I'm assuming] able to finish the job and get on with your schedule.

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