The anti-social lawn mower thread

[Oakie]

Grrrr. Neighbours who start mowing their lawn at 8.15am Saturday should have their lawns confiscated!

To be fair, this morning's episode is not a common event and I'll assume the neighbour had an important reason to breach this social convention so will forgive on this occasion ... but if it beomes regular, she may need a visit from the 'Roundup Fairy'. I believe in Germany it is illegal to mow your lawns (or use power drills) on a Sunday.

When is an acceptable time to start mowing? For me, I usually wait until the afternoon but if I had to do it in the morning I'd feel bad starting before 10.30ish.


Rant over.

[george formby]

Grrrr. Neighbours who start mowing their lawn at 8.15am Saturday should have their lawns confiscated!

To be fair, this morning's episode is not a common event and I'll assume the neighbour had an important reason to breach this social convention so will forgive on this occasion ... but if it beomes regular, she may need a visit from the 'Roundup Fairy'. I believe in Germany it is illegal to mow your lawns (or use power drills) on a Sunday.

When is an acceptable time to start mowing? For me, I usually wait until the afternoon but if I had to do it in the morning I'd feel bad starting before 10.30ish.


Rant over.

You don't know your born, you don't. LOL.

We finally managed to get noise control to shut down the party next door (10mtrs away, outside stereo) at 2:30am this morning. Great going, other recent parties went until 6:30am... Oh, to be unemployed. I had the lawn finished on the boundary by 7:30am this morning. In fairness, I couldn't be arsed taking the exhaust off the ride on at such an early hour.

Your right about Germany, my missus is of that persuasion. Even washing your car is frowned upon on the Holy day.

After 10am is a common courtesy under normal circumstances IMHO and I generally start making a racket later than that. I think my mulcher would really rip your nightie.........

Yeah but na, I hear where your coming from.

I might loosen the silencer on me big strimmer and go detail the boundary now.....:devil2:

[WNJ]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:

[Tazz]

Just play the noise of a lawnmower through your stereo late at night. Nothing like a bit of passive aggressive fun between neighbours :P

[george formby]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:
Oh, been there. Terrible shift and ear plug essential for a good kip.

You've just reminded me my mower has head lights and I could liberally spray some fermented fish juice as I mow. What a lovely thought.

[Tazz]

Your right about Germany, my missus is of that persuasion. Even washing your car is frowned upon on the Holy day.



A lot ignore it though, just like here. We had some DIY mofo doing shit at 11pm in our aparentment building on anyday of the week. And you can't do your weekly shop on Sundays either which is a bitch if you're used to doing it that way and keep forgetting XD

But then Germans seem to love it and it's their country so meh.

[AllanB]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:

While I understand your pain, you are the odd one out in the street here. One of the joys of shift work I guess.

[pritch]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:

Someone once said to me that shiftworkers have no rights. It's hard to fault that sentiment.

[HenryDorsetCase]

the guy that bought the house next door last year has operated a complete scorched earth policy in the large back yard including ALL LAST WEEKEND chopping down a bunch of trees then putting them through the biggest chipper that hirequip has. It sounded like the invasion of Poland. three days of chainsaws and whatnot. It was carnage.

Having said that he has a big job and it looks like he has broken the back of it now. Dead silent today.

[Woodman]

We have a guy round here somewhere close enough for his mower to be annoying who mows his lawn when the sun starts going down. 9pmish in summer.:brick:

Its not really the noise that annoys me so much, its more the WTF?

[trufflebutter]

When I use to mow my lawns (I pay someone to do it now) I would wait until earlier evening during the summer months when it is cooler. The chap that does it now, I am not sure when it gets done, its just nice to arrive home and see how neat and tidy everything looks.

[Woodman]

When I use to mow my lawns (I pay someone to do it now) I would wait until earlier evening during the summer months when it is cooler. The chap that does it now, I am not sure when it gets done, its just nice to arrive home and see how neat and tidy everything looks.

I have replaced my lawns with a jungle and gave the lawnmower away. Not sure whether it has saved me any work to be fair.

[Mike.Gayner]

After 9am is fair game IMO. Also been by noisy neighbours, thank fuck they moved out. Now there's family living there, and their young kids are frustratingly shouty ALL THE TIME, but can't complain given the shit heads who were there previously.

[swbarnett]

I believe in Germany it is illegal to mow your lawns (or use power drills) on a Sunday.
In Switzerland (20 years ago anyway but I don't think it's changed) it was illegal to mow your lawn or put washing on the line on a Sunday. Also, no Sunday shopping except at the Zurich Flughafen (airport). When we first got there is was unnervingly quiet but after a few weeks we came to love it.


When is an acceptable time to start mowing? For me, I usually wait until the afternoon but if I had to do it in the morning I'd feel bad starting before 10.30ish.
Around here things are semi-rural. Relatively speaking I'm a late riser so by the time I start, usually around 10:00 or 9:30 at the earliest, I'm definitely not the first.

[swbarnett]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:

Single most important thing in any relationship, even with your neighbours, is communication. Talk to them. You might be surprised how accommodating they are if they know you're regularly sleeping at that time.

[swbarnett]

Someone once said to me that shiftworkers have no rights. It's hard to fault that sentiment.
Nurses, Doctors, Paramedics, Police, IT operators, Bakers, etc, etc. A hell of a lot of things would fall down around our ears without them.

[Virago]

Nurses, Doctors, Paramedics, Police, IT operators, Bakers, etc, etc. A hell of a lot of things would fall down around our ears without them.

Yup. But trying to accommodate every day sleeper is often impractical.

A big part of my work is building compliance inspections. Apartment blocks are a nightmare. Morning sleepers, afternoon sleepers, evening sleepers, night sleepers. All demand that we accommodate their needs.

[R650R]

I've done mine as early as 7.30 am, especially in HB summer when so firkin hot in afternoon, live on busy road anyway.....

Do shift work too and yes FU to dumb ferks who door knock....... I just don't answer, eventually the dog persuades them to leave....

[Scubbo]

have the same thing, though its a painter constantly opening and closing his slider doors on his van at about 5am...... just leave the fucker open and load it then bugger off!!!

[Moi]

You lot can be our neighbours... lawns - well I've seen bigger lounge/family rooms - are mowed during the week and with an elderly Morrison electric mower, that sounds like an overgrown vacuum...

And before our neighbours left for Seattle, didn't mow when they were home cause they a new wee one...

All a hangover from my youth - older sisters were nurses and so were the neighbour's girls, so everyone checked if any were sleeping before doing lawns...

[Grumph]

Local council contractor comes around 6.30am in summer to do his lot before it gets hot....
Big commercial rideon which is poorly silenced....

No councillors living in the village, bugger it.

[Akzle]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.

[Stylo]

I work nights and I am usually home by about 3am , neighbours do their lawns mid morning when I'm trying to sleep. , I often wondered if it Would be rude of me to mow my lawns after work. ???:chase:

Know how you feel, finished my shift driving a straddle at the port and home and in bed at 0800 this morning... the wanker next door started his lawnmower up at about 8.20 just as I had nodded off, finished his lawns and then the chainsaw starts up.

No complaints as it's a Saturday morning but I must remember to put earplugs in next time ...

[swbarnett]

Yup. But trying to accommodate every day sleeper is often impractical.

A big part of my work is building compliance inspections. Apartment blocks are a nightmare. Morning sleepers, afternoon sleepers, evening sleepers, night sleepers. All demand that we accommodate their needs.
Agreed. There comes a point where it's impossible.

In the first instance I assume everybody within earshot has a roughly "normal" sleep pattern and expect anyone doesn't to have a quiet word if I regularly disturb them. I'm then in a position to decide if it's possible to accommodate. Can't do that if I don't know.

[swbarnett]

I just remembered the last few months we were in Switzerland. Across the road from us was an abandoned factory; built in the era when every building had, by law, to have a bomb shelter in the basement - walls up to around a meter thick. Just before we left ii was being demolished to make way for a new apartment building. From 07:00 six days a week (thank fuck for Sundays) a large tractor born jack hammer was laying into it. Took a whole month to demolish half of one wall.

[swbarnett]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.
So you wouldn't me (if I was your immediate meighbour) starting up the noise makers at 11pm? I generally don't get to bed until midnight.

Fucken selfish bastards.

[Virago]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.

What the hell are you up at 5 for? Weak bladder? Leaking roof in the caravan?

[HenryDorsetCase]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.

Up at 5? does it take you a couple hours to walk to the dole office?

[Woodman]

What the hell are you up at 5 for? Weak bladder? Leaking roof in the caravan?

Like fishing, its the best time to catch goats as well.

[Akzle]

What the hell are you up at 5 for? Weak bladder? Leaking roof in the caravan?


Up at 5? does it take you a couple hours to walk to the dole office?


Like fishing, its the best time to catch goats as well.
rbgiafp for you lot. well done.


So you wouldn't me (if I was your immediate meighbour) starting up the noise makers at 11pm? I generally don't get to bed until midnight.

Fucken selfish bastards.

i have no immediate neighbours. and my toys are louder anyway. you're welcome to try.

[trufflebutter]

No immediate neighbours aka Solitary confinement.

[Virago]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.

Actually, I've made an unnecessary assumption.

Is that 5am, or 5pm?

[Swoop]

When is an acceptable time to start mowing?

Personally, 9am onwards. Sundays too. God-bothering cunts can suck it up.



The best story came from a workmate who was a screw at the jail.
Asked a bloke what he was in for...

His neighbour was mowing his lawn early one morning, while this chap was attempting sleep.
Opens his window and tells neighbour to fuck off. No compliance apparently.
Gets .303 out of wardrobe and shoots him dead. Goes back to bed to get some more sleep before piggies arrive.

[swbarnett]

i have no immediate neighbours.
Sounds like you've found the perfect spot; both for you and everyone else.

[swbarnett]

Personally, 9am onwards. Sundays too. God-bothering cunts can suck it up.
By 9am they're well on their way to church, are they not?

[Akzle]

Actually, I've made an unnecessary assumption.

Is that 5am, or 5pm?

double rbgiafp!!

it's 5 am. though.

[SVboy]

double rbgiafp!!

it's 5 am. though.

Why? P? 3 sleeps till Christmas?

[Akzle]

Why? P? 3 sleeps till Christmas?

waning.

if it was P, why would i sleep? followed closely by why would i get up "early"?

[Laava]

Actually, I've made an unnecessary assumption.

Is that 5am, or 5pm?

That'll be 5 spots on the knives, then he gets up and finds somewhere comfy to sit for the rest of the day.

[Drew]

Here's an antisocial lawn mower!

[Katman]

Our neighbour has fucking noisy grandchildren.

I'd rather they mowed their lawn.

[Oakie]

Our neighbour has fucking noisy grandchildren.

I'd rather they mowed their lawn. What if they mowed the grandchildren?

[Virago]

What if they mowed the grandchildren?

With an Israeli robotic lawnmower?

http://www.israel21c.org/israeli-lawn-mowing-robot-makes-the-cut/

[Woodman]

With an Israeli robotic lawnmower?

http://www.israel21c.org/israeli-lawn-mowing-robot-makes-the-cut/

They couldn't use an Israeli lawnmower. Katman would think it was some sort of low level spy drone.

[Katman]

They couldn't use an Israeli lawnmower. Katman would think it was some sort of low level spy drone.

If something should happen to me, you need to investigate.

[Woodman]

If something should happen to me, you need to investigate.

Why?..........

[Grumph]

If something should happen to me, you need to investigate.

Duly logged to support the diagnosis of paranoid delusions...

If something does happen to you, I'm sure we'll have a whip-round for a party.

[Blackbird]

Just coming up to 10am and about to mow. I must be the irritating bugger on our road as both of our neighbour's sections are mainly covered in bush so they don't need to mow. Got a fair bit of bush on ours too but the grass we do have (can't really call it lawn with all the kikuyu) is on a steep slope down our drive. I suspect my wheezing pushing the mower back uphill is louder than the motor but as of yet, they haven't complained about the old fart trying not to have a heart attack.

[Oakie]

Mowed mine last night at 7pm before the neighbourhood kiddies went to bed. Now I'm off to make up a small batch of Roundup to tidy up some borders the mowwer can't easily get to. Roundup ... the silent lawnmower.

[AllanB]

I mowed mine at 8.30 last night. I spied the neighbor two doors down checking out the mower action. Probably woke her baby.

Young people. Shes quite attractive. Ginger too. Needs to chill.

[slofox]

Not long ago, my petrol powered mower fell to bits.

So I bought another. A battery powered one made by WORX (whoever they are).

I was dubious as hell when I bought it but it does the job as well as the old one ever did.

Best thing is, it is pretty quiet. So I can mow at 2.00am if I want without any whingeing neighbours.

Sort of takes the fun out of it a bit...

[trufflebutter]

Got home after a morning walk and some local contractors were had at it next door.....mowing the lawns. Mum on the edger and Dad on the ride-on. Only option at this stage was to go find a coffee down by the waters edge. I have reached the conclusion that there is NO good time for neighbours to mow their lawns. If it upsets you in anyway, best find a something else to do for an hour or so. I am sure that all neighbours piss one and other off to some slight or over bearing extent throughout their close living tenure.

[Virago]

I mowed mine at 8.30 last night. I spied the neighbor two doors down checking out the mower action. Probably woke her baby...

We had neighbours who would drive us nuts. Start the mower. Cut until the catcher was full. Turn off mower. Stop for a 30-40 beer break. Rinse and repeat.

The job would take all bloody day. Meanwhile we had a toddler and a baby...

I raised the issue with them. They told me to naff off.

[Akzle]

We had neighbours who would drive us nuts. Start the mower. Cut until the catcher was full. Turn off mower. Stop for a 30-40 beer break. Rinse and repeat.

The job would take all bloody day. Meanwhile we had a toddler and a baby...

I raised the issue with them. They told me to naff off.

your a precious cunt aren't ya.

[bogan]

We had neighbours who would drive us nuts. Start the mower. Cut until the catcher was full. Turn off mower. Stop for a 30-40 beer break. Rinse and repeat.

The job would take all bloody day. Meanwhile we had a toddler and a baby...

I raised the issue with them. They told me to naff off.

Got a neighbour who doesn't know how the choke works, mower forever revs up and down while they do their lawns. Also had a flatmate who would push it fast enough into clumpy bits to load up and slow the engine, then never let it get back up to speed, made a fucking mess of the lawn (didn't seem to understand the concept of emptying the catcher before it overloaded either).

[nzspokes]

Just coming up to 10am and about to mow. I must be the irritating bugger on our road as both of our neighbour's sections are mainly covered in bush so they don't need to mow. Got a fair bit of bush on ours too but the grass we do have (can't really call it lawn with all the kikuyu) is on a steep slope down our drive. I suspect my wheezing pushing the mower back uphill is louder than the motor but as of yet, they haven't complained about the old fart trying not to have a heart attack.

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

[Katman]

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

Sounds like a perfect idea for fat, lazy fucks.

[Virago]

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

Pro tip. Learn to tie a decent knot first.

DAMHIK.

[Oakie]

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

Can you still get the original Flymos? Haven't seen one for years although I knowe the brand still exists.

[nzspokes]

Sounds like a perfect idea for fat, lazy fucks.

Will suit you down to the fucking ground then.

[nzspokes]

Can you still get the original Flymos? Haven't seen one for years although I knowe the brand still exists.

No idea to be honest, when I did my small engine time we worked on them all the time. But that was a lot of years ago.

People would never change the blades, you would end up with the disk that held it cutting the grass. Made a mess when one of the blades was not done up correctly, plastic body and all.

Edit, well they do still exist. just electric only by the looks. http://www.flymo.com/nz/products/lawn-mowers/

[bogan]

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

Some of the robo mowers are supposed to be pretty good too. No cat/dog shit problem like the robo vacuums either!

[Oakie]

Some of the robo mowers are supposed to be pretty good too. No cat/dog shit problem like the robo vacuums either!

Ah yes, the perils of mowing the lawn when you have a dog. We haven't had one for 10 years now but I still remember the thrill of mowing a turd that you missed in the pre-mow clean up ... the all encompassing smell of stale dog shit in the air and poo flakes swirling like fecal confetti.

[Daffyd]

Pro tip, Flymo and a long rope. Tie rope to the handle. Start flymo and hold rope. Then swing away.

I used to do just that. Had a steep bank with a path along the top. Just had to walk back and forth, playing rope out a little each time. It was an electric one.

[Brian d marge]

what a fucking lazy cunt.
i'm up at 5, and if you're not, well, fuck you. just because you choose to work the retard shift (9-5) doesn't mean everyone else is that stupid, nor should pander to you.
and as i get told, "if you don't like it, move somewhere else"

fucken moaning townies.
That only gives u 2 hours before the sun goes down .
How do u get shit done?

sent for a divine source

[roogazza]

I don't mind the mowers so much, around here its about the most noise you get,''Ride ons''. Infinately better than living close to neighbours as we did in Pram.
I had to adjust a neighbours attitude just before we moved,I don't miss that one little bit.(or the reformed little faggot).:msn-wink:

[Jeff Sichoe]

I don't give a fuck about lawn mowers or hammers or whatever it's people who leave their dogs tied up all fucken day and then ignore them when they get home.

You useless fat fucking baby dicked turd fucking take your shitty dog for a walk you CUNT

[trufflebutter]

I don't give a fuck about lawn mowers or hammers or whatever it's people who leave their dogs tied up all fucken day and then ignore them when they get home.

You useless fat fucking baby dicked turd fucking take your shitty dog for a walk you CUNT

And then mow your fucking lawns you useless fat fucking baby dicked turd?

[Berries]

I don't give a fuck about lawn mowers or hammers or whatever it's people who leave their dogs tied up all fucken day and then ignore them when they get home.

You useless fat fucking baby dicked turd fucking take your shitty dog for a walk you CUNT
I welded mine to the flymo.

[george formby]

Pro tip #2

Robot mowers can be used as beer delivery vehickles.

[Brian d marge]

Pro tip #2

Robot mowers can be used as beer delivery vehickles.
I married mine

sent for a divine source

[Virago]

I married mine...

So the rumours are true...

http://www.now44news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SHEEP.png

[Brian d marge]

So the rumours are true...

http://www.now44news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SHEEP.png
Yup , still thinks bits of paper are worth something and that the government is there to protect us from the nasty North Korea and the evil China....
Often seen mesmerized by bright flashing lights from the box in the corner

That's a point wheres me beer?

sent for a divine source

[Oakie]

And we have a new winner!

The guy who started his pneumatic drill (jack-hammer) at 8.02am this Saturday morning and is still going for it. Sounds like it's at least a block away from us but loud enough to rouse Mrs Oakie from her sleep and utter a very rude couple of words to describe what she thought of the guy.

Bet his immediate neighbours were impressed.

[george formby]

And we have a new winner!

The guy who started his pneumatic drill (jack-hammer) at 8.02am this Saturday morning and is still going for it. Sounds like it's at least a block away from us but loud enough to rouse Mrs Oakie from her sleep and utter a very rude couple of words to describe what she thought of the guy.

Bet his immediate neighbours were impressed.

I've had a digger shifting rocks since 7:17 this morning....:devil2:

[Oakie]

I've had a digger shifting rocks since 7:17 this morning....:devil2:

I'm sure it's a very quiet digger with noise resistant rocks though.

[R650R]

I've had a digger shifting rocks since 7:17 this morning....:devil2:

I'll raise you... coming home from night shift at 12.08 am this morning on the DR... brap brap brap.....

[george formby]

I'll raise you... coming home from night shift at 12.08 am this morning on the DR... brap brap brap.....

That's spooky. Somebody was ripping around here between 3am and 4 am on a big, thumping, single. Sadly, no smashing noises.

[Brian d marge]

That's spooky. Somebody was ripping around here between 3am and 4 am on a big, thumping, single. Sadly, no smashing noises.
Royal Enfield , or velocette?

If so could the go round a few more times?

sent for a divine source

[Grumph]

That's spooky. Somebody was ripping around here between 3am and 4 am on a big, thumping, single. Sadly, no smashing noises.

In the early 70's I was doing night shifts and would arrive home in the wee hours - riding a B33 BSA with Goldie cams and a "twittering" silencer...
Turned into the street, wound it up in 2nd, hit the mag cutout and coasted the last 100 yards home....

Had a couple of neighbours complain that after the sudden cut they were always waiting for the crashing noises.

[jasonu]

And we have a new winner!

The guy who started his pneumatic drill (jack-hammer) at 8.02am this Saturday morning and is still going for it. Sounds like it's at least a block away from us but loud enough to rouse Mrs Oakie from her sleep and utter a very rude couple of words to describe what she thought of the guy.

Bet his immediate neighbours were impressed.

Did you go down and punch him in the face?

[Brian d marge]

Quote....The guy who started his pneumatic drill (jack-hammer) at 8.02am this Saturday morning and is still going for it. Sounds like it's at least a block away from us but loud enough to rouse Mrs Oakie from her sleep and utter a very rude couple of words to describe what she thought of the guy.


U sure he wasn't just doing the wife?

sent for a divine source

[husaberg]

I've had a digger shifting rocks since 7:17 this morning....:devil2:

Baler and a wrapper in my front paddock 2.30AM ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.
It never worried me. I was a little surprised though.
I never did ask the neigbours what they thought though.
You buggars should all move out to the country for some peace and quiet, but wait until after weaning.:laugh:

[FJRider]

Duly logged to support the diagnosis of paranoid delusions...



Sounds like another conspiracy theory to me .... :rolleyes:

[FJRider]

When is an acceptable time to start mowing? For me, I usually wait until the afternoon but if I had to do it in the morning I'd feel bad starting before 10.30ish.


Rant over.

As Those living in JAFFA city know what is best for the whole country ...

Construction noise is allowed at the following times in Auckland City:

Location Times
Within the Auckland CBD

Monday to Friday: 6.30am to 10.30pm

Saturday: 7am to 11pm

Sunday: 9am to 7pm

All other times: some construction work is permitted in the CBD at night, but the permitted level is subject to land use and duration.

Residential areas


Monday to Friday

6.30am to 7.30am: low level noise activities permitted (arrival, preparation for work).

7.30am to 6pm: construction work permitted

6pm to 8pm: work can continue, but no noisy work (e.g. hammering, power tools, excavation).

Saturday

7.30am to 6pm: construction work permitted (no activities permitted before 7.30am)

Sunday and public holidays

No noisy construction work allowed.

Commercial and industrial areas


Permitted at any time, depending on what's nearby.

Not permitted at night near residential activities, hospitals, hotels, hostels, accommodation, and other noise sensitive activities.

May also depend on resource consent conditions or permits.

Home handyman and DIY work

This includes home, vehicle and garden maintenance, such as lawn mowing and minor repairs. It does not apply to commercial activities or ongoing construction projects. See above rules for construction noise or commercial activities.

​If you plan to do minor repairs or maintenance work on Sunday or public holiday. Then we suggest you inform your neighbours about the work and how long it will take.

You may be asked to stop or served with a notice if:

a noise control officer assesses the noise as being unreasonable
we receive a complaint about noisy construction or maintenance work.

They assess complaints on a case-by-case basis.

[Oakie]

Did you go down and punch him in the face?

Nah. With Mrs Oakie being awake I had other stuff to attend to...

[FJRider]

Nah. With Mrs Oakie being awake I had other stuff to attend to...

Do the dishes/laundry and bring her coffee .. ??? :whistle:

[Grumph]

You buggars should all move out to the country for some peace and quiet, but wait until after weaning.:laugh:

Newly separated calves can't tell time - and can be heard over about a 1 mile radius....

[jasonu]

Nah. With Mrs Oakie being awake I had other stuff to attend to...

Send the Mrs down to sort it out then.

[husaberg]

Newly separated calves can't tell time - and can be heard over about a 1 mile radius....

I'd sugest even at 5km they sound like they are directly next door in a narrow valley.:psst:

[Drew]

And we have a new winner!

The guy who started his pneumatic drill (jack-hammer) at 8.02am this Saturday morning and is still going for it. Sounds like it's at least a block away from us but loud enough to rouse Mrs Oakie from her sleep and utter a very rude couple of words to describe what she thought of the guy.

Bet his immediate neighbours were impressed.
As a tradesman please let me express this as eloquently as I can.

Eat a fucking dick. 8am is fair game. None of us should have to wait longer than that for your fucking beauty sleep. Suck it up princess!

[Oakie]

Do the dishes/laundry and bring her coffee .. ??? :whistle:

Yeah ok. Let's call it that.

[Oakie]

As a tradesman please let me express this as eloquently as I can.

Eat a fucking dick. 8am is fair game. None of us should have to wait longer than that for your fucking beauty sleep. Suck it up princess!

Monday to Friday ... sure. Saturday / Sunday ...not so much.

[husaberg]

Yeah ok. Let's call it that.

She clearly likes likes her coffee instant. Her dishes dirty and her laundry aired in public then:niceone:

[Drew]

Monday to Friday ... sure. Saturday / Sunday ...not so much.

Nah, rubbish. I like a lie in too of course, but if I have to work saturday I should be able to get it over with asap.

[Katman]

... the all encompassing smell of stale dog shit in the air and poo flakes swirling like fecal confetti.

You can probably get vaccinated for that.

[Drew]

You can probably get vaccinated for that.

If only they could vaccinate against dumb as fuck antivax types.

[Oakie]

You can probably get vaccinated for that. Touche sir! I did LOL.

[Brian d marge]

sunday morning , just saying thats all.....

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[FJRider]

If only they could vaccinate against dumb as fuck antivax types.

There are injectable lead pills available (of various calibres) that are suitable for these circumstances ... :devil2:

[russd7]

There are injectable lead pills available (of various calibres) that are suitable for these circumstances ... :devil2:

yeah but its illegal to vaccinate some one with out proper consent