The anti-social lawn mower thread

**Woodman** · 12th February 2017, 08:49

Originally Posted by Katman

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

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

**Grumph** · 12th February 2017, 08:51

Originally Posted by Katman

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** · 12th February 2017, 08:53

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** · 12th February 2017, 09:16

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** · 12th February 2017, 09:53

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** · 12th February 2017, 10:54

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** · 12th February 2017, 11:45

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** · 14th February 2017, 17:58

Originally Posted by 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...

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** · 14th February 2017, 18:05

Originally Posted by Virago

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** · 14th February 2017, 18:38

Originally Posted by Virago

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** · 14th February 2017, 19:08

Originally Posted by 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.

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