Cool story. Feel free to pay for the labor to rake your neighborhood. |
“I’m 13 and this is deep” |
Thankfully I live backing to a country club and I only hear the mowing every other day at 9-10 am. But I know what you mean OP, it’s the constant sound of mowing and leaf blowing that is more prevalent in the suburbs than in the city. The trade off is you don’t head ambulances or fire rescues going through your suburban street all that often, while in the city that’s a multiple times a day occurrence |
Yea, how did anyone ever have a garden without gas powered mowers and blowers and trimmers and clippers for 2 hours twice a week |
We recently moved out for 6 months while our house was being renovated, and the rental house we were in was about 3 miles away. Every single night, one of our neighbors let out their dogs around 6:30 pm, and those dogs would proceed to bark, nonstop, for 45 minutes. I’m not exaggerating. The only days we got any breaks were when they were on vacation or it was raining. (I often prayed for evening rain)
It was an old house with old windows, so maybe that contributed, but I would rather hear the occasional mowing service or leaf blower than have that experience of the nonstop dog barking every evening again. |
If you let your lawn become clover you don’t have to mow it |
People have too much money in McLean. I live in central McLean with no HOA. The people living in tear downs do a bad job maintaining their land themself. The other half spend 10k a year on their yard so it’s spotless. The end result is there’s always a truck doing something outside someone’s house. Moving to great falls will fix the issue. |
OP. You’re insane. |
McLean?! Sheesh! You wouldn't last 5 minutes in The city of alexandria or arlington, arlington is a little quieter though. |
I live in Princeton NJ and they don't allow gas leaf blowers for certain months. March 15-May 15 and Oct 1-Dec 15 they are allowed. If it is after that period you are meant to use electric. Problem is I live on a lot with many mature trees and a very large mature oak that doesn't loose leaves until end of December. The electric I have used / my landscaper used do not work that good. We used an electric leaf blower and it took all day to move the leaves. It was ridiculous. I started raking but my spouse had hurt their back so could not rake that week. I talk to my neighbors and we try to coordinate when people do loud projects. But at some point maybe get noise cancelling headphones, or better windows and doors. Another neighbor puts their dog in the backyard late at night (anytime from 7-11PM) usually for 60-90+ minutes and the dog is barking and crying the entire time. Asked the neighbor to bring the dog in as it seems cruel to the dog. They stopped for awhile, but it happened the other night. That to me is way worse than the gas powered equipment. |
My neighbor mows and then leaf blows every other day at 7pm. It makes so much racket ! We have to close the windows and eat inside. |
The way you complain, you would complaining about it too. |
At least you aren’t complaining about the sound your neighbors are making when they breathe. |
OP. Stop with the trolling. We know this entire thread is just a game. |
DC outlawed gas blowers 2 years ago.
https://www.quietcleandc.com/transition-guide |