Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where I was raised it was considered rude to mow before 12 noon on a Sunday. So there’s that.

That’s absolutely ridiculous.

Interesting that you think that's ridiculous. I was raised the same way.

Anonymous wrote:Where I was raised it was considered rude to mow before 12 noon on a Sunday. So there’s that.

Same, and that has carried over to now as an adult.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still have very small children and babies, so I guess that skews my perspective. I’m surprised OP isn’t getting more sympathy for the noise at that hour. There is probably a local noise ordinance that applies.

I work overnights so don’t appreciate OP’s husband mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn. But I live in a community, and it’s nit all about me.

There are a whole lot more people who live diurnally than there are who live nocturnally.

5. Try to get the event shifted to earlier in the day. We have an active neighborhood association, with similar fun events, and none go past 8pm, to allow volunteers to clean up on the same day.

It's twice a year. Relax. Get a bin, put everyone's crap in it and don't bother to email. If they want it, its there.

1. You know why people don't shut it down? No one wants to be the bad guy.

2. See if you can address your complaints to the organizing committee. But they might ask you to volunteer! So you volunteer to monitor the late shift. That way, at 10pm, you get the kids out of the bounce house and you unplug the bounce house. The kids will spend 30 minutes getting into trouble, crying, tugging at clothing, getting lost, etc, and their parents will be forced to take them home.

3. I don't think you can stop drunk people from making a mess, but the committee needs to be better organized, and have a designated clean-up crew. The main thing I'm getting from your story is that the event is badly organized. Perhaps also station more and more visible trash cans.

4. Lobby the committee so the party center is further away

It's twice a year. If it was twice a month it would be different OP, but no need to make a big deal about twice a year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still have very small children and babies, so I guess that skews my perspective. I’m surprised OP isn’t getting more sympathy for the noise at that hour. There is probably a local noise ordinance that applies.

I work overnights so don’t appreciate OP’s husband mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn. But I live in a community, and it’s nit all about me.

No, but that’s why I referenced local noise ordinances, which designate agreed upon quiet hours that you can expect — whatever those are.

Anonymous wrote:Where I was raised it was considered rude to mow before 12 noon on a Sunday. So there’s that.

That’s absolutely ridiculous.

Where I was raised it was considered rude to mow before 12 noon on a Sunday. So there’s that.

Oh FFS OP. You sound miserable.

If it were 3 am, I would understand the complaining. But not 11:30 pm.

Lighten up, OP!! Live a little

Anonymous wrote:I still have very small children and babies, so I guess that skews my perspective. I’m surprised OP isn’t getting more sympathy for the noise at that hour. There is probably a local noise ordinance that applies.

I work overnights so don’t appreciate OP’s husband mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn. But I live in a community, and it’s nit all about me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh lighten up. It's twice a year. 11:30 is not excessive.

This

This. Help out by walking around picking up paper cups and napkins and plates before you leave.