Waking Up To The Sound of Lawnmowers
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
United States
April 20, 2017 7:59am CST
Even though I probably should have been up already, the landscapers had their mowers going right at 8am on the dot. Can't complain cause 8am is the time when noise is acceptable here. However, I really wasn't ready to get up and it would have been nice to sleep a little longer.
Having the grass mowed is worth the money I paid into my HOA fees (along with snow removal).
With all the rain the grass is high but beautifully lush and green.
The dogs were having a problem with the grass being so high so now they should be happy and can go out and sniff to their hearts content without having to wade through high grass.
Now that I'm up, showered and dressed there's only one more thing to do.....HAVE COFFEE!!!!!
Sending smiles to everyone and hoping it's a good day.
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19 responses
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Apr 17
Lucky you I work up to the sound of snow plows...lol
I can't wait until the grass get mowed for the first time but by the looks of it, it won't be anytime soon!
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@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
Oh My!!! I can't believe you're still getting snow up there. Egads will you ever see spring?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 When you live in situation where you pay maintenance fess you have no choice but to let others mow. I love mowing its more fun than vacuuming.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
@amadeo When I"m too old to sit on a riding lawn tractor you might as well cover me with dirt.
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill We had a strong wind, no rain and the cold is back. For the moment it stopped growing.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Should be in low 80s today, which isn't bad
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
I mowed the front the other day and all the rain the grass is a foot high already.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
I live in the country and would throw a fit if my husband started mowing at that hour! When I lived in a condo complex they never started until around 10 am. I guess they have schedules.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 There are sounds I really hate and that is sirens and cars with no mufflers, I'll take the sound of a lawn being mowed any day.
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
I guess we have earlier times for noise to be acceptable there. Even though it's country I live in a community so I assume they have schedules to keep and then move on to the next customers. Since the grass was so high they were here for hours doing the whole complex.
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
20 Apr 17
It's time to cut our grass, but we are having lawnmower issues.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
20 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 we bought it last year. It was only used a few times
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
Hope your lawnmower issues aren't something that is expensive to fix
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 17
The sound of lawnmowers is so much better than the sound of snow plows. Enjoy you day.
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@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
Egads I'd be pulling my hair out if it was snow blowers 
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
23 Apr 17
@Marilynda1225 So would I hate that sound
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@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
I shower first because my bathroom is part of my master bedroom and my coffee is downstairs, If I didn't have to come downstairs I'd probably have my coffee first but just the thought of having to go back up to shower and dress is too much for my knees.
@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
23 Apr 17
I don't like it when the neighbors mow their lawn early either, although I don't think he does it quite that early. When it really bothered me was after I'd worked the midnight shift and was trying to get some sleep before heading out to the second job. Course, my neighbor never knew all of that. I ended up using ear plugs a lot and only recently began trying to sleep without them a bit more.
My husband can be a noisy sleeper so sometimes they are still necessary even though I'm not working the midnight shift since last summer and I'm not back to work yet after my surgery.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
21 Apr 17
I got up at 6AM, my body clock wakes me up then very day, my husband too we are up and drinking coffee at 6...We don't have enough grass yet to mow, its been pouring lately so it will happen soon!
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
Hope you get a better nights sleep. I hate waking up after a bad night of tossing and turning.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
21 Apr 17
I love the way most lawns look this time of year! Most of them seem to come up so beautifully! This really is a lovely time of year.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Apr 17
I am thinking about pouring cement all over and no grass to mow.
@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
20 Apr 17
I have nothing to say about the time they come since it's within township rules they can start at 8am. It's not fun waking up to so much noise but the grass really needed mowing so it's finally getting done.
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@xstitcher (30283)
• Petaluma, California
21 Apr 17
Today went pretty well. I am going to have to do some yard work myself, tomorrow. I tried mowing the other day, but the handle of the lawnmower broke.
@LittleBard (121)
•
21 Apr 17
Our HOA finally fired the guys who did the public areas because they'd try to start as early as 6:30 in the morning. This went on for a year before they finally did something about it. The new company comes around 8:30-9 now. We have to maintain our own lawns though, which I think is kinda dumb for the insane amount we pay the HOA.
