Originally Posted by JackTheLad (Post 6040201)

Can't a guy generalise and slag off an entire nation without getting grief!!:p

Just to answer some points. No the neighbour doesn't get home a 7pm and that is the only time he could mow his lawn. He is retired, he could mow his lawn anytime, as he has just proved it this morning by driving his mower from 8am to 9:30 (do you think he was making a point after last nights little argument?)

We don't live in a tiny mcmansion or anything, its a large plot of land, but unfortunately that seems to make the neighbours think they can run power tools any time day or night, because obviously being 10 metres away, we won't hear it.

We already have double glazing, its still not enough to block out a souped up revving motorbike from waking the kids.

I don't come from a village in the UK, I come from a suburban town near a city, I now live in a suburban town near a city. No, thats not the difference.

Mrs JTL reckons the difference is, where I used to live in the UK was 'nice', with 'nice' people, who were considerate and knew how to apologise.

Where we live now is not 'nice', its full of rednecks who wouldn't know an apology if it came up and slapped them. Their only response to criticisms or complaints is aggressive/defensive abuse. As last nights example shows, I explained to them they had woken my kids, they in return told me to 'get a life' and asked 'where the f**k did I think I lived'. Thats an aussie apology :eek:

JTL