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BlightyBoy Jul 19th 2008 3:52 am
Summer - guys with power tools!
 
What is it about here? It's a lovely Summer's day when you want to go and sit in the garden but you are surrounded by guys with power tools. On the nicest days they bring out the power washers, routers, hedge cutters, wood chippers, tractor lawnmowers, drills or the midlife crisis guy works on his motorbike and has to rev it a million times!
Oh how i long for the purr of my dad's push mower in the rolling hills of jolly old England!

Ray Jul 19th 2008 3:55 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by BlightyBoy (Post 6588591)
What is it about here? It's a lovely Summer's day when you want to go and sit in the garden but you are surrounded by guys with power tools. On the nicest days they bring out the power washers, routers, hedge cutters, wood chippers, tractor lawnmowers, drills or the midlife crisis guy works on his motorbike and has to rev it a million times!
Oh how i long for the purr of my dad's push mower in the rolling hills of jolly old England!
I know ..I sat in my hot tub the other day thinking how tough life is ...
with the wife making a racket with her lawn tractor ...

BlightyBoy Jul 19th 2008 6:36 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
My neighbor is going through his whole repertoire right now and is onto chain saws!

ugacrew Jul 19th 2008 6:51 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by BlightyBoy (Post 6588941)
My neighbor is going through his whole repertoire right now and is onto chain saws!
Just wait. He'll end the day off with this to celebrate finishing the first of two days of being a weekend warrior.

sime303 Jul 19th 2008 7:02 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
I want one!

ugacrew Jul 19th 2008 7:06 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by sime303 (Post 6588983)
I want one!
Here you go! http://www.gasblender.com/

NC Penguin Jul 21st 2008 11:50 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by BlightyBoy (Post 6588591)
What is it about here? It's a lovely Summer's day when you want to go and sit in the garden but you are surrounded by guys with power tools. On the nicest days they bring out the power washers, routers, hedge cutters, wood chippers, tractor lawnmowers, drills or the midlife crisis guy works on his motorbike and has to rev it a million times!
Oh how i long for the purr of my dad's push mower in the rolling hills of jolly old England!
The most I hear is people cutting their grass with lawn mowers although this might turn to silence if there's a drought like there was last year.

Tracym Jul 21st 2008 11:43 pm
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by Ray (Post 6588599)
I know ..I sat in my hot tub the other day thinking how tough life is ...
with the wife making a racket with her lawn tractor ...
Sounds like our house :D

Reminds me... I must mow. Interesting, as currently the tractor goes great, but doesn't stop (brakes went out). Various people were gonna look at it. Not yet, sigh. Think the hilly part is not gonna get mowed today :(

Emma M Jul 21st 2008 11:57 pm
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
The worst noise around here is the constant yap of the neighbours dog. If I had my way... :curse::curse::curse:

Tracym Jul 22nd 2008 12:02 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by Emma M (Post 6597887)
The worst noise around here is the constant yap of the neighbours dog. If I had my way... :curse::curse::curse:
Some places have dog noise laws. Check out the city or county regulations. They may be in violation, in which case you can call animal control and they'll get a ticket.

Of course, I suppose it would be more neighborly to speak to them first.

Ridski Jul 23rd 2008 11:02 am
Re: Summer - guys with power tools!
 
Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 6597900)
Some places have dog noise laws. Check out the city or county regulations. They may be in violation, in which case you can call animal control and they'll get a ticket.

Of course, I suppose it would be more neighborly to speak to them first.
I think it's more than reasonable if you just walk over to your neighbor's and shoot the dog in the head. Tough love, and all that.


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