[QUOTE=onlycafe;8218429] That's cool

Every lawn service that comes to our area is a "weekend warrior." They are people who have a regular job who make extra bucks by mowing lawns all weekend. They're out pretty much dawn to dark and beyond on Saturday and from 9 or so till dark on Sunday. Some neighbors got together and sent a letter around requesting that people not make mower/leaf blower racket after 4 or 5 on weekends but it went nowhere. I'm lucky that I have a flexible schedule and can enjoy morning peace and quiet on weekdays. Weekends I just join in the mechanical chorus, but I do shut down at 4 PM.

My neighbour John many years ago(now deceased) used to cut his grass at 6:30 am. His wife used to say "he's a chicken". It did not bother me as it was once in a while.
However years later his daughter inherited the house and her dogs bark between 8am and 11pm. Now that bothers me.
G.

Pretty simple for me. I'd ask why he doesn't have any interests or projects to be doing.

16 hours a day barking. That's a lot.

Well thanks for listening. Not exactly 16/7 but intermittently. I complained to the City.
They investigated and found that the three dogs were not licenced. So she had to licence them. Since then the husband passed away and the new man has kicked out the son who had the yappiest dog. So things are somewhat better.

I say to myself if I want total peace I would buy an acreage. I will take this area in spite of some noise because of the conveniences of the city. It's a lot about give and take but there are limits.....

Guy

I bought one of these to train my dogs not to bark. They've learned - not perfect but they're much much better, so I don't need it much anymore. I have a neighbor who WILL NOT control his dog's barking. One night I though, "I wonder ..." Yep. Hang it on the fence and it works like a charm. It may not be legal, so you didn't hear it from me.

http://www.firstalertforpets.com/product.aspx?pid=13741

start after 9am......to be courteous.

That is awesome. Apparently sold out right now. Not surprising. Yes neighbours are down to two dogs. Even though we have had these dogs next door to us for years they do not get any smarter. They don't recognize us and bark at us anyways when we are in the backyard. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/uzi.gif These are not legal either....
Guy

Where I live it's so damned hot out, that a lot of folks start doing landscaping at 5am. It's probably technically against the law and the HOA regs. But it's a fact of life in extreme weather states. I doubt anyone in a cold weather states complains about early morning snow blowers. Garbage trucks hit my neighborhood at about 6:30am and make some noise.

Dogs shows in England do not start til 10am because any earlier would be uncivilized.

I am heavy sleeper so that may not bother me, depending how close. But 8 in morning on weekend, if neighbor woke me me with noise, regardless of reason, unless an emergency - would piss me off.

If I can sleep through my GF's snoring, your sander wouldn't bother me a bit. But I can't sleep past 7AM anyway as my back starts hurting.

I think 8Am is plenty reasonable, but I would lose the music.

My S.O. thought it was ok to let the dog go ballistic in the backyard on 6:30am Saturday mornings.
Ughhh.
I had to train her as well.

I have a free Ultrasonic Bark Control Collar by PetSafe - PBC00-13925 for anyone who needs one. Small/medium dogs.
PM me an address and I'll put it in the mail.

I think our noise laws are 10am on the weekends, I wish I could sleep in....