ban on power tools

[durwood]

I had a quick look around the forum and am suprised that mention hasn't been made of the hair brained idea of a Sydney council alderman in the paper today.

This goose wants a ban on anyone using a lawn mower or power tool on weekends so people can have a quiet weekend. This is to come in force on both afternoons Saturday and Sunday

Seems a similar law exists in parts of Europe, Germany for one.

Question: How do people who work a normal week mow lawns or do DIY??
I suppose you are expected to work even longer so you can pay for someone else to do it on week days

[Groggy]

These people are voted in by flat dwellers.

[Big Shed]

Maybe you should respond with a suggestion that Sydney Council can only collect rubbish between the hours of 9am and 4:30pm on alternate weekdays and never on Wednesday:rolleyes:

That should make for peaceful suburbs.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

...or banning council members from imbibing alcohol during working hours. Including lunches.

[joe greiner]

According to my imperfect understanding, the People's Republic of Berkeley California has outlawed leaf blowers. Glad I don't live there, but if I did I'd use a flimsy (noisy) metal leaf rake on exposed aggregate concrete driveway; that oughta put 'em in a swivet.

Joe

[rodent]

Bring back hanging so we can get rid of him (sorry) but no ones going to stop this little wood nut from having his relaxing fun on the weekends tell him if he wants a quiet time go lie in an isolation tank for the weekend .

[Waldo]

G'day,

I was going to write something about idiot council memebrs but couldn't best work out what to write...

so to make it simple...

:minigun: :ohyou:

(not suggesting his persuasion, but it best fits what I think of idiots of this ilk, if that makes sence :shrug:)

[Bob38S]

Luddites of the world unite - Sydney is your new haven or should that be heaven.

Get this pollies email, phone etc and mail, phone bomb him - politely - and point out the error of his ways.

If he persists - remind him of the election date and that you will actively support his opposition.

Reminds me of the old cliche

"It's difficult to soar like an eagle

When,

You work with or are represented by turkeys."

[Sturdee]

I'll probably get shot down in flames, but I think it's not such a bad idea,at least for the Sundays.

To not have a pleasant Sunday afternoon BBQ spoiled by inconsiderate neighbours starting up their lawn mowers etc just when you're ready to start relaxing would be great. Especially as they could have done it in the morning.:((

As for woodworkers if they can't organize their work so that all the machining is done in the morning then they will just have to use darkside methods.

All it should take is a little bit of thinking, planning and organising to cope with noise free Sunday afternoons. Same as on Anzac day morning.


Peter.

[Waldo]

G'day,

I fire up whatever in the shed any given time after I finish my 9-5 work on a weekday and finish no later than 7:00 with my machinery. Saturdays and Sundays 9:00–7:00. Doesn't worry my neighbours on all sides as we all have sheds with various p/tools etc. Unless the neighbour interupts with some VBs, then it's tools down for the rest of the arvo/night.

(need a great big smilie of a p/tool firing up) :2tsup:

[Groggy]

I'll probably get shot down in flames, but I think it's not such a bad idea,at least for the Sundays.

To not have a pleasant Sunday afternoon BBQ spoiled by inconsiderate neighbours starting up their lawn mowers etc just when you're ready to start relaxing would be great. Especially as they could have done it in the morning.:((
I can see where you're coming from Peter, but there are a lot of people who have Sat and Sun mornings to sleep in, take the kids to sport, shiftworkers etc. Not to mention those who work Sat mornings. I reckon it could be very inconvenient to a lot of people.

[WillyInBris]

How about we also ban shopping on Sundays as well, I remember the days when family spent time together on a Sunday, not going to the shops but a picnic or beach or something.

The 24hr economy isn't good for people, if you think back, its seems that we had a lot less problems in this country when it was half day shopping on sat and no shopping on sunday at all.

As for people not using power tools on a weekend well then move to the country!

[Sturdee]

It's true that it could inconvenience some people, maybe even a lot of people, but to have Sunday afternoons free from the noisy tools, in particular lawn mowers :( and leaf blowers :( , and routers from non soundproofed garages or tin sheds would be worth it.

Don't forget if it came in you would take it into account in planning your weekends same as you would take into account driving kids to sport or sleeping in.

I can still remember the good old days when hardware shops closed at Saturday lunchtime and you took that into account by making sure that you had all the bits needed for your project before then. It takes planning but if you're doing a woodworking project you should plan for everything you need and that includes scheduling machine time, etc, to within the allowable times.

BTW you wouldn't be sleeping in near me for it's in the mornings that I use my powertools.


Peter.

[Sturdee]

The 24hr economy isn't good for people, if you think back, its seems that we had a lot less problems in this country when it was half day shopping on sat and no shopping on sunday at all.


Actually that is a good idea.


As for people not using power tools on a weekend well then move to the country!

Why not the other way around, if a few want unlimited use of noisy power tools then maybe they should move to the country.


We live in a complex society, rules are made for the majority so that society can function properly and in harmony. One afternoon in a week to be made noisy power tool free is IMO quite reasonable.

It's simply a question of the majority being allowed to enjoy their lives peacefully without noise pollution one afternoon a week. Next you'll want to be able to use powertools after 7PM.



Peter.

[ozwinner]

rules are made for the majority
Peter.


I have to disagree with you unfortunately there Peter, that had to be a first time. :;

The squeaky wheel gets the most oil, so the whingers will win out while the silent majority just take it on the chin once more.

Al :no:

[aaa]

I must agree with Peter. Just because we live in the city doesn't mean we can't live in a civilized way!

[Wood Borer]

I don't hear my neigbours and they don't hear me.:2tsup: I could just about use my machines any hour of any day without disturbing neighbours.

I think people should be considerate to each other as far as noise whether it be mowers, leaf blowers, builders, loud music, barking dogs, domestic arguments or screaming kids.

It seems to be a sad state of affairs when councils start to pass laws because people can't be considerate to each other by using common sense.

Maybe if people are that ignorant just let them upset each other and drive each other crazy - they deserve it.

[WillyInBris]

It really comes down to common sense, I do what I want when I want and have never had a complaint from anybody.

Now if I couldn't mow my lawns on Sunday afternoon that I have done for the last 5 years when its cool and bearable then I would have to do it on a weeknight and I don't think my neighbours trying to get the little kids off to sleep would be to happy at all.

[ozwinner]

I have must agree with Peter. Just because we live in the city doesn't mean we can't live in a civilized way!

I think that being civilized includes tolerance to others wants too.

Al :)

[Honorary Bloke]

As for woodworkers if they can't organize their work so that all the machining is done in the morning then they will just have to use darkside methods.

Peter,

I understand your point, but if you are counting on the average WWer to be that organized, you will be sorely disappointed. :rolleyes: I often do not know what I will do next until I have spent considerable leaning, staring time in the shed. I can easily slip from morning to afternoon just contemplating my next process. :D :D

[NB: I think the lawnmowers and blowers are the real culprits, anyway. I mean, no one turns on their tablesaw for a hour running. :) ]

[Sturdee]

[NB: I think the lawnmowers and blowers are the real culprits, anyway. I mean, no one turns on their tablesaw for a hour running. :) ]

They are the real culprits to most noise disturbances as well as the noise of routers and electric hand planers, especially if they are used in a tin shed where all the noise is amplified.

I don't have much of a problem myself with neighbours noise as I have an EPA inspector living a few houses away from us and nobody dares to exceed the noise limits when he is at home. :D



but if you are counting on the average WWer to be that organized, you will be sorely disappointed.


I must be different then for I was comparing everyone with myself. I plan my time and projects, organise the materials needed, the work flow schedule to do similar tasks all at once and minimise setup time, do all the machining in the morning and enjoy doing the quieter work in the afternoon and early evenings.

I suppose that comes from my former life where it was essential to be organised and have an organised mind. I suppose that's what is also displayed in my workshop where everything has its place and everything is in its place.


Peter.

[Groggy]

The squeaky wheel gets the most oil, so the whingers will win out while the silent majority just take it on the chin once more.Ahh, yabbut Al, that'd be the noisy minority in this case - wouldn't it? :?

I like the idea of a quiet day too, but the practicalities just don't work as I see them. What if you have to get a job done and it rains all day Sat and Sun morning, leaving Sun afternoon the only time to make a ruckus and achieve something?

What if...
What if...

There are lots of them "if" things.

It seems to me that when the neighbours have a "quiet BBQ" there is some loud-mouth demanding to be heard over the music, drinking more than his share, stays too late then squeals his tyres and beeps his horn as he leaves.

Of course, there is a line between being a power tool user and a power tool abuser. I try to use the thicknesser only during the early afternoon or late morning, preferably when the lawn mowers are going. I also try to "batch" the other noise, however, I am simply not good enough, and usually find another cut needs to be done. Often I will use neander methods to keep the peace, but not always, I have my rights too.

[ozwinner]

I have my rights too.

Exactly.

Al :)

[Groggy]

I must be different then for I was comparing everyone with myself. I plan my time and projects, organise the materials needed, the work flow schedule to do similar tasks all at once and minimise setup time, do all the machining in the morning and enjoy doing the quieter work in the afternoon and early evenings.Lol! Yep, you're different Peter :D. I think a lot of us just like to putz around with only a general aim in mind, with the occasional plan to follow. Having a really rigid schedule would just take all the fun out of it for me. I get that at work.

[Poppa]

This is ridiculous. If I want to use power tools and stay within the laws regarding noise pollution, which I believe are VERY adequate to protect the delicate sensibilities of precious city dwellers, then I'm sorry but I will. If I'm excessively noisey and inconsiderate of my neighbours (which I'm not, but I know some people are) then there are processes that can be commenced to curtail my activities. Legislating what I can and can't do in my own house/yard/workshop is well beyond the responsibility that I will willingly give to politicians.

As an example, if I build a shed (at least, if I'm allowed to build a shed and that right hasn't been legislated away) and sound proof it so that I can run my thicknesser day and night without emitting a decibel, this proposed ban would still prevent me from using my powertools - even though I would be disturbing no-one.

I believe in freedom. And if I have to, I'll fight for it. Everyway I need to.

[Waldo]

G'day,

I think Poppa has got it in a nutshell. :2tsup:

[markharrison]

I think people should be considerate to each other as far as noise whether it be mowers, leaf blowers, builders, loud music, barking dogs, domestic arguments or screaming kids.

I'll go with you up to the point of kids. There is nothing that can sometimes be reasonably (read as, lawfully!) done about the noise of children!!!

I know, I've got two of the noisiest kids anywhere (now 11 going on 2!) but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. It's not for want of trying. Believe me, they bug me far more than they do anybody else...

I did have a couple of middle aged neighbours complain about my children in Sydney. Never mind that these same people were noisier than my children and woke the whole neighbourhood up at 5am every morning when they took their yelping greyhounds out to be trained. Not to mention her barbed wire voice like a cross between Pauline Hanson and Jeannie Little, on a bad day!

If you don't like kids and their noise, there is only one solution. Move to the bush.

[masoth]

Yeah, well, I reckon supporters at sporting events should cheer quietly, and soft golf balls should be use on weekends. According to some the population is ageing, and soon the majority will be 'seniors' - therefore if the majority rules, morning and/or afternoon sleep times will have to be made into 'quiet' times.:U

soth

Is there a 'sarcastic' smiley?

[Bob38S]

Reasoned, reasonable discussion from both views - good to see. :2tsup:

Unfortunately, here we are dealing with a politician - who is not doing it because he necessarily sees it as good and reasonable - his purpose is to follow his own agenda, "leave his mark" and to get [re] elected. The political animal is not known to adhere to reasoned, reasonable, logical debate/discussion. :no:

Should this go through then what follows -
[and here, I'm perhaps, not being totally reasonable] :roll::;:U

perhaps you might need to get a licence + the appropriate fees of course

perhaps the machines and users should be registered + the appropriate fees of course

perhaps certain machines should be banned - we could have a "buyback" - what a novel idea.

perhaps you should have to prove you need the machine

perhaps we could solve the problem completely and do away with all sheds :o

perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.................

If all this goes through - Can we start on noisy motorbikes next?

Can We, Can We, Can We, Can We,...............

Seriously....

There are noise regulations etc already out there - if it really is such a problem, then, - let's get real and enforce them, deal with the offenders and leave those who do the reasonable thing alone.

We have here the political folly of "More law will create more order" :no:

[Wood Borer]

I'll go with you up to the point of kids. There is nothing that can sometimes be reasonably (read as, lawfully!) done about the noise of children!!!

I'm not complaining about the normal noises kids make, most of us were kids once and the rest of us are still kids! I love kids, have two and two grand kids.:) There is nothing like cheering up a house with the reasonable noises of kids.

The noise that used to upset me is spoilt little undisciplined sh&ts squealing, screaming, and making unecessary noise despite being told to turn it down by the parents. You can tolerate 30 minutes but hours on end every weekend ?

I strongly suspect the kids are trying to get some form of attention from their parents who think loving your kids involves sending them to expensive schools, buying them expensive presents, etc when what the kids are pining for is a hug and a bit of time playing with Mum and Dad.

An hour of backyard cricket with Mum and Dad would beat hands down the latest SMS quadraphonic on line 3D games machine with a laser pointer.

Unfortunately these kids feel they not only have to tell Mum and Dad of their dissatisfaction but they need to tell the whole neighbourhood.:~ :~

[mixin]

If the neighbour's kid can come home at 4am with a loud exhaust, 'thump thump thump' carrying on, and revving it for 5 minutes while it 'cools the turbo down' without a care in the world for anyone else, then I'll bloody well mow the lawn at 5pm on a Sunday evening!

Just so happens my shed is in the corner of the yard adjacent to the garage that he sleeps in. I now have a series of short holes in the slab where I tested a new masonry bit in the hammer drill at 8am on the dot the morning after that. Revenge was very sweet indeed!

There are far worse noise problems - all the cars with illegal loud exhausts, noisy sound systems that rattle an entire block - and they will park for half the night with it running, kids on trail bikes in the local park, neighbours idiot kids banging on the colourbond fence for hours on end trying to make the dog bark, and the favourite pointed out above, the garbage truck at 4.45am on tuesday morning....

Why the hell do they have to rev the crap out of those trucks to drive the 18m to the next bin?


I'd say some sill pollie has had a run in with a neighbour, the cops have told him to go jump with his noise complaint, and now he's waging war.

[Iain]

We live a couple of K's out of town and generally noise is not an issue, either making or being annoyed by, but what I hate is the peanuts that decide to practice doughnuts at the T intersection outside our place on Saturday night after the pub shuts.
Usually about 2.00am, the positive side is that about once every 3 weeks there is a resounding 'thud' as one of the pyss heads loses it and pummels his pride and joy into the ditch outside our place, this usually results in more lights (blue and red, flashing) and another hoon being removed from the road for a while.
Sunday morning we go and have a look to make sure the fences are OK but in the past four and a half years no one has got through to the other side of the ditch yet, about 4 feet deep on the road side and about a 6 foot climb on our side.
Apart from that no neighbours within earshot so I get to do what I want when I want.

[RufflyRustic]

I still get mightily peeved remembering the inconsiderate Father and son duo who decided to warm up their no-muffler off-road motorbikes right underneath my window when I used to live on top of a service station (in my uni days) So much for the nice peaceful Sunday 7 am sleep in!! :(( :(( :(( A broom banged on his helmet did the trick, but I still wish the window had been big enough to throw a bucket of cold water on him.....:(( :((

[ozwinner]

A broom banged on his helmet did the trick,

Did you get off it first? :D:D:D:D

Al :U

[MrFixIt]

Hi

Simple! Change to metalwork :D

Interestingly turning or milling metal is sooooo much quieter than working with wood.

[RETIRED]

Hi

Simple! Change to metalwork :D

Interestingly turning or milling metal is sooooo much quieter than working with wood.Depends on whether you cut it with an angle grinder or not.:D

[ernknot]

Don't whinge about it, get revenge!

[echnidna]

I only just realised the importance of banning power tooluse on weekends.

No more diy

So I can increase labor rate up :D :rolleyes: :D :p :D

[la Huerta]

tell me about it, been awake since 3am this morn'n, carbage trucks , delivery trucks, and yes why do they have to rev the crap out of there truck to get 10m...

other nights it's the bloody drug infested idiots across from me acting like retards till 2am...

yet i work in my garage with the window closed , almost sufficating to try and keep the noise down so not to disturb people to much...

revenge feels good at the time but usually makes things worse in the long run, war with the neighbours can get out of hand and end up very nasty and unpleasent...

[Zed]

I wouldnt worry about any ban. I recommend you dont either. Think about it.... lets say the ban is in place and its 12:15 Sunday and u have to run one more piece thru the jointer... your gunna do it right ? I am... so dikchead neightbour complains... the Police are so busy chasing crooks and issuung tickets do u honestly think they are gunna come to your place and ask u to unplug your tools ? I dont think so... I can forsee a very monty pythonesque moment where Inspector Plod rolls up and sez "You're a very Naughty boy Zed... We're gunna have to sell u for medical experiments.." Lol!!

Sounds like this alderman has small penis syundrome and needs to flex his miniscule muscles..... This imbecile will probably be voted off the local council next eleciton and can then get back to the very serious business of looking over his next door neighbours fence to see if his lawn is regulation height and the flowers are all pointing the right way... another moron in govt.... thiose that can do. those that cant run for office....

ANother thought - perhaps his neighbour is one of us and we've already told him that he cant use our Kirsch Chisels to open his paint tins... lol!!!!! hence the ban .... (In his head the rusty wheels go ..... think think think.... "I'll fix his little red ww'ing wagon" I'll ban his @rshe ...." ) Insert self improitant head wobble here...

[la Huerta]

the cops won't come round, but if he complains to the council, then expect a visit from the Ranger on monday morn'n...

...but (had this problem myself) as long as you stick within the hours, nobody has a right to complain, if they do the ranger will contact you and then you just say you do woodworking as a hobby and only inside the allowed hours and then the Ranger says "that's all i want to here" and your in the clear...

just do what you want to do, unless your naughty and do it outside the hours, then the Ranger can fine you, but he has to catch you in the act, which is possible, i'm mean if the ranger is on his way to your place, would you know about it, not likely..

[wayneo75]

Maybe you should respond with a suggestion that Sydney Council can only collect rubbish between the hours of 9am and 4:30pm on alternate weekdays and never on Wednesday:rolleyes:

That should make for peaceful suburbs.

And dogs are only allowed to bark between the same times!:U

[ernknot]

Big Brother is alive and well. Vale democracy!

[bentley]

:D The honorable councilors want to be able to sleep at the weekends,give them a break (in the neck) you have to admit that they have got every other ratepayers concerns at heart.Because like all other councilors these days its the council staff that do all the work and make all the decisions which gives them the whole week to sleep as well and we are the suckers who pay them an allowance.

[bentley]

[quote=MrFixIt;501219]Hi

Simple! Change to metalwork :D

you should hear me when im working with wood,radio on singing(fantastic voice):2tsup: laughing,no swearing obviously, saws, thicknesser,spindle moulder, a massive sawdust extractor system,every power tool ever invented etc good job the neighbour is stone deaf and if the wife is not yet deaf she soon will be.

[Burnsy]

other nights it's the bloody drug infested idiots across from me acting like retards till 2am...


I use to live across from some fresh out of schoolers who use to party till 3 or 4 in the morning. I did not mind except whenn they would decide it was time to go and hang around out front on the road for an hour screaming goodbye to each other - the girls were the worst.

Not allot I could do about it but I did often lie in bed thinking that the next weekend when all the cars arrived I would go out there earlier in the night and drop a few big black dog nuggets on the ground under each door so they had something to talk about when they got 50 metres down the road on the way home, man you can't escape that kind of smell:p

Thing is I never remembered to do it till it was too late.

[Bob38S]

........

I did often lie in bed thinking that the next weekend when all the cars arrived I would go out there earlier in the night and drop a few big black dog nuggets on the ground under each door so they had something to talk about when they got 50 metres down the road on the way home, man you can't escape that kind of smell:p

......

Classic

[wheelinround]

Will this Politician also push for mufflers on Harleys??
We hae 5 seperate owners who come home from work start them up go round the block a dozen times same on weekends.

I will admit my neighbour got me riled he was building his garage workshop took 18 months.
He was still going at 11pm one night and during summer come out at 8.30pm cooler to work right outside out lounge room window using grinders etc just as we were sitting down to relax.
During the day he was inside sleeping.

[dustygirl]

How about we also ban shopping on Sundays as well, I remember the days when family spent time together on a Sunday, not going to the shops but a picnic or beach or something.

The 24hr economy isn't good for people, if you think back, its seems that we had a lot less problems in this country when it was half day shopping on sat and no shopping on sunday at all.

As for people not using power tools on a weekend well then move to the country!


I agree entirely with the ban on sunday shopping, many years ago when hubby was a chamber of commerce president, we tried to stop a large grocery chain from coming to our town, (I have since left that town and that hubby) lol, needless to say it diddnt work, you cant stop progress, and jsut to add I cant stand those niosy darn leaf blowers, I HATE THEM with a vengence, the people who mow our lawns use one, and everytime he starts it up, I want to go out there and put it where the sun dont shine..:)

I try not go shopping at all on a Sunday, I agree it should be family time.
And as for using power tools, I am still on the fence there, I use mine inside on the dinnig table so I hope I am not annoying the neighbours, and hubby dont care what I do, it is my home too.

As long as I clean up my mess every few weeks lol.
Cheers Deb.

[Chumley]

I think reasonable rules are in place that cover most reasonable situations for reasonable people. They don't really need changing. We can only guess why the change was mooted in the first place, but the sense of 'reasonable' is the key.

Trouble is the reasonable rules don't always cover all situations. It's very reasonable for a well-organised, retired person to run power tools in the mornings, and enjoy a quiet time in the afternoon. However, some people still work and some of those do shift-work, situations which require sleep late in the morning and off to work late afternoon. Again very reasonable.

So who has the problem when the neighbour turns on the power tools in the morning! Obviously not the reasonable retiree who has the current noise pollution laws on his side. But you wait when that retiree needs to visit a hospital in the evening and the night-shift nurse is a bit grumpy due to lack of sleep, or makes some unfortunate mistakes. How reasonable would he be then?

In my view, laws only cover the majority of situations. We should all be sensitive to our particular situation and realise we live in a community. Nothing wrong with a bit of compromise to keep the peace. Laws only exist because people can't agree to a compromise themselves.

Cheers,
Adam

[Dingo Dog]

I am a shift worker, I work 12 and half hour days and nights, 2 weeks in 1 week off, I fly out on my last night shift, takes an hour to get to Perth, I usually kip on the plane, pick up my m/cycle at my nephews and ride 50 klicks home, the plane gets in at 10am and I usually get home around 12:30 or 1pm, by this time I have been awake 18 hours, my knuckles are dragging on the ground and I need sleep. My neighbour's know when I come back and are quite, I stuff ear plugs in as i cant stand the slightest noise. I drift off now when a bike with no muffler roars up and down the road. I AM ANGRY AND MEAN AND NASTY and the first thing that I grab is a lump of pipe sitting outside of my shed then I remember something from way back when I lived in Brisbane and rode in a bike club. I confront this young hoon with red eyes hanging out of my head and my brain wanting to rest. I reach forward quickly when he has no time to react and snip the spark plug lead off neatly with a pair of side cutters then threaten him with the lump of pipe explaining that I have been awake for so long that I dont give flying f***k about his un-registered noisy m/cycle and what I have done to it, go and complain to the police. I understand only too well what noise is about, I live with it being a miner and I understand how much enjoyment the shed can give any man or woman doing stuff in there as I am one too. Its un-necessary noise like un-muffled Harley Riders, buzz boxes with milk can mufflers and the doof doof cars that need to be banned.

PS Pollies too.

D D

[Wild Dingo]

aaaaaahh know that feeling REAL well Dingo Dog!! :2tsup:

Tryin to get back out there again hopefully soon... anyway my way was slightly different eh... Id come of the nightshift (same time) wait around for the damned plane that sometimes rocked up at 10am sometimes 12 or even 2pm! :~ so by the time the plane leaves site Im about ready to drop and passout... but Ive never been able to sleep or even flamin nap on a plane... so finally we land in Perth and for the next hour you'll find me wandering around like a zombied chook trying to figure out where the hell Id left the damned car finally remember wander over to it and drive the 2 and a half hours home or 4 depending on the damned traffic... more often than not Id zone out by Pinjarra and pull over for a feed an power nap at Waroona... then homeward

To find the noisey ones were home from school!! :o ooooooooh god :no: so then of course since Id been gone for 2 friggin weeks theyd want to "DO STUFF DAD!!" so of course as Id not seen them for said 2 friggin weeks we would "DO STUFF" :2tsup: finally Id find the bed by 10pm and fall with a thud under the doona only to be woken by her friggin highness who of course since we hadnt seen each other for 2 weeks wanted to "DO STUFF HONEY!!"... life on the mines eh? :doh:

At least this time when I go back and come home I will waltz into a silent house and be able to... CRASH!!! :2tsup: Sleep for 24 hours then go get the nippers for the week and after a week of nipper dad madness buggar of again!... BLOODY BLISS!! :2tsup:

Mind you theres a bunch of bloody mongrel open muffler harley riders just up the friggin road now and I tell yer what if they dont PHISS OFF right soon theres gonna be a nice new ubloodybeaut concrete hump suddenly appear 100 mtrs from their friggin drive overnight with 2000 4in nails embedded in it!! FRIGGIN MONGREL BLOODY HARLEYS!! ...damned near drive me insane!... them and the flamin wallies in their bloody no muffler bush bashers!! :~

And while Im at it... who told the damned phissant next door that just cause hes got 20 flamin acres that he has some godgiven right to run a herd of MOOOIN grunting friggin cows on it? EH??? Bloody hell :roll: ...between the damned cows on one side the friggin chooks and midnight crowing flamin mongrel rooster on the other and the bloody railway that has damned trains that run at all ungodly hours at night at the back corner this place is like living in a blasted megaphone!! NOISEY FRIGGIN JOINT!!

Yous mob in suburbia have it easy I tell yer! :roll: When I get back on another mine Im gonna sell up and buy in suburbia I think just to get some peace and bloody quiet and some sleep :2tsup:

Cheers
Shane

[routermaniac]

Poor bugger. I hated doing night shift, I think I have done around 18 months of night shift over the years, working 13 hours straight, sometimes 7 days on 3 off, others week on week off. I hated it it and it was even worse when you got home and the neighbour decided to start doing the mowing around 10... so you get back to work that night after 2 hours sleep and you keep going for another 7 days... it seems endless and I am glad its behind me :).


No I just have oncall to deal with :doh:

Marios

[kiwigeo]

That's when you wander out in your pyjamas with your willy hanging out. Fastest way to disperse a gathering of young women.



I use to live across from some fresh out of schoolers who use to party till 3 or 4 in the morning. I did not mind except whenn they would decide it was time to go and hang around out front on the road for an hour screaming goodbye to each other - the girls were the worst.

[RicB]

I have a neighbour that makes woodworking noises until 9:30 - 10 at night and any time during the weekend. Do I complain, hell no. He works a full time job during the week and the only time he gets to woodwork is in the evening and weekends. The neighbour on the other side had a barking dog, did I complain, you bet I did. A barking dog has no purpose and is just lazyness on the part of the owner. I guess what I am trying to say is that for me it is a mind thing, noises don't worry me if they serve a purpose, but noise for the sake of noise, dogs, screaming kids, harleys...???? me to tears:((