Oh My God(dess)! Are you f***ing kidding me? This morning – after a not so great sleep I might add – some idiot thought it might be a good idea to mow the grass with a loud ass whippersniper!
For the love of all the Gods could you please maybe wait until 10 oclock or so? Its grass not zombies! It can wait! Some people work the night shift and sleep is very important to them! If you must mow that early get some goats! —Not a morning person at the best of times
This article appears in Jun 3-9, 2010.
Coulda been worse…coulda been a snowblower! Ha! Seriously though, earplugs can be useful to tune out the outside world which isn’t as attuned to the sleeping requirements of those not within it’s circadian cycle.
goats! i think a goat rental service could come in handy
I believe if it is after 8am it’s okay. You should just wake up early like everyone else.
I think we should fence in the slopes of Citadel Hill and turn it into a themeland for exotic goats. Rocky Mountain Goats would look really cool, all white against the green grass.It would save money for groundskeeping in the municipla budget and be a better tourist attraction than watching our tapeworm of a mayor splashing around in the solid floatables.
People cut their grass early in the mornings, get used to it or get earplugs. The rest of us should put our lives on hold because you work a night shift ? Good luck with that request.
This was DUMB. Take Gravol if you want to sleep better or go rent a hotel room.
Ivan – a great idea, but it would lead to the inevitable requirement for a Goat Enforcement Officer to make sure the goats don’t shit where they’re not supposed to, then goats complaining about being run over by cyclists, then goats not having the right change for the bus, goats involved in boring break-ups, goats getting butt-fucked by rampaging pit-bulls and more importantly – goats complaining about having to listen to Kid Rock.
Too true Baz. It’s one of the rare times I’d have to side with PETA. Especially the skid rock business. That would be too cruel. We could have musk-oxen too. They’d stand up to the rampaging pit bulls. “Sure your mack-daddy named you Tyson; but we’ve got hooves, horna AND tactics that worked back in Roman legion days. Hoo-AAH!
Wasn’t there a bitch a couple weeks ago about people not mowing their lawns and having them look like shit? I bet it’s the same OP.
Wait… are we talking about musk-ox or the US military? Ba-zing!
Anyhoo, there’s nothing better to me than waking up to the smell of fresh cut grass. Coincidentally, I love cutting my grass in the morning. It’s much better than in the evening (too many insects/I’m too drunk), or during the blazing hot afternoon sun (or I’m drunk, especially during the weekends).
Things that will make you not hear mowers in the morning:
Earplugs. I believe that’s been mentioned here a few times.
Close your windows. Pretty simple solution. Windows do wonders for blocking out noise.
Drugs. Gravol/Nytol/pretty much anything with Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride in it. As an added benefit, the drug is an antihistamine, so it could help your allergies during the night!
Best solution: quit being a wuss. People wake up much earlier than 10 am. Get over it.
melectric, it was the city not mowing the grass in public spaces… I remember because I made a crack about a government job being the city’s goat herder.
Yes. Goats were involved. I feel that there’s really a business case here.
Who wants in on Dr. Fever’s Goat Rental? Secondly, how much does a herd of goats cost?
If you are complaining of a not so great sleep, then obviously you aren’t one of the nightshift workers you speak of, so what exactly do you have to complain about? I don’t see them on here making a fuss.
I like the thought of zombie grass though, it reminds me of The Ruins. If it were zombies, would that be a valid reason to wake you from your sleep, princess?
i’m not even sure how many goats constitute a herd…i have a few folks who might be interested doc
Goats again! I’d get a goat… as long as they stay our of the flower beds. But eat all the frickin’ dandelions you want goaty-goat!
Apparently, a herd of goats can also be called a trip… Interesting. Secondly, we’d only really need 10 or so of the mofos to really do a job on most of the grassy areas in HRM.
Given some investigative reporting, a typical goat can cost anywhere between $100 and $300. So, We’d need at least $3000, and principal investors would need to be able to take the risk of: an unproven business model, speculative contracts and general incompetence.
23 Councillors and a Mayor = 23 goats and a donkey = a herd. What term could we use for a collection of councillors? – a box of brownies – a gaggle of gormless gits – a platitude of putzes – a diaspora of dunces – a flock of fucksticks – a waddle of wankers – a pack of peckerheads
i like a flock of fucksticks. i don’t mind milking the goats, i’ve milked cows. i don’t know how to make cheese but i can learn…we could get pygmy goats and walk them on dog leads
Flock Of Fucksticks? 80’s band with funny hairdos?
Summed up Middle Eastern tensions with their only hit “Iran, Iran So Far Away.
you are a clever tevor but not a blockhead. thanks mr. dury
LOL Ivan! Iran indeed… or is it iRan, the new Apple voice dictator?
Sex and Guns (my version) & Rock & Roll…is very good indeed.
Trivia – Mr. Dury also wrote and sang the theme song for Adrian Mole, the non-wizard pre-Harry Potter of Thatcherian England
hey i knew that…cool, that was a funny show
if it ain’t the fucking crows, it’s idiots first thing in a.m. with fucking tanks for lawnmowers. you swear the hell that you were at a race track, or something equally as loud.
Hey Lifer. Ixnay on the owCray bashing. At least 2 of your best bitch buds worship the feathered beauties in lieu of all that God voodoo. And if they were actually mowing thier lawns with real tanks, dude, that’d be hella kule.
bob and sue have some wee ones in the trees, i can hear their sweet sound but can’t see them. i’m sure they will make an appearance soon. rawk ^^^
..and no virtual cigars from Painuchka? I’m hurt. Rawk, sad Rawk.
yeah ivan,or you could have a 454 chevy mounted on the thing, that would be fucking fun to use, or even have it on a ride on one. chevy chase, where are you when we need your cousin.
I mow mine at 8am once a week, it’s too hot after a while. And If anyone comes out and complains, I will just mow them over.
Lifer, I’m thinking that Russian Bulldozer – jungle mower from the last Indiannapolis Jones Movie . It would come in handy during a zombie siege as well; but after 9:00 A.M. out of consideration for the neighbors.
OP: check the bylaws in your area, if it’s after 9:30 i think they can get away with it. earplugs are a good investment, but make sure you can still hear your alarm.