Sunday and the lawn needs mowing and there's a nice petrol operated lawn mower that we've finally bought but apparently it's near illegal to do anything on a Sunday which might disrupt/disturb the neighbourhood tranquility as they like to call it.
noises from children and animals are an exception but if you've got a lawn mower making noise in the yard anytime after 12 noon, the wrath of the community will rain down on you like a miserable torrent of French curses.
Seems like there's a time to operate heavy machinery which emanates noise.
This was something I got to know of yesterday when a sweet handyman helped us with the lawn mower, apparently it needed engine oil and he turned it on to check and almost immediately got reprimanded by an elderly gentleman who near shouted out his annoyance over his glass of wine which he was having in his backyard with his wife.
We all looked at each other and the sweet handyman/neighbour stuck out his tongue, checked his watch and realised it was ten minutes past noon and on Saturday's the timings for making noise outside is 09-12 and then 2-5PM
And Sundays the timings are 9-12 only. Nothing after noon should be done. Not even vacuuming if you're living in a flat or a semi detached.
And weekdays the timings are
9-5PM.
Weekdays it is then!
I mean it's a bit strange to actually have these timings when one comes from a culture where such things are accepted.
I mean Chinese people usually complained about the noise from dogs and often complained even to the police about it but nothing about lawn mowers or people welding in their backyards or construction noises.
Right then.
Today is pleasant and I need another cuppa.
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