abbo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 please tell me it is illegal to mow your lawn with your large sit on noisy mower on a sunday afternoon in france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Sorry abbo, but it's compulsary...........................................................[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 It depends on the local rules and whether you live near other people.You need to ask at your Mairie. There may even be a notice posted.Have you read this thread?http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/565507/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 [quote user="abbo"]please tell me it is illegal to mow your lawn with your large sit on noisy mower on a sunday afternoon in france[/quote]It's illegal to mow your lawn with your large sit on noisy mower on a sunday afternoon in france.Happy now? [+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 It is if you live next door to me........[:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 As Weedon said in the other thread:"If you live out in the sticks you more or less do as you please but ifyou have neighbours then the normal rules apply. The considerate thinkof others and the not so considerate live next door."[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Yes, I agree,but at this time of year when the stuff's growing like crazy and it's too damp to cut in the morning and when you had to do something else yesterday and you're at work the rest of the week then there's only one time to do it.Bloody Sunday afternoon.[:P]We suffer exactly the same but we try to understand our neighbour's problem.[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 [quote user="abbo"]please tell me it is illegal to mow your lawn with your large sit on noisy mower on a sunday afternoon in france[/quote]It's not as illegal now as it used to be - as in nowadays it happens quite often but 10 years ago it was unlikely to happen.anyway be reasonable - the weather lately has been so bad that you have to cut when you can [:)]* Tongue in cheek comment before the forum voyoux jump in with sarcastic comments [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 [quote user="abbo"]please tell me it is illegal to mow your lawn with your large sit on noisy mower on a sunday afternoon in france[/quote]See what your neighbours do.Ours work in the garden when ever the weather is good, but never between 12 and 2. They do sometimes get out the mower on Sunday afternoons, and we do likewise if really necessary. When we first came we were told that you couldn't use any machinery on a Sunday and we respected that.....until our neighbours got out their mower!If you live in a village though, it's best not to as any noise really echoes in French villages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 [quote user="zeb"]If you live in a village though, it's best not to as any noise really echoes in French villages![/quote]All you need is couple of French dogs to drown out the noise of the mower. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 thank you all for your trouble to reply, as you guessed I was very annoyed yesterday afternoon by my neighbour. I should addd that this occured in england and he mowed between 4 and 7 continuously, and he is at home all week !! and it was nice here all week !!We are moving full time to france shortly and the thought of sundays spent in the same mood was not amusing, however our neighbours in france are quite far away,a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Well, in my little hamlet, it's very laid back. They mow, and we mow if it's rained all week, but normally they chill out and so do we. You may find though that the farmers work if rain is forecast for the week ahead, especially through the harvest season which is quite long here. I remember someone on the forum complaining because the farmers around her hamlet worked evenings and weekends during the summer. Dunno what she expected!So be prepared, if you're relaxed about things like that, you'll be fine. Just pray that a renovater doesn't move in next door. (Luckily for us, our neighbours have been quite laid back about that!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I think the whole subject of lawn mowing/grass cutting should be one of the major reasons for "going back" or "not coming in the first place." No-one can be prepared for the speed at which the grass, and weeds, grow here. In April, May and Sept. it even needs cutting twice a week.Whatever expensive fantastic machine you buy it's never enough to keep the growth down. I really admire the self discipline of the locals who regularly mow, and I don't mind the noise, even on a Sunday afternoon. As for tractors etc working at night in the summer, it's the only time when it's cool enough to work. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 It's a nice idea, Patf - "Brits defeated by French grass". [:)]I don't think the tractors work at night because it's cooler, though - lots have A/c - more to do with getting the work done while the weather is suitable. Around here, anyway. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 They work through the knight here when they are spraying dry sulphur powder on the vines. The reason, the wind does not tend to blow so much at night and they have to spray the powder when the wind don't blow. Oh at the same time the wind turbines are all looking like Marshiens and ain't producing eletrificity either!The answer is that if you don't like the farmers working at night then don't live in the country, but if you live in a town/village then you have to be prepared to put up with your neighbour mowing his herb anglais on a Sunday afternoon. Bugger init? [:D]We have a sculptor live not far from us. He works in metal and has a very strange affiction for very large metal shoe sculptures? His chorous is his 'meluse d'angle' (angle grinder) and can be heard most daze, even in the sacred hours of 12h till 14h [:-))]. Not a problem for us. Live and let live, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimble Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 is this serious not mowing ya lawn on a sunday you dont live near me then i doubt anyone round here would take any notice not with the sunday night tracteur racing we have at harvest time j'hallucine cest ridicule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maude Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 We have 14 stupid chasse dogs near and a million coqs,so cant be bothered with to mow or not to mow!Maude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 I'll never be sorry I started this, its nearly as good as a 'towel'thread, seriously though, lawn mowing by an individual who sits on his xxx all week, gets shouted at by wify on saturday night and then does all his 'chores' on sunday cannot be compared to a farmer - french or english - making a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 sorry maude, missed your reply with my timing - even so natural sounds are better than any man made mowing machine - dogs and chickens anyday ps they have an even worse dog!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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