Why Are Blokes Obsessed With Noisy Gadgets??

Oh dear. Well, yesterday I mowed my lawn with a battery operated mower, and a battery operated strimmer. We're both beyond the days of push mowers. In a few weeks I'll be power washing my drive to remove all the moss and dirt.

Hope it looks good
At the risk of being accused of advertising Have you tried Wet and Forget. It’s brilliant on moss etc. or use it after jet wash to keep it clean longer

Our neighbour has 3 metre square turfed area it's not large enough to be a lawn. When I hear the petrol mower go on I have to go out. It gets mowed for nearly two hours then he gets the strimmer out for just as long it drives me mad.

Redhead he obviously has ‘delusions of gardenhead’.

I strim and cut our grass, it has to be done, our patio is jet washed so it’s doesn’t become slippery, should have done ours earlier this year before I slipped!
It’s called garden maintenance mae13 women do it too, who does yours?

Gwyllt

Hope it looks good
At the risk of being accused of advertising Have you tried Wet and Forget. It’s brilliant on moss etc. or use it after jet wash to keep it clean longer

We use Wet and Forget on the back patio and path but it would cost a fortune to do the drive. We use soda crystals to kill off the moss on the drive but the power washer to clean it all off. We only do it every couple of years.

We used to have an old gardener in our communal gardens who would spends hours with a very noisy leaf blower, whether there were any leaves or not. We used to reckon it was to look busy and avoid doing any actual gardening (we did get rid of him).

Not sure how you expect him to power wash a patio and cut the grass quietly.

Nor me. Power washers are very useful and my husband will be making a lot of noise with his when it stops raining. Three areas of slabs to be blasted. He spent useful time with the mower at the weekend. The OP wouldn’t have liked the time he spent with his very noisy drill last week but I am pleased with the results. Fortunately nesting birds will see the hedge trimmer residing in the shed until autumn.

My son has very kindly did our front drive this morning. Yes, it was noisy for about 3 hours, but he did a fantastic job and we can now see pink block paving instead of black! I was very grateful and put up with the noise for the sake of a sparkling clean drive. Probably won't be done for another few years!

Sorry about the bad grammar. Done, not did!

Gwyllt

Hope it looks good
At the risk of being accused of advertising Have you tried Wet and Forget. It’s brilliant on moss etc. or use it after jet wash to keep it clean longer

I now use Wet and Forget, which lasts 1-2 years, so I got rid of the jet washer.

I jet wash my patio . I find it quite therapeutic. If I didn’t it would get slippery with moss.
DH has been mowing the lawn and doing the hedges both with petrol driven gadgets and yes he does love a gadget .
I hope the OPs neighbour doesn’t start doing DIY

Can't even cut our grass yet. The mower would sink because the ground is so wet.

Wet and Forget doesn’t actually clean your patio and paths like a jet washer does though, it kills the moss and algae. I’ve always found I need both. I like power tools, they make life much easier, but I always try to restrict my activities to the mornings, as most people are active doing something then so I hope it bothers them less. The only exception is the grass, which is easier to cut later in the day when it’s dry - sorry mae13.

The reason your neighbour looks happy 😃 is because pressure washing is great fun. Have you tried it mae13?

I bet a sit-on mover is too!

*mower not mover

Live and let live 🥰 The job needs to be done.

We have a man nearby who has a garage full of gadgets.

All shiny, and hung up in size order.
I always expect a fanfare if trumpets when he opens the garage door.

My DH also has a garage full of gadgets, half of them barely used. He's never happier than when he's using them or buying another one.

I love using my power washer- and anyway its not just men - many men have zero interest in noisy tools.
Why perpetuate these gender specific generalisations?
Do all women like knitting? Do all girls like dolls and boys like football?
Of course not.

I absolutely love my leaf blower. There's something therapeutic about getting outside on a crisp autumn day and making a helluva racket while dealing with all those pesky fallen oak leaves!

I am a great believer in curb appeal and I would rather have neighbours who take care of their gardens than some who don't give a damn.

I too love my leaf blower, it is the best thing I have bought. After cutting the hedges with my telescopic hedge trimmer and sweeping up the big stuff, there is nothing more therapeutic than blowing everything into a corner and just picking it up. I have seen other people cut their hedges and just leave them to blow away (on other peoples gardens).