UPDATE: Early morning mower

[M_Six]

I saw the bozo mowing his lawn this evening. I thought, "Hey, that's cool. At least he got the message." So I decided to go make peace with the guy. I walked up to him and he drove over towards me. "That's a good sign", I thought. At least he wasn't driving away like last time. He shuts the mower down and I tell him I was way outta line last time and offered my apologies and my hand. He shakes my hand and says, "I appreciate that." So I'm standing there waiting for him to apologize for mowing at 5:30AM and he says nothing. So I continue explaining that last time I really wanted to talk and work something out, but that he just said something that pushed the wrong button and I blew up. He said, "Well, we could have worked something out." Then he told me he works two jobs and has very little free time. I said something like "I understand" and I explained that his lawnmower is really quite loud and it can be heard very loudly in my house even with all the windows shut. I told him I get up at 4AM every morning and the only time I get to sleep in is on the weekends. Still he offered nothing close to an apology. He just sat there looking at me. So finally I said, "Well, just wanted to stop and apologize. Nice meeting you." He said, Ok, thanks" and continued mowing his lawn.

Now am I wrong to have expected him to also offer an apology? I feel better because I have been feeling lousy about myself for blowing up like that. Now at least I don't carry a guilty conscience. But my opinion of this guy hasn't changed, unfortunately. I don't think any better of him than I did before. He acted like I had no reason to be mad in the first place.

What is wrong with people like that?

[Mike]

Oh it's only 5:30 in the morning? That's nothing!
My neighbors have all these project cars that they want to fix up, but their lawn mower broke and they can't afford to buy a new one. (Like three families living in the house next door).

So for like three hours they used a weed whacker to cut their lawn. I woke up when they were just getting finished and my dad was like "You slept through a few hours of neighbors cutting their lawn with a weed whacker"

Maybe he was still mad about being cussed out

Well, as long as he doesn't do it again, that would be enough of an expression of sorrow, wouldn't it?

[NeoStarO1]

well lets see what happens. see if he still mows his lawn in 3 am or 4 am in th emorning again.

[Chuckiechan]

And apology is admitting that he was wrong. Just wait and see what the new situations brings.

Some people just won't apologize and there is no point losing the greater win over it!

[sixf00t4]

chuckiechan is right. some won't apologize.

a decent human with some manners would apologize, but a
decent human would also not mow lawn at 5:30 am

one thing i have learned is never to expect anything back from someone else. not saying i hate people, just saying dont go into the conversation with expectations from their part. not a good practice.

he probably thinks that he explained why he did it, and that warranted the early mow, so no need to apologize. hopefully he wont do it again. sweet dreams

[RedFury]

Well, we'll all be waiting for the next episode of "Lawnmowing in the morning Dew". Hopefully it'll be a happy episode.

[ClubMed]

I wouldn't listen to Mike, he goes to the gym at 5:00 am. Only immortals do that!

Glad you worked things out a little M_Six.

[Mike]

Ha Like I said.. Unless I am up, that wouldn't even bother me at that morning.
Yes well I do go to the gym at odd hours some times.

Next time my neighbors try to mow their lawn with their weed whacker, I may offer them our lawn mower.

[discreet]

How about living in the city and construction guys drilling on concrete 7 in the morn . At least your neighbor can stop, these guys work for the city and the like.