[kkingston57]

Your idea is desirable, but not practical for the gardeners until they come up with better batteries.

On the other side, gardeners should be thinking long term. The 2 cycle engines do not last very long and are cantankerous. 4 cycles are more reliable but heavier.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

The developer needs to build a segregated village for all the whining, crying, moaning, groaning, woe is me OLD goats to live in with a 20' wall around it and an armed guard at the entrance to keep out all the riff raff. No lawn mowers allowed, no noisy cars or motorcycles, no dogs, no construction contractors with noisy power tools, and no wind chimes. Did I miss anything?
Apparently some of you lived in Utopia before coming here, so why did you leave? Can old people do anything besides complain?

They already have that along 466. But, members only.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

Sorry, but loud pipes on a motorcycle is just plain self-defense and common sense when living around such dangerous OLD drivers that can't see or hear. My old Harley used to set off car alarms on a narrow residential street, so I used to have to coast down the street, when going home. BUT, the loud noise of me driving in a blind spot while passing probably saved my life hundreds of times. If folks find a few seconds of unpleasant noise on occasion unbearable, perhaps they should just remove their hearing aids.


It is unfortunate that people are living longer than ever today. They seem to have over lived their comfort zone(?) and now must be so bored that they have to spend their last miserable days complaining about every trivial mote of irritation.

On my street, just about every day of the week I will hear lawn equipment for about 15mins during the day. Most of the time, I do not even notice it. Twice a week, I hear the trash pickup trucks in the morning. Maybe we should demand that they quit picking up because they might disturb someone's sleep? No one complains about their trash being removed, but they sure complain about someone ELSE'S lawn being mowed.


Lets be clear. The neighborhood can be noisy EVERYday, during the day. There are night noise restrictions. Sleep at night and you won't have to be concerned about someone doing their job to support their families in your neighborhood during the day. I would rather hear a bit a daily noise than worry about someone SILENTLY sneaking around, breaking into homes and stealing. But, that is another subject.

BUT, the loud noise of me driving in a blind spot while passing probably saved my life hundreds of times LOL.

If so, hundreds on rice rocket drivers would be lining the streets. HD get pass cause the nerd crowd that makes the rules now ride them thinking there cool. There loud obnoxious turtles in Motorcycle world.

[LateBoomer]

What's next? Replace the police here with social workers? Decriminalization of shoplifting? Wait, I have it! Mandatory CRT seminars for all residents!!

[Luggage]

Bull sh-t China banned 2 cylinder engines 20 years ago . I know I was there.

[Luggage]

"Many" !!!

[Luggage]

It's funny that some people complain about the noise and that landscapers work indifferent days of the week. And several other Senior Communities we have grass cutting done by the h o a and they really enjoy walk one day a week with us stopping the noise the other 6 days a week. You guys have a very simple solution I'm having your raise your way pass a rule that all streets be done only 1 day a week depending on the village and the street and then your gardeners will all have to do with the same day of the week of course you'll still have people complaining why are they coming for me in the morning to 8 at night on every different house and for that I have no solution

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I read this morning that in a half hour, the pollutants spewed by the average two-cycle engine in a leaf blower equals the pollution from a Ford F-150 pickup—over a 3,600 mile drive! California has recently banned gas-powered leaf blowers, edgers, trimmers, lawnmowers, etc. use by lawn care companies because the pollution they put out is equal to the pollution from ALL the cars in California. It seems that battery-powered equipment, recharged at night, has reached the level where by having multiple batteries, crews can work all day without recharging. (All of my power tools are now battery-powered, including my Sawsall and my full-size circular saw and my big drill.) Battery-powered tools are also much quieter. For homeowners in The Villages with lawns, an electric mower with a cord may make more sense.

Should the appropriate governing units here follow the lead in California and require lawn crews to use battery-powered tools?

Another solution would be instead of trying to change the regulations here one could just move to an area where the regulations suit them. I’m getting good at this

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

I don’t want our state doing anything California does.

Well said...

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by Luggage

Bull sh-t China banned 2 cylinder engines 20 years ago . I know I was there.

Maybe you mean 2 cycle engines? Probably lots of 2 cylinder engines that are 4 cycle still in China...

[La lamy]

I'm all for what is less polluting, noise wise and air.

[John-US]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I read this morning that in a half hour, the pollutants spewed by the average two-cycle engine in a leaf blower equals the pollution from a Ford F-150 pickup—over a 3,600 mile drive! California has recently banned gas-powered leaf blowers, edgers, trimmers, lawnmowers, etc. use by lawn care companies because the pollution they put out is equal to the pollution from ALL the cars in California. It seems that battery-powered equipment, recharged at night, has reached the level where by having multiple batteries, crews can work all day without recharging. (All of my power tools are now battery-powered, including my Sawsall and my full-size circular saw and my big drill.) Battery-powered tools are also much quieter. For homeowners in The Villages with lawns, an electric mower with a cord may make more sense.

Should the appropriate governing units here follow the lead in California and require lawn crews to use battery-powered tools?

AND Golf Cars! Does anyone else smell those cart fumes?

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by Luggage

It's funny that some people complain about the noise and that landscapers work indifferent days of the week. And several other Senior Communities we have grass cutting done by the h o a and they really enjoy walk one day a week with us stopping the noise the other 6 days a week. You guys have a very simple solution I'm having your raise your way pass a rule that all streets be done only 1 day a week depending on the village and the street and then your gardeners will all have to do with the same day of the week of course you'll still have people complaining why are they coming for me in the morning to 8 at night on every different house and for that I have no solution

Yep, our mowing company is a son and father operation with over 70 customers.
I seriously don't think they could do that many lawns and a very good job that they do only one day a week...

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I'm all for what is less polluting, noise wise and air.

We moved here from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
We lived directly under the flight line of Langley Air Force. The jets flew all hours of the day and night. (THE SOUND OF FREEDOM). Lawn mowers are so much quieter that we hardly even notice them.
Our lawn service cuts our grass Monday mornings. My wife likes to sleep late. She says it only takes them about 15 minutes to cut our CYV grass so she just rolls over and goes back to sleep when they're finished.

[noslices1]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I read this morning that in a half hour, the pollutants spewed by the average two-cycle engine in a leaf blower equals the pollution from a Ford F-150 pickup—over a 3,600 mile drive! California has recently banned gas-powered leaf blowers, edgers, trimmers, lawnmowers, etc. use by lawn care companies because the pollution they put out is equal to the pollution from ALL the cars in California. It seems that battery-powered equipment, recharged at night, has reached the level where by having multiple batteries, crews can work all day without recharging. (All of my power tools are now battery-powered, including my Sawsall and my full-size circular saw and my big drill.) Battery-powered tools are also much quieter. For homeowners in The Villages with lawns, an electric mower with a cord may make more sense.

Should the appropriate governing units here follow the lead in California and require lawn crews to use battery-powered tools?

Maybe we should all go back to “Hand clippers” and “rakes” and “brooms”