Would you Lend a Stranger/Neighbour Your Lawnmower?

ceridwen

PASTURES...I can feel your mind going round in ever-decreasing circles worrying about this from here.....

Please promise me you will take a few deep breaths and try not to worry yourself about it.

The reason the neighbour said no sounded like a good/logical reason to me - nothing to do with you personally.

I think maybe the best bet is to lock away "valuables" and let the landlord loose to do it for 3 hours - whilst you sit somewhere nearby doing something else "extremely important and I must not be disturbed".

mrbadexample

jessbob wrote: »

Pastures New. If I thought you lived anywhere near me I would gladly sort out your lawn. Love gardening. Bored cos been made redundant. Wouldn't bother you. Would bring my own mower. Just would get on with it and then leave you with a wonderful garden :T

You can come and be bored in my garden if you like. Call it Landshare if you want - grow whatever takes your fancy.

calleyw

olly300 wrote: »

PasturesNew has made it clear if you read her post that she just doesn't want the bother off having to make polite conversation for 3 hours with her landlord.

Why does she need to make polite conversation for 3 hours

Am I missing something. How does the LL cut the grass if he is talking to pasturesnew. And even electric mowers are noisy so you can't anyway.

I understand that pasturesnew is not in to people and that is fine. But all the LL wants to do is to get her to plug in the mower and then unplug after he is finished.

The time in between the LL should be cutting the grass. I would say the total interaction with the LL would be 10-15 mins max over a 3-4 hour period. LL knocks on door and says can he plug in. Then passing the plug through the window. Plug in. LL cuts the grass. Then knocks on the door and ask for the mower to be unplugged.

And all that you do is say that you don't have time to chat as you right in the middle of something. That way you can limit the interaction.

Yours

Calley

SailorSam

Yes i think the landlord wont want to 'waste' his time in idle chit chat and after passing the time of day will be eager to make his escape as soon as the job is done.

jessbob

love2shopforbargains wrote: »

Jessbob you sound wonderful :A

Yes, I am :rotfl:

jessbob

mrbadexample wrote: »

You can come and be bored in my garden if you like. Call it Landshare if you want - grow whatever takes your fancy.

Okey Cokey :hello::hello:

zzzLazyDaisy

PN, firstly big hugs, I can see why you don't feel like interacting just to get your lawn cut.

Check your tenancy agreement. Who is responsible for cutting the lawn? Is it the landlord? If yes, then tell him that you would like him to keep the lawn tidy but unfortunately you have commitments that mean that you are unable to say when you might be available, so he will need to make arrangements to bring a petrol mower.

PasturesNew

mrbadexample wrote: »

Where do you live, and what's for dinner? :whistle:

South Wales. You missed it, I had a packet of crisps.

PasturesNew

calleyw wrote: »

Why does she need to make polite conversation for 3 hours

Am I missing something. How does the LL cut the grass if he is talking to pasturesnew. And even electric mowers are noisy so you can't anyway.

I understand that pasturesnew is not in to people and that is fine. But all the LL wants to do is to get her to plug in the mower and then unplug after he is finished.

The time in between the LL should be cutting the grass. I would say the total interaction with the LL would be 10-15 mins max over a 3-4 hour period. LL knocks on door and says can he plug in. Then passing the plug through the window. Plug in. LL cuts the grass. Then knocks on the door and ask for the mower to be unplugged.

And all that you do is say that you don't have time to chat as you right in the middle of something. That way you can limit the interaction.

Yours

Calley

OK, full story to fill in that odd gap ... I have Aspergers... therefore I have NO idea how to do smalltalk and wouldn't know what was rude or not. I'd guess it was rude to plug in the mower and sit inside watching TV for 3 hours while he was out there working... and I'd have to do that chit chat thing at some point (start, end, possibly in the middle).

Last time I just stood outside, by the wall - and the wife was there, so having to make this chit chat with this middle class, married woman ... it was all very uncomfortable. I probably said some really odd things. I don't want them to think I am odd.

I dunno ... I don't do conversation, chit-chat and I have NO idea of what is right/wrong to do.

mrbadexample

PasturesNew wrote: »

South Wales. You missed it, I had a packet of crisps.

:think: Little bit too far.

What flavour?