They’re lumberjacks and it’s not OK
I’m bleary eyed.
Yesterday, all I could hear all day was the sound of trees being trimmed.
This morning, I woke up about 7:30 to the sound of chainsaws.
A lovely old tree is being taken down just outside my backyard.
I knew this was going to happen, and I’m sad to see it go, but I don’t really have any control over it.
What really pissses me off is that I’m awake.
Technically, they’re not lumberjacks, but arborists. They’re still making lots of noise and I wish I was awake enough to complain. As it is, I might have some earplugs. And that probably won’t be enough.
And the sound is the worst at my computer, so staying in here is not an option. All I can hope is it will be over quickly. I really don’t want to see this tree die.
Great, now I’m hearing big thuds as they drop tree branches on my patio cover. I had probably better get out of here before a branch comes through my window. Then I’m going to be SUPER pissed.
Update: They were done almost three hours later. I looked outside, and they’d merely trimmed the tree to within inches of its life, rather than actually taking it down. For that, I am grateful. But I’m still tired and pissed. I got a nap, but I woke up again because it was so loud.
They stopped just in time for the gardeners to come and be noisy. I love Tuesdays.
Update two: I discovered much later that they had left a bunch of branches in my backyard. Then I decided I would call the Homeowner’s Association manager and express my irritation, knowing I wouldn’t get any satisfaction, but that at least I would make my displeasure known. The response was, well, I’m sorry, but the city’s noise ordinance says work can start at 7 a.m. I understand that people have different schedules and that sometimes they get disrupted, but people need to get their work done too. And I said yeah, I understand, but they also left branches in my yard. He offerered to have someone come and clean them up and I decided it would be too complicated to arrange so I said I would do it myself.
What happens when I don’t get enough sleep? I get bitchy. That could even be all the time. I don’t have a good way to gauge it anymore.
I did tell him that 8 a.m. would be more reasonable. And then he told me they would be doing work in my driveway on Thursday and Friday, so I can expect more noise. Fantastic. I guess I’ll just try to go to bed early.
