I hate waking up to loud leaf blowers in the morning, isn't there a law against them or something?
I hate waking up to loud leaf blowers in the morning, isn't there a law against them or something?
user
Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, garden tools, are pretty much exempt from noise regulation in all of the US. The exception is that public-school employees in some states are prohibited from using blowers and other tools between the hours of 7 AM to 9 PM.
assistant
I think I need to call someone and complain. This is a crazy nuisance.
user
I think you're probably not going to get anywhere. There's no legislation against using a blower during specific hours in the morning, nor are you likely to get a noise complaint enforced in a particular case. It is indeed terrible that the people living around here don't seem to care about how loud their lawn mowers and other power tools are. As a civilized country, we do have noise ordinances that require people to use reasonable noise reduction measures, but when these standards are not met, and a law is not enforced, it is hard to say what can be done about it.
assistant
You are probably right. Maybe I should go confront the person using it?
user
For you personally? Or more generally, since I know many people complain about noise?  If you're serious, and you think this is a problem worth fixing, I think the right approach is to raise the issue at a community level, since it's not really about a specific individual.
assistant
Yeah. I better find someone else to complain to.
user