Dreading the 10 o'clock rule today.

[underpants]

The unofficial rule in the ‘burbs that says no noise making activities until 10 especially on a Sunday. I have a LOT of leaves to corral at least. If I can get them bagged great but I’m just going for getting them onto to tarps.

I see leaves falling as I sit here. Falling, forever falling. I’d say we are about half way through emptying the trees.

Currently there is a dog who has me pinned down in the recliner.

[DEbluedude]

1. Ahhhh...

I fondly remember those days of yore. NOT!

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. LOL

It's a 7am start time here.

[WhiteTara]

3. You could let them lay there and

then the little creatures of the ground will have toasty homes for the winter AND you can watch the leaves fall knowing that all is well.

[Catbird]

4. Mulch in place. Forget the grass. nt

[PirateRo]

5. That's why i ulcers it back into the soil

i aerate lawn very couple of months, soil bacteria do the rest. I’m thinking of replacing my recliner.

[Fla Dem]

6. Are you dreading corralling the leaves, or the 10:00 noise ban is delaying your efforts to begin?

If the later I can't imagine bagging leaves would create that much noise that you would be violating a "unofficial" rule. It's 10:00 on the East Coast, so by all means commence operations.

It's like "Happy Hour", it's 4:00 somewhere.

[underpants]

13. Dreading starting. I put in 3 hours I'm done.

Feet up. Kicking back now.

[Fla Dem]

16. Good for you!!! You deserve to relax. Good Job!!!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

7. Done more than a week ago...

Cleaned out the gutters, collected the excess leaves from maple and black walnut, next day yard covered again.
If you ever had a black walnut tree you know the “stems” where the leaves grow were all over. Cleaned them up a little...then the winds came from the west...strong, fast almost constant. Gusts to 50-70 mph.. leaves went on a trip to the east neighbor. They always leave till spring.
I wouldn’t clean the leaves if they were not black walnut, those leaves have a chemical in them as the whole tree does, juglone. Kinda ruins my “grass” if I leave them in place.


Done!

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Sounds like a nice rule ... it's always nice to settle in w/ the quiet of the night here in the city

especially after the hustle and bustle of the city during the day. There's almost always noise in the city and it's almost a shock to sit outside later in the evening, and literally not hear anything (lets say 10 p.m. or later)...and kind of relaxing.

[dem4decades]

9. I have a yard full but my back starting hurting yesterday. Not good. Hopefully I can mulch them.

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. We had a gale force wind last night.

This morning these was a pile of leaves on the corner of my porch up to the rafters.

So many leaves.

[mopinko]

11. just mow that stuff.

feed your lawn, support the bugs.

[2naSalit]

12. Last Friday afternoon...

We (landlady and me) went straight from leaves and snow messing up our walkways to preparing to remove about 80ft of chain link fencing so a massive crane cane drive onto the front lawn to fetch a tree out of three other trees before it falls on our house! It's actually like two forty+ ft trees since it was a double trunk that is now two pieces suspended in the trees next to it. Fun times. The crane will arrive tomorrow or Tuesday. At least the pros are young guys thrilled by the challenge!

I'll be taking pictures.

[Skittles]

14. as somone who always stays up all night (night worker)

I cut any big noise (for example, vacuuming) at 21:00 (nine PM)

of course, I am routinely wakened at noon by fucking LEAF BLOWERS

[underpants]

15. At least mine isn't gas powered

So I have that going for me, which is nice.