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Ok right but you live in a shared space, regardless of whether you nominally own the property or not
that's why I said home and not house. Your home is where you live owned or not
there is a balance of what is banned and what is allowed. Banning things because you find them annoying can be unreasonable and costs the people around you. It is a way that your personal space can expand and constrict others
for example no loud noises after a certain time means people can't have friends round or company in their own home. I had a landlord that forbade bringing romantic partners overnight and that effectively banned me from having a love life
granted I used to be shouted at and berated for drinking water in "the wrong way" so I am particularly unsympathetic to people complaining about annoying noises. But the people doing that always felt justified because I was in a shared space ignoring the fact I didn't have any private space
some people think that various ethnicities shouldn't be allowed to cook their foods because it creates a smell in the shared space
How about banning lawn mowers and lawns because they are both ugly and destructive to the environment and annoying to hear.
I fail to see why anyone should have the right to dump pollution all over just so they can keep a monoculture lawn a specific height and prevent any blooming flowers from popping up.
Let's not forget what the oop was actually complaining about. And also I have been woken up in the morning by a leaf blower outside my house and it sucks, use a big outdoor broom, it makes less allergens in the air for neighbors too.
yeah screw lawns have gardens
People can take measures to reduce their vulnerability to loud noises from outside their home if it is a frequent problem.
Plenty of obnoxious noises are just a normal part of living, barking dogs, crying babies, people maintaining their homes at the times they can, and I'm personally tired of the petty authoritarian efforts of people to control when and where people can do things for their own convenience beyond all reason.
fuck you let me sleep