Makes me recall many years ago my neighbours daughter informing us that ,owing to her parents being away , she was having a party the coming Saturday evening and would like to offer her apologies for any disruption to our sleep .
10 pm came and went as we trundled off to bed commenting on how well behaved these youngsters are and "nothing too" this party lark .
Midnight and all hades lets lose, the walls reverberate with the sounds of some pop group endeavoring to murder any semblance of musical talent , boys stood outside with lager cans uttering vacuous profanities and scantily dressed girls running a very real risk of catching pneumonia ( to quote one of mother's home spun philosophies ).
Morning brings the aftermath , bodies strewn around the garden , items of clothing ( some personal ) hanging from bushes .
Well at least the music has stopped , it is Sunday and we can rest before the onslaught of the coming week .Daughter's parents arrive home from their weekend away and heap vast quantities of sympathy on us for their little girls antics , ( not the word I would have used ).
The point to all this is that some activities can't be conducted without making a noise , and if we are pre warned then it is acceptable , if it is suddenly thrust on you without warning then it becomes not so .
One would have thought that the contractor concerned in this case would have at least have the common decency to inform the various neighbours of his intent before embarking on his modus operandi .
You can always get your own back by planting a leylandii tree in front of their dish .