I think it's a male thing. They just want to cut down anything. And they won't be told what to do.
This guy, uses the yard care as an excuse to stay out of the house, in my opinion. He was at it all day yesterday, both over here and at his own (across the road). Every time I thought he was done I would wait a while, then finally open up the house again and let the cats out on the porch, and within minutes he would start again.
At 5:30 pm I was at my wits end. He had come over with a weed whacker and was doing a bit of grass around some trees, right under my living room window with the noise and stench. Grass that was barely 3 inches high. As I reached to close the window again I was shrieking (to ease my own stress feelings) and as I was saying very loudly stop it just stop it! the weed whacker turned off, just as I was shouting it again. So he must have heard me. And..miracles of all miracles, he did.. Instead he went back to his and started running all his power equipment in the garage, for what reason I do not know.
To asphyxiate his family and me, perhaps.