“On the other hand, barking dogs, rap music, and loud bike exhaust is constant and forever.”
Wow.
Has linear time ceased to exist on your block?
Which do you disagree with? Dogs have been barking all during man's existence. Rap music for 30 years. Loud bikes since the 30s or so. That's a lot longer than a two hour mow, which if you were paying attention was the point of my post.