No one likes being woken up before we're ready to, and with the hot weather leaving us all sleeping with as many windows open as possible, the chances of loud noises waking you up are much higher than usual.
That's what one mum has said happened to her recently, after she was woken up at 7:30 am to the sound of lawnmowers outside her house.
The woman claimed there were two gardeners sent by her local council to mow the grass along her street, and said she was "not impressed" when the sound of their machinery woke her up bright and early.
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In a post on Mumsnet, she said: "The council have gardeners out on stand-on mowers and with strimmers on the grass right underneath people's windows at 7:30 am! I slept with windows open last night because of the heat and I am not impressed at the sheer level of noise of both machines going off at once at this time.
"I thought it had to be after 8? To me personally, that is still too early but I don't make the rules. More than anything else, it was just a horrible way to wake up."
And while the time might seem early, many commenters were quick to point out that it was a good idea for the gardeners to start early given that the current heatwave would make it dangerous for them to spend too long outside in the middle of the day.
One person said: "How do you expect them to get the work done? I'd prefer them to be doing it early, and finish earlier. In this heat, it makes sense for them to start early."
While another added: "Far better for the workmen to get the work done while it is cool. Would you want to be sitting on a mower with no shade in the boiling heat?"
And a third wrote: "I think their physical safety probably trumps your sleep - for people who aren't used to working in this kind of heat, starting outdoor jobs earlier so they don't have to be working in the hottest part of the day is very sensible."
"This week especially, I'm on the side of whatever you need to do to make your job comfortable and safe, you do", someone else stated, "this heat is going to cripple a lot of outdoor workers and if they want to start early, then more power to them."
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