Who mows your lawn?

[licuadora]

While mowing this morning I began to wonder who at your house mows?
We used to use a lawn service but to save a little $$ replaced our dead mower this spring with a new one and I have become the official mower. I think of it as a great work-out and get great satisfaction looking at the freshly cut grass.

[sctx]

are you looking for more exercise???

[gottago]

at first glance, i thought this was going to be an alternative to the ladies bikini wax thread.

[TJordan]

I mow mine.

Speaking of that, I need to do that tonight.

[Doggiemom]

I mow mine....I can't fathom paying someone what I can do myself!

[Bumper]

Mrs. B gets that happy chore, as of this lawn season. I don't walk so very good anymore, since last summer. Had to get a new mower last year. The 30+ year-old two-stroke gas Lawn Boy finally packed it in, and we figured on getting a Black & Decker cordless electric. They're so damned popular that they're real hard to get. Borrowed a corded electric to tide us over. Man, that cord is a pain in the butt. Had to go on a waiting list at 3 different places and waited about 4 months before we got the cordless one. It was so late in the season that it only got one use last year. The big battery makes it a bit heavy to handle, but Mrs. B is a sturdy gal, and it works pretty well.

[Heather]

Originally Posted by Bumper

The big battery makes it a bit heavy to handle, but Mrs. B is a sturdy gal, and it works pretty well.

You tootin' your own horn there, Bumper?

[TeeZet]

Lawn?!

[SunKneeMarie]

We do all of our own yard maintenance, and for the love of pete, I don't know why we still do... he mows/edges, I weed and deadhead plants in the landscaped areas... our front yard is pretty good sized, so the whole process takes him a good couple of hours and it is so hot... he's doing that "counting his steps" thing for work and mowing will rack up 4,000 steps or so on his pedometer, so that's a plus for him...

the only time we had a lawn service was right after Mike had surgery on his nose and throat and he physically wasn't allowed to be out there doing it, so we hired a crew for that spring/summer... we talk about doing that again, but never do... although the time factor is something we think about--that crew of 4 had the whole yard, front and back, done in about 20 minutes...

I've mowed twice in my life... once the mower (okay I) hit a rock and broke a blade and the other time the mower (okay I) rolled into some mud and the mower stopped and started smoking... I can take a hint....

[Sue]

Corey mows ours. After picking up all the dog poop. His mom mowed it when we were in Mexico. That embarrasses me because I have never mowed a lawn in my whole life and I don't think I'd know how to work the thing.

[Rissask]

Don does the mowing and edging, usually.

I do everything else in the yard. And I mean everything else, all me- watering, fertilizing, planting, weeding, deadheading, pruning, harvesting, etc.

And yet somehow with that 30 minutes a week worth of work he does, he thinks the yard is 'too much work'! Yeah, okay, buddy.

[Bumper]

Originally Posted by Heather

You tootin' your own horn there, Bumper?

I was talking about the battery in the lawn mower, not the battery in her.......never mind.

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Bumper

I was talking about the battery in the lawn mower, not the battery in her.......never mind.

Bumper, I am shocked!


(But reminded of the old saw about why men are better than vibrators ..... because vibrators can't mow lawns! )


All the yard work is why we are looking for a smaller house or condo in the city- I (we? ) am sick of spending the majority of my spare time at home and my weekends doing yardwork all through our already way too short summers.

[Bumper]

Originally Posted by Rissask

All the yard work is why we are looking for a smaller house or condo in the city- I (we? ) am sick of spending the majority of my spare time at home and my weekends doing yardwork all through our already way too short summers.

Never gonna' happen around our place. Jackie just lives for her garden and yard, and spends hours at it every day. I'm pretty sure she'll find a way to tend the flowers on her own grave. She does an incredible job. We've had plenty of people on walks stop to admire the front yard and ask her questions. But the back yard is really impressive. Frankly, horticulture bores the Hell out of me, but I've always done what I was told in the fetch-and-carry and shlep departments until lately. I didn't mind it. Pretty much mindless and relaxing. Always enjoyed the time afterwards on the patio, or in the sunroom, with a bottle or two of wine.

[drewl]

Originally Posted by licuadora

While mowing this morning I began to wonder who at your house mows?
We used to use a lawn service but to save a little $$ replaced our dead mower this spring with a new one and I have become the official mower. I think of it as a great work-out and get great satisfaction looking at the freshly cut grass.

I do the mowing.. we'd share the load, but the &^%$ Kenmore tractor seat sensor requires a heavier person, not that it says that anywhere! If we had known it at time of purchase we wouldn't have gotten it. We've tried bricks and such.. just doesn't work.