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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:51:36 -0000 (UTC), Bill
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 1/10/18 2:14 PM, Bill wrote:
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:30:59 -0800 (PST), John H
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Pretty sad when you can't perform routine maintenance on a lawn mower.

Funny. The lady across the street has a John Deere riding mower. She
does all her own maintenance, including sharpening the blades, etc. Her
husband has somehow gotten totally out of the yardwork arena. I've never
seen him lift a finger to do anything in the yard. I'll go over and blow
her leaves for her, and he won't even say 'thanks'. Alcohol does play a role.

My father in law is 94 years old and he still sharpens his own mower
blades. He drops the deck at least once a month in season, hoses it
out, sharpens the blades and lubes everything.


Me, I j ust pay the mow and blow guy monthly.


How many times a month does your lawn need mowing in growing season?
Mine needs a weekly mow from the end of April through the middle of
November. Guy down the street has a crew hit his weekly, runs him $75 a
cut, or it did a couple of years ago.


He does the yard weekly. $100. Lawn grows slowly in winter. But I have
roses he trims, and a few trees. The Black Alders are probably dead,
after the drought, waiting till spring to see if they come back. Probably
$4000 to remove them. Large trees.

You must have union Mexicans there ;-)
I imagine you are right about the tree. They can get pretty costly to
remove. A lit of that is just "risk". They have to price in what
happens if they screw up.


Insurance is large with tree removal companies. Logging is one of the most
dangerous professions.