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Harry, in addition to being in the marine business for many years I also
operated a lawn and garden business. What a scam! First we sold you everything you would need to maintain a lush lawn; then we sold you everything you would need to cut it. I shocked that you have bought into this cycle. Boating seems to be a much wiser way to spend your time. Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? |
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Harry Krause wrote in message ... On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Not us...we had a dusting of snow last night. |
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Don White wrote:
Harry Krause wrote in message ... On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Not us...we had a dusting of snow last night. Good grief! |
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LOL, Harry had to give up on "my wife is smarter and my boat is bigger", now
all he has left to say, "my lawn is bigger and my neighbor has a more expensive lawn mower". When will you learn Harry, no one cares. Given Harry's track record, I would bet he lives in a condo and has no lawn. "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Jim Brinson wrote: Harry, in addition to being in the marine business for many years I also operated a lawn and garden business. What a scam! First we sold you everything you would need to maintain a lush lawn; then we sold you everything you would need to cut it. I shocked that you have bought into this cycle. Boating seems to be a much wiser way to spend your time. Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? It's my bride. The last few weeks, I've been getting the "Aren't you going to do something about that lawn...it's a disgrace." My idea of a lawn is to cut the damned grass within 1" of the ground, and spray it a nice shade of permanent green. I did manage to bushhog a nice sunny area for some fruit trees I want to plant, but after I did the work I realized that it was beyond the distance where I could reach it with the well watering system. There is a real farmer down the road with a watering trailer, though... One of my neighbors just bought himself a John Deere 757, and my guess is that it cost about $10,000. Damned fast; he's finished cutting while I'm still stumbling around looking for the gasoline can. Goats. The answer is goats. |
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"John Smith" wrote in message news:htQic.31432$IW1.1367735@attbi_s52... LOL, Harry had to give up on "my wife is smarter and my boat is bigger", now all he has left to say, "my lawn is bigger and my neighbor has a more expensive lawn mower". When will you learn Harry, no one cares. Given Harry's track record, I would bet he lives in a condo and has no lawn. I found it interesting that he made a point of stating the square footage of his imaginary lawn. Most people would have noted they fertilized the lawn and left it at that....except of course those who are in dire need of constant attention. "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Jim Brinson wrote: Harry, in addition to being in the marine business for many years I also operated a lawn and garden business. What a scam! First we sold you everything you would need to maintain a lush lawn; then we sold you everything you would need to cut it. I shocked that you have bought into this cycle. Boating seems to be a much wiser way to spend your time. Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? It's my bride. The last few weeks, I've been getting the "Aren't you going to do something about that lawn...it's a disgrace." My idea of a lawn is to cut the damned grass within 1" of the ground, and spray it a nice shade of permanent green. I did manage to bushhog a nice sunny area for some fruit trees I want to plant, but after I did the work I realized that it was beyond the distance where I could reach it with the well watering system. There is a real farmer down the road with a watering trailer, though... One of my neighbors just bought himself a John Deere 757, and my guess is that it cost about $10,000. Damned fast; he's finished cutting while I'm still stumbling around looking for the gasoline can. Goats. The answer is goats. |
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jim-- wrote:
I found it interesting that he made a point of stating the square footage of his imaginary lawn. Most people would have noted they fertilized the lawn and left it at that....except of course those who are in dire need of constant attention. Did you sell your lawn off, too, Dennis, or did you keep it? |
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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:15:26 GMT, Jim Brinson wrote:
Harry, in addition to being in the marine business for many years I also operated a lawn and garden business. What a scam! First we sold you everything you would need to maintain a lush lawn; then we sold you everything you would need to cut it. I shocked that you have bought into this cycle. Boating seems to be a much wiser way to spend your time. Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Jim, first mistake is to believe the alleged yard really exists. Second is to believe he fertilized the alleged lawn, especially when said fertilizer does *wonders* for the bay close to which he lives. Lastly, he doesn't give a damn about the topic. Other than that, your's was a good post! John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
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Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? We got an extremely hard few minute intense downpour Friday night. I'm praying for an extended soft rain to wash all of this *^#$(*#&$ pollen away... Well, it clouded over for a while, but so far, nary a drop. I know that as soon as I set up the sprinklers, the downpour will start. After all, I washed my car yesterday, too. |
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70,000 sq ft. to be watered by sprinklers, lol.
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Gene Kearns wrote: On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? We got an extremely hard few minute intense downpour Friday night. I'm praying for an extended soft rain to wash all of this *^#$(*#&$ pollen away... Well, it clouded over for a while, but so far, nary a drop. I know that as soon as I set up the sprinklers, the downpour will start. After all, I washed my car yesterday, too. |
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John Smith wrote: LOL, Harry had to give up on "my wife is smarter and my boat is bigger", now all he has left to say, "my lawn is bigger and my neighbor has a more expensive lawn mower". When will you learn Harry, no one cares. He certainly did drop the 'wife doctor doctor' thing like a hot potato, lol. -- Charlie |
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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Harry, 70,000 square feet of yard is about 1.6 acres of grass to cut. That is w-a-y too much for someone who also enjoys boating. Let some of it return to wild growth and maybe wetlands. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Harry, 70,000 square feet of yard is about 1.6 acres of grass to cut. That is w-a-y too much for someone who also enjoys boating. Let some of it return to wild growth and maybe wetlands. Eisboch Only about an acre of it is tue lawn; the rest of the yard is semi-wild, but I do give the latter some attention so it doesn't become too unruly and a fire hazard. The rest of the place is a speck of farmland and woods. It takes me four to five hours a week "in season" to keep it mowed via my little garden tractor. Unless it is awfully hot, I don't. I start very early in the morning. |
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Resisting the urge to water the lawn will also increase
the time you have to go boating.. Who cares what the neighbors think! Yup, If you don't see them in their boat screw'm, they don't count anyway. |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Harry, 70,000 square feet of yard is about 1.6 acres of grass to cut. That is w-a-y too much for someone who also enjoys boating. Let some of it return to wild growth and maybe wetlands. Eisboch Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill |
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:58:12 -0400, Harry Krause wrote: On the promise of rain today, I dethatched my lawn yesterday and dumped fertilizer on about 70,000 square feet of yard. This, so I might have the pleasure of cutting grass the remainder of the year. So, where's the damned rain? Who has it? Harry, 70,000 square feet of yard is about 1.6 acres of grass to cut. That is w-a-y too much for someone who also enjoys boating. Let some of it return to wild growth and maybe wetlands. Eisboch Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill I agree. Some of it is meadow, and I plan to plant a small orchard on part of it. On one side of the "other side" of the woods behind us sits a 30 acre clearing for a horse ranch (farm?). The guy who owns it mows it fairly regularly. Now that's a mow job. |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message news:mn1jc.13169
Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill Did you use a steam powered lawn mower? |
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"basskisser" wrote in message om... "Calif Bill" wrote in message news:mn1jc.13169 Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill Did you use a steam powered lawn mower? Nope, electric for a while. Grandpa converted a push mower to electric by rigging an electric motor to it. We have smart people in my family, unlike some. Later a gas rotary mower. Worked much better on the Bermuda Grass. |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net...
"basskisser" wrote in message om... "Calif Bill" wrote in message news:mn1jc.13169 Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill Did you use a steam powered lawn mower? Nope, electric for a while. Grandpa converted a push mower to electric by rigging an electric motor to it. We have smart people in my family, unlike some. Later a gas rotary mower. Worked much better on the Bermuda Grass. Yeah, sure. Smart people, huh? Did they believe a 35 horsepower snowmobile would go 80mph, also? Did they believe that a yard of concrete weighs 2 tons? |
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"basskisser" wrote in message om... "Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net... "basskisser" wrote in message om... "Calif Bill" wrote in message news:mn1jc.13169 Got to be nuts to allow that much grass to grow! When a early teenager, I had to cut about an acre of lawn. Grandparents farm, and the temperature in the central valley of Calif would be around a 100 degrees. sometimes they ran the cows for a while to shorten it, but came down to "Billy, go cut the grass". Bill Did you use a steam powered lawn mower? Nope, electric for a while. Grandpa converted a push mower to electric by rigging an electric motor to it. We have smart people in my family, unlike some. Later a gas rotary mower. Worked much better on the Bermuda Grass. Yeah, sure. Smart people, huh? Did they believe a 35 horsepower snowmobile would go 80mph, also? Did they believe that a yard of concrete weighs 2 tons? Smarter than you ever hope to ascend to. |
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Harry Krause wrote: Last year, when clearing out a natural draining creek that has to be a zillion years old, I found a cylinder head from some old car or, more likely, tractor engine. Ah, the beginnings of an inboard engine. Maybe some day you will own a boat. -- Charlie |
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