Posts Tagged ‘Landscaping’
Green, Green Grass
Up until recently, we lived next door to an abandoned house. The prior owners didn’t abandon it. Actually, it was the builder and the bank. It was terrible. In the summer, the grass was taller than I am (now granted, I am short — but still, taller than me). When we would take the kids for a walk around the block, we would actually have to carry them through the jungle that was taking over the sidewalk in front of their house. It was obvious that a landscaping company had not been called to take care of the mess. How did that effect our lawn care? Well, we ended up with a ton of weeds in our yard, since nobody took care of theirs. Being next door, the seeds just worked their way over. At times, it seemed like we had more dandelions than we had grass. All I can say is thank goodness for company like TruGreen. They step in and take care of problem like we had. My neighbor across the street uses them and only has good things to say! Nothing is worse than when you take care of your lawn, and you start have problems because of your crappy neighbors. (That being said, we actually have a new neighbor now, and they are really nice. They also take care of the grass).
How do you keep your grass nice? Do you use a service or do you take care of it yourself?
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Why I Shouldn’t Do Yardwork
Ok, sit down. Seriously, because you will have a great laugh at my expense.
We have an alley that runs the back of the house and goes all the way down the block. In past years, we were one of the few who actually mowed it. This year I said screw it, and we let it grow. However, we are now having an issue with an animal using our backyard as a toilet, so we decided to cut it down back there. Now the grass is super tall. Like Madison height tall if it hadn’t flattened onto itself. It was too tall to actually use the lawn mower on it (because I tried). It was decided to whack it with the weed whacker. I was trying to help Bill out yesterday, so he didn’t spend the day outside back there.
Now, let me start by saying that I have never ever used a weed whacker in my life. Never. So whacking grass as tall as my 5 year old was probably my first mistake. It was hard work. Then all of a sudden the weed whacker started making a strange noise, and I knew it wasn’t working right. I yelled for Bill to come over and check it out. I figured I broke it. What I didn’t count on is that the thing was smoking. Literally smoking. A lot. Bill started pulling grass out of it, but it was so hot he was burning his fingers trying to do so.
Now, at this point, after I saw the smoke, I slinked away. 
I know when I need to in the house and get something to drink. I only had a small section left at this point, so when I was finished with my can of Mountain Dew, I went back outside and finished with the lawn mower.
I don’t know if flames were actually seen or if the weed whacker even works anymore. I do know that I shouldn’t be allowed to do yard work anymore. What do you think? LOL
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