"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:20:12 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
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>> On 8/5/14, 12:44 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> > Then why do those people on the house hunting type shows always insist
>> > that they are good cooks and need gas?
>>
>> Because they're ignorant.
>
> Why do 20 somethings need such huge yards "for the dogs"? I look at
> what they think is too small and think about all the upkeep. Sheesh.
> Just keeping the grass cut would be a full time job and think about
> finding all the dog poop first. Ugh!

I wondered that too. The houses on this street have very small yards.
Bigger than what they have in the newer housing but still quite small. My
gardener only works for two hours every other week here unless I need him to
do something out of the ordinary, or he mentions something special to be
done.

In those two hours he mows, edges, trims bushes and trees and sometimes even
does jobs like fence mending.

People are always taking their dogs out for walks here. I suppose if you
had an older dog who wasn't up to taking walks, you might want a slightly
larger yard but most dogs just need a little grass to go on.