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On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:36:24 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons > > wrote: > > >On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:48:56 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: > >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > >> > wrote: > >> > >> >On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:27:00 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: > >> >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:04:51 -0400, Gary > wrote: > >> >> >Lucretia Borgia wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> He really shouldn't mow at all, he should just allow the grass to grow > >> >> >> long and wild flowers develop, that way he would save some bees and > >> >> >> other little creatures. > >> >> > > >> >> >Oh please. Get real. No one that lives in suburbia can just > >> >> >quit mowing their lawn. To (not) do that, you need to move way > >> >> >out > >> >> >in the sticks where no one cares. > >> >> > > >> >> >If John quit mowing his small lawn the neighbors would > >> >> >complain to the city and the city would force him to cut it. > >> >> The joys of living in the Land of the Free! > >> > > >> >I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have similar restrictions. > >> > >> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. > > > >Our city sends out long grass warnings, and if you don't cut it, they will cut it and bill you. Twenty years ago the cost was $75, and it's a lot more than that now. > So where does this Land of the Free myth come from? That would be the freedom to buy a house in some remote location where nobody cares what you do, or to buy a house in the city where you are subject to the laws about lawn maintenance. It's entirely one's own choice which one to prefer. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 4:14:23 AM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >, > says... > > Subject: Both yards mowed! > > From: jmcquown > > > Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking > > > > On 8/25/2020 3:56 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > [quoted text muted] > > > country. It's only the city and suburbs, where people are densely packed, that people care what > > > the neighbors do and make laws, rules, and norms about such things. > > > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > > I don't know about any city laws but property value *does* come into > > play when you're talking about neighborhoods with small yards. One > > constantly crappy looking unmowed yard in an otherwise nice looking > > neighborhood can bring down the value of other homes. > In general, UK cities and domestic homes are older, smaller and more > expensive than in USA. Here in UK, the value is in the property size, > structure, location and public amenities/services. So perhaps we regard > our property values in a different time frame than a season of unmown > grass or overgrown bushes. We have a concept called "curb appeal". If someone shopping for a house doesn't like the looks of the neighbor's yard, they won't buy the house. It's purely psychological. People think, "If the neighbors cannot be bothered to mow their lawn, what other bad habits will they have?" We're not talking about any kind of flowers. We're talking about knee-high grass and weeds. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:24:08 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:36:24 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons >> > wrote: >> >> >On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:48:56 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have similar restrictions. >> >> >> >> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. >> > >> >Our city sends out long grass warnings, and if you don't cut it, they will cut it and bill you. Twenty years ago the cost was $75, and it's a lot more than that now. >> So where does this Land of the Free myth come from? > >That would be the freedom to buy a house in some remote location where nobody cares what >you do, or to buy a house in the city where you are subject to the laws about lawn maintenance. >It's entirely one's own choice which one to prefer. Hmm... I guess one person's "free" is another person's "not so free". But anyway, enjoy! |
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On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:51 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote: >Bruce wrote: >> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:33:47 +0100, "Ophelia" > >> wrote: >> >>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message >>> ... >>> >>> Ok, if all y'all don't mind living next someone whose yard looks like an >>> abandoned lot, I guess it doesn't matter. >>> >>> For my part, I enjoy it when I mow my lawn and my neighbor hasn't. It makes >>> them look like poor white trash. >>> >>> Cindy Hamilton >>> >>> -=== >>> >>> LOL why? LOL I don't care what they do  )) I am only interested in what>>> we do!!! >>> >>> LOL you are a bossy LOL )))>> >> I don't even know who Cindy would call here. The police? The city >> council? No wait, the Country Women's Association! >> > ><*SNIFF*> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote: >On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:51 -0500, Hank Rogers > >wrote: > >>Bruce wrote: >>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:33:47 +0100, "Ophelia" > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message >>>> ... >>>> >>>> Ok, if all y'all don't mind living next someone whose yard looks like an >>>> abandoned lot, I guess it doesn't matter. >>>> >>>> For my part, I enjoy it when I mow my lawn and my neighbor hasn't. It makes >>>> them look like poor white trash. >>>> >>>> Cindy Hamilton >>>> >>>> -=== >>>> >>>> LOL why? LOL I don't care what they do )) I am only interested in what>>>> we do!!! >>>> >>>> LOL you are a bossy LOL )))>>> >>> I don't even know who Cindy would call here. The police? The city >>> council? No wait, the Country Women's Association! >>> >> >><*SNIFF*> > >Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someoneposting under your name?) |
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"bruce bowser" wrote in message ... You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. ==== Sounds ok ) But in my village, I have one house nearby and fields on the other side and all around LOL I doubt if the farmers want to use Astro turf ) |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:41:07 -0400, Alex > wrote: >Ophelia wrote: >> >> >> "Bruce" wrote in message >> ... >> >> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:09:33 +0100, "Ophelia" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> "Bruce" wrote in message >>> ... >>> >>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:27:00 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >> >>>>> >complain to the city and the city would force him to cut it. >>>>> The joys of living in the Land of the Free! >>>> >>>> I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have similar >>>> restrictions. >>> >>> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. >>> >>> ===== >>> >>>  Not here either! I had never heard of that till I read it here! >> >> Maybe you and I live in the Land of the Free and we didn't even know >> it. We took it for granted! >> >> ==== >> >>  Time to celebrate )))))>> >> > >Did you forget to add that the first time your responded to his post? It's a very apt addition. ==== Not sure what this about ??? |
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bruce bowser wrote:
> > You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, he'll concrete over the entire property. lol He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:24:08 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:36:24 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons >> > wrote: >> >> >On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:48:56 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:27:00 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:04:51 -0400, Gary > wrote: >> >> >> >Lucretia Borgia wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> He really shouldn't mow at all, he should just allow the grass to grow >> >> >> >> long and wild flowers develop, that way he would save some bees and >> >> >> >> other little creatures. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Oh please. Get real. No one that lives in suburbia can just >> >> >> >quit mowing their lawn. To (not) do that, you need to move way >> >> >> >out >> >> >> >in the sticks where no one cares. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >If John quit mowing his small lawn the neighbors would >> >> >> >complain to the city and the city would force him to cut it. >> >> >> The joys of living in the Land of the Free! >> >> > >> >> >I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have similar restrictions. >> >> >> >> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. >> > >> >Our city sends out long grass warnings, and if you don't cut it, they will cut it and bill you. Twenty years ago the cost was $75, and it's a lot more than that now. >> So where does this Land of the Free myth come from? > >That would be the freedom to buy a house in some remote location where nobody cares what >you do, or to buy a house in the city where you are subject to the laws about lawn maintenance. >It's entirely one's own choice which one to prefer. > >Cindy Hamilton In some areas, (the West) tall grass is a hazard for fire during the hot and dry months. How you maintain your property affects your neighbors and community. My city tends to grow up the gradual slopes of the mountains behind us. In late spring, Firemen will go on foot into neighborhoods to talk with homeowners about getting the untrimmed slopes on their property cut down. Janet US |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia > wrote: > >>On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:51 -0500, Hank Rogers > >>wrote: >> >>>Bruce wrote: >>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:33:47 +0100, "Ophelia" > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> Ok, if all y'all don't mind living next someone whose yard looks like an >>>>> abandoned lot, I guess it doesn't matter. >>>>> >>>>> For my part, I enjoy it when I mow my lawn and my neighbor hasn't. It makes >>>>> them look like poor white trash. >>>>> >>>>> Cindy Hamilton >>>>> >>>>> -=== >>>>> >>>>> LOL why? LOL I don't care what they do )) I am only interested in what>>>>> we do!!! >>>>> >>>>> LOL you are a bossy LOL )))>>>> >>>> I don't even know who Cindy would call here. The police? The city >>>> council? No wait, the Country Women's Association! >>>> >>> >>><*SNIFF*> >> >>Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! > >You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up >with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone>posting under your name?) IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty dumb) is in a far worse category. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:28:13 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>bruce bowser wrote: >> >> You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. > >I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, >he'll concrete over the entire property. lol > >He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below. One man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more have followed since. It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must admit. |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12:15:49 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of > Bad Neighbours. > > Janet UK Mine neither. But if they fail to mow the lawn, do they also have loud parties, deal drugs, etc.? It's like using credit rating to set car insurance rates. If people play fast and loose with their money, they're also likely to be irresponsible behind the wheel. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 16:06 26 Aug 2020, Ophelia said:
> "Bruce" wrote in message > ... > On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:41:07 -0400, Alex > wrote: >>Ophelia wrote: >>> "Bruce" wrote in message >>> ... >>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:09:33 +0100, "Ophelia" > >>> wrote: >>>> "Bruce"Â wrote in message >>>> ... >>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >>>> > wrote: >>>>> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:27:00 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >complain to the city and the city would force him to cut it. >>>>>> The joys of living in the Land of the Free! >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have >>>>> similar restrictions. >>>> >>>> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. >>>> >>>> ===== >>>> >>>> Not here either! I had never heard of that till I read it here! >>> >>> Maybe you and I live in the Land of the Free and we didn't even know >>> it. We took it for granted! >>> >>> ==== >>> >>> Time to celebrate )))))>>> >> >>Did you forget to add that the first time your responded to his post? > > It's a very apt addition. > > ==== > > Not sure what this about ??? Oh dear. Maybe it's the strange quoting you use. |
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On 2020-08-26 11:05 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:28:13 -0400, Gary > wrote: > >> bruce bowser wrote: >>> >>> You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. >> >> I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, >> he'll concrete over the entire property. lol >> >> He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. > > Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below. One > man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more > have followed since. It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must > admit. > ISTR that a guy in a southern Alberta town got ****ed off by complaints about his front yard so he planted it with wheat!! The council got really involved then:-) |
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On 2020-08-26 11:57 a.m., graham wrote:
> On 2020-08-26 11:05 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote: >> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:28:13 -0400, Gary > wrote: >> >>> bruce bowser wrote: >>>> >>>> You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. >>> >>> I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, >>> he'll concrete over the entire property. lol >>> >>> He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. >> >> Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below.Â* One >> man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more >> have followed since.Â* It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must >> admit. >> > ISTR that a guy in a southern Alberta town got ****ed off by complaints > about his front yard so he planted it with wheat!! > The council got really involved then:-) Sorry for the cumbersome English! |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> > "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of > Bad Neighbours. > > Janet UK > Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and property devaluers. https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg (these are not flowers, they are weeds) https://i.postimg.cc/CxQ5pNyK/Overgrown-Yard-3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/V6z37x70/Overgrown-Yard-4.jpg You get the general idea. It's not a pretty wilderness, it's lazy, shiftless, no care homeowners devaluing everybody's property in their neighborhood. Not always, but many times these unkept yards contain broken-down cars, old washing machines, tires scattered about, and the occasional clothes dryer. The house sometimes will match the yard; in need of lots of maintenance. Yards in the examples above attract snakes, rats, ticks, and chiggers just to name a few critters. |
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Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:28:13 -0400, Gary > wrote: > >> bruce bowser wrote: >>> >>> You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. >> >> I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, >> he'll concrete over the entire property. lol >> >> He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. > > Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below. One > man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more > have followed since. It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must > admit. > Some folks out in the dessert west don't have grass. They fill the yard with sand and decorations. I guess they probably put down landscape plastic first, and just spray the occasional weed that pops up. Some have a few cactus plants. Some of them look pretty nice. Must save a ton of water. |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12:05:53 PM UTC-5, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below. One > man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more > have followed since. It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must > admit. > I've always kidded with my family and neighbors that my dream someday is have my yard covered in green concrete and then laid with Astroturf.  )) |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:05:47 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote: >On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:28:13 -0400, Gary > wrote: > >>bruce bowser wrote: >>> >>> You could just have Astro turf put down in place of all of the grass. >> >>I have a friend in Canada that swears if he ever buys a house, >>he'll concrete over the entire property. lol >> >>He thinks cutting grass each week is such a worthless chore. > >Our building looks down to the back gardens of a street below. One >man built a deck that covered all his yard (to avoid mowing) 3 more >have followed since. It is nice not to hear mowers cranking I must >admit. We've got a neighbour's horses on our land on and off. During winter they've been keeping up, but spring is starting... |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:15:22 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12:15:49 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote: > >> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of >> Bad Neighbours. >> >> Janet UK > >Mine neither. But if they fail to mow the lawn, do they also have loud parties, >deal drugs, etc.? Huh? I didn't know not mowing the lawn was a gateway drug. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:18:15 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote: >> >> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of >> Bad Neighbours. >> >> Janet UK >> >Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and >property devaluers. > >https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg > >https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg >(these are not flowers, they are weeds) > >https://i.postimg.cc/CxQ5pNyK/Overgrown-Yard-3.jpg > >https://i.postimg.cc/V6z37x70/Overgrown-Yard-4.jpg Flowering weeds can be important for bees |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote: >On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote: > >>On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia > wrote: >>> >>>Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! >> >>You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up >>with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone>>posting under your name?) > >IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty >dumb) is in a far worse category. You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:06:48 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > >"Bruce" wrote in message ... > >On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:41:07 -0400, Alex > wrote: > >>Ophelia wrote: >>> Â Time to celebrate )))))>>> >>> >> >>Did you forget to add that the first time your responded to his post? > >It's a very apt addition. > >==== > > Not sure what this about ??? I think you replied twice to the same post and Alex had a problem with that. |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 1:49:05 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > We've got a neighbour's horses on our land on and off. During winter > they've been keeping up, but spring is starting... > Don't laugh, but I've heard from more than one source that pigs are great for keeping a field tidy. I have no sites to cite, just word of mouth. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:06:07 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 1:49:05 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> We've got a neighbour's horses on our land on and off. During winter >> they've been keeping up, but spring is starting... >> >Don't laugh, but I've heard from more than one source that pigs are great >for keeping a field tidy. I have no sites to cite, just word of mouth. Our fences are in bad shape due to floods and age. Horses are about the only animals who won't escape. I don't know if pigs are Houdini's, but I guess they would be. |
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On 8/26/2020 1:02 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:24:08 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > wrote: > >> On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:36:24 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:09:07 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:48:56 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:27:00 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:04:51 -0400, Gary > wrote: >>>>>>>> Lucretia Borgia wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> He really shouldn't mow at all, he should just allow the grass to grow >>>>>>>>> long and wild flowers develop, that way he would save some bees and >>>>>>>>> other little creatures. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Oh please. Get real. No one that lives in suburbia can just >>>>>>>> quit mowing their lawn. To (not) do that, you need to move way >>>>>>>> out >>>>>>>> in the sticks where no one cares. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If John quit mowing his small lawn the neighbors would >>>>>>>> complain to the city and the city would force him to cut it. >>>>>>> The joys of living in the Land of the Free! >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm sure urban and suburban areas in the Land Down Under have similar restrictions. >>>>> >>>>> I've never heard of the "city" forcing you to mow your lawn. >>>> >>>> Our city sends out long grass warnings, and if you don't cut it, they will cut it and bill you. Twenty years ago the cost was $75, and it's a lot more than that now. >>> So where does this Land of the Free myth come from? >> >> That would be the freedom to buy a house in some remote location where nobody cares what >> you do, or to buy a house in the city where you are subject to the laws about lawn maintenance. >> It's entirely one's own choice which one to prefer. >> >> Cindy Hamilton > In some areas, (the West) tall grass is a hazard for fire during the > hot and dry months. How you maintain your property affects your > neighbors and community. My city tends to grow up the gradual slopes > of the mountains behind us. In late spring, Firemen will go on foot > into neighborhoods to talk with homeowners about getting the untrimmed > slopes on their property cut down. > Janet US > Until he recently retired, my cousin was a firefighter in Washington State. He told me he and many others were frequently recruited to help out with California wild fires. Yes, tall dry grass is definitely a fire hazard. Jill |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:14:33 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > Our fences are in bad shape due to floods and age. Horses are about > the only animals who won't escape. I don't know if pigs are Houdini's, > but I guess they would be. > Yeah, they probably would amble off. If I were an animal and saw something tempting to eat in another field, a rickety fence wouldn't stop me. |
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On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:41:59 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:18:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: > > Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and > > property devaluers. > > > > https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg > > > > https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg > > (these are not flowers, they are weeds) > > It's hard to tell from the picture, but that looks like a whole lot of > ragweed. Hope the neighbors don't have allergies. > > Cindy Hamilton > ACHOO! |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:44:27 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:14:33 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> Our fences are in bad shape due to floods and age. Horses are about >> the only animals who won't escape. I don't know if pigs are Houdini's, >> but I guess they would be. >> >Yeah, they probably would amble off. If I were an animal and saw >something tempting to eat in another field, a rickety fence wouldn't >stop me. Yes, that's the thing. Cows can slowly walk through old barbed wire if they see nice grass on the other side. Kangaroos don't even slow down and go under at full speed. Pigs would probably also duck under. Horses are much more careful. |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:41:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:18:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: >> On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote: >> > >> > "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of >> > Bad Neighbours. >> > >> > Janet UK >> > >> Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and >> property devaluers. >> >> https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg >> >> https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg >> (these are not flowers, they are weeds) > >It's hard to tell from the picture, but that looks like a whole lot of >ragweed. Hope the neighbors don't have allergies. After we had a huge flood a few years ago, 1/3 of our main paddock came back as ragweed. It was almost as tall as me by the time I mowed it. |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:06:48 +0100, "Ophelia" > wrote: > > >"Bruce" wrote in message .. . > >On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:41:07 -0400, Alex > wrote: > >>Ophelia wrote: >>> Àš Time to celebrate )))))>>> >>> >> >>Did you forget to add that the first time your responded to his post? > >It's a very apt addition. > >==== > > Not sure what this about ??? I think you replied twice to the same post and Alex had a problem with that. ==== Ahhhh OK LOL |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:18:15 -0700 (PDT), " > wrote: >On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote: >> >> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of >> Bad Neighbours. >> >> Janet UK >> >Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and >property devaluers. > >https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg > >https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg >(these are not flowers, they are weeds) > >https://i.postimg.cc/CxQ5pNyK/Overgrown-Yard-3.jpg > >https://i.postimg.cc/V6z37x70/Overgrown-Yard-4.jpg Flowering weeds can be important for bees ==== I couldn't care less what someone's garden looks like so long as mine doesn't look like that )) |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:36:25 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > >"Bruce" wrote in message ... > >On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:18:15 -0700 (PDT), " > wrote: > >>On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:15:49 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote: >>> >>> "Not mowing the lawn" doesn't even get a mention in my Big Book of >>> Bad Neighbours. >>> >>> Janet UK >>> >>Here are some pictures of yards that we in the USA consider eyesores and >>property devaluers. >> >>https://i.postimg.cc/v8gvJPp4/Overgrown-Yard-1.jpg >> >>https://i.postimg.cc/nrbQb1Dm/Overgrown-Yard-2.jpg >>(these are not flowers, they are weeds) >> >>https://i.postimg.cc/CxQ5pNyK/Overgrown-Yard-3.jpg >> >>https://i.postimg.cc/V6z37x70/Overgrown-Yard-4.jpg > >Flowering weeds can be important for bees > >==== > > I couldn't care less what someone's garden looks like so long as mine >doesn't look like that ))I wouldn't like it either, especially around the house. I can be lazy, but not that lazy. |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia > wrote: >On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote: > >>On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia > wrote: >>> >>>Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! >> >>You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up >>with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone>>posting under your name?) > >IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty >dumb) is in a far worse category. You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine. ===== LOL you noticed ))) Pathetic!!! |
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On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Bruce"Â* wrote in message > ... > > On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia > > wrote: > >> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia >>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! >>> >>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up >>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone>>> posting under your name?) >> >> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty >> dumb) is in a far worse category. > > You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're > like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine. > > ===== > > Â* LOL you noticed )))Â* Pathetic!!!> > Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that. Jill |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:46:10 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 8/26/2020 4:39 PM, Ophelia wrote: >> >> >> "Bruce"Â* wrote in message >> ... >> >> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:03:36 -0300, Lucretia Borgia >> > wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:43:50 +1000, Bruce > wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:35:11 -0300, Lucretia Borgia >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, he's just a brown noser these days! >>>> >>>> You're teaming up with Hank now? That's almost as bad as teaming up >>>> with Greg Sorrow. How low can you sink, Lucretia? (Or is someone>>>> posting under your name?) >>> >>> IMO you sanctioning everything OFeelMe says (which is usually pretty >>> dumb) is in a far worse category. >> >> You have an old bone to chew with Ophelia. You can't let go. You're >> like a dog with lockjaw. That's your problem, not mine. >> >> ===== >> >> Â* LOL you noticed )))Â* Pathetic!!!>> >> >Seems like you've got many old bones to pick yourself. You and Janet >from the UK have a long-standing animosity. Quite a few others. Bruce >sucks up to you (so does dsi1), though; you're hunky dory with that. You seem to only know 3 modes of talking: bitching (your favourite), gossiping (your second favourite) and sucking up (oh, that's so funny, Ed). But there's also such a thing as normal talking. Try it! |
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