@phendrick@shahnm How old do you have to be to appreciate the fine art of stoogery? My father introduced his Gen X kids to them when we were very young, probably from birth, & I’m still a spring chicken. Oops, i just aged myself even more!
My old next door neighbor got really mad at me for never cutting my grass. So she got the neighbor on the other side, who did hers, to do mine. She’s since moved away. He still cuts my grass, in addition to the lawn between us, two on either end, and one across the street.
He won’t let us pay him. His wife says it’s nice how it gets him out of the house!
And in near-desert California, houses in many areas now need 30ft of no burnable vegetation, and 100ft from trees likely to burn. So maybe many more will be having rock yards soon.
@hchavers@pmarin@shahnm Oh, I was just appreciating the pun, I’m a big believer in xeriscaping, & not just where it’s necessary. I’ve always hated the obsession in this country with the perfect lawn & all the destructive methods that are necessary to establish them & keep them up.
The clothes matter less… its the shoes that matter. I always wear my old romeos to mow. They’re already plenty grass stained, and the soles partially chewed by the dog.
Before I downsized,it was shorts and sandals on a big ass Wheelhorse. I rigged it with an umbrella,cooler,and a holster for two cans of insect fogger (for the shady bushy part),cranked up my walkman and went for fifth gear. It was actually quite enjoyable. Now it’s look out the window and watch the landscapers sweat. Also somewhat enjoyable.
Blades.
What is this “mow”?
@cenots
/giphy My thoughts exactly
Same think I wear to Curleyw, Larryw, and Shempw.
@shahnm You must be older than I had thought.
@shahnm You wear something different for Joew?
@phendrick @shahnm How old do you have to be to appreciate the fine art of stoogery? My father introduced his Gen X kids to them when we were very young, probably from birth, & I’m still a spring chicken. Oops, i just aged myself even more!
@ircon96 @phendrick @shahnm Plus referenced in South Park and Futurama, both of which episodes that referenced them I watched in the same day.
No under wear, Im free ballin
@somf69
/giphy free fallin
@shahnm @somf69 kinda the same?
@phendrick @somf69 You can’t actually read “I’m free ballin” without hearing it that way in your head now…
@shahnm @somf69 Or hear the song without thinking of @somf69 's comment.
@somf69 As long as you’re not low ballin’…
[This has been a public service announcement sponsored by your neighbors. That is all.]
My old next door neighbor got really mad at me for never cutting my grass. So she got the neighbor on the other side, who did hers, to do mine. She’s since moved away. He still cuts my grass, in addition to the lawn between us, two on either end, and one across the street.
He won’t let us pay him. His wife says it’s nice how it gets him out of the house!
@kostia With this heat, does the wife have a nice hefty life insurance policy on him?
@phendrick Ha! One hopes.
He does tend to come out in the very early morning. Plus, we’re in townhouses, so except for the corner lot the yards are SMALL.
@kostia @phendrick Someone’s living the dream!
My lawn guy.
I… I don’t wear him. I pay him.
…to mow.
@SpyreFox Ditto!
Life in a desert has a few advantages.
@hchavers I’m sure your yard rocks…
@hchavers @shahnm hee hee
@hchavers @ircon96 @shahnm Don’t laugh… will be most of the Western US soon.
And in near-desert California, houses in many areas now need 30ft of no burnable vegetation, and 100ft from trees likely to burn. So maybe many more will be having rock yards soon.
@hchavers @pmarin @shahnm Oh, I was just appreciating the pun, I’m a big believer in xeriscaping, & not just where it’s necessary. I’ve always hated the obsession in this country with the perfect lawn & all the destructive methods that are necessary to establish them & keep them up.
No mow.
@heartny Is that why she kicked him out?
@heartny @Kyeh
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
@Kyeh
Old swim trunks and a t-shirt. That way I can jump in the pool whenever I get too hot.
The clothes matter less… its the shoes that matter. I always wear my old romeos to mow. They’re already plenty grass stained, and the soles partially chewed by the dog.
I wear a smile knowing that I have lawn guys so that I don’t have to mow.
If you have to wear specific clothes to mow, you’re doing it wrong.
@brennyn It is not that I need to wear specific clothes to mow it is that there are specific clothes I will not wear.
Dockers pants with an Izod shirt while wearing my fleece jacket would kill me dead.
Desert-scape. Hot during the summer here but no grass to mow and most importantly, no mosquitoes
Before I downsized,it was shorts and sandals on a big ass Wheelhorse. I rigged it with an umbrella,cooler,and a holster for two cans of insect fogger (for the shady bushy part),cranked up my walkman and went for fifth gear. It was actually quite enjoyable. Now it’s look out the window and watch the landscapers sweat. Also somewhat enjoyable.
@detailer Eek, as much as I complain, I probably don’t want to live where you live!