tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1604126843503380702..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The lawnmowing conundrum.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35703424570808523252008-06-14T18:52:00.000-04:002008-06-14T18:52:00.000-04:00"Sadly, George the Auto-Fellating Goat was left be...<EM>"Sadly, George the Auto-Fellating Goat was left behind in TN."</EM><BR/><BR/>I thought his name was Barbeque?theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57560842786065685562008-06-14T12:35:00.000-04:002008-06-14T12:35:00.000-04:00Cut it short.Run a de-thatcher blade over it, and ...Cut it short.<BR/><BR/>Run a de-thatcher blade over it, and rake off the wreckage.<BR/><BR/>Sow it thick with Dutch White Clover seeds.<BR/><BR/>Put a thin ( 1/8th inch ) layer of potting soil over it, and then use a roller to press it all down.<BR/><BR/>Water once a week during the dry part of the summer.<BR/><BR/>Next year you will have a lawn that will never get higher than 6 inches ... and has little or no grass in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14728642295063831082008-06-14T11:42:00.000-04:002008-06-14T11:42:00.000-04:00You knew a Tennessee goat named George that would ...You knew a Tennessee goat named George that would fellate cars?<BR/><BR/>Let me check google...<BR/><BR/>Yup, there's another image I can never un-see.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57130753931705193222008-06-14T11:13:00.000-04:002008-06-14T11:13:00.000-04:00"I understand that the electrical power where you ...<EM>"I understand that the electrical power where you are is generated by burning baby harp seals and polar bear cubs."</EM><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/votesh/2297834434/in/set-72157603934256400/" REL="nofollow">COAL, baby</A>! More acid rain for those uppity New England liberals! Hah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38006554859343900022008-06-14T09:10:00.000-04:002008-06-14T09:10:00.000-04:00Funny you should mention that, Tamara. We're abou...Funny you should mention that, Tamara. We're about six hours due west of you here, and there used to be a truck farm over in Taylorville. Until last year or so, you could see trucks emerging from the ground at one of the auto dealerships. Red ones.<BR/><BR/>I think they might have had an EPA problem.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18583881110516241542008-06-14T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-14T08:40:00.000-04:00push mower?(but aren't they all?)push mower?<BR/><BR/>(but aren't they all?)bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34647023595756510792008-06-14T07:19:00.000-04:002008-06-14T07:19:00.000-04:00This is the Midwest. There's ample rain, and the s...This is the Midwest. There's ample rain, and the soil is so fertile that you could plant nuts and bolts and harvest a tractor.<BR/><BR/>Corn as high as an elephant's eye by the Fourth of July...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82781244944169774472008-06-14T06:52:00.000-04:002008-06-14T06:52:00.000-04:00Here in San Antonio (No rain since...ummm...can't ...Here in San Antonio (No rain since...ummm...can't remember) brown is the new green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23434073114827972222008-06-14T01:14:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:14:00.000-04:001).Pave it.2).Paint it green.Regards,Rabbit.1).Pave it.<BR/><BR/>2).Paint it green.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42814529816620402592008-06-14T01:04:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:04:00.000-04:00Yep, Mark, still west coast, made Third Officer. ...Yep, Mark, still west coast, made Third Officer. So farting through silk. On leave now, I'll watch for you in the e-mail address book when I get back afloat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42165470515867804992008-06-13T23:29:00.000-04:002008-06-13T23:29:00.000-04:00Steve, you still sailing west? I'm stuck at Earle...Steve, you still sailing west? I'm stuck at Earle for the next month...<BR/><BR/> "The Democrat"... If there is only one, you've a good chance of controlling the infection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34090045942958505712008-06-13T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-13T23:19:00.000-04:00Round-Up is manufactured and marketed by that deni...Round-Up is manufactured and marketed by that denizen of Evil -- Monsanto!<BR/><BR/>Try generic, it works just as well and the money goes to a better place.<BR/><BR/>All The Best,<BR/>Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43688260548487581622008-06-13T22:45:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:45:00.000-04:00acoustic...that's pretty damn funny...jtcacoustic...that's pretty damn funny...jtcthe pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31208478231932321822008-06-13T22:28:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:28:00.000-04:00Hey, no dissing electric mowers.Quieter.Way less m...Hey, no dissing electric mowers.<BR/><BR/>Quieter.<BR/>Way less maintenance. <BR/>No funky smells<BR/>Too easy to start..<BR/>Once you get used cord handling, that's not an issue. (mow. away. from. the. cord.)<BR/><BR/>Ok, so if you have 2 acres they aren't practical, but hey, I don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66512933110043422962008-06-13T22:21:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:21:00.000-04:00Seriously, can nobody find an invasive weed that h...Seriously, can nobody find an invasive weed that has skinny, bright green leaves and only grows 4" tall?Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55852688973708467492008-06-13T21:57:00.000-04:002008-06-13T21:57:00.000-04:00Sadly, George the Auto-Fellating Goat was left beh...Sadly, George the Auto-Fellating Goat was left behind in TN.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-386573202099010292008-06-13T21:43:00.000-04:002008-06-13T21:43:00.000-04:00Goats.Goats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21033336106585620222008-06-13T21:38:00.000-04:002008-06-13T21:38:00.000-04:00Alan is right on. Get the big jug of Round-up, an...Alan is right on. Get the big jug of Round-up, and mix it to about 1/4 strength. Spray lawn lightly.<BR/><BR/>Won't kill it outright, but it sure doesn't grow as fast as it used to....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87012096068226143212008-06-13T20:37:00.000-04:002008-06-13T20:37:00.000-04:00Over the years I have been slowly ripping out lawn...Over the years I have been slowly ripping out lawn and planting flowers instead.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7166540650534500482008-06-13T20:26:00.000-04:002008-06-13T20:26:00.000-04:00I prefer Round Up. After a few applications you ...I prefer Round Up. <BR/><BR/>After a few applications you won't have to worry about mowing at all.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323030245852764303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53351666810883322342008-06-13T20:17:00.000-04:002008-06-13T20:17:00.000-04:00I'm glad you are practicing safer mowing.But remem...I'm glad you are practicing safer mowing.<BR/><BR/>But remember, conundrums do not prevent the spread of all photosynthetically transmitted diseases. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I know it's conundrae.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73738932045315860692008-06-13T19:50:00.000-04:002008-06-13T19:50:00.000-04:00One can only hope.Maybe logs from old-growth rain ...One can only hope.<BR/><BR/>Maybe logs from old-growth rain forest, with the spotted owl chicks still in them.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6550204961892082712008-06-13T19:44:00.000-04:002008-06-13T19:44:00.000-04:00I understand that the electrical power where you ...I understand that the electrical power where you are is generated by burning baby harp seals and polar bear cubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com