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My Long Scythe Whispering to the Ground

Gas-powered ride-on

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Gas-powered push mower with power wheels

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Standard gas-powered push mower

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Electric-powered push mower

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Old school acoustic reel-type mower

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A long scythe

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Edgy DC Apr 20 2009 01:17 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 20 2009 01:20 PM

I just gave my new home it's first mowing and all I have is a powerless jobbie. "That's good," I thought, "It's such a small plot and I could use the exercise." Well, I feel like I did about a thousand pushups yesterday.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 20 2009 01:20 PM

We skipped the self-propelled for the sake of exercise, too. We have a third acre, and it's not a grueling task. A good amount of exercise, I'd day.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 20 2009 01:23 PM

Old-school pusher. I also have a wireless weedwhacker for the edges, corners, etc. That is the better workout as it never fails to fatigue my mighty forearms.

sharpie Apr 20 2009 01:27 PM

I put down old-school pusher but actually we planted clover in the backyard last year so there's no need to mow. I hope to never mow again.

metsmarathon Apr 20 2009 01:28 PM

i get enough exercise already. my mower has pow-pow-power wheels to make it go! there's a slopey bit that i'm happy to have it for.

metsmarathon Apr 20 2009 01:29 PM

how is the clover as a yard, anyways? it does strike me as very tempting...

Swan Swan H Apr 20 2009 01:34 PM

His name is Clinton Walker, a true gentleman who does a very nice job on the lawn. I am grateful for the opportunity to support small businessmen in my area, and readily acknowledge the sloth this whole thing implies. Mr. Walker (we are rather formal with each other) comes by every other Friday morning until all the leaves are down, at which time he bags them, collects his early holiday gift, and heads off into the sunset. Well, it's probably around 10 AM when he's done, but you get the idea. I'd rather wrestle a bear that smells like David Wells than mow the lawn. If not for Mr. Walker and his fellow tradesmen the whole yard would either be a wheat field or a shuffleboard court by now.

MFS62 Apr 20 2009 01:42 PM

I gave my mower to my son-in-law. Now I pay someone to do it. But before I did, I used a gas mower with power wheels. Later

themetfairy Apr 20 2009 01:57 PM

We use a lawn service. There's just too much going on around here to devote time to mowing.

Vic Sage Apr 20 2009 02:05 PM

Norman mows on Fridays. He cleans the gutters, too, and shovels the snow and salts the paths in winter. everybody ought to have a Norman.

sharpie Apr 20 2009 03:09 PM

I love the clover. It looks nice and also feels nice on bare feet. It grows to a certain height and stays there so no need to mow.

Rockin' Doc Apr 20 2009 04:55 PM

Snapper riding mower. I have a small power mower for some of the trim work that the rider just can't get too.

MFS62 Apr 20 2009 05:24 PM

="sharpie":1s8pihex]I love the clover. It looks nice and also feels nice on bare feet. It grows to a certain height and stays there so no need to mow.[/quote:1s8pihex] Sounds like my "5,000 foot" theory. If it looks green to someone in a plane flying at an altitude of 5,000 over my house, its ok for me. Later A Boy Named Seo Apr 20 2009 07:16 PM I dream of having a lawn one day. cooby Apr 20 2009 07:19 PM None, our goats eat it Swan Swan H Apr 20 2009 07:24 PM Want to get rid of the goats? Sprinkle the lawn with some chunks of Lebanon Baloney. cooby Apr 20 2009 07:26 PM I'll have you know that after Mets Easter Eggs, lebanon baloney is a goat's favorite meal. metsguyinmichigan Apr 20 2009 10:19 PM I have a 16-year-old son. last year was the first where he could do the entire job, starting the mower and everything. It was something I had been looking forward to since the day he was born. Elster88 Apr 20 2009 11:42 PM This thread was made for PoPIV. Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 05:28 AM OK, who checked "a long scythe"? Fman99 Apr 21 2009 06:19 AM I push, I mow. Good exercise, that I look forward to. Same reason I shovel my own snow, no snow blower here. Willets Point Apr 21 2009 08:24 AM My neighbor downstairs likes to mow the lawn. Who am I too complain? Swan Swan H Apr 21 2009 08:41 AM I'm carefully planning the events surrounding my first heart attack, and it ain't gonna happen mowing the lawn on a hot day. Frayed Knot Apr 21 2009 10:29 AM ="Swan Swan H":28xcfh16]I'm carefully planning the events surrounding my first heart attack, and it ain't gonna happen mowing the lawn on a hot day.[/quote:28xcfh16] Somehow that comment works real well when accompanied by a Warren Zevon image.