cris
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2008
- Messages
- 214
- Diagnosis
- 12/2006
- Country
- US
- State
- illinois
- City
- Tiskilwa
Ok Al
After the mention of you "full contact lawn mowing" post, I had to read it. Must admit felt bad for you...but had to laugh and read to my hubby(PALS). He said it reminded him of me while I was 'allowed' to push mow the lawn.
Have any of you push mowed a lawn in the fall with a ton of walnut trees in the yard? It is quite an experience. You end up dodging the flying walnuts that are just waiting for the chance to hit you. I swear that some of those things have a radar..with my name on it! After dodging the walnuts for 2 hrs you begin to wonder why the grass can't just grow to it's hearts content. Just to clarify... I'm a clutz, my dodging ability is nil. There was a few time I looked like I had been in a fist fight....ugh!
I was 'banned' from lawn mowing the day the lawn started spitting things out at me. Now I had mowed this patch of yard all summer...and out of the blue a chunk of wire worked it's way out. It when into my leg and 'tried' to go out the back....notice I said 'tried'.. the darn thing lost interest half way through. I got a lovely ER visit out of that one. So the next week I snuck out to prove to the lawn who was boss...well I lost again....The lawn is still the boss(and the walnuts). And I am no longer allowed to mow. We had to have my brother teach our oldest how to mow. That was scary...he's a clutz like me. I have properly warned him of the danger of trying to fight the walnuts!
The sad part is that I'm Earl's primary caregiver. The poor man!
After the mention of you "full contact lawn mowing" post, I had to read it. Must admit felt bad for you...but had to laugh and read to my hubby(PALS). He said it reminded him of me while I was 'allowed' to push mow the lawn.
Have any of you push mowed a lawn in the fall with a ton of walnut trees in the yard? It is quite an experience. You end up dodging the flying walnuts that are just waiting for the chance to hit you. I swear that some of those things have a radar..with my name on it! After dodging the walnuts for 2 hrs you begin to wonder why the grass can't just grow to it's hearts content. Just to clarify... I'm a clutz, my dodging ability is nil. There was a few time I looked like I had been in a fist fight....ugh!
I was 'banned' from lawn mowing the day the lawn started spitting things out at me. Now I had mowed this patch of yard all summer...and out of the blue a chunk of wire worked it's way out. It when into my leg and 'tried' to go out the back....notice I said 'tried'.. the darn thing lost interest half way through. I got a lovely ER visit out of that one. So the next week I snuck out to prove to the lawn who was boss...well I lost again....The lawn is still the boss(and the walnuts). And I am no longer allowed to mow. We had to have my brother teach our oldest how to mow. That was scary...he's a clutz like me. I have properly warned him of the danger of trying to fight the walnuts!
The sad part is that I'm Earl's primary caregiver. The poor man!