cutting the lawn

Addictedtodamon
Addictedtodamon Posts: 69
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I couldn't do my regular workouts today so I decided to cut the lawn. That was my excercise for today. I love cutting the lawn. I really don't see any females cutting lawn these days. Any of you ladies like to cut the lawn?
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  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    Give me yard work, or any outdoor work for that matter, over dishes or laundry ANY day!
  • smanning1982
    smanning1982 Posts: 210 Member
    Back when I lived in Arizona, I always cut our lawn. Even when it was 115 degrees out. Never bothered me, especially since I had a pool to jump in after. When we moved to Florida we didn't take our mower and now have landscapers. I must say, I kinda miss it! (PS I would never let the hubby do it, I am too OCD and he would always miss spots LOL)
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    My wife takes care of the green stuff in spring, summer, and fall...and I take care of the white stuff in the winter. Some years she gets the better deal, other years I get the better deal. It's win-win really :)
  • nettasue35
    nettasue35 Posts: 190 Member
    my husband and I take turns or it takes a couple of days to get all of ours we have two acres and a push mower.
  • COTrainer
    COTrainer Posts: 838 Member
    My lawn is still covered in snow
  • pandagirl813
    pandagirl813 Posts: 84 Member
    We have a riding lawn mower and 12 acres but i only mow about 5-6 of them, and it takes about 2-3 hours.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    I have to cut my moms lawn for her since she is severely asthmatic and cant do it herself

    I hate it always have
  • AmandaLY17
    AmandaLY17 Posts: 184 Member
    technically its my hubs job, but with my kids getting older and older I tend to do it more (takes +1 hr and its usually not a good idea to ignore them that long.... bad things happen lol)
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    I'm so used to euphuisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates
  • palomino698
    palomino698 Posts: 36 Member
    Yes I do, there's nobody else here to do it! I prefer to use my old Hayterette with an 18 inch cut, it's well over 40 years old and will power through knee high brush if necessary. I set MapMy Walk when I mowed last Sunday and it's 2.88 miles pushing it up and down the lawn and round the orchard. Not a bad workout - the other (smaller) Hayter has a 16 inch cut, a grass box to empty every few lengths and needs refuelling more often, so that would mean even more walking... but that#s a job for a dry summer day when the grass is already pretty short.

    Much easier to bring animals in to graze it down!

    ETS it's a half acre lawn, the meadow is 2.4 acres and I'll mow the ungrazed half before moving the ponies over.
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    I'm so used to euphuisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates
    ROFLOL!
  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
    I cut our grass... it's great exercise! I'd rather be outside anyway. :flowerforyou:
  • Tuala42
    Tuala42 Posts: 274 Member
    My husband gets bad hay fever so I usually take care of the lawn. We have a push mower and a hilly enough yard that I do log it as exercise, wear my hrm but underestimate the calories. Plus our lawn mower is in terrible condition--if he used it he'd be out buying a new mower that we can't afford, so I do the mowing to save us money!
  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    I'm so used to euphuisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates

    Hahahaaaa!!! So true.
  • Frayde
    Frayde Posts: 321 Member
    My husband's grandmother got her exercise by mowing the lawn. It's what her doctor recommended that she do as a workout. She died in 1986 at 103 years old.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    I'm so used to euphemisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates

    Hahahaaaa!!! So true.

    It took me about five comments before I realised everyone was sincerely talking about their lawn.
  • MickeyCastello
    MickeyCastello Posts: 269
    Wednesday it was cutting number three so far this year. Since my back won't tolerate it any more I have a rider, but use the push mower for the edges and corners.. I really detest having to use the trimmer. I have a dog retainer all around the property, and it's mostly wire which tears up the trim line something fierce.
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
    I love cutting the grass!!! But hate raking leaves!!
  • milmomto2
    milmomto2 Posts: 84
    I do! I do! And LOVE it:)
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    I'm so used to euphuisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates

    Lol.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    Wifey does inside...I do the outside with a 54-inch articulating deck, 26 hp lawn tractor
  • jackson7478
    jackson7478 Posts: 700 Member
    Yes, I do the yard work. I love to be outside. I'd rather do that than clean or do the dishes!!
  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    Yes, I do the yard work. I love to be outside. I'd rather do that than clean or do the dishes!!

    Amen, sister ;)
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    I cut the lawn but leave a landing strip.

    Oh..wait...I don't think we're talking about the same thing here...
  • raneylfrick
    raneylfrick Posts: 380 Member
    I'm so used to euphuisms around here that I am actually surprised when a thread is actually about what the title indicates

    Ummm...yeah. My mind was all prepared for something else! Bummer...
  • kershaann
    kershaann Posts: 1,824 Member
    Love yard work!! Filling up my flower beds with dirt tomorrow! And raking up leaves!
  • Addictedtodamon
    Addictedtodamon Posts: 69
    Back when I lived in Arizona, I always cut our lawn. Even when it was 115 degrees out. Never bothered me, especially since I had a pool to jump in after. When we moved to Florida we didn't take our mower and now have landscapers. I must say, I kinda miss it! (PS I would never let the hubby do it, I am too OCD and he would always miss spots LOL)

    I lived in New York Long Island and I really didn't cut the lawn. But I also live in Florida now and I love it. We spent most of our day cutting the lawn and hubby weed wacking. I always told my husband can you teach me how to weed wack? I can't get enough cause there are always spots that are missed and not done that bother me. Where do you live at in Florida?
  • The_Aly_Wei
    The_Aly_Wei Posts: 844 Member
    It is my favorite chore! It is about an 8 hour bi weekly job being i live on about 12ish plus mowed acres. I get to ride on a big international tractor, get a great tan, have a couple of drinks, and relax to the drone of a motor :)

    Thinking about it, it may be one of my favorite parts of summer.
  • BigBellyGoAway
    BigBellyGoAway Posts: 781 Member
    My wife does all the yard work when it comes to grass and plants and stuff. She loves it, which is good, because I hate doing it. We both hate shoveling snow, but only I get stuck with that. :sad: I does make a nice extra workout (or in lieu of) though.
  • histora
    histora Posts: 287 Member
    For the innuendo, I have to mow the lawn but I don't mind and I don't log it as calories, even though it requires some gymnastics moves to get all the spots.

    For the real lawn, I share the mowing with my husband. We mow 3.5 acres on a Craftsman rider with a 48" cutting deck. I have logged it in the past as half the calories offered for the 2.5-3 hr mowing session, but that's because I was getting on and off all the time to clear tree limbs, toys, and farm equipment out of my way. I enjoy it. I put on my earbuds, grab a jug of water, and putt along on the mower. I get a great tan and scare the ol farmers that like to tool along the back roads at 20mph, cause I'm rocking a sports bra and shorts and not much else!

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