MFP Poll -How many do their own lawns vs hiring someone?
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mow all the time, and my brother's yard as well. great me time/music and thinking0
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@toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »pssh bushes are so 1977
Mmm, not so sure about that. They were still going strong in the 80's.
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@RunHardBeStrong wrote: »abetterme9366 wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »I mow my own, used to do some landscaping work on the side for money but I grew tired of it. You wouldn't believe how bad some people let their bushes get. Not to mention some of the stuff you'd find in them once you got your hands in there.
Found a French fry in mine once after a party
Dang, all I ever find in my bushes are dust and cobwebs.
And me.
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SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »@RunHardBeStrong wrote: »abetterme9366 wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »I mow my own, used to do some landscaping work on the side for money but I grew tired of it. You wouldn't believe how bad some people let their bushes get. Not to mention some of the stuff you'd find in them once you got your hands in there.
Found a French fry in mine once after a party
Dang, all I ever find in my bushes are dust and cobwebs.
And me.
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I mow my own and it takes about an hour and a half. Good times1
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thedcubed1 wrote: »I mow my own and it takes about an hour and a half. Good times
You must have a large lawn0 -
thedcubed1 wrote: »I mow my own and it takes about an hour and a half. Good times
You must have a large lawn
Just a little over an acre...but that's not ALL grass, it just has a big hill that runs the length of the yard.0 -
I do it myself as I actually enjoy making it look nice.1
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I just got done mowing my lawn :-) I mow my lawn with a gas push mower. We have an acre, takes about 1 1/2 hours to do. I do it because once upon a time I was fluffy, really fluffy and mowing the lawn helped with my fluffy problem. Now that I am well within normal weight, I mow to keep the fluffies away! It's good exercise (it's a hilly lawn with trees), I always work up a sweat. Plus I'm short and I always mow the hard way, like up the hill instead of down the hill, so it's a good work out. I do not edge and my lawn bushes look awful.0
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I pay someone to do it.
Best $20 a week I spend.1 -
It's on my list to try and convince my neighbours that we should pay for someone to mow our patch. Block of 8 flats, of course no one owns a mower. I keep thinking about taking some shears to "my" 1/8, but it's just depressing... (higher on the list is to teach neighbours how to use the bins that also reside in the yard...)0
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I mow my two acres with a push mower .... to get in my steps and calories on my non gym days ..lol0
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Has anyone had a neighborhood boy come now the yard for you? Not sure if I'd have to worry about age and such.0
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Has anyone had a neighborhood boy come now the yard for you? Not sure if I'd have to worry about age and such.
As your life advisor: I would go with someone that has a bit more experience but if you choose not to make sure you have good insurance and maybe a lawyer.
Just in case he accidentally loses a toe or something.1 -
TeinyWinehausen wrote: »I do it myself. There's only me and the cat here so............................
Do you realize how much money you could make if you taught your cat to use the lawnmower though? There are literally dozens of people out there that would pay good money for a cat to mow their yard.1 -
RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Has anyone had a neighborhood boy come now the yard for you? Not sure if I'd have to worry about age and such.
As your life advisor: I would go with someone that has a bit more experience but if you choose not to make sure you have good insurance and maybe a lawyer.
Just in case he accidentally loses a toe or something.
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RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Has anyone had a neighborhood boy come now the yard for you? Not sure if I'd have to worry about age and such.
As your life advisor: I would go with someone that has a bit more experience but if you choose not to make sure you have good insurance and maybe a lawyer.
Just in case he accidentally loses a toe or something.
I used to mow neighbors' with power mowers when I was 10 or 12 y/o - but I guess we didn't have as many lawyers needing a paycheck back then. Eastcoast Jim0 -
My ex always mowed, weeded, cared for the lawn (it was his hobby pretty much), but I rented a duplex after the divorce and got so used to the landlord doing it all (included). Then my husband and I got married, we stayed in that duplex for a couple of years and he also got used to the lawn just magically looking nice all of the time with no effort or planning on our part.
Since neither of us are even remotely interested in gardening, landscaping, etc, and our home has a small yard, we pay a local service. It's really cheap when paid as a plan annually, so it includes ice/snow removal (we're in an area that gets very little ice/snow if any, but still pretty nice to have that handled). We travel quite a bit and take a lot of little weekend trips, so it's great not to have to think about it, not having to maintain lawn equipment, etc.
The funny part, to me, is that my husband's biggest client at work is lawn care related.0
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