Comments on: Mow + Meow: a photo album http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/2007/05/17/mow-meow-mow-meow-mow-meow/ The not-quite-daily, not-entirely-incoherent ramblings of your little...green...friend, webmaster Earl Green. If you read this blog, you'd better like some baby and cat pictures. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Earl http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/2007/05/17/mow-meow-mow-meow-mow-meow/comment-page-1/#comment-7552 Earl Fri, 18 May 2007 16:12:30 +0000 http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/?p=712#comment-7552 There's a bag I can attach to this one to catch clippings, so that's not such a big deal. Since the clippings aren't coated with oil like they would be with a gas-guzzling mower, that's basically a doggie bag for the horses. Which, given that gas just hit three and a quarter here, may mean that grass is about to mean "fuel for transportation." At any rate, although my back and shoulders might have argued with me on this most strenuously about 12 hours ago, I'm still seeing win-win here. In the interests of full disclosure, I'm still doing clean-up with a weed eater that plugs into the wall to recharge, so I'm not completely off the hook environmentally speaking. But I'm working on it. There’s a bag I can attach to this one to catch clippings, so that’s not such a big deal. Since the clippings aren’t coated with oil like they would be with a gas-guzzling mower, that’s basically a doggie bag for the horses. Which, given that gas just hit three and a quarter here, may mean that grass is about to mean “fuel for transportation.”

At any rate, although my back and shoulders might have argued with me on this most strenuously about 12 hours ago, I’m still seeing win-win here.

In the interests of full disclosure, I’m still doing clean-up with a weed eater that plugs into the wall to recharge, so I’m not completely off the hook environmentally speaking. But I’m working on it.

]]> By: Dave Thomer http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/2007/05/17/mow-meow-mow-meow-mow-meow/comment-page-1/#comment-7488 Dave Thomer Fri, 18 May 2007 06:03:19 +0000 http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/?p=712#comment-7488 More frequently would probably be better, but there is only so far I am willing to go for the sake of a lawn, and only so many clippings I am willing to rake. More frequently would probably be better, but there is only so far I am willing to go for the sake of a lawn, and only so many clippings I am willing to rake.

]]> By: Earl http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/2007/05/17/mow-meow-mow-meow-mow-meow/comment-page-1/#comment-7473 Earl Fri, 18 May 2007 03:58:16 +0000 http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/?p=712#comment-7473 Only twice a week? I envy you. :-P Only twice a week? I envy you. :-P

]]> By: Dave Thomer http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/2007/05/17/mow-meow-mow-meow-mow-meow/comment-page-1/#comment-7457 Dave Thomer Fri, 18 May 2007 01:51:56 +0000 http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/?p=712#comment-7457 "a non-powered manual push-mower requires a customer help line" Wait til the thing jams up, or one of the wheels falls off. I'm on my fifth summer as a lawn owner - and my third push mower. I'm starting to think the only way to keep the grass from growing faster than I can chop it is to run the mower over the lawn twice a week. Hooray lower carbon footprint! grumblegrumble “a non-powered manual push-mower requires a customer help line”

Wait til the thing jams up, or one of the wheels falls off.

I’m on my fifth summer as a lawn owner – and my third push mower. I’m starting to think the only way to keep the grass from growing faster than I can chop it is to run the mower over the lawn twice a week. Hooray lower carbon footprint! grumblegrumble

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