Oh, the annoying sounds of a lawnmower mowing somebody else’s lawn. . .
Oh, the sweet, gratifying sounds of a lawnmower mowing your own lawn. . .
Of course, this is the last time I’m hearing these sounds on my lawn because N gave me a long, impassioned speech on the horrible environmental consequences of all lawnmowers that use gasoline and bought a mechanical one he will operate manually. It’s not easy to live with somebody who is so much more environmentally conscious than I am. I have no idea where he gets it from. This is not natural for people from our culture, and he doesn’t watch television or read the press.
And by the way, can anybody guess which question about 80% of people ask me when I tell them I finally moved to the new house?
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If N is serious about the environment, he should consider ripping out the lawn and replacing it with low-impact native plant landscaping, which would expand the available habitat for the local fauna (particularly pollinators). Of course, the neighbors might not be thrilled about that idea.
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Which is immaterial, of course, but city hall might object. You can’t fight city hall. This is because they do at least some token amount of business with every law firm in town. Since every law firm as city hall as a client, they can’t represent you in a legal dispute against city hall, because, conflict of interest. Very clever, and very, very old.
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I don’t think it’s, “So you got tenure?” If it’s the question I think it is, I’m so sorry.
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N does know that the blades on manual push-lawnmowers revolve in a manner that generates a steady magnetic current going straight to the center of the earth, right?
If, God forbid, enough people around the world happened to use their manual lawnmowers at precisely the same time, it could destroy the earth’s natural magnetic field and cause a collision with Mars.
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Human-powered machines are the way of the future. Bravo, N!
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Grow Food on Your Lawn — Irritate the Neighbours — Save Thousands on Food Costs
*sinister grin*
Is it against the law where you live to discharge a firearm in the open? You could declare WABBIT SEASON when the inevitable happens with your large beds of “ornamental carrots” …
🙂
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We do have this cute tiny rabbit visiting us every day around dinner time. 🙂
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