Won't mow the lawn until BP stops the leak. I am thinking about

[rzemanfl]

putting a sign to that effect in my yard and seeing whether it gets overgrown before they fix the oily gusher of death.

[Renew Deal]

1. What will you have in common with BP?

Annoying your neighbors.

[rzemanfl]

3. My neighborhood is a couple hundred yards from the Gulf. I

really don't think folks here will have much annoyance left for me....

[lunatica]

7. I'm sorry for your personal loss in this

And all your neighbors and your area. This is such a needless tragedy!

[rzemanfl]

11. Right now we are just waiting and whistling in the dark. n/t

[uppityperson]

9. Putting up a sign is a good idea and I am very sorry for what is going on

it just sucks

[LanternWaste]

41. Statements of a sincere intent...

"Annoying your neighbors..."

Statements of a sincere intent which compels us to look at our bad habits usually have that effect.

[Cleita]

2. Also, the hay created might help mop up the spill in the water after the

gusher is stopped.

[zorahopkins]

4. You Have A Lawn?

How nice that you have a lawn.

How much space does your lawn take up?

[uppityperson]

5. Get a hand push mower. Will you still drive you car or buy anything with plastic in it?

Clothing? Food containers? Electronics? Shoes?

[uppityperson]

13. I tried to delete this as it's snark but it was too late, sorry. Hoping

I don't know what, for the best? Sorry for the snark, best wishes in a shitty situation.

[taterguy]

6. You can still buy those old fashioned push mowers with no engine

Kind of a pain to get them from the hardware store to your house on a bicycle though.

[rzemanfl]

26. I would use a unicycle to save on rubber. Seriously, the amount

of gas the ambulance would use rushing me to the hospital would power my mower for a couple of years.

[mod mom]

8. Or better yet do what we did about 5 years ago & get a push mower & never rely on gas

to cut your yard again. (but don't let it get too long in between)

we got the 20":

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=10190&cat=2,2160,51170&ap=1

[rzemanfl]

10. Folks- I don't think I am game for a push mower at my age in this

heat. The lawn is not very big, the backyard is plants, pavers and stone, i.e., zeriscaped.

I discussed this plan with my neighbor, who said she'd do it if we did.

[taterguy]

12. The Valdez spill was 20+ years ago. What did you do then?

Probably came up with some other chickenshit excuse for not actually reducing your oil consumption.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[rzemanfl]

17. You are just too fucking good and righteous for me to even

compete with. What are your keyboard and mouse made of? Recycled worm casts I'll bet.

[taterguy]

18. So if the only acceptable options are perfection or doing nothing, why try at all?

Here are two things an unmowed lawn will do:

1) Annoy your neighbors

2) Provide a haven for dangerous critters.

Yes, I consume products that come from oil.

However, I make a conscious effort to not drive so much.

Why haven't you done the same?

If you have, please tell us about it so we can learn from you.

[rzemanfl]

19. I drove a Geo Metro for 13 years until it recently became a

safety hazard. The car I bought to replace it gets better mileage. My wife walks to work. We keep the a/c set at 80 degrees. As carbon footprints go, mine is smaller than most.

My neighbors here are cool with the idea. The lawn will just look like the ones on all the foreclosed properties in the neighborhood.

As far as dangerous critters are concerned I am old enough to say "Get off my lawn!"

[taterguy]

20. As long as people have this half-assed 'as long as others are worse' attitude . . .

We will never get anywhere.

[rzemanfl]

21. Read your last post, then read this post. Don't you see a

contradiction?

[taterguy]

22. I read the part about making a conscious effort to avoid driving

Regardless of whether or not it's in a Geo Fucking Metro

[rzemanfl]

23. So what kind of mileage does the car you make a conscious

effort not to drive get?

[taterguy]

29. About 30 mpg

BFD

[rzemanfl]

33. I think in the final analysis the difference between us is that what

you call "a concious decision not to drive so much" I call "not getting out much anymore."

[taterguy]

35. What kind of fucked up mentality thinks that a car is required for getting out?

If I want to go somewhere I walk or ride a bike.

What the fuck is stopping you from trying that?

Other than the fact that you're a chickenshit.

[rzemanfl]

36. Fuck you. You are a total asshole. They should take the hair

out of you ass and use it to plug that oil well.

[taterguy]

37. That doesn't answer my question

:shrug:

[rzemanfl]

38. You don't ask questions, you put question marks at the end of

insults. I am done with this.

[TroglodyteScholar]

39. It always puzzles me why anyone would argue with a user called "Ignored" n/t

[rzemanfl]

42. Excellent suggestion. n/t

[taterguy]

43. Why don't you think my questions are questions?

[City Lights]

14. We have a battery-powered mower. nt

[GoCubsGo]

44. Mine's electric.

When it goes, I'm getting a non-powered reel mower.

[AngryAmish]

15. I'll only shit in my front yard until they fix it

That will show them. And damn my neighbors.

[Catherina]

24. Dude, you shit everywhere you go. And damn your neighbors here n/t

[Tsiyu]

16. Jeez

Can't some people bother to read through a thread before they lean, slobbering, over their keyboards, eager to rapidly type their way-too-defensive, caustic, knee-jerk bleating?

hey, rzemanfl, sounds like a fine plan to me, especially if all the neighbors join in.

:thumbsup:

[rzemanfl]

25. Here's the ironic part., last night I got a call from my sister, who

lives in Wisconsin. She unexpectedly had a business trip to Tampa and is coming here tomorrow. I mowed the damn lawn tonight.

[Catherina]

27. Are you up to rippingl the grass out and planting a garden there instead

If not, you can always cover it with rocks Arizona style.

Letting it grow out of control will only make you angrier and be a headache to clean.

[rzemanfl]

28. Nice. We did something similar to the back yard, but not as

edible. It was a ton of work.

[sufrommich]

30. Where I live (Detroit suburbs) the city will not let grass get too

high, they'll cut it if you won't and charge you $50.00 for every trip to your property that they have to make.

[crazyjoe]

31. how about " I won't shower until BP stops the leak"

[XemaSab]

32. We use a weed whacker

It still uses energy, but it's less polluting than a gas mower and it's not as likely to give any of the fat slobs who live in this house a heart attack like a push mower. :P

[rzemanfl]

34. That would provide me with a use for my heaviest monofilament

fishing line when all the fish in the Gulf die from the oily geyser of death.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

40. If you dont have code enforecement in your neighborhood, youre lucky

They're constantly harassing my grandma