++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[Mixolydian]

that is why you should not give your car your slushed fruit cup.

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[sdifox]

typo. cat, not car.

 

[Mixolydian]

typo. cat, not car.

drunk or off meds?

 

[sdifox]

typo... r is right next to t...

 

[Mixolydian]

typo... r is right next to t...

if you were my dad, I'd smack you.

 

[sdifox]

if you were my dad, I'd smack you.

lulz. you don't agree that it is possible to have a typo typing car instead of cat?

 

[Mixolydian]

lulz. you don't agree that it is possible to have a typo typing car instead of cat?

i didn't say it wasn't possible.

 

[sdifox]

oh, so you get smacked for typo? interesting

 

[Mixolydian]

oh, so you get smacked for typo? interesting

I don't, YOU do.

 

[eldorado99]

nef

 

[eldorado99]

Cats don't drink alcohol.

my last cat drank beer

 

[Mixolydian]

Ugh my nose started bleeding while I was in the shower.

my last cat drank beer

Probably why it died.

 

[Red Squirrel]

mowed lawn

I just finished doing the same thing. Feels good when it's freshly cut. It did not badly need to be done this time as I did not procrastinate and just did it. So it did a better job.

I also hate using weed whackers. I did not bother last time but given it was the first mow of the season i really should have. So this time I did.

My experience usually consists of the following:

1: unroll extension cords, untangle and stretch from the only freaking plug I have outside to the start location.

2: Start trimming.

3: Line jams inside, spend half an hour trying to get the thing to come out and then string it back into the little hole

4: continue trimming

5: run out of line

6: remove the thing and go in garage to reel some more line. The knot I do keeps undoing itself and the whole thing unwinds, deal with that a few times till it finally stays.

7: Put it back on the machine. While trying to get it in, line unwinds again.

8: Repeat 6-7 1 or 4 times

9: Finish trimming (by this time there's literally like 5 feet left)

10: job done!

Then start mowing.

I still have lot of dandelions to remove as I only did the front lawn today and only went for the big ones. Figured I may as well just do a bit at a time and over the course of a few weeks they'll be all gone. I suppose I could get weed man, but they're not THAT bad, so I can manage to do them without chemicals.

 

[eldorado99]

Ugh my nose started bleeding while I was in the shower.



Probably why it died.

nope, got hit by a car

 

[Mixolydian]

I just finished doing the same thing. Feels good when it's freshly cut. It did not badly need to be done this time as I did not procrastinate and just did it. So it did a better job.

I also hate using weed whackers. I did not bother last time but given it was the first mow of the season i really should have. So this time I did.

My experience usually consists of the following:

1: unroll extension cords, untangle and stretch from the only freaking plug I have outside to the start location.

2: Start trimming.

3: Line jams inside, spend half an hour trying to get the thing to come out and then string it back into the little hole

4: continue trimming

5: run out of line

6: remove the thing and go in garage to reel some more line. The knot I do keeps undoing itself and the whole thing unwinds, deal with that 3-4 times till it finally stays.

7: Put it back on the machine. While trying to get it in, line unwinds again.

8: Repeat 6-7 1 or 4 times

9: Finish trimming (by this time there's literally like 5 feet left)

10: job done!

Then start mowing.

I still have lot of dandelions to remove as I only did the front lawn today and only went for the big ones. Figured I may as well just do a bit at a time and over the course of a few weeks they'll be all gone. I suppose I could get weed man, but they're not THAT bad, so I can manage to do them without chemicals.

Last year I bought a battery-powered trimmer. It's fantastic. Used to have one of the corded ones, pain in the ass. Now I also have a battery-powered lawnmower. Nice to have maintenace-free, hassle-free equipment. Makes doing the work much more enjoyable,

 

[Mixolydian]

nope, got hit by a car

Ouch. 🙁

 

[eldorado99]

I just finished doing the same thing. Feels good when it's freshly cut. It did not badly need to be done this time as I did not procrastinate and just did it. So it did a better job.

I also hate using weed whackers. I did not bother last time but given it was the first mow of the season i really should have. So this time I did.

My experience usually consists of the following:

1: unroll extension cords, untangle and stretch from the only freaking plug I have outside to the start location.

2: Start trimming.

3: Line jams inside, spend half an hour trying to get the thing to come out and then string it back into the little hole

4: continue trimming

5: run out of line

6: remove the thing and go in garage to reel some more line. The knot I do keeps undoing itself and the whole thing unwinds, deal with that 3-4 times till it finally stays.

7: Put it back on the machine. While trying to get it in, line unwinds again.

8: Repeat 6-7 1 or 4 times

9: Finish trimming (by this time there's literally like 5 feet left)

10: job done!

Then start mowing.

I still have lot of dandelions to remove as I only did the front lawn today and only went for the big ones. Figured I may as well just do a bit at a time and over the course of a few weeks they'll be all gone. I suppose I could get weed man, but they're not THAT bad, so I can manage to do them without chemicals.

I don't use the weed whacker much anymore. My tips for you:

• Get a gas weed whacker, electric ones are a disaster
• Use round-up on most areas you normally have to weed whack and you only have to weed whack a couple times a year.

 

[Mixolydian]

I don't use the weed whacker much anymore. My tips for you:

• Get a gas weed whacker, electric ones are a disaster
• Use round-up on most areas you normally have to weed whack and you only have to weed whack a couple times a year.

Gas powered is even a bigger hassle. Also be careful with round-up, it will kill anything and everything it touches.

 

[eldorado99]

Last year I bought a battery-powered trimmer. It's fantastic. Used to have one of the corded ones, pain in the ass. Now I also have a battery-powered lawnmower. Nice to have maintenace-free, hassle-free equipment. Makes doing the work much more enjoyable,

battery powered ones are okay for a small lot, though they don't last very long compared to a gas

 

[eldorado99]

Gas powered is even a bigger hassle. Also be careful with round-up, it will kill anything and everything it touches.

yep thats the point, round up works great. gas is not a bigger hassle it actually works

 

[Mixolydian]

battery powered ones are okay for a small lot, though they don't last very long compared to a gas

I guess it depends how much you have to use it on. I only use mine around edges and objects that the mower can't get close enough to.

 

[eldorado99]

i have run in to a few things round up wont kill, usually anything non broad leaf that is also a creeper

 

[Mixolydian]

yep thats the point, round up works great. gas is not a bigger hassle it actually works

engines require gas, oil, and other maintenance. for such a trivial device it hardly seems worth it IMO.

 

[eldorado99]

I guess it depends how much you have to use it on. I only use mine around edges and objects that the mower can't get close enough to.

well i'm talking a 40 acre property with a lot of fences, but even a 1 acre property has enough weed whacking to justify a gas over electric

 

[Mixolydian]

well i'm talking a 40 acre property with a lot of fences, but even a 1 acre property has enough weed whacking to justify a gas over electric

probably. for the typical homeowner, though, it doesn't make much sense to have gas over electric.