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[POLL] - is it ok for the female to mow the lawn ?

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Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Carl Uman
I voted yes but there would be a few conditions. First, my wife is a stay at home mom and usually mows while I'm at work (riding mower that is all but imposible to tip sideways). Now if the lady, or man for that mater, is in a lower weight range then push mowing anything but a flat lot is not safe. It is way to easy to slip.
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Finallly! The one and only post in this entire thread that mentions SAFETY!

...each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from lawn tools...

It would tear me up if my wife got badly hurt, just for the sake of cutting the stupid lawn. That goes for my boys too, but they gotta learn sometime. I stress over & over the dangers of this type of equipment, and how to properly handle them.
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Same thing could happen to you as well.
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Uh...

Injury to his wife or kids > injury to himself..that and he is less likely to suffer an injury since he is most likely far more capable with the equipment.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: daniel1113
Originally posted by: CVSiN
what are you trying to say a woman cant perform the same job a man can?
what is this the 1940s?

Women can do any job that a man can.. be it police, Firefighter, US Military, steel workers... etc etc etc..
wtf wouldnt a woman be able to mow the fvckign lawn...
I swear to god some people deserve to be burned at the stake..
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I believe he asked a question that resulted from an observation. Calm the f*ck down.
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male chauvenism irks some people more than others.
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You call it what you want, my belief in this case is that if she doesn't have to exert herself with something that I can do easily, I won't have her do it instead. It may come across as I'm better-than-you, but if that were my thought process, I'd do everything.
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You say that like exerting herself is necessarily a bad thing. My wife likes to do these things because:
1) good excercise
2) the endorphin thing
3) the combo of getting something accomplished with the exercise.

I won't deny her the satisfaction of good physical labor. We do the heavy things together, and I will naturally do the really massive lifting, since I am relatively large.
It's all good🙂

 
HA! This reminds me of how my Wife used to be soooo unreasonable. She would complain about how long it would take me to mow the lawn. I could never understand what her problem was, did she think I was having fun out there? I 'only' live on a 80' X 100' piece of property, but it just isn't easy to mow.

Anyway, she continued to complain. Finally I got pissed off and decided that I was done mowing and that she could do it. I let the lawn go for about two weeks without being cut (I told her that if she wanted to hire a landscaper, she could pay them). Finally she cut the lawn! She never did all the other things like 'weed-wacking' and 'leaf-blowing', but she did cut it!

She also got two hands worth of blisters! Right between the thumbs and index fingers. I never said a word about it. I just went back to mowing the lawn (the next week) and I have not heard her complain about it since.

Ahhh... If only all of our dis-agreements worked out this well!
 
Originally posted by: rh71
For those who have actually mowed a lawn - it's a physically demanding activity... especially if you bag the cut grass and have to dump it a few times. While I always complain to my wife that I'm the one doing the lawn mowing so she has to do the dishes/laundry, I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn... how does a situation like that sit with you guys ?

I've seen a couple of my female neighbors do it and while they are not the frail-type and are probably strong enough, you know it's not easy for them... EDIT>> maybe it is if they're not bagging, didn't watch that closely.
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Wtf?
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Carl Uman
I voted yes but there would be a few conditions. First, my wife is a stay at home mom and usually mows while I'm at work (riding mower that is all but imposible to tip sideways). Now if the lady, or man for that mater, is in a lower weight range then push mowing anything but a flat lot is not safe. It is way to easy to slip.
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Finallly! The one and only post in this entire thread that mentions SAFETY!

...each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from lawn tools...

It would tear me up if my wife got badly hurt, just for the sake of cutting the stupid lawn. That goes for my boys too, but they gotta learn sometime. I stress over & over the dangers of this type of equipment, and how to properly handle them.
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Do you allow her to cook? drive? heck even go out side? all of t hese are just as deadly

nothing in life is safe. To say she can't do something just because there is a small chance she may get hurt is wrong.



 
Do you allow her to cook? drive? heck even go out side? all of t hese are just as deadly

nothing in life is safe. To say she can't do something just because there is a small chance she may get hurt is wrong.
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Lawn mowers aren't "deadly", but they're FAR more dangerous than MOST people understand. When you weigh the benefits against the risk, it ain't worth taking the chance. If she wanted to become proficient at it, that would be different, but casually running a mower when the urge strikes... NO!
 
I am the lucky one: my husband has a crochety old Marty J that he babies along, but he won't let me drive it because it's not reliable enough. We have three acres.


Gosh, I wish he'd let me mow the lawn just once, I know I could do it.


(That was sarcasm, if you couldn't tell.)

 
I mow the lawn and bag the grass if my husband can't do it - I have no problem nor do I think it should be an issue. I't's a matter of who has the time/availability.
 
Yeah , I think it is ok for them to do so if they have the strength to do so safely. My better half doesn't do it , nor would I expect her to , but if she chose to I wouldn't have a problem with her doing so. She does do other yard work to make the yard look good and keep it in shape , but I do anything she can't or doesn't want to do where the outside is concerned. I also "do dishes and wash windows" , so it is a two way street.

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Originally posted by: Anubis
ditch teh bagger and you wont have issues

does't mulching the grass mean you get brown specs of grass on top (after it dries out) ?


No , not if you have a mulching blade and it is kept sharp. That is actually the best thing for the lawn and the environment. Of course you need to dethatch every couple years and maybe run a plugger(aerator) through it every third to let it breath.
 
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Carl Uman
I voted yes but there would be a few conditions. First, my wife is a stay at home mom and usually mows while I'm at work (riding mower that is all but imposible to tip sideways). Now if the lady, or man for that mater, is in a lower weight range then push mowing anything but a flat lot is not safe. It is way to easy to slip.
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Finallly! The one and only post in this entire thread that mentions SAFETY!

...each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from lawn tools...

It would tear me up if my wife got badly hurt, just for the sake of cutting the stupid lawn. That goes for my boys too, but they gotta learn sometime. I stress over & over the dangers of this type of equipment, and how to properly handle them.
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Same thing could happen to you as well.
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Uh...

Injury to his wife or kids > injury to himself..that and he is less likely to suffer an injury since he is most likely far more capable with the equipment.
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If you are incapable of operating a lawnmower properly, I hope to god you don't drive a car or do anything more complicated than folding clothes.

"Many of the injuries that I treat could be prevented, if people concentrated on the task at hand and used common sense when operating machinery," Finnegan says."

Common sense isn't so common though. Darwinism at its finest I suppose.

What you guys seem to be saying has nothing do with physical strength, but rather that your spouses are idiots.
 
Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Carl Uman
I voted yes but there would be a few conditions. First, my wife is a stay at home mom and usually mows while I'm at work (riding mower that is all but imposible to tip sideways). Now if the lady, or man for that mater, is in a lower weight range then push mowing anything but a flat lot is not safe. It is way to easy to slip.
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Finallly! The one and only post in this entire thread that mentions SAFETY!

...each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from lawn tools...

It would tear me up if my wife got badly hurt, just for the sake of cutting the stupid lawn. That goes for my boys too, but they gotta learn sometime. I stress over & over the dangers of this type of equipment, and how to properly handle them.
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Same thing could happen to you as well.
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Uh...

Injury to his wife or kids > injury to himself..that and he is less likely to suffer an injury since he is most likely far more capable with the equipment.
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If you are incapable of operating a lawnmower properly, I hope to god you don't drive a car or do anything more complicated than folding clothes.

"Many of the injuries that I treat could be prevented, if people concentrated on the task at hand and used common sense when operating machinery," Finnegan says."

Common sense isn't so common though. Darwinism at its finest I suppose.

What you guys seem to be saying has nothing do with physical strength, but rather that your spouses are idiots.
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Common sense or not , cutting grass on hills can get anyone hurt. The issue with mine is an uneven lawn that does require a fair bit of strength in places due to having a 6HP(heavier than most) wide cut mower. It catches and doesn't move easily in places until I can get it tilled and evened out. I also see many woman cutting grass that are leaning forward so they can use their legs to push where men are standing upright and using the upper body(ie. a woman has the handle near her chin and a man will have it in the middle of his chest) . That is an inherent strength difference in women and men that I see demonstrated regularly. Leaning forward to push clearly creates a much more dangerous position for the operator even on flat ground.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Do you allow her to cook? drive? heck even go out side? all of t hese are just as deadly

nothing in life is safe. To say she can't do something just because there is a small chance she may get hurt is wrong.
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Lawn mowers aren't "deadly", but they're FAR more dangerous than MOST people understand. When you weigh the benefits against the risk, it ain't worth taking the chance. If she wanted to become proficient at it, that would be different, but casually running a mower when the urge strikes... NO!
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Again do you allow her to drive? or even go outside?

Everything in life has risk. With some common sense there is little chance of getting hurt.

would i feel bad if she got hurt mowing the lawn? yes..but i would also feel bad if she got into a car wreck. I'm not going to stop her from doing either just because there is a chance she can get hurt.

 
"Other"

It completely depends on the woman, I wouldn't have an issue with "a" woman doing it, but of course if it was my "wife" like your situation then I'd also be the only one to do it and wouldn't even want her to because of it being physically demanding.
 
Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Carl Uman
I voted yes but there would be a few conditions. First, my wife is a stay at home mom and usually mows while I'm at work (riding mower that is all but imposible to tip sideways). Now if the lady, or man for that mater, is in a lower weight range then push mowing anything but a flat lot is not safe. It is way to easy to slip.
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Finallly! The one and only post in this entire thread that mentions SAFETY!

...each year about 400,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from lawn tools...

It would tear me up if my wife got badly hurt, just for the sake of cutting the stupid lawn. That goes for my boys too, but they gotta learn sometime. I stress over & over the dangers of this type of equipment, and how to properly handle them.
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Same thing could happen to you as well.
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A typical woman can probably lift barely more than half of what a typical man can. It is more safe for him to do it.
 
I have no problem with a girl mowing the lawn. I started mowing mine when I was 12 or 13. Most adult women are probably more physically capable than I was at that age.

That said, as long as I'm home and able to mow the lawn, I'd offer to do it before I let a woman go out and do it.

 
What you guys seem to be saying has nothing do with physical strength, but rather that your spouses are idiots.

What an ASS, or idiot, as the case may be. The consequences of a mistake are FAR worse with mower than other tools (except a chainsaw), or appliances. Even if you have your wits about you, it only takes one slip... LITERALLY!



Everything in life has risk. With some common sense there is little chance of getting hurt.

I already told you, if she wants to become proficient at this mowing task, fine, but not just willy-nilly, deciding it would be a nice chore to do once in a blue moon. I don't take driving lightly either.
 
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