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The older I get...the more I understand the satire behind this article Re: mowing lawn
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:02 am
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:02 am
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In Act Of Sacrificial Love For His Family, Man Mows Lawn In Peace And Quiet On Sunny Day
Babylon Bee
In a touching act of sacrificial love for his family, a local dad has elected to give up his valuable time on a Saturday to mow the lawn on a sweet riding mower in peace and quiet on a beautiful, sunny day.
"Yeah, this is back-breaking work, but I'll do anything for my family," said Chad Blivens while taking a sip of the beer in his cupholder and pausing his podcast to talk to reporters. "This job takes me over 2 hours each week. There are so many other things I could be doing, but I've always believed it's important for husbands to do the most difficult work around the house. I'm just laying down my life for my family the way Christ laid his life down for the church. It's my God-given role."
Sources say Blivens has been faithfully doing this work for over ten years, usually for as long as it takes for him to finish the latest Joe Rogan episode.
Those couple of hours a week when I'm trimming hedge rows, pushing a broadcast fertilizer spreader around, blasting leaves away with a blower, or piloting my surprisingly comfortable tractor around with my air pods tuned to easy listening is probably the only peace and quiet I get these days. Nobody bothers me, especially if I make it look really hard and physically demanding.
For those of you that do your own lawn care....is the couple of hours of isolation the real reason you do it? Or do you take pride in having a nicer lawn than most of the neighbors? Or is it both?
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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:04 am to dewster
I take pride in having an awesome lawn.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:05 am to dewster
My wife must have seen some of this stuff, she always says “you GET to go mow the grass” as if I’m going to play golf or something.
I do enjoy it though, peaceful
I do enjoy it though, peaceful
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:26 am to dewster
tractor yes, I’ll stay on it all day. I’ll make garden beds wherever I see an open patch.
mower, no fricking way. I told myself when I turned 50, no more mowing and no more painting…I got people for that
mower, no fricking way. I told myself when I turned 50, no more mowing and no more painting…I got people for that
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:33 am to dewster
I’m the same way until it gets late summer and really warm outside.
On the weekends I’m constantly blowing off the driveway, porches, etc just keeping myself busy and not sitting inside the house.
On the weekends I’m constantly blowing off the driveway, porches, etc just keeping myself busy and not sitting inside the house.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:02 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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My wife must have seen some of this stuff, she always says “you GET to go mow the grass” as if I’m going to play golf or something.
Same with mine. She thinks because I take pride in how the lawn looks that I enjoy sweating my arse off for 4 hours a week. Nah, I want the yard to look nice so we aren't living in a trash heap. She folds the towels, though so that makes it even.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:12 am to dewster
It’s both for me. I love starting my Saturday’s off drinking coffee before the house wakes up, leaving to get a workout in just after breakfast with the family, then mowing the lawn until about 11 before taking a shower and enjoying the weekend.
Wife & kids are chill and aren’t overbearing, but I was annnoyed about LSU baseball, so I mowed it again yesterday afternoon.
Wife & kids are chill and aren’t overbearing, but I was annnoyed about LSU baseball, so I mowed it again yesterday afternoon.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:23 am to dewster
quote:I just love the challenge and seeing the results.
For those of you that do your own lawn care....is the couple of hours of isolation the real reason you do it? Or do you take pride in having a nicer lawn than most of the neighbors? Or is it both?
Our property was such a disaster when we bought the house in 2019 and now it has mostly been tamed.
While I love podcasts, I wouldn't even be able to listen to them while mowing, trimming, fertilizing, etc.
The job itself is the reward.
But yes, I tend to overdo it and become obsessive and my wife gets understandably frustrated (two kids well under 2)
Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:01 am to dewster
While I do enjoy the peace & quiet, it's more along the lines of I'm too cheap do pay someone to do something that takes so little time to do
Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:25 am to Weekend Warrior79
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I'm too cheap do pay someone to do something that takes so little time to do
Same. I've spent around $1200 in lawn equipment. Probably another $800 in lawn fertilizer/herbicides/soil in the last couple of years. If I were to pay someone to do all of what I've done, I would've easily spent triple that.
It is no more than an hour and a half of my day if I'm mowing the lawn along with the cleanup. It looks good. I get compliments from neighbors when they walk by. I don't feel like I'm doing all that much. It beats the alternative of looking like a jungle.
It's a great feeling to be able to do something, do it well, and be appreciated for it by others. Ever since I bought my house, I've always had the mindset that I want it to look as good as the day I'm going to sell it.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 11:16 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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My wife must have seen some of this stuff, she always says “you GET to go mow the grass” as if I’m going to play golf or something.
I do enjoy it though, peaceful
I have had this argument 20x with my wife
Yes, I enjoy it. But no, that doesn't mean I'm not working or doing something that has to be done.
I ask her "Out of spite you'd rather pay a bunch of money for someone else to do yard work or have the lawn be completely overgrown and hideous?"
Posted on 4/29/24 at 3:24 pm to dewster
I have come to the conclusion that women don't understand that men can work and enjoy it. I stream some good music and get it done. When I am done she thinks I have been out there relaxing.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 10:26 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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If I were to pay someone to do all of what I've done, I would've easily spent triple that.
Not to mention the quality is probably WAY higher by now.
So many speed demons out there causing bald spots. I have several trees with scars where lawnmowers hit them years ago...same reason
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:07 pm to dewster
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Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:20 pm to dewster
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For those of you that do your own lawn care....is the couple of hours of isolation the real reason you do it? Or do you take pride in having a nicer lawn than most of the neighbors? Or is it both?
For me it’s both. I work in an office and like to get outside on the weekend. Get some sun and fresh air. Sweat a little. Get some exercise. I also like watching stuff grow. Probably got that from helping out in the gardens we planted for food when I was a kid. I like having a good looking yard. If you are going to go sweat your arse off, maintain it, invest your hard earned money in it, I’m the type of guy that thinks if you are going to do something then take some pride in your work, hobbies, etc and do it right or to the best of your abilities. Yard work is not for everyone and I get it. Working in the yard is a much better hobby than the crap I did when I was young and it was a weekend. I find peace in fiddling around in my flower beds too. To each his own I guess because my dad hated yard work.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:27 pm to Weekend Warrior79
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While I do enjoy the peace & quiet, it's more along the lines of I'm too cheap do pay someone to do something that takes so little time to do
Even if I wanted to these yard services over here are outrageous. I bet my neighbor spends 10k a year paying someone to mow and handle his yard and flower beds. The yards not that big. Takes an hour or less to mow it with a push mower.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:48 pm to dewster
Yard only takes 30-45 minutes to mow it. Another 30 min to run the weed eater to clean everything up and then 15 min with the blower.
Farm however is my happy place. 30-40 acres to bush hog in my tractor with a cab, a/c and radio.
takes a couple of days to get it done. Will be starting that soon.
Farm however is my happy place. 30-40 acres to bush hog in my tractor with a cab, a/c and radio.
takes a couple of days to get it done. Will be starting that soon.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:46 pm to dewster
i do the lawn because i dont want to spend the money on lawncare and bc i take pride in doing my own lawn. it's still hard work, especially in the summer, but yeah i enjoy it because i get fulfillment out of it. same reason i do most of the preventative and some of the corrective maintenance on our vehicles. same reason i try to do as much of the house maintenance as i'm able.
hopefully without this devolving into a war of the sexes and woman-hating diatribes, i think this phenomenon is, generally speaking, more indicative of how men approach everything with a more positive attitude. my wife once lamented the fact that i was fortunate enough to have a one-way hour-plus commute bc i get to listen to podcasts and audiobooks and have time to myself and SHE wished she could have time like that. as if spending two or more hours every day in traffic in a major city is a privilege. i would much rather spend that time at home with my kids, tinkering around with chores around the house, something she views as an oppressive existence.
I think it's a pretty funny article from the Bee, but unfortunately, too many women will read that and interpret it as just one more way their husbands are getting one over on them, instead of appreciating what their husbands do for the family.
hopefully without this devolving into a war of the sexes and woman-hating diatribes, i think this phenomenon is, generally speaking, more indicative of how men approach everything with a more positive attitude. my wife once lamented the fact that i was fortunate enough to have a one-way hour-plus commute bc i get to listen to podcasts and audiobooks and have time to myself and SHE wished she could have time like that. as if spending two or more hours every day in traffic in a major city is a privilege. i would much rather spend that time at home with my kids, tinkering around with chores around the house, something she views as an oppressive existence.
I think it's a pretty funny article from the Bee, but unfortunately, too many women will read that and interpret it as just one more way their husbands are getting one over on them, instead of appreciating what their husbands do for the family.
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