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Anybody else HATE doing yard work?

#42
Normally, I like it...

But today I went to the emergency room for stitches after my hedge trimmer slipped and I sliced open my left index finger. Won't be doing yardwork or playing music for a bit.

Sucks also that the grass is half cut in the front and bush/limb debris is piled up. I'll also have to hose down the blood on the front steps and doorknob....

Otherwise, I enjoy listening to music while I do it. It's relaxing and good exercise.. and it's satisfying to have a nicely landscaped front yard. (my backyard is a different story)
 
#46
I chopped up my left foot when I slid under a push mower when I was 17 (back in 1989). Luckily, my size 14 feet and 4 inch long big toe helped... I only lost 3/4 of my big toe and a little more than half of the 2nd toe. I had a hot date w/ a cheerleader that night (which I missed of course). I was gonna "become a man" ;-) if you get my drift. Some other young lady took care of that for me a month later.... anyways YEAH I hated yard work before AND after that event! Moral of my story: never have p***y on your mind while handling anything with blades on it! Actually... cars too... I had a wreck once while daydreaming about a girlfriend, lol.
 
#49
I don't mind at all - in fact I like it. I love trimming, and pruning bushes and trees. I don't reaaly care for the annual cutting, and pulling out those European Blackberries [Stickerbushs] that just love to stick to your clothing, but it needs to be done.
 
#55
macaroni tony said:
:D

I was wondering when that post was going to come....although gecko if your yard is anything like any Filipino yard I have ever seen, I'm afraid it'll probably be waaaaayy above my pay grade :p
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:p

Nope, that'd be my dad's yard. As kids, we used to call it "The Jungle". It'd take a small army and some napalm to pretty it up. My yard is a bit more manageable.

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#57
Hate is a strong word, but I don't enjoy it one bit and derive only the slightest sense of satisfaction from having done it. I also have to go easy on a day where I have to gig. With really bad arthritis in my left knee I can't stress it too much and expect to be able to load in and play later. On gig day an hour, hour and a half tops. Otherwise I can push it to three hours or so and still be somewhat ambulatory afterward.

We're having a party this coming Sunday, with croquet, so I will have to cut the grass extra short, and I am gigging Saturday night and playing at the party. I will have to pace myself for sure.
 
#58
I would *like* to like yardwork. I feel about it the same way I feel about swimming and eating kale - if it is so difficult and I hate it so much, it must be good for me.

Mowing the lawn I can handle, even though our lawn is a PITB. I'll even run a weed-whacker or chainsaw. But actually digging in the dirt? No. The last two times I tried, I ended up needing medical attention (one trip to the doc, one trip to the ER) due to Unknown Stuff in the Eyes. Not fun.
 
#59
nojj said:
...You wouldn't believe some of the weird junk I'm pulling from the ground while excavating.:eyebrow:
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I would because we live in a very old house. Just a partial list of the things I've dug up:

square head nuts and bolts, modern nuts and bolts, single chain links and short lengths of chain, cut nails, modern wire nails, old roofing nails with lead grommets, metal brackets of every description, an old heavily worn metal spoon, horse hitching post ring, spark plugs, a camshaft, part of a hood ornament, assorted metal rings and hooks (which I believe are from horse/mule harness), shotgun shell bases, handgun caliber brass, short pieces of electrical wire, and pounds and pounds of broken glass and china.
 
#60
Unprofessional said:
I would because we live in a very old house. Just a partial list of the things I've dug up:

square head nuts and bolts, modern nuts and bolts, single chain links and short lengths of chain, cut nails, modern wire nails, old roofing nails with lead grommets, metal brackets of every description, an old heavily worn metal spoon, horse hitching post ring, spark plugs, a camshaft, part of a hood ornament, assorted metal rings and hooks (which I believe are from horse/mule harness), shotgun shell bases, handgun caliber brass, short pieces of electrical wire, and pounds and pounds of broken glass and china.
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As long as you're not unearthing body parts, you're good. ;)
 

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