I don't get it...

My neighbors never mow their entire lawn. They mow about 1/4 of it, then just leave the mower sit in the place they stopped. It sits there for about 10 more days before they mow another 1/4 of their lawn.

#1 Why not mow the whole thing?
#2 Why not put the mower away?
#3 How do they decide which 1/4 to mow and which 3/4 to leave?
 
Sarah--
So funny...This is why we pay someone to mow our lawn, because if left on our own, we could be these people....

#1 Because the phone rang
#2 Because one intends to get back to it later that day. And that day turns into "someday soon."
#3 The 1/4 to start with is the part that seems most tolerable to them when they start (that pretty corner over there. Yeah, I can do that corner.)

Theory B:
Their teen-age son does the mowing.

I have more follow-through with exercise & diet than with some household tasks!!!;-)

Hope you're doing great, Sarah!!
-Barb
:) :) :)
 
I am laughing so hard right now!!! It IS their teenage son who mows 1/4 of it then leaves the mower out!!!

Mom and dad NEVER mow the lawn! They are definately in the obese catagory and they struggle walking from car to front door! Very sad!
 
All I can say is if it were my lawn, that would drive me BONKERS!!!!

I have to do the entire thing in one shot. Heck, it even drives me nuts that I can't ever get the weed wacker started to edge the stinking lawn!
 
Sarah,

That is very sad, but I am still laughing! LOL! I don't know what is up with my neighbor. He has a safari going in his yard and the poor dog can hardly move around in that closed up pen area with trees and bushes growing that weren't there before. Think it has been almost 2 months since it was mowed...GOSH!

Charlotte~~
 
That would absolutely drive me nuts to see the mower not put away and only part of the yard mowed! I would want to go over there and ask if they would like me to help them get it finished or something. I wouldn't be rude about it, it would just drive me that crazy. When I start anything I have to finish it! When I'm mowing our yard and say the mower cuts off (like it has been doing here lately) I just get beside myself that I can't get the rest cut, but I do finish it one way or another. That's kind of sad too I guess that I obsess over those type things. Life goes on though. :)
 
i would probably finish their lawn when i was done with mine, LOL. and if i learned anything from FIL, its to put the mower away. FIL has about 3 of them he left out that no longer run. i know its been hot but i would still finish the lawn in one day by taking break, done it before.

kassia

http://www.picturetrail.com/ldy_solana

"And do what thee wilt as long as ye harm none"
 
Believe it or not, they can be forced to take care of it. If you contact your town's code enforcement dept. they'll probably issue a warning (hopefully not a summons right off the bat) giving them 48 hours to comply. If they don't, then they get the fine.
 
That would drive me insane too. I am the type of person who used to go bizerk when the teachers in school would miss chalk marks on the board when they'd erase it. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the lesson, only the little chalk marks they'd missed. And then they would start writing over the chalk marks.... okay I can't talk about it anymore because I'm driving myself insane just thinking about it.

Anyway, I would go nuts having a partially mowed lawn accross the street that I could see every day. Not to mention the mower sitting out! x(

Katie
 
>Believe it or not, they can be forced to take care of it. If
>you contact your town's code enforcement dept. they'll
>probably issue a warning (hopefully not a summons right off
>the bat) giving them 48 hours to comply. If they don't, then
>they get the fine.

Yep, this is the law of the land where I live.

I am STRICTLY the indoor maid. My DH used to be in charge of all lawn/yard duties, but when he was turning on the outdoor lights to mow at 10 PM:eek: (he works about a 14 or 15 hour day and he would mow when he got home), I decided it was time to hire someone to take care of our lawn. I sold our lawn mower at a garage sale and have never looked back--lol!
 
>That would drive me insane too. I am the type of person who
>used to go bizerk when the teachers in school would miss chalk
>marks on the board when they'd erase it. I wouldn't be able
>to concentrate on the lesson, only the little chalk marks
>they'd missed. And then they would start writing over the
>chalk marks.... okay I can't talk about it anymore because I'm
>driving myself insane just thinking about it.
>

How funny. That is exactly me. I will go nut until the end of class too. :7
 
Aren't neighbors funny? Two neighbors across the street from me don't like each other, so they'll each mow their front yard and leave a 6-inch strip of grass right on the property line. They'll both refuse to mow it for a good month or so until someone (probably one of their wives) goes ahead and mows it. too strange!
 
Hey Ima, I've got you beat. Our neighbor cuts her lawn with scissors! And I'm not talking trimming it. She sits on her lawn from morning til night and cuts it to the roots. She never gets far cause by the time she gets part of it done, the rest has already grown back. And let's not talk about the back yard where the weeds are now so high, my kids could get lost in them. She calls it her "English garden". People walk by and laugh. My husband, a landscape designer, has offered to mow it for her, but she refuses. She kicked the city off her propery last year when they attempted to cut it. We've tried to call the city as well as the mental health department (she has no air conditioning, has never opened a window, doesn't have garbage pick up or a phone line, claims the "mafia" and the government are spying on her through her sink, and lots of other strange behavior) all to no avail. SO thank your lucky stars they at least try to mow. We can't even think about moving unless we put our house up in the winter cause no one would even think about moving in next to her. Sigh:-(

Good luck!

Klaudia
 
Hi Sarah. Since you're a fellow Ohioan I can tell you that the legal maneuver may not be an option. Do you live in a township or municipality (city or village)? I represented townships in Geauga county for almost 10 years and they have minimal authority over things like lawns UNLESS the growth presents a safety concern (eg someone's lawn is so evergrown that drivers cannot see a safe distance in the road right-of-way) In that kind of case you could have a legal out, but it doesn't really sound like that's the situation you've got. If you're in a city or village though, I would agree to call cityhall. Often citations for this are issued quite quickly.

This would drive me crazy as well. Is there a local lawn service that you can get a business card from and leave it in their door? Good luck.

Lorrie

"Pain is temporary - quitting lasts forever"
Candace Grasso, CC-V-6
 
>Hey Ima, I've got you beat. Our neighbor cuts her lawn with
>scissors! And I'm not talking trimming it. She sits on her
>lawn from morning til night and cuts it to the roots.

This is so funny, because when I was a kid, my neighbor did the same thing! She was an older woman, maybe about 70 years old. She'd sit out there all day long, cutting her lawn with scissors and smoking cigarettes and drinking. I don't know what it was -- I was too young to identify it, but I knew it was alcohol. Her granddaughter (probably in her early 30s) lived in the same neighborhood and would come over and mow sometimes, but it always made the lady really mad. The lady's great-granddaughter was my age, and when we'd go over there, she'd always give us ginger ale in those old-fashioned, dark-green high-ball glasses. We thought ginger ale was weird. How fun! I haven't thought about her in years.

Tonya
 
Tonya, That is hysterical!!! Are you sure she was giving you ginger ale?? Did it make your belly and ears feel warm?

I wish I had an old lady sitting on her lawn smoking cigarettes (or whatever) and drinking from a paper bag while cutting the lawn with scissors! I think I'd be the crazy woman who sat outside and watched her all day!

Well, I have no crazy lady doing that but now I know what I want to be when I grow up!!:7
 
Ok this is really a funny thread. I am laughing about all of this.

I can't complain, however my neighbor has a riding lawn mower, our yards are not big enough for one, but whatever.
He got laid off 2 weeks ago and today he has been on his lawn mower in 100 degree + 100% humidity weather mowing something...I just can't figure out what yet since he mowed his yard on Monday.

If you watch King of the Hill...this guy is Hank Hill. I told my DH we are living next to Hank and Peggy.

The burbs...I swear....!!!
 
I live next to Hank Hill too!!! He sounds exactly like him when he talks, and has transformed his backyard into some kind of chicken coop or something. I haven't seen any chickens though, but he definitely has something going on back there. We also have an older lady that lives down the street who is constantly working in her front yard (and it is NOT impressive) and she does it all in her nightgown. She wears it all day long and does all her gardening, sweeping and spraying down the driveway with it on. I've also seen her go on some walks around the neighborhood with it on as well. Ah, neighbors. You gotta love em.

Katie
 

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