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Get off my lawn!

By Matthew Dicks | October 6, 2016 | Comments Off on Get off my lawn!

A local lawn company sent a solicitor to my door last week. He and I had the following exchange: TruGreen man: Hello, I was treating your neighbors lawn today and was wondering if you might be interested in our lawn care service. Me: No, thank you. We’re all set. TruGreen man: Are you sure? Me: Yes. TruGreen man: Can I…

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Unfair assumption #23: People who water their lawns themselves are aggressively anti-efficient and supremely uninteresting

By Matthew Dicks | July 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Unfair assumption #23: People who water their lawns themselves are aggressively anti-efficient and supremely uninteresting

I see it all the time. Some doofus standing on his lawn, hose in hand, watering his grass.  Just standing there, waving his arm back and forth, spraying water on his lawn.  Home Depot currently sells a sprinkler for $4.98. More sophisticated sprinklers can be purchased for more. I can only assume (perhaps unfairly) that…

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