Why are NOVA men so weak? (Fairfax: live, cost, yard)

[highpoint1]

I think oversized egos play a part. Big Important Government Contractor Dad can't be bothered to mow his own grass.

Just my two cents.

[lovnova]

Originally Posted by Panu16

I don't mow my lawn or do any yard work. I hire someone else to do it. I prefer to use the free time to go jogging or working out at the gym. Am I weak?

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[SandyJet]

Originally Posted by Panu16

I don't mow my lawn or do any yard work. I hire someone else to do it. I prefer to use the free time to go jogging or working out at the gym. Am I weak?

actually from an economic benefit you are not so smart. mowing a lawn is the same caloric imput as going to the gym. you are paying someone to do a workout while you pay to have a workout.

[Old Guard]

Originally Posted by lovnova

Do you?

Do you kill and grow your own food?

[Panu16]

Originally Posted by SandyJet

actually from an economic benefit you are not so smart. mowing a lawn is the same caloric imput as going to the gym. you are paying someone to do a workout while you pay to have a workout.

I know that. The guy I hire charges $40 per visit for yard work. He comes once every 3 weeks. It is the enjoyment use of time that I seek instead of caloric burnout. I spend at least 12 hours every week on miserable commute from Loudoun county to DC. I make good income and would rather spend my free time doing things I enjoy over saving a cost of a takeout meal for the family.

[yamota]

so yard work is the measure of male strength now, interesting...

[Old Guard]

Originally Posted by SandyJet

actually from an economic benefit you are not so smart. mowing a lawn is the same caloric imput as going to the gym. you are paying someone to do a workout while you pay to have a workout.

Is "caloric imput" the only way to measure the benefit of a workout?

[Old Guard]

Originally Posted by yamota

so yard work is the measure of male strength now, interesting...

I am not sure about anyone else but I am scared of grass. I mean one on one I am pretty smug and demeaning toward them, but when I see how many there are I start to get scared. What if they all ganged up on me?

[greekchampion04]

I really hope OP is just trolling. Otherwise, I am sorry you are going through such a hard time in your life and taking it out on an internet forum.

[spencgr]

My husband and I neither clean our house, do any yard work, and last year stopped snow shoveling.

What is the point of making a good salary if you can't spend money to have other people do things you hate?

(ironically, I do refuse to pay someone to pick up the dog poo (3 large dogs - 1/2 acre), as I don't feel the 15 minutes it takes me every week is a huge chore.)