[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

As opposed to the Vermont look- a couple of rusted out 1975 Dodge Darts on cement blocks with chickens on them , surrounded by high weeds and rusty bedsprings.

New England...where not being a packrat is strange.

[LisaMc46]

Originally Posted by ex-springfielder

But beside the rusty cars there will be three shiny, new snowmobiles and a couple four wheelers.

Ha ha ha. So true!

[jasper1372]

I've always chuckled about the mowing issue here in Northern Minnesota too. It looks nice in most cases and so I have absolutely no problem with it. However, I'm always trying to figure out what drives people to mow three acres of grass around their house. I've seen them mow under the powerline for a half mile off the road, or mow the entire ditch for a quarter mile down from their home on each side.

Hey...it looks nice I'll have to admit, but you just wonder as someone else said earlier how good things are at home if they want to spend so much time on the rider....lol.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by jasper1372

I've always chuckled about the mowing issue here in Northern Minnesota too. It looks nice in most cases and so I have absolutely no problem with it. However, I'm always trying to figure out what drives people to mow three acres of grass around their house. I've seen them mow under the powerline for a half mile off the road, or mow the entire ditch for a quarter mile down from their home on each side.

Hey...it looks nice I'll have to admit, but you just wonder as someone else said earlier how good things are at home if they want to spend so much time on the rider....lol.

I cut two acres around my house. It looks nice and keeps animals away from my house and cuts down on bugs. It takes me about two hours a week. No big deal. I guess it's different strokes for different folks. I live on a street with about eight homes that have ten acres. Six of us cut around the house. IMO, the uncut yards look like crap.

[arctichomesteader]

I think cut lawns look like crap. I prefer things looking more natural...

[ex-springfielder]

Hmmmm....I wonder if Quickdraw and Artichomesteader live on the same street???? My self I'd prefer to live beside the Runamokers who are proud of their property and spend the time to keep it up instead of across the road from the guy with two rusty Darts covered in weeds.

[harry chickpea]

You never know when you might need a rusty Dart or two.

[Giantwon]

Originally Posted by ex-springfielder

Hmmmm....I wonder if Quickdraw and Artichomesteader live on the same street???? My self I'd prefer to live beside the Runamokers who are proud of their property and spend the time to keep it up instead of across the road from the guy with two rusty Darts covered in weeds.

Folks we have a winner!!!!!!!!

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by vter

We cut the our part of the lawn/field that is in town right of way...the town only does it a couple times during the summer...if we don't do it it looks like heck and we can't see pulling out of our driveway. Aside from that we don't mow anything that is not ours.

There are fire concerns as well. If the grass is allowed to grow high right next to the road a car pulling off with a hot catalytic converter can easily start a fire which can spread to a field, woods, or worse very quickly.

[ex-springfielder]

By contrast you never see anyone snowblowing the three acres surrounding their house.