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7 | 23.33% |
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8 | 26.67% |
| I like pushing a little smelly motor |
  
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5 | 16.67% |
| ... I'm the first one to mow in my neighbourhood |
  
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15 | 50.00% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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30-08-2008, 02:01 PM
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'03 BA XT
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Berwick, VIC
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Every time I mow my lawn, neighbors soon follow, why?
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30-08-2008, 02:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Pit Lane
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Do you live near me, I've just mowed mine
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30-08-2008, 02:23 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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nobody wants their property to look worse than their neighbours!
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30-08-2008, 02:23 PM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Easier to walk over and ask them than start a poll asking strangers.
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30-08-2008, 02:28 PM
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Pushrodosaurus Rex
Join Date: Dec 2007
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haha maybe it makes their lawn look crappier....
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30-08-2008, 03:07 PM
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... Fear it!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 2,869
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Get with the times man! Go n buy Emo lawn, it cuts itself!
You don't even have to buy it, just put a CD player out side and play My Chemical Romance, and leave you're daughters pants on the porch, it will turn itself!
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30-08-2008, 03:23 PM
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LOW AND SLOW
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Geelong.
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30-08-2008, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mandurah - Perth
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Are you sure it isn't because most people work 5 days a week and saturday/sunday is the only time to do this. at around about 8-10am?
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30-08-2008, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Central Coast Sydney
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Its like cicadas - one starts and then next thing you know a stack are calling
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30-08-2008, 04:01 PM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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Well , I mowed mine yesterday afternoon. I also heard a few mowers going after I finished mine. Yesterday was about the only sunny day we have had around here in a fortnight at least, reason everyone was getting out there and doing it while the weather was good.
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30-08-2008, 04:07 PM
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It just makes you remember.
Oh crap, that's what I had to do. Lawnmowers aren't exactly silent, unless you have a manual one. |
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30-08-2008, 04:14 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I'd have to say neighbourhood rivalry. It was rampant in my old street in Brisbane, Id be out there mowing, edging and hedging and then out with the air blower cleaning up the footpaths and driveway, and before I had finished, the rest of the blokes in the street were out washing cars and mowing. Personally I couldnt handle a good dry weekend with an overgrown lawn! It was usually the first order of business come saturday morning. Then onto washing the cars!
Surely I can be the only one can I? :yeees: |
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30-08-2008, 04:19 PM
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Cobblers!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The Shire, NSW
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Because Kikuyu grows at about an inch an hour.
My Neighbour's house is for sale, so their lawn is manicured daily, but I and my other neighbour are growing our front lawns in a vein attempt to drive their price down.
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30-08-2008, 04:29 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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30-08-2008, 04:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Riff
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^^ agreed, wake em up and get em active!
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30-08-2008, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kenthurst
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Mine barely grows at the moment ... but soon it will be time to crack the ride-on mower out ... just hope the bugger starts ... LOL
One thing about Summer I hate ... I have to mow our place nearly twice a week ... and I have a few goes at it depending on the time ... I need to get our miniature pony back from the in-laws ... at least I don't have to trim along the fenceline.
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30-08-2008, 07:39 PM
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google is my friend
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Penrith, NSW
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I wish it would work with my neighbor they are lucky to mow it once a year!
Mine is nice and neat and they have an overgrown jungle. |
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31-08-2008, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hewett SA
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It usually works like that for me....but its due to the wife hearing THEIR mowers and nagging the crap out of me 'if they can cut theirs in this weather why cant you yadda yadda....' , and I shut her up
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31-08-2008, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Between 2nd and 5th gear
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Just did mine in the rain
 : definately only me out there
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31-08-2008, 12:59 PM
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
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I mow twice a week ? is that too much ?
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31-08-2008, 01:12 PM
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Adam.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Garfield, Victoria
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First time I've ever done it when its wet, only because we're putting our house on the market..
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31-08-2008, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Sadly my wife wont let me mow the lawns she says I dont do a good enough job, so she does it during the week. Sad I know.
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01-09-2008, 02:49 PM
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Meep Meep
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southside
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I only mow my lawns after the neighbours have had a massive party. Then I crank my mower at 7am on the dot.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
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01-09-2008, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Where I park it..
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LMAO.... ^^^^^
The council just mowed the park next to me..so now I know this weekend is time to mow LOL... they usually do some of my lawn because they are nice boys LOL  We will be moving out soon... and I'm so proud I have new lawn growing..its so small and fine and cute LOL... I had to put a some stakes and rope around it so the dogs wouldnt wreck it.. |
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01-09-2008, 03:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cattai, Sydney
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Probably because once you start mowin all the wives hear it and say
"NOW WHY ARNT YOU OUT THERE MOWING OUR LAWN LIKE THAT GREAT MAN UP THE STREET!" "meh.. tv..." "no sex til its done" *and he's out there like a rocket.*
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01-09-2008, 05:15 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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YES... ur wasting precious petrol...
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01-09-2008, 05:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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01-09-2008, 08:20 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2006
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That, and washing cars.
As soon as i start washing my car, 1 or 2 others will be out within the hour doing theres. |
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01-09-2008, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Werribee
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im surprised no one has mentioned yawning? its just like that :P
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01-09-2008, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: melbourne
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Its like cicadas - one starts and then next thing you know a stack are calling
__________________ I wonder if I can train the Cicadas to push the mower I do it 6 times per year and it takes 3 hours with the mighty Victa.thinking of turbocharging to make the whole process quicker
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