Doug Kanter wrote:
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"Travis" wrote in message
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David Martel wrote:
Mail,

Such technical flaws in a citation won't affect the merit
of the citation. If you raise the issue of the date the
date will be corrected. Mow your lawn.

Dave M.

It could be something other than the lawn. Shrubs/trees
blocking the sidewalk or interfering with traffic.

That's true. I walk 4 nights a week. A few neighbors have stuff
growing in
such a way that it pokes pedestrians in the face. I like wild
gardens, but
that's just plain stupid.

Around here, people seem to move every two or three years. People
move in and get an urge to mark their territory by planting
something. Often it is
a small tree or shrub that they plop down in an inappropriate
spot. They move in a couple of years and the cycle repeats.
After about 15 years, you
get stuff growing over the sidewalks and blocking your vision at
the intersection. It's too much work for people to remove or
prune overgrown pants, and most people seem to be allergic to the
outdoors. They drive down
the street, push the garage door transmitter, drive into the
garage, close the door, and don't come outside again until it's
time for the next work day. They seem oblivious to the fact that
their landscape needs some attention. I suspect that most of the
younger people who do this are conditioned by their parents
catering to their every need that it isn't in their scope of
thought to do anything themselves.

The way some people "think" about their yards is truly bizarre. My
neighbor across the street has done a pretty nice job of
landscaping. It's the type of setup you'd expect from a guy who
doesn't really like plants THAT much, so it's designed for minimal
maintenance. Not sterile, but plants that need little attention.
Then, last week, he started applying that hideous, artificially
colored red mulch. :-) We got to talking and he asked if I wanted
some extra mulch. I commented that I didn't like the red stuff. His
response: "I know it's not natural looking, but when people see it,
it's obvious that someone's been landscaping".

????? scratching head If 5 sheets of paper are stapled
together, it's obvious that someone's been stapling, but so what?
:-)

I've never seen red mulch. Where does one get it?

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5