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Miles of mowing
According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind
a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Sacha wrote:
According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Well, if that's not a good enough excuse to get ride-on mower, I don't know what is. -- Chris |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk Not really, I think I must be cutting someone else's share!! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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"CT" wrote in message ... Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Well, if that's not a good enough excuse to get ride-on mower, I don't know what is. -- Chris I have always wanted one, when my father in law died we inherited one but I was gutted when I discovered it wouldn't fit through any of the gateways, its on permanent loan to my mother. It even had little headlights - sigh! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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On 2013-04-10 10:37:05 +0100, Charlie Pridham said:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk Not really, I think I must be cutting someone else's share!! Aaaaaah! So sad about you and your little ride-on mower. My children used to fight to drive mine. Then they fought not to have to! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-04-10 10:20:49 +0100, CT said:
Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Well, if that's not a good enough excuse to get ride-on mower, I don't know what is. But think of the gym fees it could save. If you went to a gym! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote:
According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. |
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On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said:
On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. -- http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk |
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On 2013-04-10 15:54:16 +0100, mogga said:
On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. Our grass had its first cut last week but the mowers were on a high setting. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ...
On 2013-04-10 15:54:16 +0100, mogga said: On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. Our grass had its first cut last week but the mowers were on a high setting. I had to mow around a snow drift! Mike |
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On 11/04/2013 10:52, Muddymike wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2013-04-10 15:54:16 +0100, mogga said: On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. Our grass had its first cut last week but the mowers were on a high setting. I had to mow around a snow drift! Mike That' sno fun |
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On 2013-04-11 10:52:34 +0100, Muddymike said:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2013-04-10 15:54:16 +0100, mogga said: On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. Our grass had its first cut last week but the mowers were on a high setting. I had to mow around a snow drift! Mike Never let it be said that gardening is boring! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-04-11 13:37:06 +0100, David Hill said:
On 11/04/2013 10:52, Muddymike wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2013-04-10 15:54:16 +0100, mogga said: On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-04-10 11:06:20 +0100, David Hill said: On 10/04/2013 10:18, Sacha wrote: According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! Not a lot really 20 years is 1.12 miles a year, so cutting 20 times a year give you around 480 yards a cut. So a 18 inch cut (not allowing for overlap) would give you a lawn of around 30f by 90ft. When I was teaching Mobility to visually impaired people I used to walk well over 1000 miles a year (5 miles a day, 5 days a week 25 x 4 weeks is 100 miles a month) and many days were well over 5 miles. I reckon that every time I cut all my grass here I walk a good country mile, and that's with a 30 inch cut. I feel tired just reading that! The council have been and mowed the 'grass' verges today. The grass looked really dead before they did it and you couldn't tell they'd been. Our grass had its first cut last week but the mowers were on a high setting. I had to mow around a snow drift! Mike That' sno fun Pretty flakey though! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Sacha wrote in :
According to today's Country Life a British man walks 224 miles behind a lawnmower during his lifetime! Bet that's cheered you all up! I feel like the 224 miles have been walked every time I mow the lawns. It is so boring, seems to take a lifetime in its self. In fact, I think weeding is more interesting than cutting grass. Baz |
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