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!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

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

"CT" wrote in message
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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
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

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

"Sacha" wrote in message
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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

On 2013-04-10 10:37:05 +0100, Charlie Pridham said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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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!
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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! ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

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.

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

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

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

"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

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

On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:18:17 GMT, Baz wrote:

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

I only have a few undamaged areas to mow, so am envious of all you
"fell walkers". Hardly worth getting the mower out here.

Should be able to get on with the re seeding soon as the weather gets
warmer.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the East end of Swansea Bay where it got
dark today an hour earlier than a week ago!

On 2013-04-11 15:18:17 +0100, Baz said:

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

I quite like weeding because you see an instant result. I'll probably
be howled down but I find planting quite dull, though I enjoy planning!
Mowing on a tractor mower on the parking overflow field is good because
you can just do it and be thinking of something else with most of the
brain!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Weeding is good because
a) you can sit down
b) you can fill lots of tubs of weeds, which gives a sense of achievement
c) there's lots to look at - great for looking at plants in a detailed way
d) you meet frogs
e) you come across lots of interesting self-seedings - the trickier the plant, the more likely it is that you will come across a self seeding in a really awkward place.

Mowing is better now I've got rid of most of the grass. I have a tiddly lawn mower which weighs only 3 kg (so I can carry it in one hand easily) and yet I usually only have to empty the bag three times.

What I hate doing is spreading the compost. It's a red-letter day when I've emptied one of the bins and at last have more space for weeds.