Will I EVER get my grass cut ?

Ally Dick

This appalling weather. It must have rained every day for the past two months. My grass is getting very long and it isn't dry for long enough to cut it

mike65

Heh, try a flamethrower. We had one when I was a youngster - ran on paraffin I think (it smelt great!), it should be okay tomorrow and as it didn't rain today with the breeze it might just be cuttable by late afternoon.

karlog

Lets try to stay serious here. Have you tried using a hairdryer?

phasers

My mam has been moaning about this for weeks.

It's grass ffs, who cares?

Archeron

Buy a goat.

Adamcp898

I wish my lawn was an emo so it would cut itself

trout

cover the lawn with tarmac and paint it green ... job done

FACEPALM

Pet rabbit FTW

karlog

Well i'm pretty sure there's been one day where it hasn't rained. You probably just missed it. Wait for the next dry day.

Come to think of it how long does it take grass to dry? Cant you just cut it a couple of hours after it's rained.

Sleipnir

Time to get the Chinese in.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1040011820080411

karlog

Sleipnir wrote: »

Time to get the Chinese in.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1040011820080411

If it costs money it wont happen. That's Ireland for ya.

Ally Dick

Sleipnir wrote: »

Time to get the Chinese in.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1040011820080411

Ha ha. Excellent. I wonder does that work ?

Ally Dick

phasers wrote: »

My mam has been moaning about this for weeks.

It's grass ffs, who cares?

It annoys me when it gets too long...

Four-Percent

phasers wrote: »

It's grass ffs, who cares?

Eh, all the grass people for starters. Are you mad?!

biko

All I need is two good days so I can cut the lawn too, damn rain. Actually don't have to be good, just dry.

Sam Kade

Ally Dick wrote: »

This appalling weather. It must have rained every day for the past two months. My grass is getting very long and it isn't dry for long enough to cut it

Yes it rained every day but it doesn't rain all day. I cut my lawn twice in the last 10 days you don't need the grass bone dry to cut it.

Gummy Panda

Ally Dick wrote: »

This appalling weather. It must have rained every day for the past two months. My grass is getting very long and it isn't dry for long enough to cut it

Being wet is no excuse for not cutting your grass down to a more manageable and enjoyable size.

Shacklebolt

Adamcp898 wrote: »

I wish my lawn was an emo so it would cut itself

Those emo curtains are all the rage these days. They hang themselves.

Ally Dick

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Being wet is no excuse for not cutting your grass down to a more manageable and enjoyable size.

You probably have a point there. On Sunday afternoon, I'm going to cut it regardless. I'm sick of looking at it at this stage

John Mason

frikken telll me about - i am cutting it tomorrow even if it is raining

Cianos

Google went with the Goat approach.

deisedude

I must say i'm seriously disappointed with this thread thus far, 2 pages and not one mention of anyone trimming their bush:pac:

Gummy Panda

deisedude wrote: »

I must say i'm seriously disappointed with this thread thus far, 2 pages and not one mention of anyone trimming their bush:pac:

subtle innuendos is subtle.

DonJose

Pray for another famine, problem solved

ejmaztec

deisedude wrote: »

I must say i'm seriously disappointed with this thread thus far, 2 pages and not one mention of anyone trimming their bush:pac:

Grass-cutting is a very serious business. Any more quips and you'll get a clip round the ear.:P

The guy

mike65 wrote: »

Heh, try a flamethrower. We had one when I was a youngster - ran on paraffin I think (it smelt great!), it should be okay tomorrow and as it didn't rain today with the breeze it might just be cuttable by late afternoon.

Yeah when I was a youngster people used to do that outside my home too.

In Vietnam.

I did love the smell though.

Kradock

The guy wrote: »

Yeah when I was a youngster people used to do that outside my home too.

In Vietnam.

I did love the smell though.

The music was great too

karlog

OP it hasn't rained for a while you could try cutting it now, even though its dark outside.

RonMexico

I love the smell of fresh cut grass in the morning...smells like, victory.

mink_man

if theres grass in the field, play ball!

jigglywoo

How long does it take to gut the grass? 45 mins? I'm sure at some stage during any given day it hasn't rained for a 45 min period.
It doesn't matter if the grass is wet or not, everyone has a spare pair of wrecked shoes for the job and you'd still end up with grass stains if the grass was dry.

Be glad you're not trimming bushes, jiggle them too much and you get drenched.

stovelid

I managed to do it last night and it had got really high. It is really tough to mow wet grass.

The grass was so high that I managed to burst one of those small footballs (lying in the grass) belonging to my neighbour's kid too.

It was a very satisfying grumpy twisted old fucker moment as I held the mangled leather aloft and grinned mirthlessly.

Overheal

jigglywoo wrote: »

How long does it take to gut the grass? 45 mins? I'm sure at some stage during any given day it hasn't rained for a 45 min period.
It doesn't matter if the grass is wet or not, everyone has a spare pair of wrecked shoes for the job and you'd still end up with grass stains if the grass was dry.

Be glad you're not trimming bushes, jiggle them too much and you get drenched.

Ladies and Gentleman: Someone who has never mowed wet grass.

netwhizkid

My biggest grip with wet grass is how it chokes up the mower. Another big problem is the wet ground and how you'd nearly go bogging while mowing the lawn. I had my drain lawned about 5 years ago with drains running accross it and herring bone drains to take the water, make a grand job of it except for one dry section that was ok but was no match for the summers of 07,08 & 09. Will have to get that bit drained next year.

John Mason

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO

got my grass cut this morning

Biggins

Just finished cutting mine.

mike65

Just did the back garden and a bit of trimming and weeding. The front can wait.

RxQueen

be like my neighbour, go out and cut it at 11 at night and sometimes one in the morning*shakes fist*

ShooterSF

DonJose wrote: »

Pray for another famine, problem solved

Famine != Drought

Topmanager

I have heared that their is going to be a heatwave next week and it going to last for a month:D:cool::D

Kradock

Grass cut , garden looking good . Neighbours are no longer tutting as they pass:)

DublinWriter

I've been praying for our scabby, plastically Flymo electric to bite the dust so I can get a Honda petrol mower and have the ability to cut the grass in a light drizzle.

I was toying with the idea of getting one of those robot-things, but I'm afraid our hyperactive Jack Russell would probably try to mate with it.

broker2008

I cambe back yesterday from a week in Spain(where it didnt rain) and I hadnt cut the grass for 2 weeks before that.There were mushrooms growing all over the grass.Gross.

The grass was so long that it kept clogging and took twice as long- the mushrooms tasted good though.

mukki

Topmanager wrote: »

I have heared that their is going to be a heatwave next week and it going to last for a month:D:cool::D

next week is going to last a month?????


dam it, christmas is even further away now

Ally Dick

Topmanager wrote: »

I have heared that their is going to be a heatwave next week and it going to last for a month:D:cool::D

Some punter has called it right for the last three years. He predicted a warm start to this June, a deluge for July and August, and he is predicting that September will be another warm month. I hope he is right.

By the way, I went and cut my grass yesterday despite the ground being extremely wet. I now have short grass with big mucky skid marks all over the place. Still, I am not sorry I tackled it !

martyboy48

By the way, I went and cut my grass yesterday despite the ground being extremely wet. I now have short grass with big mucky skid marks all over the place. Still, I am not sorry I tackled it ![/quote]

Maybe it's my sense of humour, but I am picturing something totally different to what you mean lol

Ally Dick

martyboy48 wrote: »

Maybe it's my sense of humour, but I am picturing something totally different to what you mean lol

I knew it might look a bit dodgy alright !