OT: House And Yard Gripes

[jibsey]

I’m hoping to start a thread that will surpass the pizza thread with stories that will make us laugh or cry.
Let’s face it, pizza is just dough, sauce and toppings and look at the number of posts.
I’m organizing my disasters and will later post.

 

[Kitaman]

Gripes about this Yard? Well then, its confusing titles for me.

 

[superjohn]

I’m hoping to start a thread that will surpass the pizza thread with stories that will make us laugh or cry.
Let’s face it, pizza is just dough, sauce and toppings and look at the number of posts.
I’m organizing my disasters and will later post.

Says the guy who thinks Costco pizza is the best...

 

[husky429]

My yard is getting its ass kicked by nutsedge. And I'm tired of emptying my basement humidifier every 2 days

 

[temery]

My yard is getting its ass kicked by nutsedge. And I'm tired of emptying my basement humidifier every 2 days

Do you have a sink in the basement?

 

[sledog]

deer shjit

 

[Minicoop69]

Do you have a sink in the basement?

Or a sump pump? I just have a hose that drains it in there.

 

[storrsroars]

Let’s face it, pizza is just dough, sauce and toppings and look at the number of posts.

Since my first reply to this was taken down, can we at least agree this is the dumbest comment in the history of the BY?

Sacrilegious even.

 

[husky429]

Do you have a sink in the basement?

Yeah we have a basement sink with the laundry. But I should set it to work with the sump I'm just lazy

 

[boog204]

I had perpetual ground yellowjackets. Every year, I would forget that they were there, run over their nest with my mower, and get stung 492829 times. That house is gone due to life's throat punch, and I miss that house immensely, but I do not miss those freaking bees.

 

[husky8273]

I had perpetual ground yellowjackets. Every year, I would forget that they were there, run over their nest with my mower, and get stung 492829 times. That house is gone due to life's throat punch, and I miss that house immensely, but I do not miss those freaking bees.

use tempo dust

 

[HuskyHawk]

It’s relative. Looked at a few houses on Cape Cod Saturday, for some my comments were “too many trees”, “too hilly”, “too much land”. Having an acre in an oak forest on a hill has colored my view. I want the easy button now. Something you can mow with a normal 21” mower.

As for gripes, irrigation isn’t sturdy enough. It’s too prone to damage. Oak leaves have way too long a half life. They break down way too slowly and fall too late in the year. Landscapers use heavy mowers that damage the grass, especially when it is wet. Overall, maintenance is just too high. Fertilizer, grub treatment, lime, core aeration, fall cleanup, spring cleanup.

 

[jleves]

Ants

 

[ConnEd]

It’s relative. Looked at a few houses on Cape Cod Saturday, for some my comments were “too many trees”, “too hilly”, “too much land”. Having an acre in an oak forest on a hill has colored my view. I want the easy button now. Something you can mow with a normal 21” mower.

As for gripes, irrigation isn’t sturdy enough. It’s too prone to damage. Oak leaves have way too long a half life. They break down way too slowly and fall too late in the year. Landscapers use heavy mowers that damage the grass, especially when it is wet. Overall, maintenance is just too high. Fertilizer, grub treatment, lime, core aeration, fall cleanup, spring cleanup.

Don’t forget dethatching.