Lawn-mowing: Favorite pastime of Columbus suburbanites

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Andy
I'm dying to see if my neighbor mows his lawn today. It has rained all night and now all morning. But Sunday and Wednesday are his lawn-mowing days. After all, the City of Columbus usually comes on Thursday to pick up the grass clippings. Can't miss that, now can we? Will he attempt to dodge raindrops so that his beloved grass carpet will remain at its uniform 2.25 inches? What would the neighbors think if his lawn became obstreperous at the disheveled height of 3+ inches? Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Will his 6.75 horsepower, Briggs and Stratton engine, 21 inch cut, self-propelled, rear-bagging, 3 in 1 blade system, John Deere push-mower get yet another opportunity to belch out 11 times more pollutants than your average car and 3 times the decibels? I think I saw him spraying Pam non-stick cooking spray to the underside of the beast in preparation for its twice weekly feeding. He can't let my other neighbor, who mowed despite a June shower, show him up. Heck, I've heard him fire up his mower in the 8 am hour on weekends. A little rain would seem like less of an inconvenience than an early start to the day. Ahh well, I'm putting a fifty spot that he'll mow at some point today. The urge is just too great to resist. Besides, I think he's already watched the most recent American Idol three times.
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  • Angelo Mandato

    I like to let the grass get reasonably high before mowing it down, saves gas and once the June-August months come, it keeps the grass looking thick and green. Everyone else in my neighborhood likes to cut their lawns at gulf course height and when the dry summer months come they end up having to water their lawns or let them turn brown.


    I have an almost identical mower, same engine you describe but it's a Craftsman. I can mow the lawn twice on one tank of gas and I have a decent size yard, takes just over an hour to mow. I've only used the bag catcher once, my wife wanted the clippings for compost. I replaced the blade this spring and use the compost option, the lawn looks like it's bagged, but it is not.



    My tips, put your settings on medium height in the spring, highest height in the summer and only cut when you need to. Save money, your time, the environment and have a nice looking lawn without the need to water to boot.

  • Betty

    My parents now obsess about their lawn. When I visit them, it is a main topic of conversation for them, along with how a neighbor doesn't take care of his lawn. Fun times!


    I don't mind mowing, but I'm glad the twice a week season is over.

  • wyliemac

    I actually enjoy mowing. But that's because I have a riding mower.

  • Walker Evans

    Ugh. I hate mowing the lawn. Never liked it as a kid, and I still don't like it now. That being said, I recently blogged about my first mower purchase and it's been fun to use these first few weeks. Although I can see it becoming a chore once again when the newness finishes wearing off. Anyway, once a week is good enough for me. ;)

  • Walker Evans

    Ugh. I hate mowing the lawn. Never liked it as a kid, and I still don't like it now. That being said, I recently blogged about my first mower purchase and it's been fun to use these first few weeks. Although I can see it becoming a chore once again when the newness finishes wearing off. Anyway, once a week is good enough for me. ;)

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