Leaf me the **** alone!

[popcornjack]

I thought sure this thread was about Ryan "f***in' knock it off!!" Leaf

and get me a pain pill!!

[momsrule27]

My hubby and son are going out to do battle with the F**&ING leaves......too bad I can't help.

[Salukulady]

leaf blower

get the back pack kind and some protective earwear and a coupla cold beers.

AND as an extra bonus.... Mr Freaky sleeps like a baby

Since the majority are not your leaves. You can just blow them back where they came from. ( If you have an enterprising keet, or are up to it, blow the leaves out of your yard and then charge the rest of the neighborhood to blow the leaves out of their yards. )

Or else you can simply keep raking all of the leaves up and have one big grand barn fire and yard party. Perhaps have everyone bring a dish and BYOB. They can sit and enjoy a mountain of leaves turn into a mountain of ash.

The Fire Dept. would be on us like white on rice and we'd get a citation. There's NO burning of trash or leaves or anything here in CA allowed. At my Dad's house (about two miles from me) he has a fire ring that's been there since the 50's. We have family parties there and when we light it up every once in a while the fire dept. has been known to visit us. They are very vigilant in my town.....and for a good reason.
As far a leaf blowers, I'd like to kill the guy who invented those.....ever been woke up with one of those things outside your bedroom window? I vote for the rake and a teenager who needs the cash.

[Conolulu]

GINORMOUS Live Oak in the back yard...

Leaves everywhere...AND they drop acorn thingys on your head that hurt like the dickens when you're raking......adding insult to the whole thing.

I feel your pain....

[pbans]

GINORMOUS Live Oak in the back yard...

Leaves everywhere...AND they drop acorn thingys on your head that hurt like the dickens when you're raking......adding insult to the whole thing.

I feel your pain....

....insert lame Chicken Little reference here.......

[C-Dawg]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

[Spider Johnson]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

Hmmm Mind if I ask why you did not drag the tarp with the mower? ( or did you not think of that? )

[nutmeg]

Tons of leaves this year. Luckily we don't need to bag them...the city has us rake them into the street...They have a giant vacuum that comes along and sucks them up.

but we have raked and raked and they still keep coming. The city has planted sycamore trees in the outlawn (they have leaves like dinner plates)

[Spider Johnson]

leaf blower

get the back pack kind and some protective earwear and a coupla cold beers.

AND as an extra bonus.... Mr Freaky sleeps like a baby

Since the majority are not your leaves. You can just blow them back where they came from. ( If you have an enterprising keet, or are up to it, blow the leaves out of your yard and then charge the rest of the neighborhood to blow the leaves out of their yards. )

Or else you can simply keep raking all of the leaves up and have one big grand barn fire and yard party. Perhaps have everyone bring a dish and BYOB. They can sit and enjoy a mountain of leaves turn into a mountain of ash.

The Fire Dept. would be on us like white on rice and we'd get a citation. There's NO burning of trash or leaves or anything here in CA allowed. At my Dad's house (about two miles from me) he has a fire ring that's been there since the 50's. We have family parties there and when we light it up every once in a while the fire dept. has been known to visit us. They are very vigilant in my town.....and for a good reason.
As far a leaf blowers, I'd like to kill the guy who invented those.....ever been woke up with one of those things outside your bedroom window? I vote for the rake and a teenager who needs the cash.

Understabable about the fire deptmartment. I am glad to hear they are vigilant there. Here, if you burn outside you are suppose to call the foresty department and get a burn permit number. This sort of protects you if the fire gets out of hand or something. If they do see it and come pay you a "visit", you are liable for the expenditure they make, if you don't have a burn permit number. Much cheaper to make the phone call and saving of manpower and equipment.

As for the leaf blowers and their noise, I agree with you. I just thought it to be sort of funny and a "yard job security/ justice" thing to blow the leaves back to the yard where they came from and charge them for it.
Not to mention the racket would be annoying to them as well.

Other than that, it is quite emjoyable and there is something about sitting outside around a nice fire. A bonus happens when a friend shows up with a guitar and we all sit around "sippin" on our beverages and listening to the world go by.

[C-Dawg]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

Hmmm Mind if I ask why you did not drag the tarp with the mower? ( or did you not think of that? )

was quicker to let her keep bagging leaves while I dragged the tarp...when i did them last Wed, I did them alone and emptied the bags after each pass....was a PIA....when I do the backyard this week, I'll be alone and have to do it that way again.

[Missing B'dos]

Nothin' here but frangipani blossoms in the pool
Whew, were there a lotta leaves up in ID last week, tho. About 10 billion.
Years ago used to live in WI and the property had about 14 blue and black spruce trees... no leafy trees.
Jimmy refused to rake, claiming that NONE of the leaves were his, 'cause we didn't have any leafy trees.
If you wait long enough the snow might cover them!

[Spider Johnson]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

Hmmm Mind if I ask why you did not drag the tarp with the mower? ( or did you not think of that? )

was quicker to let her keep bagging leaves while I dragged the tarp...when i did them last Wed, I did them alone and emptied the bags after each pass....was a PIA....when I do the backyard this week, I'll be alone and have to do it that way again.

Ahh ok. well I suppose you could empty them all on the tarp, when by yourself, and then drag the tarp over in one trip? Perhaps include the last load on the mower as well and dump it all at once? Whatever works and is easiest for you. I don't have a bagger attachment for my lawn tractor. A friend was going to give me one but it did not fit my model. I generally use the mower to blow them up into a pile, then use them for mulch around the plants or use them for a fire. My dog (as a puppy) used to go ballistic when I was raking leaves. He has gotten over that now. Yes I still have to rake, even with the lawn tractor.

Best of luck be with you. At least you can enjoy an adult beverage while you "rake" your yard and get the job done.

[C-Dawg]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

Hmmm Mind if I ask why you did not drag the tarp with the mower? ( or did you not think of that? )

was quicker to let her keep bagging leaves while I dragged the tarp...when i did them last Wed, I did them alone and emptied the bags after each pass....was a PIA....when I do the backyard this week, I'll be alone and have to do it that way again.

Ahh ok. well I suppose you could empty them all on the tarp, when by yourself, and then drag the tarp over in one trip? Perhaps include the last load on the mower as well and dump it all at once? Whatever works and is easiest for you. I don't have a bagger attachment for my lawn tractor. A friend was going to give me one but it did not fit my model. I generally use the mower to blow them up into a pile, then use them for mulch around the plants or use them for a fire. My dog (as a puppy) used to go ballistic when I was raking leaves. He has gotten over that now. Yes I still have to rake, even with the lawn tractor.

Best of luck be with you. At least you can enjoy an adult beverage while you "rake" your yard and get the job done.

I drank 6 Coronas while dragging leaves....then finished the 12 pack watching the 4th quarter of the Patriots game and the Indy/Steelers game....feeling no pain

[SeattleParrotHead]

Check your city codes to see what they say about leaves.

At our last house, we had some neighbors who had several trees in their yard. It frustrated me to no end that the leaves always blew across the street and ended up in my yard (and drive way, and garage, and . . . ) To make matters worse, the neighbors had a sail boat and each weekend they went away (they’d leave after work on Friday and come home late Sunday.) So each weekend I’d rake their leaves in my yard while they were away playing!

I called the city and found out that the law said that since the tree was in their yard, the leaves were their responsibility, even when they were in my yard!

The guy was never very sociable, so I anticipated a conversation that would end up something like “well screw you”, “no, screw you!” But to my surprise, it actually went like this:
”Hey Gary, did you know that law says that those leaves belong to you, no matter which side of the street they’re on?”
“No, really?”
“Yeah, so would you mind raking them up before the wind blows them over here?”
“Sure, no problem.”

After that, every Friday before they left for the weekend, he’d be out there raking leaves!

Amazing what a little communication can accomplish!

[Spider Johnson]

Marilyn and I spent 2 1/2 hours today raking and using the lawnmower to s*** up leaves. Because we have a large lawn, and the leaves were almost 6" deep, I put her on the mower. She would make one pass, and then I'd empty the 2 bags in the bagger onto a 20'X10" tarp we had. Ffirst load I put 8 bags on, but found it was really heavy to drag, so afterwards dargged 6 bags at a time. In the end I dragged 56 bags of leaves, and we still have the back yard to do guessing another 40 bags. Sad thing is, 2 of our Oaks still have half their leaves......I hate this sh!t!!!!!

Hmmm Mind if I ask why you did not drag the tarp with the mower? ( or did you not think of that? )

was quicker to let her keep bagging leaves while I dragged the tarp...when i did them last Wed, I did them alone and emptied the bags after each pass....was a PIA....when I do the backyard this week, I'll be alone and have to do it that way again.

Ahh ok. well I suppose you could empty them all on the tarp, when by yourself, and then drag the tarp over in one trip? Perhaps include the last load on the mower as well and dump it all at once? Whatever works and is easiest for you. I don't have a bagger attachment for my lawn tractor. A friend was going to give me one but it did not fit my model. I generally use the mower to blow them up into a pile, then use them for mulch around the plants or use them for a fire. My dog (as a puppy) used to go ballistic when I was raking leaves. He has gotten over that now. Yes I still have to rake, even with the lawn tractor.

Best of luck be with you. At least you can enjoy an adult beverage while you "rake" your yard and get the job done.

I drank 6 Coronas while dragging leaves....then finished the 12 pack watching the 4th quarter of the Patriots game and the Indy/Steelers game....feeling no pain

There you go! You gotta love it when a plan comes together like that!

[Spider Johnson]

Check your city codes to see what they say about leaves.

At our last house, we had some neighbors who had several trees in their yard. It frustrated me to no end that the leaves always blew across the street and ended up in my yard (and drive way, and garage, and . . . ) To make matters worse, the neighbors had a sail boat and each weekend they went away (they’d leave after work on Friday and come home late Sunday.) So each weekend I’d rake their leaves in my yard while they were away playing!

I called the city and found out that the law said that since the tree was in their yard, the leaves were their responsibility, even when they were in my yard!

The guy was never very sociable, so I anticipated a conversation that would end up something like “well screw you”, “no, screw you!” But to my surprise, it actually went like this:
”Hey Gary, did you know that law says that those leaves belong to you, no matter which side of the street they’re on?”
“No, really?”
“Yeah, so would you mind raking them up before the wind blows them over here?”
“Sure, no problem.”

After that, every Friday before they left for the weekend, he’d be out there raking leaves!

Amazing what a little communication can accomplish!

Boat owning and sailing involves more than simple playing. Taking people sailing used to be another "chore" for me. Soon as the boat got back to it's slip, usually everyone dissapeared. (Even after asking and volunteering to help get things squared away.) Polite thing to do is, stick around and help square everyting away and make sure it gets properly done. I got used to doing such by myself, and was quite pleasantly surprised when people would actually stick around and help out. They were also surprised at some of the occasional things involved. Those people got invited back.

At least you had a considerate neighbor, after it was brought to his attention. Did you ever get an invite (or make an offer) to go sailing?

[sonofabeach]

My last house had a few red maples in the backyard that dropped leaves everywhere. It was too much to mulch and we always had to rake.
Luckily here in the newer place all we have are palm trees in the back.

[MacPhin]

i feel everyone's pain with the leaves. I can no longer help in that department because of my fibromyalgia. If I did and could actually finish, i'd be in the pain clinic for the rest of the month or more.

anyway, the weekend before MOTM, dave did the lawn mostly with the lawn mover. it wasn't that bad then. he did clean the gutters, which were last done a year ago. that's when the ladder fell and hit his head requiring the 8 staples. when we returned home, on Wednesday am we could see nothing but leaves everywhere. we couldn't see the lawn or the driveway. the gutters were overflowing with new leaves. it was like all the trees had been shaken all at once. it also seems like they have fallen a bit early this year. yesterday he tackled the gutters and some of the back lawn and patio. today dave (staplehead, aka tagalong ) used the blower, lawn mower and the rake. We have 50 acres ( not ours, thank god) of forest behind our house. Between that and the preveiling wind that blows our neighbors leaves down the street into our yard, up against the side neighbors' rock fence. it's a royal pain in the a$$. i wish we could ask them to come and get their leaves....yeah, that would go over!!

[ragtopW]

i had to clean the leaves out of the back of my truck..

[mason]

We don't get near that many, but Larry mulches them with his lawnmover....have to tried that?

All the doggone time.
It's bad enough I spend four friggin' hours just MOWING and trimming the lawn, I'll be damned if I'm going to spend ANY time raking leaves.
(No pun intended, but) I leave them where they fall. If the lawn mower doesn't get them, que sara sara.
And I don't ever expect to get the yard of the month award.

ahhhh....a brother in arms. well after all, he is sagitarian.



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