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911 Tribute by Budweiser. Only aired once.

leadarrows — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:19 GMT

Outstanding IMO.

Hello from NC

Lawnmowertech37 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:42:14 GMT

As many may know i went by lawnmowerman on the original lawncafe site my name is calvin owner of CM Small engines which i have a internet store site that most may have stumbled on if they were looking for obsolete items for mcculloch saws poulan saws and homelite saws i lost my dad back in december last year my mom is not doing good right now she been sick since moms day and is in the nursing home with lymphoma cancer last stage but she is holding on they have her on morphine around the clock please keep me in your prayers

I am a Distributor now for a manufacture of aftermarket parts which means i will be charging dealer prices to the landscapers yes i was at the gie expo last year and plan on going this year if the funds get built up by then

Thanks
calvin

baseball diamonds,soccer fields?

porkchop — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:06:53 GMT

Does anybody have experience maintaining baseball diamonds/or soccer fields? How long does the chalking take, or any helpful tips? thanks

GIE When is it? who's going?

windmill — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:29:40 GMT

Alaskan Air is offering some good deals from Canada, but I'd like to know that I'll be meeting some of y'all. Also need to know the dates for proper booking of flights.

commercial mowers?

porkchop — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:10:48 GMT

I want to upgrade my business to new commercial mowers for the 2011 season something in the 48"-60" range. Any suggestions on brand,size,or anything else would be appreciated. thanks

Hardscaping Question

The Lawn Ranger — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:11:49 GMT

If my finish grade is 3.5 then it should be 2.5 with the 1" of sand. After running compactor over pavers will set down in the sand to the 3.5 mark. Also I read somewhere(long time ago) that you shouldn't walk on pavers until they are set in the 1" bed of sand. Is this true ? Good thing I'm doing this at my house waayy outta practice:banghead:

Landscape Body vs. Trailer

CutAbove — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:17:38 GMT

Hey Guys I sold a lawn business in a old town and am now getting into a new one where I live now, because college is boring as hell. I am contemplating the idea of a dodge diesel with a landscape bed with rear gate or if I should make the truck have a dump bed and just pull a trailer. I have a fabrication shop, so I can build anything. If you have an idea let me know. I am open to any thought no matter how crazy. A push mower behind a Harley is a little out of my league though.:D I want to have two exmark walk behinds and a scag turf tiger 61" too, any input on those decisions would be nice as well

Towning with a Zero Turn?

billyvnj — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:04:54 GMT

I recently purchased a John Deere Eztrak Z245 - I'm not in the Landscaping business - only a homeowner. I have an old Craftsman tractor (model 917.257572 - 15hp) that I was considering putting up for sale. According to the manual, the John Deere has a 250 lb towing capacity. It seems like an obvious question, but wondering what experience people have towing small items with a Zero Turn. I am looking to only tow a plug aerator and a homemade trailer (not sure how much it weighs - it used to be a small trailer for wood hauling) a few times a year. As stated I was going to put the Craftsman up for sale (I could use the money), but now I'm having second thoughts - thinking of keeping it only to tow. Can the Zero Turn stand alone in this capacity? Thanks in advance for your expertise.

Mind your own business !

GLAN — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:25:49 GMT

This is what I was told this past Monday from the manager of my churches parish center.

I do the maintenance work for the 3 properties of the Church....Center for 22 years......Church and Rectory same years, but.....there was a 4 year gap when the priest of that time was fired by me for changing the contract....or ignoring the contract and we just did not see eye to eye.

Mind your own business.........yup......this is what the centers manager said to me........the first Sunday in August was our church picnic......prior to that date someone had dropped off a small childs play gym....swings, slide....you get the idea...........it was well used.......for the days picnic fine enjoy......it's a used piece of junk that I am sure they didn't know how to get rid of.......till they thought......give it to the church

It is still there

On a concrete slab in the middle of the best looking features of the property........

Manager had stopped their from his day job while we were finishing our weekly work......I asked him about the play gym........Oh, it's going to stay there, on the concrete.

What !?!?!?

What if a kid falls, knocks out some teeth, breaks an arm?......His response was....kids get hurt all the time....not our problem

Not your problem?

A party rents the facility for an event......kids are there friday or saturday night...kid falls.......church will get sued........we have insurance.

Insurance?..........they will not cover you for that play gym.........placed on concrete

Mind your own business.........

Mind my own business?..........did it ever occur to you when you were given the managers position to read the insurance policy?.....what is and what is not covered?..........did it ever occur to you that maybe on concrete is not such a good idea?..........kids run, can trip on the parking lot curbs.......yeah, but they know it's there and it is part of the property.......that play gym is not constructed for public use, nor is it placed on an acceptable cushioned platform.......It's ok, our kids will use it.............NO IT'S NOT OK......this is not your backyard.....this property is open to the public. Subject to all the rules, regulations of a publicly accessable property......DO YOU EVEN KNOW THIS ?

You shouldn't talk about things that do not concern you.............Doesn't concern me?...............this is my church you jackass..........I do alot for and have done alot for this church in my more than 20 years of service to the church.........much that I have never been paid for.............and I maintain it..........I find the broken plants that the kids break...........I have to cleanup the gravel that is thrown on the grass and into the parking lot.........it costs me blades when cutting over the gravel.......when the gravel is not to be in the grass.........or hows about the paper plates, beer, wine, liquir bottles I have to take out of the bushes.

he goes running off to a group of old ladies........Monday is the churches senior group meeting.........he's yelling at them in the native eastern european language.....with some english words.....I know he is complaining about me.........

from about 30 yards away......I yell to him..........Is there a problem?....what are you yelling at them for?.

You should mind your own business.

BS.......I should mind my own business..........Get a clue jackass.......or you shouldn't be the manager......you can't do things here as if it were at your own home.......and at your own home.......you wouldn't leave a play gym on concrete.........certainly not where it could be considered your from lawn.........How is it that you the manager does not know of the gravel that is missing from it's location.......how do you not know it's thrown into the parking lot?........and it's our kids, kids from our church that are doing this.........and they are breaking plants.........for 2 years now I have paid attention to when the Saturday classes are in session and when not during the summer..........when it is not in session......no gravel in the parking lot...no gravel in the grass and no broken plants

Aren't our kids taught to respect other peoples property?.......bet they don't break plants or throw gravel around at their own homes......aren't our kids taught to respect the church ?..........he says he can't watch what goes on all the time..........what about the parents?.......the ones teaching the religion and language classes.......the kids are their responsibility..........(apparently the kids jump up and down on tables time to time, breaking them)

Been down this road before with the saturday people..........the adults think that break time for the kids is their break time as well.......I was told.......we can't watch them all the time.............That's your job!!!.........first as a parent.......second as their educator and lastly as their elder in the church....you are responsible...........when my generation went through the saturday classes.......we never disrespected the church and the properties.

It's these new arrivals from eastern europe.....no morals, no values, no respect.........clueless.

Coke

windmill — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:04:04 GMT

My niece's daughter is an accomplished musician who decided to put something together for COKE. I think she did a pretty good job,for a young kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHZQF...layer_embedded

Garden results 2010

GLAN — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:10:18 GMT

So?................

How has the results been from our home gardens this year ?

Alarming video every westerner should see.

Yungman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:51:01 GMT

http://www.tangle.com/view_video?vie...3eabea1ceb73e4