Yeah, I saw pictures of a building who insurance is covering At replacement and even I knew the support structures were failing and any decent wind would take it out. The owner never got around to reinforcing it. Well, now I get to help pay for it since the adjuster decided to either not look at it or can’t tell when something is totally shot.Watched the news last night, they showed a summary of last week's tornado paths. I'm pretty sure property insurance isn't going down anytime soon.
For me the closest Mike is like 12 blocks SW or 6 miles north.Driving down to the airport on S14, massive loss of trees in one part of it. If you draw a line from Cambridge to the Indian creek Country Club a Mike south of Nevada, that's where the trees are down. Some severely listing telephone poles as well.
My ultra green lawn disagrees.This weather totally sucks. So sick of rain every stinking day.
I'm posting from my phone and I'm NOT going to edit!For me the closest Mike is like 12 blocks SW or 6 miles north.
My ultra green lawn disagrees.
Electric mower goes brrrr.Seems lately like I'm buying more gas for the mower than for my car.
Breath with your nose and not your mouth hanging open.I live on an acreage of a little over 4 acres. Having farmed for most of my life I have an obsession to weeds and therefore mow it all. If you eliminate the area occupied by trees, buildings, etc., I figure I (conservatively) mow over 3 acres. According to Wiki there are on the average 3000 blades of grass per square foot. Math says I clip over 400 million blades of grass each mowing. With all the wind we've had it's almost impossible not to ingest a share of the clippings. I know this has little to do with weather, but I have one looming question: Why does my wife insist I eat vegetables with every meal?
Hard to sing along with my headset without opening my mouth--the job takes over 4 hrs to complete. (wow, just realized that 100 million blades per hour)Breath with your nose and not your mouth hanging open.
Seems lately like I'm buying more gas for the mower than for my car.
I live on an acreage of a little over 4 acres. Having farmed for most of my life I have an obsession to weeds and therefore mow it all. If you eliminate the area occupied by trees, buildings, etc., I figure I (conservatively) mow over 3 acres. According to Wiki there are on the average 3000 blades of grass per square foot. Math says I clip over 400 million blades of grass each mowing. With all the wind we've had it's almost impossible not to ingest a share of the clippings. I know this has little to do with weather, but I have one looming question: Why does my wife insist I eat vegetables with every meal?
I mow regularly but have converted considerable space to ground covers and natives. I’ve never seen as many fat, happy bumblebees as I have this spring.A study published this past March found that cutting the grass every two weeks resulted in significantly higher bee abundance. Less frequent mowing gives lawn flowers like dandelions and clover – this is where social pressure comes to bear – a little more time to grow and blossom, resulting in nourishment for bees.
I can mow 3 acres in a little over an hour. Others must have way more trimming than I do.Hard to sing along with my headset without opening my mouth--the job takes over 4 hrs to complete. (wow, just realized that 100 million blades per hour)
We have several flower beds that more than replace any dandelions or clover that I don't appreciate in my lawn. Directly across the road is a 4 or 5 acre patch of wildflowers still enrolled in the "pollinator project". Can't say I've noticed more or less bees over time before or after it was planted. I try to be "bee conscious" with any pesticide practices.![]()
Want to Help Bees? Take a Break from Lawn Mowing
Across the globe, native bee species are having trouble. Populations of bees have experienced severe declines that are largely attributed to the loss of habitat. If you have a lawn, you may be able to reverse this trend: All you have to do is be a little lazy and, depending on your neighborhood...www.usda.gov
I mow regularly but have converted considerable space to ground covers and natives. I’ve never seen as many fat, happy bumblebees as I have this spring.
We have lots of native plants...or weeds as some people call them. But remember, a weed is just a plant growing where a human doesn't want it to grow! We have had a high bumblee and honeybee population for about ten years now.![]()
Want to Help Bees? Take a Break from Lawn Mowing
Across the globe, native bee species are having trouble. Populations of bees have experienced severe declines that are largely attributed to the loss of habitat. If you have a lawn, you may be able to reverse this trend: All you have to do is be a little lazy and, depending on your neighborhood...www.usda.gov
I mow regularly but have converted considerable space to ground covers and natives. I’ve never seen as many fat, happy bumblebees as I have this spring.