hochkis

I use a Reel mower. Then again my "yard" is about 10' x 15'.

If it were my choice (the wife calls the shots on the house/landscaping since she bought the house before I met her) we would not have grass at all.

Joe Perez

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It's also discouraged by the water board. In some areas, you can actually get a tax credit for not having a lawn.

(This annoys me since, as an apartment-dweller, I also have no lawn and yet I receive no tax credit.)

rleete

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You also have no property taxes. Why would you get a credit for taxes you don't pay?

triple88a

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If you got a problem with the gas engine noise why not just do a big exhaust on it from a scooter or a motorcycle or something?

Personally if i was to go electric I'd do a diy remote control lawn mower. This is gas but you get the idea. Ever seen robot wars?

fooger03

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If there were no property taxes, his rent would be significantly lower. All tenants pay property taxes, it's merely rolled up into a single larger payment called "rent".

I see a lot of renters around me with kids, who are barely making ends meet. I suspect that they vote "yes" on school levys because they have kids and they don't think they pay property taxes. If only they knew, I think our last school levy would have gone from 51% yea/49% nay to 35% yea/65% nay. I don't know the facts on renters/voter percentage, but these are my suspicions.

I also see a reduction on my property tax bill labeled something like "homeowner residence" - it's basically a property tax reduction on my property for living in the house that I own. I suspect that this means that a property which is rented out does not receive this discount, and thus the renter actually pays higher property taxes than I, a homeowner, do.

fooger03

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Screw that, I want a roomba for my lawn.

triple88a

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I dont know lawn roomba would be cool but i dont trust it outside. Wouldnt want that 400-500 **** to get stolen.

fooger03

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If you can afford the lawnba, you live in a neighborhood where you aren't worried about it getting stolen. The price for the base model is $2700.

triple88a

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Hmm nvm then lol i'd rather build my rc battle bot for that amount of money and have some left over for a borg for my car.

Braineack

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I like mowing my lawn, why have a robot do it? I alos find myself weeding, and I've already spent a crap ton of money on plants, soil, and pots this year.

Joe Perez

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I pay them every month, in the form of my rent check. The property manager takes a percentage, and passes the rest along.


Sidebar: Even with all of the safeties built in, I am amazed that any manufacturer is willing to produce and sell consumer-grade automatic spinning blades of doom which are designed to be left un-attended in an environment filled with puppies, small children, etc.

This is the sort of setup that mass-tort attorneys dream of.

mgeoffriau

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Don't get the lengths to which people go to avoid mowing the lawn.

If you have a small lawn, use a push gas mower, move fast and treat it like extra workout.

If you have a huge lawn, buy a ride-on mower and sip a beer while you drive around.

If you have more money than time, hire a service.

Bing bang boom.

triple88a

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Because... white people.

redturbomiata

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Saw this on facebook