There more to this than meets the eye....

[Murph]

This Homeownership stuff. Wow, the wife sure can find things for me to do, today it was mow, install a decorative border around her flower beds, edge the yard, AND THERES STILL MORE TO DO! I hadn't realized that the real cost of homeownership is not up front, its all the little things, and the "additions" that the wife wants.....My neck and back are killing me. And Home Depot laughed every trip I made to spend money.....


She wants the yard to look "pretty" for the neighbors to look at. First a shed, now a fence, what next, I ask?

[Aric C. Hoek]

If it's a new home you will be planting trees. Do you have kids? That adds an entirely new level of yard work.

[chenology]

now I just mow the lawn every once in a while...

[Digital Prophet]

Originally Posted by Murph

This Homeownership stuff. Wow, the wife sure can find things for me to do, today it was mow, install a decorative border around her flower beds, edge the yard, AND THERES STILL MORE TO DO! I hadn't realized that the real cost of homeownership is not up front, its all the little things, and the "additions" that the wife wants.....My neck and back are killing me. And Home Depot laughed every trip I made to spend money.....


She wants the yard to look "pretty" for the neighbors to look at. First a shed, now a fence, what next, I ask?

Pft. Try taking care of a farm.

1. Mow 2.5 acres up front
2. Edge same
3. Drainage
4. Seed 11 acres of pasture
5. Walk 11 acres of fence
6. Repair 11 acres of fence
7. Build more fences
8. Repairing mowers
9. Loading dirt/sand/stone
10. Unloading dirt/sand/stone
11. Cleaning the garage
12. Cleaning saddles
13. Moving saddles
14. Drive t-posts
15. Buying saddles
16. Repairing access roads
17. Hot wire
18. Barn stuff
19. Pull t-posts
20. Horse feed
21. Plumbing
22. Pond maintenance
23. Being nice to neighbors you don't like
24. Catching neighbor's horses
25. Buy more t-posts
26. Catching neighbor's cows
27. Catching idiotic redheaded friend's dogs
28. Repairing satellite cables b/c your retarded redhead friend's dog thinks they are tasty
29. Installing gates
30. Repairing gates
31. Using gates
32. Dragging trash cans 750' to the street for pick-up
33. Dragging back same
34. Digging holes
35. Filling holes
36. Buying ridiculous amounts of lumber for reason I don't quite understand but having to do it again b/c it gets used for projects I don't quite recall
37. Vets
38. Ferriers
39. Clients
40. Homocidal horses
41. Protecting clients from homocidal horses
42. Students
43. Contractors
44. Roofers

Ok I just depressed myself.

Prophet out.

[lhdvies]

I know what you mean, man when I set on my apartment porch and watch the yard people and maintenance people at work it flat wears me out. (Joke Joke)

[pippin]

Originally Posted by Digital Prophet

Homocidal horses
Protecting clients from homocidal horses

Aww, now Pilot's feelings are hurt.

did you name your new boy yet? or was it a girl? I can never remember

[JenJohnson79]

11 acres? 26!!! And it's not even mine. . . it's my dad's he's too sick to take care of it and my 20 year old brother is a lazy ass!

[Digital Prophet]

Originally Posted by JenJohnson79

11 acres? 26!!! And it's not even mine. . . it's my dad's he's too sick to take care of it and my 20 year old brother is a lazy ass!

I feel for you. But find it slightly erotic that you are out there working the field.

Sorry, it's the man in me.

Prophet out.

[Digital Prophet]

Originally Posted by pippin

Aww, now Pilot's feelings are hurt.

did you name your new boy yet? or was it a girl? I can never remember

I know, he was all indignant yesterday when I wouldn't let him eat the little 9 year old stick girl. He would walk away in a huff, turn and try again from a different direction.

Maniac.

And as for the other horse, his name is Solomon. He's a sweetie.

Prophet out.

[chenology]

you guys are getting a good work out..
here i am reading this and getting fat..

[Daniel Bates]

Ahh, the life of a kollege stoodent... they even build restaurants in the dorms now (mine at any rate) so I don't have to leave the building.

[Lghtning4u]

Man this is making me tired just reading about it! I don't do yard work! I got better things to do with my time.

[Toad]

I let the neighbor's son mow my yard. :)

[Cope]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

Ahh, the life of a kollege stoodent... they even build restaurants in the dorms now (mine at any rate) so I don't have to leave the building.

Sounds like house arrest.

[Daniel Bates]

Frankly, the food's not much better. But I do get cable TV.