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I hate mowing the lawn, can't f
king abide it at all. Its not that I don't have time. I am busy, with a job, kids, hobbies etc, but that's not it. I just despise it.
So want to pay someone to do it. I guess once a month is probably enough, maybe once every 3 weeks in summer. Back garden is about 20 sq m and the front is a tiny strip. There are also some bushes that need trimming occasionally.
Going to phone some places for quotes but thought I would get some rough ideas from here first.
The lawn is nothing special and mostly ruined by the kids and fog so it just needs mowing, no special care.
What would I be expected to pay? Area is MK if that makes a difference.
king abide it at all. Its not that I don't have time. I am busy, with a job, kids, hobbies etc, but that's not it. I just despise it.So want to pay someone to do it. I guess once a month is probably enough, maybe once every 3 weeks in summer. Back garden is about 20 sq m and the front is a tiny strip. There are also some bushes that need trimming occasionally.
Going to phone some places for quotes but thought I would get some rough ideas from here first.
The lawn is nothing special and mostly ruined by the kids and fog so it just needs mowing, no special care.
What would I be expected to pay? Area is MK if that makes a difference.
Yes the kids are 5 and 7 so possibly little young to be using a lawn mower. :-) I had thought about that though.
Think our garden is too bumpy and odd shaped for a robot mower - they are also chuffing expensive. Plus I would still have to get the fking thing out the shed and set it going and then put it away again. That pisses me off just think about it. Will wait till they have one with AI that will do that itself.
Think our garden is too bumpy and odd shaped for a robot mower - they are also chuffing expensive. Plus I would still have to get the f
king thing out the shed and set it going and then put it away again. That pisses me off just think about it. Will wait till they have one with AI that will do that itself.Bandit said:
20sqm? You lazy bd 
That must take all of 5 mins every couple of weeks?
Get outside and enjoy the fresh air (I have to keep telling myself that as I have a 3 acre lawn
)
Mowing he lawn takes about 10 mins. Finding the extension lead 10 more minutes, tidy the kids sd That must take all of 5 mins every couple of weeks? Get outside and enjoy the fresh air (I have to keep telling myself that as I have a 3 acre lawn
)t of the lawn 10 minutes, finding the mower in the shed 5 minutes, going back to find the grass bin 5 minutes. Its a ste fking job and I hate it.I get plenty of fresh air running and cycling. Plus the grass makes me itch. Pissing me off just thinking about.
You
ds.
Got home, wife and kids were out. Looked out the window at despair of the fking garden. I thought, right I'll show those two random blokes on the Internet I don't actually know and mow that fker.
First off, where the juddering fk is the extension lead? Oh here it is in the girl's playhouse, silly me. 10 minutes gone.
Right, 10 minutes clearing the kids crap from the lawn. Go get the mower. Can't open the fking shed because the grass is too long. Consider giving up. Not 944fan you have come this far. Force the shed door open. It all comes back to me. Last time I mowed the lawn shortly after the kids wanted the bouncy castle put up. That was put away, be me, by chucking in the shed on top of everything, including you guessed it the fking lawm mower. 10 minutes untangling that, made all the more hard as the shed door still wont open the full fking way. Had to go over the lawn with the strimmer first as it was so long. Get that done. Right time to mow, fk sake where's the fking grass bin? Back to the shed, 10 minutes later appear with the bin.
Right ready to start mowing, bin on mower plugged in. Oh no the dog is having a st. Right go and get a poo bag and clean that up. Of we go. Had to set the mow height to "jungle", first pass. Tough going, plugging on. Oh cock, the mower is jammed with the sheer weight of grass, have to go unplug the lawn mower (sidebar: the switch on the mower broke about 3 years ago, I fixed it by bypassing the switch, so you plug it in and off it goes). Unblock the mower and off again. First pass done, fkING PISSED OFF! Lower the height and away for the second pass. God this is fking boring. Mental preparing the rant to go on PH! Ah the fking grass is making me itch now. Why the fk am I doing this.
Done. Round the edges with the strimmer. fk this st. I've had a titfull by this point and refuse to do the front. Chuck the mower in the shed and fk off in side.
Getting a gardner, don't care what you lot think.
Bandit said:
20sqm? You lazy bd That must take all of 5 mins every couple of weeks?
Get outside and enjoy the fresh air (I have to keep telling myself that as I have a 3 acre lawn )
and youd That must take all of 5 mins every couple of weeks? Get outside and enjoy the fresh air (I have to keep telling myself that as I have a 3 acre lawn
)sandman77 said:
This is by far the best rant I have heard all week. Thanks. 
Oh, and for only 20m2 of grass I would get a manual cylinder mower and get the kids to pick up the cuttings when your done.
Actually, scrap that - get artificial grass, it was made for folk like you.
complete set of bOh, and for only 20m2 of grass I would get a manual cylinder mower and get the kids to pick up the cuttings when your done.
Actually, scrap that - get artificial grass, it was made for folk like you.
ds.Got home, wife and kids were out. Looked out the window at despair of the f
king garden. I thought, right I'll show those two random blokes on the Internet I don't actually know and mow that fker.First off, where the juddering f
k is the extension lead? Oh here it is in the girl's playhouse, silly me. 10 minutes gone.Right, 10 minutes clearing the kids crap from the lawn. Go get the mower. Can't open the f
king shed because the grass is too long. Consider giving up. Not 944fan you have come this far. Force the shed door open. It all comes back to me. Last time I mowed the lawn shortly after the kids wanted the bouncy castle put up. That was put away, be me, by chucking in the shed on top of everything, including you guessed it the fking lawm mower. 10 minutes untangling that, made all the more hard as the shed door still wont open the full fking way. Had to go over the lawn with the strimmer first as it was so long. Get that done. Right time to mow, fk sake where's the fking grass bin? Back to the shed, 10 minutes later appear with the bin.Right ready to start mowing, bin on mower plugged in. Oh no the dog is having a s
t. Right go and get a poo bag and clean that up. Of we go. Had to set the mow height to "jungle", first pass. Tough going, plugging on. Oh cock, the mower is jammed with the sheer weight of grass, have to go unplug the lawn mower (sidebar: the switch on the mower broke about 3 years ago, I fixed it by bypassing the switch, so you plug it in and off it goes). Unblock the mower and off again. First pass done, fkING PISSED OFF! Lower the height and away for the second pass. God this is fking boring. Mental preparing the rant to go on PH! Ah the fking grass is making me itch now. Why the fk am I doing this.Done. Round the edges with the strimmer. f
k this st. I've had a titfull by this point and refuse to do the front. Chuck the mower in the shed and fk off in side.Getting a gardner, don't care what you lot think.
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