You bet. Nov. 21 is the deadline to get them to the gutter. A bobcat-looking thing w/ a basket/brush pushes them all into big piles and then a garbage truck w/ a big ramp on the back backs up to the piles and the leaves get pushed into the truck.
Many years ago a buddy was leaving my house late in the evening in his Plymouth Horizon. He thought it would be fun to ram one of the big piles on my street but he wasn't going fast enough to blast through it and got stuck on top of the pile with all four wheels off the ground. He felt too stupid to come back for help so he called someone for a ride and left his car sitting like that overnight. I can still see it now.
ah, civilized suburban life, blow them on to the street and pay the city to take them away with their machines, lol. Just shred them with your mower and leave them in the grass. Your lawn will thank you, Or bag them and use them for mulch on your flower beds. Saves water, enriches the soil. Better than driving to the garden center and buying mulch in plastic bags, driving home, spreading the mulch and putting the plastic bags in the trash and paying for the city to haul away with their big machines. People have no common sense.
I agree, in principle, Edward. But because of the population density and the number of city trees along the streets, there isn't a better solution than them doing what they do; collecting and composting the leaves to be used in the city's own landscapes. There are simply too many trees for individual homeowners to mulch/compost for themselves.
I do mulch w/ my mower while I can but if I did so w/ the entire season's leaf-fall I'd smother my lawn under inches of mulch. And the city trees' leaves would pile up in the streets and be a traffic hazard when they're wet, not to mention we'll soon be getting snowplows coming through that would just pile them back up onto the grass along the curb and kill all of that.
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I'm going to say this contest is closed. It was even dumber on my part than I thought. My apologies for all the brain-wracking energy devoted in your guesses. @Jrflickster already got one of the 'winner' prizes, so we'll just let this play out and call it a day.
I'm beginning to think this wasn't a real contest. This just showed up in the mail.
I could have sworn I guessed some time in December. Thanks, Peter for the unexpected bomb. Can't wait to get home and smoke one.
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@ShawnOL It started out as a real contest. But once I realized how dumb it was, how in flux the ending would be, it became dead in the water (in my mind) and the only remedy was to send some of the entrants a lil' sumpin' to say I see you, hence the Deranged. LOL
You guys should have realized Peter is to smart for such a dumb contest. I think he is just making fun of all you dumbies that played. I would get some revenge if I were you.
Hey, Larry, thanks for a great idea. The participation trophies should be extended from anyone who guessed, to anyone who posts in this thread.
BTW, it did start as a contest, albeit a dumb one, as the thread title states. Then it dawned on me that by the time the last leaf dropped this big ol' hunk o' dumbness would be on page 8 of the forum, long forgotten. I'd been thinking for months that it's been too long since I bombed anyone, so I bombed Frank. And then that "broke the seal" like when you're drinking beer after beer and finally pee. And then I just got carried away.
So, anyway Larry, thanks for goading me on to bigger and better things, higher heights, and all that ****.
@peter4jc said:
Hey, Larry, thanks for a great idea. The participation trophies should be extended from anyone who guessed, to anyone who posts in this thread.
BTW, it did start as a contest, albeit a dumb one, as the thread title states. Then it dawned on me that by the time the last leaf dropped this big ol' hunk o' dumbness would be on page 8 of the forum, long forgotten. I'd been thinking for months that it's been too long since I bombed anyone, so I bombed Frank. And then that "broke the seal" like when you're drinking beer after beer and finally pee. And then I just got carried away.
So, anyway Larry, thanks for goading me on to bigger and better things, higher heights, and all that ****.
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It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
You bet. Nov. 21 is the deadline to get them to the gutter. A bobcat-looking thing w/ a basket/brush pushes them all into big piles and then a garbage truck w/ a big ramp on the back backs up to the piles and the leaves get pushed into the truck.
Many years ago a buddy was leaving my house late in the evening in his Plymouth Horizon. He thought it would be fun to ram one of the big piles on my street but he wasn't going fast enough to blast through it and got stuck on top of the pile with all four wheels off the ground. He felt too stupid to come back for help so he called someone for a ride and left his car sitting like that overnight. I can still see it now.
ah, civilized suburban life, blow them on to the street and pay the city to take them away with their machines, lol. Just shred them with your mower and leave them in the grass. Your lawn will thank you, Or bag them and use them for mulch on your flower beds. Saves water, enriches the soil. Better than driving to the garden center and buying mulch in plastic bags, driving home, spreading the mulch and putting the plastic bags in the trash and paying for the city to haul away with their big machines. People have no common sense.
https://www.scotts.com/en-us/library/lawn-care-basics/dont-rake-those-leaves-mulch-them-your-lawn
I agree, in principle, Edward. But because of the population density and the number of city trees along the streets, there isn't a better solution than them doing what they do; collecting and composting the leaves to be used in the city's own landscapes. There are simply too many trees for individual homeowners to mulch/compost for themselves.
I do mulch w/ my mower while I can but if I did so w/ the entire season's leaf-fall I'd smother my lawn under inches of mulch. And the city trees' leaves would pile up in the streets and be a traffic hazard when they're wet, not to mention we'll soon be getting snowplows coming through that would just pile them back up onto the grass along the curb and kill all of that.
Yes, we pay our city to collect yard waste as described, compost it, and sell it back to us.
I do composting on a smaller scale at home.
The wind just blows mine into the woods......Or into my roof gutters.
What are trees?
Multiple trees and fence around three sides, requires I use this once or twice a year. Probably got another two weeks before all the leaves are down.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
I'm going to say this contest is closed. It was even dumber on my part than I thought. My apologies for all the brain-wracking energy devoted in your guesses. @Jrflickster already got one of the 'winner' prizes, so we'll just let this play out and call it a day.
Are the leaves gone?
No. There are still 188 remaining as of 3pm today.
Hey Peter. Could you give us a recount. Thank you in advance.
I'm beginning to think this wasn't a real contest. This just showed up in the mail.
I could have sworn I guessed some time in December. Thanks, Peter for the unexpected bomb. Can't wait to get home and smoke one.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
@ShawnOL It started out as a real contest. But once I realized how dumb it was, how in flux the ending would be, it became dead in the water (in my mind) and the only remedy was to send some of the entrants a lil' sumpin' to say I see you, hence the Deranged. LOL
Are they gone yet????
You put us through this, we want a daily count
Daily photo coming up, starting a week from tomorrow. I promise.
I'm sticking to April 17 and I don't want any mea culpa unsolicited bombs in the meantime. Buster
Got my participation trophy from Peter today, TYVM Peter.
Sorry. Not sorry. It's too late so stop it now, bucko.
My 🏆 came in today too! Thanks Peter. Amazingly generous and what a selection. Thank you again my friend!
Damn, Peter. I appreciate this.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
Dumbest contest ever! But thanks Peter! Some new to me also! @peter4jc
My participation award arrived as well! Some old favorites I haven’t had in awhile as well as some new sticks i can’t wait to enjoy. Thanks Peter!
If you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience
If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....
My participation bomb arrived today. You're a good man Peter!
You guys should have realized Peter is to smart for such a dumb contest. I think he is just making fun of all you dumbies that played. I would get some revenge if I were you.
Hey, Larry, thanks for a great idea. The participation trophies should be extended from anyone who guessed, to anyone who posts in this thread.
BTW, it did start as a contest, albeit a dumb one, as the thread title states. Then it dawned on me that by the time the last leaf dropped this big ol' hunk o' dumbness would be on page 8 of the forum, long forgotten. I'd been thinking for months that it's been too long since I bombed anyone, so I bombed Frank. And then that "broke the seal" like when you're drinking beer after beer and finally pee. And then I just got carried away.
So, anyway Larry, thanks for goading me on to bigger and better things, higher heights, and all that ****.
**** bully. Just joking.
I bet those leaves are gone now
When I heard the forecast yesterday, I thought the same thing. But there are a good dozen hangers-on.
Time for a new contest.