Comments on: NUMBER ON THE CURB

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:28:52 +0000

No worries Tom… I try to get away with mowing only 3-4 times a year. Of course, here in Alaska our summers are shorter, so it’s a little easier to get away with that. I also never water it to stunt its growth, because we usually get enough rain to just keep it green enough, but this year has been a little dry. I’m sure you’re feeling better about your lawn by now, because I bet this is sounding pretty bad. Well, my yard doesn’t look too much different than most others in the neighborhood, and I guess that’s just because this is Alaska, and the only people with fairway in front of their house are the ones that mow 3 times a week and you see them in their yard every day… which, my neighbor happens to be one of those people too.
When I’m at home, I like being inside, so I take care of the house. When I want to be outside, I don’t want to be in my yard… this is Alaska! haha, so if you’re happy with managing your grass to the bear minimum, than that’s who you are, so I wouldn’t worry. I think then you just have more time to spend on what’s more important to you…. I guess grass must just be really important to those other people

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By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:53:44 +0000

Is it bad that I’m the neighbor that doesn’t always mow his lawn?

Seriously, the guy who lives next door to me is Mr. Greenjeans. He mows his lawn *a minimum* 3 times a week.

I can’t keep up with it, so I end up overcompensating in the opposite direction.

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By: demonfafa

demonfafa — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:20:52 +0000

I see the logic in his pitch, but I think it also falls flat if your emergency personnel are moderately competent.

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By: Lora

Lora — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:08:07 +0000

The curb-painters came to my house while my parents were in town. My dad gave me the $10 to get it done. Cause… I didn’t want to be the only house without new numbers painted on the street. That’s almost as bad as the house who doesn’t mow their lawn. When one person slips… the whole neighborhood hears about it.

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By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:44:47 +0000

I have a funny story in the same vein. There was a company (I think from VA) that came to my neighborhood and put little neon green notes on stakes in our yards (near the curb) advertising that they were going to come through and do the same thing on a certain date. Basically if you wanted to do it, you had to fill it out and place it back in the yard. I think the fee was between $10 and $15 and you’d be billed later. My wife and I kind of chuckled about it, and threw it away (like Eric H said above, I could do it myself with little effort).

Here’s the funny/sad part, there are a lot of older people in our neighborhood, and a number of them elected to have the number painted on the curb. However, something like 2 weeks later, the county came in and tore out all the old curbs and sidewalks and updated all of them (along with the storm drains) in our neighborhood. They hadn’t actively notified people in the neighborhood about the work until after the painters came through, so essentially the people that had it done, threw their money away.

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:28:00 +0000

Would the city consider that vandalism of public property?

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By: Eric H

Eric H — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:06:37 +0000

Seems to me you could take care of that with some stencils and spray paint, if you were so inclined.

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By: Matt K

Matt K — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:41:04 +0000

Local councils in Australia painted numbers on the curb as a service to the community. Yay us.

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