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OMG

catter70 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:26:42 GMT

A few minutes ago, the sun came out and now it's cloudy and snowing here in east central Pa. My neighbor is out mowing leaves. Good grief.

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Roscoe the Rascal — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:30:08 GMT

Sounds like my neighbor. He drives me nuts.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:31:37 GMT

@catter70 NO! We only got a spritz of rain. Would love to see the flakes fly! Also, it's so windy, I don't know why you would want to mow the leaves. Wait until they settle on the neighbor's yard! Hahaha!

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hckynut — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:42:51 GMT

@catter70

We had something similar last week? Sitting in our patio room I told my wife. Look outdoors and on one side our yard it was pouring rain, yet above that rain, there was only sunlight. Not a cloud in sight. I had to go out and see and feel the rain to believe it. The temperature was about 45°.

How? Beats me, but it happened! Nebraska has always been known for it's ever changing weather, but this? 😶

hckynut

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catter70 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:53:00 GMT

@PA Mom-mom He was mowing my lwaves and also mulches them, as I have COPD and can't do that anymore. He is wonderful to me and I can't thank him enough. Neighbors on both sides do my yard work.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:56:18 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
@PA Mom-mom He was mowing my lwaves and also mulches them, as I have COPD and can't do that anymore. He is wonderful to me and I can't thank him enough. Neighbors on both sides do my yard work.

@catter70 What wonderful neighbors! Our neighborhood is like that too. Many of us have been here for many years, and we look out for each other.

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Meowingkitty — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:58:47 GMT

I would love that change in weather. Here in Arizona we are in our 190th day of temps over 90. What I would give to have a cold rainy few days.

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hckynut — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:01:09 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@catter70 NO! We only got a spritz of rain. Would love to see the flakes fly! Also, it's so windy, I don't know why you would want to mow the leaves. Wait until they settle on the neighbor's yard! Hahaha!

@PA Mom-mom

If only! We have a couple hundred trees. Unfortunately the ones in our front yard are mostly spruce trees, no leaves. Now the back yard and upwards toward our lot line, they are almost all some type of Maple tree, lots of leaves.

They end up on our roof, but since our front faces north, and most wind in fall comes from the north? Last week I mulched our couple acres 3 times. Still got a couple more to do. Am waiting till they are all off the trees and our roof, then I can park our mulching mower for the season.

Zero turn mower makes it easier, but with and uncovered engine, I am driving into dust clouds. If there is some wind, I always try to have the Discharge Chute pointed with the wind behind it.

But to do that, I have to only mulch in 1 direction, thus it takes almost twice as long. And there are wind shifts and I can barely see through the dust. Always wear my sunglasses and sealed clear goggles over them. And of course, the mask. I am a dusty mess for sure, as is the mower before I clean it.

hckynut

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Desertdi — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:08:15 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
I would love that change in weather. Here in Arizona we are in our 190th day of temps over 90. What I would give to have a cold rainy few days.

@Meowingkitty I was going to reply.....but you did it for me. So dry I can hardly spit (!!) And I look like a potato chip. di

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rms1954 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:12:44 GMT

It's weather ... mother nature. You can't predict it.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:21:57 GMT

Its really nice to mow when its snowing. You don't get so sweaty that way.

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SharkE — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:48:34 GMT

If poor Tx ever, ever had any rain I'd have to go outside and stand in it

LOL

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Desertdi — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:00:29 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
If poor Tx ever, ever had any rain I'd have to go outside and stand in it
LOL

@SharkE That's EXACTLY what we do in Phoenix when it SNOWS (once every 5 years, or so)

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catter70 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:34:57 GMT

@hckynut , sounds like you have your hands full. I just have one big maple but it hasn't dropped it's leaves until the last week. I was able to mow a bit in the front in the beginning, but then it got away from me. I just got over brochitis again so that was that. Didn't want to go thru it again. You take care of yourself.

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kitcat51 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:40:00 GMT

I read this thread & laughed because I'm mowing leaves today. Got up this morning to a light dusting of snow, windy conditions & dressed in layers I walked out to the road looked both ways BUT didn't see a soul with rakes, blowers, mowers coming to help so it's up to me to get the job done over the next 4 days. I had no idea my nosey judgemental neighbors would care...Did they OMG, did they gasp & faint too? And I thought mowing leaves was a thankless job, good grief.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:27:01 GMT

Most of my leaves blew away in the 70mph winds we had the other day. The leaves which remained are along one side of my yard against a fence. I'm not going to rake or mow. I'll just wait until spring and have my yard guy take care of it. My pine trees are shedding their needles and what a mess I had on my driveway and walks. Needles don't blow away in the wind...they just collect into mini drifts of needles that cover everything.

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depglass — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:53:11 GMT

Mowing leaves beats raking them any day.

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hckynut — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:19:39 GMT

@depglass wrote:
Mowing leaves beats raking them any day.

@depglass

I agree, however! We have a huge wired fenced in yard, and the leaves also end up against the South side of our house and Patio Room. So there is a whole lot of raking before the mulching mower begins.

My wife used to help, but with her recent medical issues, I don't want her anywhere raking or near the leaf dust. By the time I take the covers off the mower belts, blow it clean and put it back together?

It's a good 5 hour job for sure, and that's if I don't have to get off to clean around the pulleys so the belts don't get moved off of them. If that happens? Mower lift/wrenches, and a lot of prying to get the belts to the blades back on those 4 pulleys. Don't even want to think about that job.

hckynut

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jlkz — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:05:23 GMT

@hckynut

Good thing you are protecting your eyes and mouth when mowing over the leaves ! One year DH was doing the leaf mulching and ended up in the ER: some leaves had poison ivy oil on them and the dust that arose caused DH's face and eyes to swell. The poison ivy aerosolized and landed on his whole face.

I never saw such swelling, it was very scary.

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Mindy D — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:23:13 GMT

How do you 'mow' leaves?