SouthCoastMA Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Well folks that that have weeds as their lawn and don’t fertilize, seed etc don’t care . Folks that take care of and appreciate how lawns are meant to be green and weed free do not like droughts such that we are currently in. This should start to get very serious this summer what's the point of really nice lawns if children will grow extra toes when they play on it? I don't do pesticides and it still looks pretty good. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, Sey-Mour Snow said: I can tell a lot about a person based on their lawn. Violently agree. Just like a dirty car inside and out tells you all you need to know lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, SouthCoastMA said: what's the point of really nice lawns if children will grow extra toes when they play on it? I don't do pesticides and it still looks pretty good. What do you use on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: What do you use on it? I do use some fertilizer with herbicide in the spring. but I don't go too crazy with it all season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said: I can tell a lot about a person based on their lawn. Well you would have loved a former neighbor. He worked for hours on his lawn every day. He had a golf course caliber lawn...looked beautiful....just one thing though he was a nutjob...he would go around the neighborhood asking for money, had other odd habits ...outside of that you would have loved him lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Someone should tell Stein it’s actually bad to have zero balance on a credit card. The dude is just gone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Violently agree. Just like a dirty car inside and out tells you all you need to know lol Sorry, no correlation here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Someone should tell Stein it’s actually bad to have zero balance on a credit card. The dude is just gone My credit score would violently disagree about it being bad to have credit card balances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said: My credit score would violently disagree about it being bad to have credit card balances... credit line is more important I guess. I have a ton of 0 balance credit cards with a credit score over 800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said: My credit score would violently disagree about it being bad to have credit card balances... It highly depends on how much of your limit you're using/ If you have a $5,000 limit but carrying a $3,000 balance...that's going to hurt you vs. carrying like a $300 balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, SouthCoastMA said: credit line is more important I guess. I have a ton of 0 balance credit cards with a credit score over 800 Best way to get and maintain a high credit score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, weatherwiz said: It highly depends on how much of your limit you're using/ If you have a $5,000 limit but carrying a $3,000 balance...that's going to hurt you vs. carrying like a $300 balance. I haven't carried a balance in decades...no need to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Sorry, no correlation here Something tells me you have sand from your lawn all over the inside of your car 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Great Snow 1717 said: I haven't carried a balance in decades...no need to... I think once you have a credit history built up it isn't as detrimental to carry some credit card debt. I was able to get myself out of $6K in credit card debt last year...took a while but once I got it way down my credit score shot up like crazy...got it close to 800 at one point. But I'm back in $5K lol...mostly b/c there was a huge debacle with insurance when I got 5 teeth extracted in May so I had to pay the $3,000 out-of-pocket. But hopefully I'll get some of that covered and I can put the reimbursement towards the debt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: I think once you have a credit history built up it isn't as detrimental to carry some credit card debt. I was able to get myself out of $6K in credit card debt last year...took a while but once I got it way down my credit score shot up like crazy...got it close to 800 at one point. But I'm back in $5K lol...mostly b/c there was a huge debacle with insurance when I got 5 teeth extracted in May so I had to pay the $3,000 out-of-pocket. But hopefully I'll get some of that covered and I can put the reimbursement towards the debt. Haven't I told you to not contribute to the Jacobs fund?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said: credit line is more important I guess. I have a ton of 0 balance credit cards with a credit score over 800 I’ve always wondered if it’s a myth to carry a balance because we have high limits and good credit scores and never carry balances. Edit: Looks like it’s a myth per CreditKarma. What is a good credit card balance? It’s a common myth that carrying a balance on your credit card will help you build credit because card issuers earn money on your interest payments. But there’s no connection between your credit scores and how much interest credit card issuers earn from you. Your credit scores are typically determined by other factors, such as your record of on-time payments and credit utilization. The reality is that carrying a balance could actually hurt your credit scores. Is it ok to carry a credit card balance? In general, it’s probably best not to carry a credit card balance. But sometimes you might find it impossible to pay your entire balance on time. In that situation, you’ll want to pay attention to how much you’re spending compared with your credit limit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Dryness matters for me. Heavy heavy investment in yard. Not just grass. The wetter the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Sorry, no correlation here C'mon man, admit he's right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfish55 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Leaves getting that leathery look....swamp maples starting to fade 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Well folks that that have weeds as their lawn and don’t fertilize, seed etc don’t care . Folks that take care of and appreciate how lawns are meant to be green and weed free do not like droughts such that we are currently in. This should start to get very serious this summer A yardscape that can’t handle a little below normal precip isn’t a natural one. Nature does just fine in forests and meadows with a BN stretch. Thoughts and prayers for your grass blades though. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, dendrite said: A yardscape that can’t handle a little below normal precip isn’t a natural one. Nature does just fine in forests and meadows with a BN stretch. Thoughts and prayers for your grass blades though. Artificial but Stepford Wife approved, that's all that really matters, what will the neighbors think if every blade is not pure Kentucky bluegrass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, Ginx snewx said: Artificial but Stepford Wife approved, that's all that really matters, what will the neighbors think if every blade is not pure Kentucky bluegrass. I wouldn't care if my yard was dog poop too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I wouldn't care if my yard was dog poop too. Who says I don't care? I just don't obsess and throw good money away on water like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Who says I don't care? I just don't obsess and throw good money away on water like you. I enjoy the plants and garden stuff too. It’s not about grass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, CoastalWx said: I enjoy the plants and garden stuff too. It’s not about grass. Me too just mow the grass and rake it. Whatever happens water wise happens. Only garden I water is vegetables. Plenty of water for natural vegetation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Single species green grass is horrible for the ecology. The healthy balance of the latter requires a bio-diversity in every direction, that which cannot be footed by grass, alone. If there are gardens? They do much better if they are adjacent to this competition, which brings in pollinating insects - that's just one example in how the ecology requires diversity. ...Duh. But, in particular ...when neighborhoods are developed with bifurcating asphalt streets/divisions, where the abutting lands create a patchwork of exclusive, excessively maintained grass/lawn care .. you are thus contributing to an unhealthy natural setting and ecology. This is making the 1980s "Stepford" lawn look increasingly outmoded. There is a reason why in progressive 'state of the art' regions, where awareness of this has led to cultivating low elevation pollinator flowering species, and is becoming practice. And it's not just "weed" - it's choosing Japanese Iris, and alpine Delphinium sub-genres to grow with the grass, and allowing White Clover to integrate, along with grass. That is a vastly, vastly healthier lawn ( as just an example). And by virtue of stunning flower displays, there's no aesthetic contest. Those that don't know about this/that it is happening ... probably live in a cultural mindset that is older, but are unfortunately on the wrong ( and getting wronger ) side of history. 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaStorm05 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Me too just mow the grass and rake it. Whatever happens water wise happens. Only garden I water is vegetables. Plenty of water for natural vegetation. And Grass is becoming something that people are beginning to look at and reconsider “is this something we need or should be doing”? Especially in the Southwest. Obviously grass is a necessity for some layouts like sports fields. I reckon Lake Mead is virtually Las Vegas’ only source of water. I have been warning people that there is reason to believe that the lake risks falling below the lowest intake valve within several years or again at another point in the future. If this happens, many locations would have no water, save for scattered groundwater sources. Sod shan’t be a thing for peoples yards in Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Scattered air mass crispies tomorrow and garden variety showers with a crackle or two ... 91/61 type heat Saturday 94/62 Sunday ...heh, that's getting up there actually. Reset to climo Monday by way thunder/front, but nothing annoying after. Heat may return late... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Lawn obsession is definitely an American past time. No other country or culture seems fascinated with it… “Lawns are the most grown crop in the U.S.—and they're not one that anyone can eat; their primary purpose is to make us look and feel good about ourselves. The popularity of George Washington and Mount Vernon’s green grass helped the contagion of the idea of a lawn, as images of Mount Vernon were produced and distributed throughout the United States into the 18th- and 19th-centuries. This gave wealthy Americans something to copy and aspire to.” 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Must have had close to a half inch as Storm went over central Nashua / Western Hudson at 2pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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