Lawn Maintenance

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  1. Ken Anderson

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    Of course, I'm going to have to buy one now, and I will probably find that I agree with you. Then again, I like chokecherries. And Moxie.
     
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    Oh, "buy" all means!! We women love an opportunity to say "told you so." :p As for Moxie, it is my belief that you simply like saying "moxie." :D
     
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    @Ken Anderson

    They do look like tomatoes, but contain much less liquid, like Roma Tomatoes.

    Frank
     
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    • Calories: 118
    • Fat: 0.3g
    • Sodium: 1.7mg
    • Carbohydrates: 31g
    • Fiber: 6g
    • Sugars: 21g
    • Protein: 1g
    Carbs
    A typical persimmon has 31 grams of carbohydrates, with 6 grams coming from fiber and 21 grams from natural sugar.
     
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    I always thought "moxie" was a quality possessed by few persons, a staunchness of will (if you will....).

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    I believe the word was derived from the drink.
     
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    Visiting East Texas as a kid, two of my boy cousins dared me to eat a green persimmon. I said I would do it if they paid me $1 each. They agreed and while it wasn't pleasant it was worth it for two bucks. They got a good laugh at my puckered mouth and funny talk. It was short-lived so I believe they got the short end of the stick on that bet. Now with inflation and two bucks the cost of a bad cup of coffee, I wouldn't eat a green persimmon for two bucks. I am now, in my old age, like the doe that came frantically running out of the forest and said, "I'll never do that for two bucks again."

    Now, returning to the thread topic, I bought a new Husky zero turn mower several years ago, the smallest deck they made for my 10k sq ft yard. The salesman was amused when he asked if I had run one and I said no but it looks easy enough. He took it out on their back-level grassy lot and said to give it a try so he could give me pointers. I got on it and being well experienced in hydraulic level use, didn't wait for his pointers. I gave it levers back full throttle and shot off a lot faster than I expected but wasn't about to let on it surprised me. After some quick level action and doing some donuts and peeling up some serious sod and testing stopping distance, I headed full speed toward the loading ramp where Zek's full-size Dodge pickup was backed and ready for loading. Zek stood emotionless drinking his complimentary cup of coffee as the salesman was waving frantically. I misjudged the stopping distance a bit and hit the 6 X 6 Zek put at the head of the bed a bit hard. It didn't hurt the mower at all but did jar my spine a bit. By that time all 4 of the employees were watching this old 65 year old (at that time) gray-haired lady display her skills with hydraulic steering. I was surprised they didn't play "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" over the loudspeaker.

    The salesman owner says to Zek, "In all my years here, I have never seen anything like that. Your wife is something else." All Zek said was, " Yep, she is a real piece of work." He had given up explaining we were just neighbors. I think the idea that he had a wife that would buy a zero-turn mower with her own money and then do all the lawn mowing appealed to him. He was a bit cheap that way.

    I used it for 3 months and then decided to sell it because I had to use my walk behind mower to do all the edges and around the huge tree and other spots. My lawn is very uneven with hills and valleys. That is the hardest part of my mowing so the zero-turn really didn't save me any work. I went to a Husky Kohler-powered walk behind and never looked back. It does beautiful work and doesn't peel up sod on the sharp turns. I also get my health walk done at the same time. Dual tasking at its best. Besides, I can spot dog poo before it is mowed up and catapult it over to the neighbors where it belongs.
     
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