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posted by birddog23

Anybody have a zero turn?

We just purchased a house. About 0.75 acres. Our old yard was like 0.20 acres and that took me about 35 minutes or so to push mow.

Not looking to spend 90 minutes push mowing the new place. Figure a zero turn I can get this done in about 15-20 minutes.

Thoughts on buying new vs used?

Bought one two years ago.  I love it.  We have 0.2 acres also.  But ZTR much more comfortable, cut looks much better.  Should last me until I die.

Depends on how "easy" your lot is, and how big  You leaning toward a pro model, or one just for home use?   42" seems to be most common.  Saw an EV model last year for 4K, not sure if it gives you the same power and cut.

If you buy used, get it from a reputable dealer, should give you some good years.

posted by Ironman92

Oh…and at age 40 basically something new goes wrong with your body every single day.

This.  But it really accelerates after 45.

Think mine was dinner and a movie with the wife.  No cool gifts or a "Lordy, you're 40!" theme that I recall.  Just a number.  But I did start muttering at the neighborhood kids who drifted off the sidewalk when walking by.

Oh…and at age 40 basically something new goes wrong with your body every single day.

Enjoy

posted by Ironman92

I suck at chopping wood

Me too.   The right tools help.  That chopping maul she has is huge.  No way I could pull pieces apart like her.  Maybe the syrup has anabolic properties or something.

One time I almost chopped off part of an index finger with a hatchet trying to cut a piece into kindling.   This winter I bought a Kindling Cracker, much safer.

posted by justincredible

Yesterday was a long, rough day. 

My sincere condolences.  

I was thinking about your post yesterday.   Our 17 year-old grizzled pup got up from his bed in the middle of the day, looked around like he was lost, then peed in the bed without any whining or whimpering.  I've been taking him outside 4x a day already, had only been 3 hours since last time.  Made me wonder if I'm making that call in the next month or two.

posted by justincredible

It's 2023, suckas.

Everyone's famous these days, so it will only get worse each year.   :)   

Lately the wife has been watching $100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan.  When they announce the "celebrity" teammates, we both say "Who?" and shrug.   We must be old.    Who knows, maybe a few of them will make this thread in our lifetime.  

Jeff Beck - someone posted a recent photo of him, would have sworn it was Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones.  

It's 2023, suckas.

Back in the day when I was a bouncer in the clubs, Rick Astley would get the toes tappin'.

posted by j_crazy

i'm too old to give a shit what anyone thinks about my choices in music (or anything for that matter). All of my friends know all my music choices and there are several that think i'm insane but if anyone had that big a problem with the music selection in my truck (or golf cart, or boat, or side by side) then i jettison them out of my life pretty quick.

Too literal.  If friends leave over your choice in music, they weren’t really friends. I get all that.  The point was to identify some guilty pleasure music that you may not volunteer to someone in casual conversation.  My buddies wouldn’t literally turn on me for listening to ABBA, but I don’t necessarily lead with it when I see them.

posted by j_crazy

 if anyone had that big a problem with the music selection in my truck (or golf cart, or boat, or side by side) then i jettison them out of my life pretty quick.

Well, that took the fun out of it, lol.

True, I'm more diverse in my tastes now than ever before, so they're not as controversial.   From a high school dynamic, I'd go with.

1. Lawrence Welk
2. Perry Como
3. (tie)  Ed Ames/Bobby Goldsboro

Had a bunkmate at OSU who was a big Barry Manilow fan and didn't care what people thought.  I had the cool stereo setup in our dorm with the hard rock LP's, and he'd always ask to play his Manilow albums.  I'd roll my eyes and say yes, then I'd play Judas Priest afterward to clear the bad juju from the stylus.  We laugh about that to this day.  Great guy.

I think there are a few of us still here that remember this

https://www.history.com/news/freezer-bowl-nfl-chargers-bengals

posted by queencitybuckeye

I think there are a few of us still here that remember this

https://www.history.com/news/freezer-bowl-nfl-chargers-bengals

Remember watching this on TV with my father.  I shivered the entire time.  And the camera would cut away to these fans.  There was a rumor that one of them died from this, but was never sure what happened to them. 

posted by Laley23

Here it is. Difference was air temps were about 10 degrees lower, but wind wasn’t as strong. This wind makes it feel colder. But that was a BRUTAL 2 weeks. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2017–January_2018_North_American_cold_wave

Wow.  For some reason I have no recollection of that.  Looked up the weather almanac for Columbus for that time and there it is - teens and single digits for a good four weeks or so, with some single-digit minus in there.

My wife was in a car accident then and had a couple of surgeries.  Maybe I just blocked everything else out.  Probably kept the woodburner going more than usual.

posted by gut

I've noticed how, consistent with pretty much all other media, that weather gets sensationally overhyped every time there's an above average event.  Every storm is "the worst in a generation", ignoring that you said the exact same thing about a more severe storm just a few years ago.

I mean, can't even trust weather reports any more.  I guess, more accurately, they sensationalism starts days/weeks ahead of time gleefully hoping for that once in a century storm, and then the dice just never roll that way.

Can't disagree.   That being said, this is the worst combination of cold, snow, and wind I can remember in Columbus since the '77 blizzard.  But they've been crying wolf so often you're not quite prepared when he actually shows up!

Woke at 5 AM because of the howling outside.  Left for work 30 mins early, freeway treacherous.  Then I get stuck in a drift right at the keycard reader to open parking lot gate.  Had to call my boss to come out and shovel me free.  Walking from there to the door was brutal.  

I can deal with a temp of zero, but not with 30 mph winds.

posted by BR1986FB

Just tested positive for my second bout of this crap.

Man, I can’t imagine getting it twice.  I just joined the club yesterday.   Shredded throat is perfect description.  Thank goodness am still able to use my CPAP .  

posted by majorspark

My dog "Fluffy" died naturally.  …. She always loved laying in front of the fireplace when I got a fire going.  My wife gave her a last bath and we laid her down in front of the fireplace.  I just checked on her about an hour ago.  She died peacefully by the fire.  I will be burying her at the new property tomorrow.

Nice to know she closed her eyes for the last time knowing she was with her loved ones. 

One of my classmate said her old cat stretched under the tree yesterday to rest, my friend walked out of the room for 30 seconds, and her cat had passed away when she got back. Just that fast. 

posted by BR1986FB

Stuart Margolin, Emmy winning actor on "The Rockford Files" at 82

He would have given Hot Lips the jowls of a goddess.

Pitt gets a big blowout win at Miami to move to 8-4 and 2nd place in the coastal….(hopefully a decent bowl somewhere south), but all anyone not associated with Pitt will see is this:

Don’t focus on the Pitt player smashing his helmet on his head. I know that’s tough. Watch the bench reaction. pic.twitter.com/hrjQnBTwy9

— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) November 27, 2022

Gallagher, 76.   The Sledge-O-Matic comedian.

Never saw him live, but he came across on TV as very personable.  He got a lot of mileage out of that hammer.

posted by brutus161

Kevin Conroy - 66

The greatest Batman that ever lived. 

My favorite also.  My wife got me watching the animated series each day 30 years ago, and I was hooked.  Conroy was excellent, as well as Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Mark Hamill, and many others providing voices.