THE OHIO CHAT ROOM!!!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:18 pm

As the sun sits over Marlons right shoulder
He stands and thinks

I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER I WANT TO MOW GRASS NOW!!!!

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:41 pm

Tom, I love yard work. I don't have a single problem with that. :lol:

501 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:11 am

My ideal yard would be 100% concrete, no trees, no bushes, no grass, no flowers. If I want green I'd color my concrete green as it cures, that way it would be permanent. :rockon:

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:56 am

501 wrote:

My ideal yard would be 100% concrete, no trees, no bushes, no grass, no flowers. If I want green I'd color my concrete green as it cures, that way it would be permanent. :rockon:

Yeah, uh... no.

I'm probably going to sit on the lawn for a while. I can just see myself doing that.

Meanwhile, the neighbors are going to think that I'm crazy, wondering...

"What is wrong with that guy?"

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Marlon_JBT wrote:

501 wrote:

My ideal yard would be 100% concrete, no trees, no bushes, no grass, no flowers. If I want green I'd color my concrete green as it cures, that way it would be permanent. :rockon:

Yeah, uh... no.

I'm probably going to sit on the lawn for a while. I can just see myself doing that.

Meanwhile, the neighbors are going to think that I'm crazy, wondering...

"What is wrong with that guy?"

I already have rolled around in the yard like a dog, laid in the back yard on my back looking at the sky and my neighbors thought it was ok but then again they were drinkin a lil bit that day also :jester:

I bought more tools today!!!!! :pepper:

Let the wood fly :pepper:

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:41 am

Its the "marking his territory " every morning that gets the neighbors to roll their eyes at Buggin'!!! :wink:

I enjoy mowing grass as well , my first farm I bought back in 73-74 had about 1/2 acre they mowed, by the second year I was mowing over 5 acres. Just kept expanding it a little more each time. :ROTFL:

Of course there was also over 90 acres of pasture to brush hog, about 80 acres of hay to mow......

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Ya know now that ya mention that, maybe that's why all the female neighbors are so friendly :wink:

As ya know was already super busy in my yard a couple weeks ago and can't wait to get going on making it look even better yet. Also doing some landscaping is on my list of to do's. :pepper:

TAHOE · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:21 am

Nice looking house Marlon. Good starter.

You guys want old construction.....my future home still has working knob and tube :shock:

and flood mud in the walls form the 1913 flood.

Woohoo, 1 week until grand jury duty, downtown Cincy..... :cry:

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:01 am

KNOB AND TUBE?!?!?!?!!?

:shock:

Oh Goodness... I was avoiding all of those places like the plague. Do you also still have push button light switches?!

Oh, and starter? Dude I know a few people who have been in this neighborhood/in their homes since they were built. They're not going anywhere.

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:28 pm

im thinkin of buyin one of those reel type push mowers, anybody have any info on them?

TAHOE · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:59 pm

Marlon_JBT wrote:

KNOB AND TUBE?!?!?!?!!?

:shock:

Oh Goodness... I was avoiding all of those places like the plague. Do you also still have push button light switches?!

Oh, and starter? Dude I know a few people who have been in this neighborhood/in their homes since they were built. They're not going anywhere.

haha, no push button switches, but yea, still knob and tube in the attic, rest of house has been re-wired. Guess who was in the attic pushing wires down to dad during
re-wire :roll:

Since dad died in December, mom won't be able to maintain the bills so my family will most likely be moving in with her next spring. I get to inherit, per say, knob and tube electric.

Is this your first home purchase?....i.e. "starter home"

John3:17 wrote:

im thinkin of buyin one of those reel type push mowers, anybody have any info on them?

You looking at a new one, used one, standard push or one with motor?

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:05 pm

John3:17 wrote:

im thinkin of buyin one of those reel type push mowers, anybody have any info on them?

You looking at a new one, used one, standard push or one with motor?[/quote]

Used standard push

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:32 pm

To me, a starter home has always been a tiny place, 1 or 2 bedroom. This house isn't tiny.

It's a 3/4 bedroom, one of them is in the basement and of course, that room never counts.

First home? Yes and I hope to be here for a LONG time. Unless I relocate.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:38 pm

Some pics at work.

Check out the videos! (don't have your volume all the way up) Would you want to live near this thing? They probably built this home to be out of the way and quiet....... :roll:

The home owner must have made BANK!

And yes a 4x2 lifted KJ on 32's does do better off road than a 4x4 loaded hemi cherokee... You just have to go really fast up the muddy hills...... Like 55 mph :shock:

Video 1

Video 2

Jeeper4life · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:57 pm

Cool pictures, looks like a neat little trail through the woods!

jeeper 'fire! fire! heh, heh' 4life

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:11 pm

Marlon_JBT wrote:

To me, a starter home has always been a tiny place, 1 or 2 bedroom. This house isn't tiny.

It's a 3/4 bedroom, one of them is in the basement and of course, that room never counts.

First home? Yes and I hope to be here for a LONG time. Unless I relocate.

Starter home is your first home. Its what you start out in.
No matter the size, my starter was a 4 bedroom old farm house with over 200 acres, large barn, chicken house, pigpen, etc. That was my "starter home" I said in 75 I'd never move from there, had my burial spot picked out. 8 years later I was ready to get out.
Since then I've owned 6 others, and lived in 9 different towns/cities

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:15 pm

Like to have all that gas pumped into my place to burn, the garage would be toasty!! :roll:

I'm sure they are hoping to make some coin but look at what all they tore up to make roads in etc. Ruined the landscape forever, worse than strip mining! Wouldn't allow it unless it was enough money to move elsewhere!

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:17 pm

John3:17 wrote:

im thinkin of buyin one of those reel type push mowers, anybody have any info on them?

I have one, works great as long as you sharpen the blades a couple of times a year.
You don't want to mow anymore than a postage size lawn but they do a nice job. They also cut the grass off nice unlike some lawn mowers

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:29 pm

I've been looking at them but domt really know enough about them to decide. Some say they are self sharpening, some say they are easier to push than others etc. so I guess what Id like to know is if there are any in particular that you would absolutely stay away from.

Ive got 3 approx 20' x 20' areas

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:55 pm

Not self sharpening, well they are to a point but not entirely .
Mine came with a kit to adjust the blades and a crank that you can use while adjusting/sharpening the blades
I haven't used it in 3 or 4 years just been moving it around. I bought it brand new back in 2001 I think it was. Had a postage stamp yard back then

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