Woman, 70, Bloody nose for having a dry lawn

sltrib.com ^ | 07/07/07 | Julie Espinosa

[zeugma]

Which demonstrates that age-old saying: An armed internet forum is a polite internet forum.

You must not have gotten involved in any internet discussions of 9mm vs. .45 :-) 

[mamelukesabre]

I don’t water my lawn. That just means I have to mow it. My front yard looks like a #2 buzz-cut right now, and I haven’t mowed it in a month. It can’t get much shorter, and it won’t burn. Go ahead and drop a match.
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Ok, I’m confused. I think this poor old lady was arrested for not watering her lawn. I think you were in favor of her arrest. Yet here you indicate you do not water your lawn. So what gives? And why do you think a short cut dead lawn will not burn while a long cut lawn is a fire hazard?

BTW, it’s considered common sense to set your lawn mower on the tallest setting if you want to conserve water. Short grass dies faster than long grass. I too try to conserve water. My mower is on the tallest setting in the hottest part of the year. But I give it just enough water to keep a little bit of green tint to the brown blades of grass. And, in the harshes, un-shadiest areas, I have zoysia planted. You can’t kill that stuff. But it wont grow in the shade, and fire is good for it.