Why does it take so long for boys to mow the lawn?
Are you avoiding being in the house with a pretty gal? Do your balls slow you down? What gives?
When I mow the lawn, it's done in an hour. When my mom mows the lawn, it's done in an hour. Get a man involved and suddenly it's a half-day process.
WHY ARE YOU SO SLOW!? And don't give me any of this "thorough" crap. I think I'm more thorough than landscape artists.
Look, the short answer to the question is this: If we don't wanna do it, there isn't much you can do to make us. We can take our time, we can whine, some of us even know how to flood the engine on demand, which is a rather useful skill. ;)
And, sometimes, if you even get flustered enough about it, you just take the jobs off our hands, which is what we wanted all along.
If you want him to do it, ask him to do it. Don't time him, don't nag him and don't criticize him. If it's far more important to you that the grass be done in 45 minutes instead of an hour and a half, go out there and do it yourself.
Otherwise, ask him to do it and suck it up that he's going to do it on his schedule.
Original Post by pvstks:
to give you enough time to make him a sandwich... now shut yer mouth and git in the kitchen...
Your mullet is showing...again...
Original Post by kathygator:
Original Post by pvstks:
to give you enough time to make him a sandwich... now shut yer mouth and git in the kitchen...
Your mullet is showing...again...
damn it...
at least you covered up the wife-beater with that bowling shirt, though...got a wedding to go to?
no i do not take out the trash either. I do the womanly duties he does the man duties, together it works out perfectly. I am no princess, i cook for him every day and clean, laundry, etc... All i am saying is i do not mow the lawn, its a manly thing, i am as girly girl as they come. If i didn't have a wonderful man in my life, then i would hire a wonderful professional.
I never mow the lawn... only because if I do, Chris re-does it because he's OCD about the lines from the lawn mower being straight.
He has OCD tendencies concerning certain things, one of these is the lawn. Used to drive me nuts, but I've gotten used to the fact that it takes him 2 hours to do our 3/4 acre worth of lawn. xD
So I can somewhat understand - I don't get why it takes so long, only because I'm clearly not so concerned about how the lines go and whether or not our lawn looks like a golf course.
But my father mows twice as fast as my mother. She's always slower because she's nervous about 'messing up' mowing the lawn. Plus she enjoys the exercise so she prolongs the mowing by using the pusher more than the rider. Dad zips along on his riding mower, breezing on by so he can get off it and go for a run.
-shrug-
Maybe whoever's mowing your lawn is trying to be meticulous? ;) haha.
I mow the lawn at our apartment because our landlord sucks and my dog gets scared of the yard when it's too long (I think he knows he might step in poo). That, and BF mows his parents lawn for them. When he goes over there, he's back in about an hour. When I mow our lawn that is probably 1/2 the size but more awkward, I take about 20 minutes (including moving the lawn furniture...).
After growing up having to split up our yard in "sections" with my family, I'm happy to mow my tiny yard. My parents yard is all hills and giant (probably 2x the bf's parents' yard). It didn't help that my dad had a heart attack when I was in 1st grade so he wasn't supposed to do it (but he still helped).
My husband can mow the lawn in 8.5 seconds. Perhaps that's because we have a 2' x 2' lot.
Original Post by kassay:
no i do not take out the trash either. I do the womanly duties he does the man duties, together it works out perfectly. I am no princess, i cook for him every day and clean, laundry, etc... All i am saying is i do not mow the lawn, its a manly thing, i am as girly girl as they come. If i didn't have a wonderful man in my life, then i would hire a wonderful professional.
I guess I'm a manly girl and my husband is a girly man then. I bring home the bacon and mow the lawn. He does the laungry and cooks. I refuse to take out the garbage though. THAT will never be my job. I'm not sure why. I can take the trash out of the bin, tie it up, and put it by the garage door. I just cannot bring myself to actually taking it to the garage and opening the garbage can. Gross.
When I mow the lawn ..i drink beer...this causes me to stop and drink more beer... then i ussually screw up..or see a butter fly and chase after it ... then more...beer... oh ...and then there are shinny objects that distract me...
oh...some times the neigbour comes over and we drink beer and look at the lawn..and the grading of our property and what is going on with the driveway... ease troughs, roof... windows... what kind of bbq i have... what are my future lawn plans... and drinking more beer...
it takes time... but just remember it is done...
cheers,
I saw this (or maybe not exactly this, but close enough) at an oil change place once.
OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOMEN:
(1) Pull up to [oil change station] when it is time for your next oil change
(2) Relax in a chair reading the latest magazine.
(3) 45 minutes later write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle where the fluids have been topped off, car has been washed, tires rotated, and courtesy inspection completed.
Money Spent
Oil Change: $34.95 (non-synthetic oil change)
Total cost of peace of mind knowing your car is maintained: PRICELESS
OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEN:
(1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00
(2) Stop by liquor store and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20.00, drive home.
(3) Open a beer and drink it.
(4) Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands. Jack car up.
(5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
(6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
(7) Place drain pan under engine.
(8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
(9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
(10) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on face and arms in process. Cuss.
(11) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
(12) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
(13) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
(14) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
(15) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties.
(16)Drink a beer.
(17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener work.
(18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it to recycle.
(19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
(20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
(21) Walk to liquor store; buy beer.
(22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
(23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
(24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
(25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
(26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard along with drain plug.
(27) Drink beer.
(28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
(29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
(30) Drink beer.
(31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
(32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
(33) Begin cussing fit.
(34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
(35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992).
(36) Beer.
(37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
(38) Beer.
(39) Beer.
(40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
(41) Beer.
(42) Lower car from jack stands.
(43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
(44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.
(45) Beer.
(46) Test drive car.
(47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
(48) Car gets impounded.
(49) Call loving wife, make bail.
(50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money Spent
Parts: $50.00
DUI: $2500.00
Impound fee: $75.00
Bail: $1500.00
Beer: $40.00
Total: $4165.00 -- But you know the job was done right!
Heh. ^5 A-girl.
OMG. AG, that is fantastic!!
I truly believe if your with the right man he would never make you take out the garbage. :)
Original Post by kassay:
I truly believe if your with the right man he would never make you take out the garbage. :)
ugh. no, he wouldn't make you. doesn't mean you couldn't do it though.
Original Post by kassay:
I truly believe if your with the right man he would never make you take out the garbage. :)
:/ I think we all have our specific chores we really really really don't want to do. My husband, for example, seems incapable of cleaning the bathroom.
I hate gender roll generalizations. We all have unique personal preferences.
Original Post by randomv3:
I hate gender roll generalizations. We all have unique personal preferences.
Me too.
Original Post by randomv3:
:/ I think we all have our specific chores we really really really don't want to do. My husband, for example, seems incapable of cleaning the bathroom.
I hate gender roll generalizations. We all have unique personal preferences.
MINE TOO.
For as anal as he is about the yard, apparently the splatters of pee and various hairs on the floor do not gross him out enough, or something, because they are always there after he cleans. Always.
>.<
Original Post by kassay:
no i do not take out the trash either. I do the womanly duties he does the man duties, together it works out perfectly. I am no princess, i cook for him every day and clean, laundry, etc... All i am saying is i do not mow the lawn, its a manly thing, i am as girly girl as they come. If i didn't have a wonderful man in my life, then i would hire a wonderful professional.
Agreed! Admittedly, I do take the trash if it's really full and he's not here, but that is one of his jobs!
Original Post by randomv3:
Original Post by kassay:
I truly believe if your with the right man he would never make you take out the garbage. :)
:/ I think we all have our specific chores we really really really don't want to do. My husband, for example, seems incapable of cleaning the bathroom.
I hate gender roll generalizations. We all have unique personal preferences.
Me too. For instance, I refuse to vacuum because I hate it so much, so in return I clean the bathroom when it needs doing. I only make dinner if my fiance is busy because I hate cooking - but I like baking so sometimes I'll make fun desserts.
We don't have a lawn to mow so that's nice. I think my fiance would handle the lawn, but that's only because I always end up doing all the laundry.
EDIT: It also bothers me when he refuses to let me carry groceries. I keep telling him it's not that it's too heavy, it's that my arms are short and it looks awkward. I know he's just trying to be nice, but I'm not an invalid.
