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[–] 117 points 3 years ago (12 children)

Sometimes when I grill. I don't clack the tongs together.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago*

    I can almost forgive some of these others. But I don't understand how a person, much less a dad, could even begin to commit such an attrocity. The second I don't click the tongs, tweezers, hell even scissors, you will know that I have been compromised.

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  • [–] 51 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I optimize my pattern for minimal direction changes, which saves me 3-5% on the time it takes to mow

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I optimise mine for max clibbins dispersion.

    Or if it's really thick and damp I'll do a patern like 2 rows forward 1 row back so they get finely mulched instead of clumped. Think a narrow clockwise rectangle on the right of a given square of grass that slowly walks to the left so the clipings are pulled away from the uncut grass and then run ove again on the return trip. Also helps in case it's thick enough that the grass isn't fully being cut.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    But you have to alternate the pattern each time you mow or you'll get wheel ruts.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Only if you have a heavy mower and drive in the exact same spot every time. I can see it with a soft yard and a riding mower, but not so much with a push mower.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I definitely notice it with a push mower, but there's also the issue of the grass blades themselves always being cut in one direction. That'll produce a noticable effect over time if you don't vary mowing vector.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Exactly this. I do the trim of the section I am working, then any areas that cannot be bulk mowed, then smaller and smaller square pattern on the bulk to avoid time consumed on excessive turning/momentum loss. Grass looks fine, not trying to impress anyone, and I get back to my family sooner.

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    [–] 40 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The other day my daughter told me she was hungry.... All I did was ask what she wanted to eat! I will carry that with me for all my days

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    My robot mower does this. It traverses the lawn like a Roomba. Took me awhile to get used to.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    My guy, robot mowers have been around for some time now. The catch is you need to bury a guide wire around the perimeter of the area the mower is meant to cut. Or at least that was the case the last time I looked into getting one.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There are some which are guided via gps now. However, i won't trust them being so precise. For me/us burying a guide wire was the better solution. Some manufacturers even claim, that you dont have to burry the line cos it will be overgrown by grass after a short amount of time.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    GPS will only ever be accurate within 5 meters, which won’t cut it for small yards where even 1 meter over the line may send it down a hill or into the neighbors yard

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Linus Tech Tips reviewed one that came with a little radio tower it used for position (guessing it used a combination of many sensors). Seemed to work OK in his flat little backyard.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago

    Last Time I grilled, I didn't ask who wanted their meat rarer than having a good chef

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago

    I had an electric mower so my pattern was just "don't run over the extension cable."

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I use one of them Husqvarna roombas to do my lawn. It cuts any way it wants ☹️

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    The one who vomited, did so such that his steaks would be affected

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    How do you do a pattern? Do you have to adjust the height?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    The height, the direction, the updog.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)
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