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Yeah it’s amazing how the regular trash bin becomes just a heap of plastic wrappers that hardly ever has to be taken out.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:05
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redshirt posted:Since I started composting everything that can be composted, my trash has changed dramatically. Consider: My city in Ontario has a Green Bin program. You collect anything organic and put it in this bin (with a think paper liner) and set it out once a week. It has an animal proof handle and it holds quite a bit. Even kitty litter. Cans and plastics go in a blue bin which is also collected once a week. Regular garbage is only collected every two weeks. Oh and during spring, summer, and fall there's bi-weekly yard waste pickup. Really nice when a big storm comes through and throws a million twigs on your lawn.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:11
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Yeah we have that in NS too. Our neighbours refuse to use it and put all their organics in the garbage, the get mad about the racoons and bears
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Apr 27, 2024 19:22
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When I had dogs, it was a fantastic way to get rid of the winter shits in the yard.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:26
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I am also running multiple science experiments when it comes to "biodegradable". Its great!
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Apr 27, 2024 19:34
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Getting my Cocktail Garden set up. I used some rope to pull up a partial bag of soil to the deck instead of tracking it in through the house 
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Apr 27, 2024 20:06
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I finally got the siding fully repaired a year and a half after Hurricane Ian so now I have to start caring about how the yard looks again. I’ve been weeding the rock beds for two solid days. I should have gotten some Diquat.
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Apr 27, 2024 20:24
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There was someone in our area who has thyme in their rocks and it looked great, I think about that a lot
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Apr 27, 2024 20:35
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Our city has a green bin program as well for everything from grass to yard stuff like sticks and kitchen scraps too. Stuff like greasy pizza boxes goes in there as well. I used to have a compost bin in the back yard (the previous owner of the house was an idiot and put a ton of plastic bags in there so I cleaned it out one summer and that was nasty AF) but with the city composting I found it to be way easier to not have to get in there and turn it every once in a while, and I can go pickup a bunch of compost certain days of the year if I want (I always forget to though). Plus in the spring and fall you can put the big paper bags out with additional clippings or leaves that don't fit in the bin, tied up bundles of sticks etc. It's a good system. I am looking forward to how the mower mulches the leaves in the fall, if I will do one pass to chop em up and then another to chop + pick up to make them denser in the bag/bin. The main leafy tree in my yard is a persimmon one that has pretty chonky leaves that get all slimy and gross to rake up.
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Apr 27, 2024 20:38
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Finished the most important part of the patio remodel, the grill pad. Reused pavers from the patio that got ripped out. I’m gonna need a bigger grill with a NG conversion kit.
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Apr 28, 2024 22:40
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My current largest experiment is filling this depression with compost, and seeing, year after year, what happens in Spring when it fills up with water. I have dug a channel to the main stream from this depression, but only loosely. I watch the overflow every spring to see what is happening. The big question has always been "Do I dig out a big trench in order to drain this spot?" This year for example it flooded completely, but then was totally dry a few days later. So not worth any big effort to connect to the main stream, and for this year 2024, all remains the same. I will continue to fill this area with active compost to also experiment with the idea of "what will grow here"?
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Apr 28, 2024 22:47
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This weekend’s project, completed. 
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Apr 28, 2024 23:03
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Anyone makes fun of the condition of my lawn gets a sixer
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Apr 28, 2024 23:04
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Anyone makes fun of the condition of my lawn gets a sixer Is that your cute little shack, or the neighbors?
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Apr 28, 2024 23:10
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redshirt posted:Is that your cute little shack, or the neighbors? The one on the left is theirs, it got trashed when then had some trees taken down. The one on the right is ours and was trashed when we bought the property. The mice and spiders own it now. I’d like to fix it up into a workshop since it actually has power run out to it but actual house stuff takes precedence.
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Apr 28, 2024 23:13
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:The one on the left is theirs, it got trashed when then had some trees taken down. The one on the right is ours and was trashed when we bought the property. The mice and spiders own it now. I’d like to fix it up into a workshop since it actually has power run out to it but actual house stuff takes precedence. Thinking of a "Writer's Retreat"
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Apr 28, 2024 23:14
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One month ago, 25 inches of snow:
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Apr 29, 2024 00:07
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God bless Solo Stoves. You can get anything going in seconds in these things. Just constant air flow.
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Apr 30, 2024 05:46
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46 80lb bags of Sacrete are getting delivered today and it’s slab time.
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Apr 30, 2024 10:11
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May 2, 2024 18:22
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That’s a sweet mow. Love the mulching blade on the ego mower. It rules not having to bag anything up!! No interruptions, can just mow it up.
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May 2, 2024 19:50
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Wife said No Mow May is no mo’, time to put the new EGO to use 
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May 11, 2024 16:16
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Grilled some nice medium-medium rare burgs for dinner. Took daughter to her track practice. Stepped up to run track practice when the other main coach didn’t show up. Soon as we get home at 745, my wife meets me in the garage to see if I could go pick up some free compost off of Facebook right then and there since it was going to rain a lot tomorrow. Went and picked it up and completely filled the Ranger to the brim. Got it home and unloaded into the new garden. Turned out to be *exactly* the amount we needed to fill it.  Putting in some serious dad work tonight. Goddamn my back is gonna be unhappy tomorrow.
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May 14, 2024 03:06
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The guy next door to me spends literally every saturday from 7am to like midnight intermittantly working on his lawn and it still somehow looks worse than ours (I pay a guy $25 every two weeks to mow/weed/edge) I guess I don’t get the attraction to lawn janitoring? I’d rather spend my weekends with my partner and kid and when I do feel like I need a bit of solitude doing some woodworking in the garage or going for a nice long bike ride seems way more fulfilling
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May 14, 2024 03:32
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Nice raised bed- I’ll see if I still have pictures of the one my father and law and I made (based on my design  ) at my old house.The things attracted vermin like crazy, wasn’t super pleased in the end. Re: lawns, I like how it looks and it feels great to have a beer after. One of my favorite life memories is mowing my superior old house lawn then hanging out with my old dog sinking beers, listening to BBC audio dramas.
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May 14, 2024 09:42
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We’re in drought until rainy season starts and my lawn looks like absolute poo poo. Code enforcement is on hardcore patrol because wells are running dry and people still have nice green lawns. My dirt patch is my commitment to my fellow citizens.
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May 14, 2024 11:17
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My lawn is a hellscape right now. I got moles last summer, and they are back already in full force. I tried to use one of those mole traps last year, and it didn't catch a single one. I moved it every few days to what looked like a newer "mole trail" but it never worked, idk why. It was the "scissor" style that a bunch of reviews/YT clips recommended and said worked like gangbusters. I don't want to use poison, cause I feel like a quick, instant, death is better than hours or days of agony, but idk well else to do? Maybe pay a company, but what would they do if not just MORE poison? And to add to it, I've been suffering from terrible heel pain from bursitis and tendonitis. Started last year, off an on and make lawn mowing/general landscaping hell some days. I have surgery in three days, so I'll then be out of the count for ANY lawn-related activities for weeks. Lawn is already getting overgrown (in the areas not dead form the moles...) so I gotta mow it tonight. Or find some neighborhood kid and pay them to mow it? Do kids still mow lawns for money anymore?
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May 14, 2024 16:10
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I don’t do anything for my lawn other than mowing it and it is patchy in some spots but I don’t care. If I was redoing the outdoor space I’d probably go with a lot more trees and shrubs, I’m not a huge fan of the river rocks everywhere but some kind of more natural landscaping would be nice. Something drought resistant that I don’t have to go in and weed constantly. Thinking about potentially doing a home rebuild (it’s the dream) but worried about how that would affect the big cedars I have on the property next to the driveway because I love those dirty motherfuckers.
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May 14, 2024 17:08
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:The Rueben is the Official Dad Sandwich™️ Clubhouse Sandwich
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May 14, 2024 18:16
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two things will survive us, cockroaches and wild violets. I am seriously considering a flamethrower option.
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May 14, 2024 18:25
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Fatrick posted:Clubhouse Sandwich Reuben 
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May 14, 2024 20:19
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Rueben, all cool dads know that Wine Sauerkraut is my favorite
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May 14, 2024 20:38
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neato burrito posted:Reuben Nuh uh 
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May 14, 2024 22:01
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Clubhouse is good no question but Rueben is the GOAT.
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May 14, 2024 22:12
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the ultimate dadwich is the french dip
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May 14, 2024 22:13
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I propose a massive schism between Reuben Dads and the other assorted, wrong heretics
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May 14, 2024 22:17
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They’re all good sandwiches (love a good French dip)
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May 14, 2024 22:21
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What about a burger sandwich
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May 14, 2024 22:21
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i'm going to have a french dip or maybe a club sandwich for dinner, it will be a big decision for sure
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May 14, 2024 22:27
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Fatrick posted:Nuh uh You take your frilly fuckin' toothpicks and you make like a tree and leave!
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May 14, 2024 23:04
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