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    I just got finished cutting most of the grass and my hands feel like they have springs in them. Took over two hours with a self-propelled mower. My original plan was to get a riding mower of some sort, but I decided to save a little money for right now and instead got a fairly nice Craftsman RWD with key start while it was on sale for $340. I used it for the front yard once before on the mulch setting and realized how much of a pain it is. This morning I decided to use the bag for the whole yard. Three tanks of gas, about six or seven full bags of clippings (filled up especially quick around the magnolia with all the dead leaves) and 22" of cutting area per pass over almost an acre. It would not be anywhere near as bad, but when the moving company came to move the previous owner out their van left tracks in the soft dirt of the front yard. Until I get fill dirt, topsoil and more grass seed, I have to nearly pick up the mower going over these tracks. I am almost tempted to get a Sears or Lowe's card to buy a riding mower, but it is nice being credit-card free.

    Spent Monday and Friday afternoon trimming up some trees. I'm still debating over whether or not to trim the magnolia, and I started off Monday removing a branch that snapped during a storm last Sunday. My axe skills were up to par, but I didn't argue with the neighbor when he offered his polesaw. One of those and a chainsaw are high on my list of things to buy. The limbs and branches went into a big burn pile that will be getting lit tonight or next weekend.

    Later today or tomorrow the painting will begin. Not a favorite hobby of mine, but it has to get done before the family moves here. I finally got the motivation to buy and install mini-blinds over the past two weekends and install a door between the formal dining room and den, which will be bedrooms for two of the girls.

    Anyway, owning a house is hard work. I'm almost wishing I would have gotten one of those new houses with a postage stamp yard my realtor was trying to show me. Over time, though, this investment will pay off in multitudes. My neighbor paid $75k for his house in '93 and it is worth almost $170k now. This house has not been updated since it was built in '81 but the VA still appraised it at almost $15k more than I paid for it. A little updating and maintenance and it should be worth quite a bit more.

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    how many acres do you live on?
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    how many acres do you live on?
    Fortunately, my lot is only one acre. I was originally looking at two-six acre lots.

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    Honestly, you might be better off with six acres. You have a family, and they might not mind a bit more room.
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    Honestly, you might be better off with six acres. You have a family, and they might not mind a bit more room.
    I don't think they require quite that much space. Besides, there are woods with a dirt trail behind the house where the kids can take an ATV or dirt bike, and the yard is plenty big enough for them to play in.

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    Yeah, my god 1 acre is enough room.

    Also, that's about how long it took to cut the lawn at my parents' house: 1 and half to 2 hours with a self-propelled mower.


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    pshaw, one acre...

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    pshaw, one acre...
    I'm still waiting for my 40 acres and a mule. I'm calling Obama Monday.

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    I grew up in a 6 acre yard, it would take my brother and me a week to cut it. And after we finished we had to start right back up again. Never ending battle.

    My wife and I are looking at buying a cookie cutter with a small ass yard for those reasons. Less shit to clean and cut. Altho I found out that the guy my parents sold their house to is looking to sell it. 160k for 90 acres and a house with 6 bedrooms. Not a bad deal.

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    i live on an acre and it pisses me off.
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    I thought half an acre was bad... But then again, mine consists of plenty of trees with their roots above the blade line, so I gotta be extra careful. And then there's the back yard, which includes a steep 45-ish degree hill in which even the riding mower can't tackle well. We've got a rear-engine Craftsman mower and it got stuck on the way up the hill. Twice. Guess the rain was worse than I thought. Nothing's more fun than having to hop off and slowly lower it down the hill while holding the brake pedal with your hand.

    All in all though, my lawn takes about an hour and a half, give or take conditions.
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