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Quixote1818

(28,946 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 01:38 AM Dec 2013

He who rakes last rakes least!

Words of wisdom from my Grandfather. However, it does kind of piss off the neighbors down wind.

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He who rakes last rakes least! (Original Post) Quixote1818 Dec 2013 OP

heh - true hollysmom Dec 2013 #1

Neighbour up the way from us NEVER rakes their lawn... Locut0s Dec 2013 #2

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

1. heh - true

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Wed Dec 4, 2013, 02:41 AM

Dec 2013

I am one of them.

Locut0s

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2. Neighbour up the way from us NEVER rakes their lawn...

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 04:47 AM

Dec 2013

And they have a couple of very large trees on their lot. It's a corner lot and the side walks and lawn just get caked in 1/2 a foot of leaves by winter time. I can imagine their immediate neighbours don't care for them. They are up a ways so it makes no difference to us.

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