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yorgatron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 02:21 PM
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fucking neighbor was spraying weed killer on MY driveway!
I went and told him not to do that,if he wants me to get the little weeds that grow in the cracks I'll use a hoe.
:grr::mad:
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 02:23 PM
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1. wow, that is very presumptuous
and elitist and assholeish of him

you are right to be feeling all of your emoticons
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 02:30 PM
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2. Go pee in his yard.
Or in his driveway.
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 02:47 PM
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3. Guess he was trying to be helpful,
but I'd be pissed too.

Maybe it would be an opportunity to educate him about what poison that stuff is and what it does to bees and butterflies and birds.

Or not.B-)
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 09:44 PM
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14. That would be pretty comical
Since chances are he was using glyphosate. I would get a pretty good chuckle if someone tried to tell me spraying glyphosate on sidewalk grass kills bees, butterflies, and birds.
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:00 PM
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4. So he thinks his property extends to yours? Major dick move
some people :mad:
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yorgatron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:06 PM
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5. this is the same guy who uses his leaf blower to blow everything in front of my house,
which I then clean up with a broom and dust pan.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:13 PM
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7. Nice guy. Get a pony and toss the stable muckings on his lawn.
:hide:
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:16 PM
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8. Oh no he didn't !!!!!
how inconsiderate...pile them up, dump them on his fucking doorstep!!! I am dead serious here..that is fucking blatant rudeness!
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:13 PM
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6. Wow, not only does he not obey boundaries, he poisons the environment.
I just want to tell you that white vinegar squirted onto weeds in cracks, kills them safely and makes them much easier to pull out. If you try it, it is most effective when done on a sunny day.
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:19 PM
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9. Yeah! Is there anything vinegar is not good for?
:thumbsup:
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:52 PM
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10. Really, when you think about it.
Vinegar is good for so many things, from cleaning windows to rinsing hair, and it is very inexpensive.
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 10:17 PM
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15. Vinegar is not particularly effective
It will kill certain grasses and weeds, but quite often it doesn't kill the roots and on some plants it doesn't work at all. Stronger vinegar concentrations can be found at some garden nurseries, and they are more effective, however they are expensive and can be much more hazardous than the alternatives.

Glyphosate is cheaper, more effective, and safe.
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 10:02 AM
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20. I found it works very well, but you have to use it on a sunny day.
After I used it, the grass and weeds turned brown and came out very easily.
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 10:15 AM
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22. If you are pulling the roots out, then yes it can be very effective
In my case I have a large amount of grass and weeds to control, so I use glyphosate. It kills the plant and there's no pulling roots. I don't have to worry about which weeds and grass it's effective on because it's effective in almost all cases. It's at least as cheap as vinegar and much easier to store when purchased in bulk because it's available as a concentrate.

I do use a lot of vinegar around the house. It discourages ants, is a great sterilizer in the kitchen, it's good for light soap and scale, and it works well as a deodorizer.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 11:36 AM
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26. It works really well on young weeds.
So does plain boiling water.
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DebJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 10:19 PM
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16. Cool! Thanks for that tip!
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 03:53 PM
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11. I am so glad I live out in the boonies with no near neighbors
People can be such jerks.
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 06:03 PM
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12. It's a beautiful day in the nay-BOOR-hood!!!
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 08:27 PM
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13. I almost used a hoe to paint the house...
Edited on Sun May-31-09 08:27 PM by TankLV
she said she'd do anything for a couple hundred bucks when I passed her on the street...
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-31-09 10:29 PM
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17. I'd totally go have sex with his wife.
That'll teach him.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 07:05 AM
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19. that's very funny!
:applause:

:thumbsup:
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 06:21 AM
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18. Justifiable garden hose application.
First do the fucking neighbor, then hose off the weed killer.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 10:07 AM
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21. I can let ya take some cuttings from my triffids to put in his driveway.
Not only are they thorny and caustic to your skin, but they slap you when you walk past them too. They are murderous and sadistic. He'll be in the hospital clinging to life after fighting them for one summer. The best revenge would be to make him face my triffids. :evilgrin:
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 10:25 AM
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23. ... but they can't survive salt ...
... which, I'm also told, will kill those weeds between the cracks.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 10:57 AM
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24. These triffids I got will survive anything.
They'll be here with the cockroaches after nuclear war and the apocalypse.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 11:12 AM
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25. are you sure its weed killer?
maybe you ought to taste it just to be certain:silly:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 02:22 PM
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27. Are you sure it's weeds, and not "weed"
:shrug:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-01-09 05:08 PM
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28. Some people are paranoid about how the neightborhood looks.
And looking "good" means an entirely artificial landscape. Or neighbor actually called the police on us because we had native "weeds" in the yard. The city sent a commercial lawn mower over. When I said I would not consent to his presence three fucking police cars and four cops came over. And these assholes had the nerve to request and get a local tax hike to fund their department.
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