I might have a new bike, but I don't want it

My grass is about 2 feet tall. I tried to mow last weekend, but the mower died after about 10 minutes.

I decided to be a Jeep rather than a new mower.
 
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How white trash is this? The white bits are old paint from the patio that the painters how pressure washed off. My lawn hasn't been watered or mowed in 3-4 weeks and this view isn't the direction of the REAL pile of junk. By next week I can start cleaning up and moving back into the house and then I'm allowed to water again.
 
Asshole.

Touch wood there's not been any reports of it close by for a while but the local community facebook page is about 70% lost dog reports 5% lost / found phones and 25% some asshole tried my door / car / shed last night posts.
 
Sounds familiar to me. Our back yard is mostly dead except for a patch near the wall that gets some shade


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I drove home through a downpour about 15 miles west of here. I hope it's coming here. It might slip north over the lake or south above the escarpment, though.
 
Asshole.

Touch wood there's not been any reports of it close by for a while but the local community facebook page is about 70% lost dog reports 5% lost / found phones and 25% some asshole tried my door / car / shed last night posts.

It is a pain in the ass. They usually do no harm because most everyone buttons things up at night. So they just waste their time.
They did get into my car once. I don't know if they got anything, but everything was yanked out of the console and glove box. They didn't even steal any of my CDs...

I'm going to be more diligent with checking the surveillance feeds and calling the cops.
Why one of them tried the back door of my garage, I stopped having any sympathy.

I'm pretty sure that they come into the neighbourhood to score at one house in particular. They find they need some more cash. So, they jiggle door handles to see what they can get.
 
We got some rain early yesterday morning and my wife did water it a bit a couple of days ago.
It still looks like that.

I'd rather it just stay dormant until the weather changes enough to allow it come back as much as possible.

Our back yard is a bit better in spots because of a bit more shade it gets in the afternoon and the splashes of water it gets from the pool, but we have spots that have completely died out and is just bare dirt.

Rain??? what's that

Drought is different in different areas. There hasn't been measurable rain here since April. But that's normal. What isn't normal is the winter rainfall for the last 5 years. I'm surprised Orange County changed their rules. So Cal got even less rain then Nor Cal this year...then again I guess that's why they changed the rules cop0
 
Rain??? what's that

Drought is different in different areas. There hasn't been measurable rain here since April. But that's normal. What isn't normal is the winter rainfall for the last 5 years. I'm surprised Orange County changed their rules. So Cal got even less rain then Nor Cal this year...then again I guess that's why they changed the rules cop0
Can't have brown lawns now, can we? It would scare away the tourists.
 
So, the bike is a bit of something.

Steve Bauer road bike from the 80s with a chromoly frame.
SIS gears.
The rear wheel looks pretty new. Nice clean hub. "Giant" brand??

I still just want it gone.


And we're in for some rain tonight and tomorrow.
The same system that dumped on Lousiana is headed here. They're calling it severe, but not likely as bad as LA got it.
The hard, dry ground is going to keep most of the water on top and flowing rather than soaking in.
 
We have had a decent amount of rain this year so my grass looks ok. Not great, but the landlord is too cheap to have the lawn aerated and overseeded which it desperately needs to happen. A least the aeration part. If I stay here more than a year (not the plan now - but plans change) I am going to heavily recommended she aerate next year. It's only about $40.00 - $50.00 for the whole property (and maybe less.).
 
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