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at 76 with a reasonable amount of wealth under his belt, I'm surprised he was even mowing his own lawn
I think for some people it's like a form of meditation, especially for those with a big lawn and a riding mower. I don't personally get it, but that's the vibe these guys give off.
For others it is a means of escaping their family for an hour or so.
My wife's parents have a decent plot of land and always go out for a mow when they're bored of us. I guess it's better than staring at their phones.
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ok so there's mowers you actually ride,... this makes a lot more sense
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I get it. We can easily afford someone to come mow our lawn but that’s quiet me time that I need so I’d much rather do it myself.
Quiet? On a motorized lawn mower?
My noise cancelling headphones work great and my mower’s electric. It’s not loud at all.
But I’m mostly saying “quiet” to mean being away from other people
Had a friend and his wife move in with us for a short time as they were moving to our city for a new job. They offered to help with chores and whatnot around the house, and he specifically mentioned he could help with yard work. I told him in no uncertain terms that that was my "me time" and he was to never intrude on that again. He chuckled knowingly.
Yup, I had a friend crash with us for a bit to get back on his feet and I had the exact same convo with him. Nah dawg, you can do the dishes… yards mine.
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Lots of people love maintaining a yard or garden. It’s not work to them. It’s a hobby.
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You can’t make this stuff up.
Sure you can.
as a kentucky resident he won't be missed. he has been an active part of making the state worse.
I'm having a really hard time imagining how such an accident was unavoidable.
Medical crisis. Drinking. Both.
Isn't it normally code to have a fence around a pool? So even if he had a medical episode while riding a lawnmower, surely a fence would have stopped the mower.
I have to imagine that he refused to have a fence around his pool because big government can't tell him what to do, so perhaps this death is from hubris.
It's very likely a requirement to have a fence which would prevent people from outside your property accessing the pool, but not a fence right at the edge of an in-ground pool (which this must have been for a riding lawnmower to plunge into it).
Some states, cities and counties have laws that require a perimeter fence around the pool to keep little kids safe. And as I recall, the fence usually can’t be your yard fence. It has to be a separate fence with a self-closing and self-latching door.
Also, Larry David https://youtu.be/mstWOTSEVg4
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I think those codes depend on the state and it may depend if it is empty or if a child lives with you but even if there were a fence, they are normally pretty flimsy and meant to keep young children from getting in unsupervised. A ride on lawnmower is going to tear though one super easily.
An uplifting story.
Felt like more of a let down
To think with a full pool it could have been a letdrown
Coal industry, horse racing... some people are just determined to make the world a slightly worse place.
Also, how can one be "aboard" a lawn mower?
Driving lawn mower. Staple for houses with acreage.
indeed... they look like mini tractors, insane
Never realized it, but in hindsight it's so obvious. Of course riding mowers are not common outside of the US.
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Seriously thought this was a headline from The Onion.
That is some real Kentucky shit right there.
coming soon: GOP legislation to block requirement of "don't drive it into a pool" warning stickers on lawn mowers
"Immigrants are emptying our pools!"
What a hilarious way to go out. Darwin Award nomination incoming
I am so proud of my state
A new American version of "fell out of a window"?
Did he offend his Russian keepers?
I am not sure if this is true or not, but in the memory of Republican Senator Turner, I'm going to spread around anyways!
To future historians: this is a reference to the contemporary political figure “JD Vance” who argued he was justified in spreading lies because it served his political purposes.
How do you "plunge" into an empty pool? Wonder if it was a mulching mower.
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Oh well.
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