When Not to do Yardwork

Wednesday September 15, 2009


When not to do yard work

Oh the joy of waking up to the mechanical screaming of a lawn mower directly outside my bedroom window! My eyes fly open, my heart starts pounding, and my half asleep brain frantically tries to identify what danger is approaching me. After I understand that my house is not under attack, I scramble out of bed and grumpily peer out the window at the lawn mowers operator. My intention was to make eye contact with the man and make him stop with my furious, piercing glare. Well that didn’t work out. He never even noticed me because in addition to cutting the lawn he was singing along with his iPod. This big man had an even bigger smile on his face as he pushed this loud machine around and sang, “We are family, I got all my sisters with me.” At first I thought I had to be mistaken, but no, those were the lyrics coming out of his mouth. How could I possible yell at him? I mean this man obviously has enough issues in his life without me adding to them. So instead I will simply dedicate today’s blog to when not to do yard work.

Just before a major storm or hurricane leave the shrubs and trees alone. It is too late to cut away dead or weak branches from trees and shrubs. There will not be enough time for the debris to be picked up by garbage services prior to the storm. It will only be blown around and could cause additional damage to people and homes.

What you can do is remove anything in the trees or bushes which can be safely stored inside your home until the storm is over. The coconuts in trees are especially hazardous in high winds because of their weight. Some other items to remove, if possible, are outdoor lighting, wind chimes, hanging plants or bird houses which are hung from tree branches. All of these things could become dangerous missiles if caught up in the high winds.

One final note of caution, do not do yard work outside my window early in the morning. It’s not nice and could be embarrassing if I decide to come out and start singing along with you.

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Posted by Brenda Barnes at 11:25 AM
Labels: general evacuation planning
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