tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post5475437859138880022..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: This Is The Last Time I Follow A Norbizness Caption Contest LinkJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-65003164164442732222008-07-13T13:26:00.000-04:002008-07-13T13:26:00.000-04:00If I may venture a generality, I'd say that Hilo i...If I may venture a generality, I'd say that Hilo is the sweetest town in all Hawai'i. (I'd say, in all aloha, "sweetest little town" but Hilo folks wouldn't like it much.)<BR/><BR/>Aloha to you, Hattie.<BR/><BR/>his (X) glyph<BR/><BR/>pookapooka <BR/>Honolulu boyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-53711072395151728522008-07-11T21:02:00.000-04:002008-07-11T21:02:00.000-04:00We get 120 inches in Hilo, Hawaii, so needless to ...We get 120 inches in Hilo, Hawaii, so needless to say I never water our lush lawn. But on the other side of the island, which gets as little as five inches a year, they use a lot of water for stupid golf courses at the overpriced resorts and condo complexes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-60682721947943877362008-07-11T19:39:00.000-04:002008-07-11T19:39:00.000-04:00I live in the northeast where it rains A LOT. We h...I live in the northeast where it rains A LOT. We have bushes and seashells coating our postage stamp. Oh and we grow grass (the long tall swamp kind) in large terra cotta pots. What is with the infatuation with lawns that look like golf courses? And, for that matter, what is the infatuation with golf all about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-41344204239522424062008-07-11T17:16:00.000-04:002008-07-11T17:16:00.000-04:00It never fucking rains here. Never. Except on hill...It never fucking rains here. Never. Except on hills that have just been burned, so that they can collapse. So how does he even know that thing works?Kathy Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980621565856010779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-65994829468125768672008-07-11T15:40:00.000-04:002008-07-11T15:40:00.000-04:00I can't help it. I'm pro-geek, and at least they'r...I can't help it. I'm pro-geek, and at least they're trying. Personally, I'll save my hating for the golf courses. How much of that 40-60% goes there, do you think? <BR/><BR/>I've been having a running battle with the fuckwit homeowner association here for at least seven years about going eco-turf. So far, I've managed to convince them to stop annually napalming the cattails their flagrant lawn D. Sidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810866162936064310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-29936236635728310002008-07-11T15:11:00.000-04:002008-07-11T15:11:00.000-04:00...in many cities (including mine) there are ordin...<I>...in many cities (including mine) there are ordinances that say you MUST have a green front lawn (or other landscaping deemed appropriate by the authorities)</I><BR/><BR/>Well, something between 40-60% of water usage in this country goes to <I>lawns.</I> And god knows how much of that is wasted, since grass is a shallow-rooted plant, but grass growers have been convinced it should be wateredJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-59967500122706236022008-07-11T12:31:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:31:00.000-04:00There are alternatives, though, to turf grass, are...There are alternatives, though, to turf grass, aren't there, except in the most anal communities? I like the scruffy nativist style, myself. :)<BR/><BR/>I honestly think we who live in arrid hot climates need to rethink the whole pavillion in a lawn approach. I would rather see houses with much shallower setbacks, even solid front walls with landscaping limited to a sheltered courtyard. KindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-13449409925317827812008-07-11T10:20:00.000-04:002008-07-11T10:20:00.000-04:00Um, before you get harsh on Ed remember that in ma...Um, before you get harsh on Ed remember that in many cities (including mine) there are ordinances that say you MUST have a green front lawn (or other landscaping deemed appropriate by the authorities). Fines in my city are over $750 for any offense, and you must remedy the situation as well or receive another citation. BTW, I live in California, which is in a drought. And they only stopped givingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-48582245960061686642008-07-11T09:57:00.000-04:002008-07-11T09:57:00.000-04:00i think i saw a 'living with ed' episode (don't as...i think i saw a 'living with ed' episode (don't ask) where he was looking at some sort of artificial grass for this very reason, but i think his wife didn't like the idea and/or aesthetics of it.<BR/><BR/>ahh, well, c'est la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com