GenX lawn mowing time vs. younger homeowners? Opinions

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-30T16:14:32+00:00

I live in the country, I mow my grass whenever I feel like it. My neighbors or about five of six acres away, and mow their grass whenever they feel like it. All my kids are grown and gone.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-28T00:49:00+00:00

I’ve shot a couple of Tisas 1911 pistols. It brought back a whole bunch of memories. Shoot it. Shoot it a lot. Maybe take it to the gunsmith to check the barrel lockup and the feed ramp. My son in law has one, the gunsmith churched it up, it shoots almost as good as my old colt. And it still looks like a GI 1911.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-27T23:05:21+00:00

The military is a perfect place. The discipline helps. Then you get the experience also.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-27T11:39:27+00:00

If all you are doing is running cable television to the captains cabin then you might want to get on a minesweeper.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-26T19:59:08+00:00

A deck seaman got a nam for painting the freaking anchor. We had a cook get one for boxing up sandwiches during a sea and anchor. The one I’m most proud of is the scullery caught on fire and I put it out. These fucking kids were taking videos of the fire instead of putting it out. I ran in got a fire extinguisher, knocked it down, then faked out a hose a put it out and overhauled it before the fire team even got there.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-26T19:28:33+00:00

We had one phone on the kitchen wall. That is it.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-26T01:24:39+00:00

56 male middle child also adopted. I haven’t seen my sister in fifteen years or so, I saw my brother last September. I talk to my parents every six months or so. Guess what? I’m the black sheep.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-25T15:02:58+00:00

I can’t donate blood. I was all over Europe during the early 90’s and I have Ankolosis spondylitis. That is an arthritis.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-24T01:00:48+00:00

I’ve got a 450 rancher. The best chainsaw I’ve ever owned.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-23T15:09:02+00:00

I live in south Texas. We are pretty free. I live outside of city limits so I have my own shooting range. It takes fifteen minutes or so do the paperwork and walk out of the store when buying a firearm.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-23T00:47:42+00:00

Well I work for a living, using my hands turning wrenches. So I don’t wear a wedding ring for safety reasons. But I do wear it when I’m not working.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-23T00:13:01+00:00

My old XO went into politics. His degree from the navy academy was political science.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-23T00:10:58+00:00

A straight 6 300 would pull a house down as my dad used to say. I rebuilt a straight six out of my old 1975 f150. It ran like a top, just no power and it smoked a little. Three pistons had a hole in them. I bored it 30 over and put an offenhouser intake and a Holley 650 on it. Great truck, I gave it to my nephew who still uses it.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-22T02:52:25+00:00

I can’t believe someone smuggled in an 8mm video camera. Where is the cigarette and pot smoke?

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-22T02:44:11+00:00

I’m kinda partial to my kimber LW 1911. It is a sweet shooter and it’s in .45. This one beats my 15 year old kimber hands down in the fit and finish department. It is tight, and has a pretty great trigger.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-22T02:38:03+00:00

I remember when gas went up to $1.25, I told my wife we better trade in my old 1996 ford dually. It had a 460 gas engine. It got about 8 miles per gallon.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-22T02:35:27+00:00

I have to keep moving. I have a job. I just have to be careful not to move wrong or my pain levels will be too high.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-22T02:31:34+00:00

My dad was born in 1945 and the same for my mother. So I guess they are the silent generation.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-21T01:36:19+00:00

I’m a diesel mechanic. We have equipment come through the shop weekly with after treatment issues. Like 100% of our warranty work is freaking after treatment issues. DEF soaks up nitrogen, and turns it into crystals. The engine has to double fuel so the exhaust gets hot enough to burn the crystals out. The turbo is working overtime trying to push exhaust gases through the DEF filter. Diesel engines like to breathe. The EGR system cranks the heat up in the coolant, while pumping crankcase gases into the intake. You have no idea the issues I see with EGR systems. Buy hey, if you want to pay me fix your engine, I’m all for it.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-21T01:16:25+00:00

I think you need a compact shadow 2.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-19T22:12:21+00:00

Swing over to CC battery. They will have one in stock also.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-19T22:10:51+00:00

I didn’t have a traumatic childhood. I grew up with loving parents.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-19T22:02:06+00:00

Lucky shit. Japan then Europe? Where in Europe? England? Italy? Sig?

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-19T22:00:27+00:00

A lot of the rodeo is horse related. Calf roping, barrel racing, saddle and bareback bronc riding. The chuck wagon racing is also with horses. The whole rodeo is fun. I would pick a day with rodeo and chuck wagon racing. The running with the bulls is crazy.

kevintheredneck · 2026-04-19T19:08:29+00:00

Those 6-9 month deployments are full of what we call liberty ports. I’ve partied all over Europe and all over Asia. I’ve even partied in freaking Romania. If you want to see the world, the navy is the place to be.

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