Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Brave new peace of mind

Not even daisies stand a chance here.
An advertisement reads:
Lawn Robot gives you freedom
and peace-of-mind,
with smart home technology.
Well, if our neighbours
find peace-of-mind in such a sight ...

I do prefer daisies.

10 comments:

  1. Once they came out with a robot vacuum, was a lawn mower far behind?

    Neighbors around here get a bit testy if you don't keep the lawn mowed and they don't like when you have weeds in it. I'd love a yard full of native growth (but not poison ivy).

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    1. Your first sentence reminded me of a question I once heard: What on earth did people do when there was only one ringtone?
      As for your neighbours: They would certainly make a leap of knowledge if they no longer called wild herbs weeds.

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  2. Me too. And daisies are more likely to give me peace of mind.

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    1. Sixty, fifty and even forty years ago, every bit of land here was used for growing potatoes and vegetables. A lot to do besides gainful employment ...
      Now almost all the neighbours have only their lawns ... and are too lazy to mow it once a week or every ten days. I can understand that very well, but even though I sometimes lament mowing, I won't buy a robot. I'd rather pay someone to mow it if I can't do it myself.

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  3. Hope the lawn robot doesn't get lost somewhere. :)

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    1. Oh, the joy alone of discovering that he has once again gotten stuck somewhere. ;-)

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  4. I once managed to lock myself out of a hotel in Belgium. I ventured into the garden courtyard, to find myself alone with a robot lawn cutting device. The door I entered through automaticly closed (and locked) behind me. I had no way back...

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    1. Meanwhile, the robotic mower may have shredded a hedgehog ...
      Did you have your mobile at hand?

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  5. També prefereixo les margarides... però de molt!.

    Aferradetes, Sean.

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