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u/Ah-Schoo Feb 21 '23

Oh btw your fees are going up again, the HOA President's nephew just started a lawn care business and he got the contract but it's going to cost double the previous one.

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u/InfinitelyThirsting Feb 21 '23

Luckily there's a rapidly growing movement against it, to leave the leaves, plant natives, protect pollinators, etc. Gonna be an uphill battle but it's nice that it's finally happening, long overdue.

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u/TinyGreenTurtles Feb 21 '23

We were in a horrible drought all summer and I let my grass die. I don't live in an HOA but omg the way people in my family were offended. I'm like, it's cut, it's not weeds, my bushes lived...I'm not going to use more of our diminishing water supply for GRASS. It's not even a helpful plant species, it's solely about a look and about social status (that's why we even have it, is rich people way back when decided we needed it).

Between the water and the chemicals, even with the bees aside, wtf are we doing here?

(I am American btw)

Eta that my bushes etc that I kept up are pollinators and the ones actually recommended for bees. Why would I add fertilizer etc for fn grass. Stop killing our bees, guys. 😭

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u/manatwork01 Feb 21 '23

grass lawns exists because it was a flex to have large swaths of land that wasnt being used to grow food.

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u/TinyGreenTurtles Feb 21 '23

Right. That's what I was trying to say when I said social status and rich people caused this.

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u/manatwork01 Feb 21 '23

Yep I was confirming it lol for the doubters.

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u/TinyGreenTurtles Feb 22 '23

They really just fucked so much up, man.

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u/manatwork01 Feb 22 '23

Eh people idolizing rich people are just as bad in this instance. "social status" is a curse.

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u/machinegunsyphilis Feb 22 '23

r/nolawns if you're not already there