RobsyUK

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When would you say it's the last time to cut the grass? I have just done it and am not expecting to do it again until Feb / March time

Also, for the scoobie females.. I iron clothes inside out but when I do the outter edge of trousers on the outside They go all shiney. How do I stop this?

boxst

It depends on the weather. If it swaps between sunny and rainy and not that cold (as it currently is) then the grass will continue to grow and need cutting.

Chip

Cut mine yesterday but think it will need to be done again in a week or two.

As for the ironing, it's simple, get the wife to do it.

DYK

I cut the grass once this year and that will do,as for shiny clothes,make sure your iron is not set at too high temperature setting for the fabric you want to iron,don't press and hold down too hard on clothes,use a cloth between the iron and clothing,this protects the clothes from direct heat,if you got hard to get out creases,use the steam function..

An0n0m0us

Just sitting down with a cup of coffee having come in from cutting mine. Unless there is another dry snap then I don't expect to be able to cut it again this year.

What's ironing

LSherratt

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I am forever cutting ours but I enjoy the ride on mower. I feel that I am at the height of manlyhood as I zoom up and down the lane, getting right up close against the hedge making light work of the brambles and nettles sticking out trying to block my path. The handling on it isn't the greatest but that doesn't stop me mowing perfect circles around the many trees that are in the way.

Turbohot

Just don't iron, I say. Buy non-iron clothes, and make your life easy.

I stopped ironing ages ago. I hate ironing on the ironing board with that tiddy, hand-held stupid triangle with passion. My most clothes are non-iron. Best way. Some of my female friends even iron on the ironing board their whole family's undies and bleddy nylon socks! Yikes. Imagine the residual smell (that the fabric may hold even after washing at 1600 spin) of urine, skidders or footie pong raising into the air while you iron those articles who no one give a damn whether they are ironed or not?? F that.

I have a stand-up steamer that I use to quickly iron stuff like shirts, trousers, summer tops and skirts etc. That is not too taxing as you can hang things on hangers and give them a blast. Easy.

Iron-shine gives the impression that your wife was angry with you, did your ironing half-heartedly and here you are, standing in the office, looking all shiney. You see, peole in the office don't know that you have to slave on your own clothes. They don't need to know, I understand. However, iron-shine is awful as it is, I know. Just get a little steamer, then you won't have to keep slaving on the board. That should help with the shine problem, as the hot metal doesn't come that close in touch with the clothing. it just kinda kisses your clothes, hisses at them, and gets rid of crinckles. Pretty cool stuff. You have to bend up and down for long clothing and use your neck a bit, but you can do that for a young man! Its not that bad at all.

Turbohot

I do like that ^.

May be your missus or mum does it for you, or she takes your family clothing to some professional ironer. I used to, but since she damaged some of my clothes by mistake, I don't bother with that.

To me, ironing is a waste of time. Fine for people with too much time in their hands. Most boring and braindead task; nothing creative about it.

Turbohot

About grass, I have cut mine last weekend. No need now until March 2013 or so. Another bleddy boring task.

DYK

Might be an idea if you need to clear a blocked nose...

Turbohot

Haha, there is a facial sauna for inhaling Vicks. That clothes' steamer is not suitable for clearing blocked nose. It came with the warning that it should only be used for one purpose only. No kids to have a fun ride on it etc.; just like they warn with the sandblasters for floors. Mind you, one or two overly excited friends here tried to steam their clothes when they had them on their body. it shouldn't be done, really. It was unplugged but still hissing, so they made use of it on the clothes they were wearing. Idiotic, I know.

SJ_Skyline

Faye doesn't do this for you?

DYK

Whilst wearing a g string and stockings

lordharding

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My over enthuastic Gardiner cuts my lawns 2/3 times a week

It's like a bowling green at the moment

Just need the big hedge cut now before winter

Ironing
No idea
That's the wife's dept

SJ_Skyline

By the time my team of gardeners have cut my lawn, it's time for them to start cutting again. I guess they feel like the guys that paint the forth bridge....

IWatkins

Lawn? Goats and lamas deal with it? What, you don't have lamas? Or Alpacas?

Ironing? Why? My clothes get washed, hanged to dry, I wear. I work from home by the way. Ironing is for those losers who care about appearance in "the office". I prefer to be comfortable while I work. Pyjamas are good for this, unless it is cold, then a Selk is nice.

Lee_

Ironing trousers? Iron by putting a cloth inbetween the trousers and iron, its will stop the material being subjected to the direct heat of the iron and causing the material to become damaged.

I'm ex-military I'm supposed to know about ironing! (thats my excuse anyway).

ALi-B

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Gardeners? Livestock?

I thought we were in a economic depression

Anyhoo, raise the cutting height a bit, aim for about 2" in grass length. Stop mowing when overnight temps start regularly dropping down to 5degrees and below. Also make a premptive attack with the mosskiller/feed, as the way the weather is the moss is going to be a b**tard this winter (my lawn is currently moss-free, I want to keep it that way).

stevie2011

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mummy !!!!!!!

urban

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Firstly, you should be sitting down with a beer, that you instructed your woman to bring to you.

Ironing - its something that women do

Leslie

I bet all that grass will need to be cut again this year.

Les

speedking

We have had standing water on the back lawn all weekend I need a hover mower and oilskins to avoid the resulting mess.

Fleetster

I cut my grass on Saturday and it better be the last time this year!!!!!
Cant answer the Q on ironing lol

windyboy

Our grass could do with cutting and hopefully it will the last until springtime, it's been too damp to cut it recently (that's my excuse anyway) as our petrol mover is broken and I'll have to use the flymo

I've heard of this ironing thing but never done it myself so can't help with that one, sorry.

windyboy

subaruturbo_18

My..Er...Sister said, if you place a bit of material over the trousers and then iron it, it wont go shiny.... Something like a t shirt thick bit of material.

Lisawrx

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Regarding ironing, I have to agree with Swati and IW, I think it is a boring task and I only do it when I absolutely have to, single figures during a working week, and even less when off.

As for cutting the lawn. I generally do it when it's dry enough that I think I won't rip the grass up. This year, it's been done a handful of times, and if the weather allows, I'll carry on to keep it as manageable as I can. I've never had a cut off date so to speak, but I'm not a fussy/experienced gardener.

ScoobySteve69

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Non iron clothes? Jesus, some people must be walking round looking like tramps! As for ironing `shine`, people have mentioned a cloth, but it should really be a damp one. Stops the shine and gives a better crease

Ant

Who puts creases in their clothes, I know of 2 people that did my grandad and grandma.

DYK

Next weeks how to do everyday basic tasks for Robsy..

Week 1 Ironing.
week 2 how to polish boots and lace them.
Week 3 how to make your bed.
Week 4 sew on a button.

Turbohot

Why are you complaining to Jesus for, and rolling your eyes for?? Non iron clothing isn't that bad, you know. I saw a person who was wearing non iron, high in fashion Armani jeans that were made to look intentionally crinckly on his thigh joints. Every crinkle on his jeans had a fading mark. Jesus knows that he definitely didn't look like a tramp.