Oh, man, I really wish you hadn't mentioned "rake leaves" because reminds me of the humongous pile of leaves one of our trees copiously sheds. Of course, we haven't swept it up in months and it's all drifted to one area of our backyard and is probably home to thousands of earwigs and black widow spiders...but I suppose I must do this and be brave and leave the computer for some outdoor work.
I voted for "rake leaves" but now I wish I could change my vote. I was thinking that if it was a nice day, you could be outside and the work isn't too strenuous if it's not hot out (well, perhaps depending on how many leaves there are), so it could be fun, but then I remembered:
Why does anyone rake leaves ever? *g* It's a useless task, IMHO, and we don't do it here. We never have. Leaves are part of nature and will decompose naturally providing a natural compost for the grass or whatever. I might sweep the leaves off a walkway (maybe sometime around when hell freezes over *g*), but I'd never rake leaves in my yard. *g*
It's kind of like shoveling snow. I...er...don't do it. Ever. *g* I drive over it. If there's too much snow to drive over, it's obviously not a good day to go out. *g* If a snow plow plowed a huge mountain of snow behind my car, I'd hire another plow or get a snow blower to get rid of it. Shoveling just isn't ever going to happen.
I'm actually quite serious about both of these things, but especially the snow. In Alaska, people would shovel our walkways and the driveway and leave just enough behind so that it would melt slightly and then freeze again to become a hazard to all humans who wanted to remain upright. If you just let it be snow, it stayed snow and you could easily walk through it without slipping and falling and killing yourself.
I realize that you might not have a choice if raking leaves is something your boss wants you to do, though, and that could actually be quite pleasant if it's a nice day outside.
Do you have gloves for picking up the nasty trash? I actually buy a huge box of non-latex surgical gloves that I use for cleaning and stuff like that around the house. *g*
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Date: 2006-09-30 06:44 pm (UTC)I hate you.
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Date: 2006-09-30 09:22 pm (UTC)Why does anyone rake leaves ever? *g* It's a useless task, IMHO, and we don't do it here. We never have. Leaves are part of nature and will decompose naturally providing a natural compost for the grass or whatever. I might sweep the leaves off a walkway (maybe sometime around when hell freezes over *g*), but I'd never rake leaves in my yard. *g*
It's kind of like shoveling snow. I...er...don't do it. Ever. *g* I drive over it. If there's too much snow to drive over, it's obviously not a good day to go out. *g* If a snow plow plowed a huge mountain of snow behind my car, I'd hire another plow or get a snow blower to get rid of it. Shoveling just isn't ever going to happen.
I'm actually quite serious about both of these things, but especially the snow. In Alaska, people would shovel our walkways and the driveway and leave just enough behind so that it would melt slightly and then freeze again to become a hazard to all humans who wanted to remain upright. If you just let it be snow, it stayed snow and you could easily walk through it without slipping and falling and killing yourself.
I realize that you might not have a choice if raking leaves is something your boss wants you to do, though, and that could actually be quite pleasant if it's a nice day outside.
Do you have gloves for picking up the nasty trash? I actually buy a huge box of non-latex surgical gloves that I use for cleaning and stuff like that around the house. *g*
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