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Getting tired of the 'back and forth'
Circles are much more fun!
 
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Plus, you can get the lovely circles and you don't even need to be there. Just tie your self propelled to a stake and let it do its thing!
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When I was a teen, I mowed lawns for money. I've pretty much always found a pattern that worked for me in any space, and usually stuck to that pattern. It is easy and efficient, so why change.
At our new place, I have yet to find a good pattern. There's too much space, it's broken up by fences, full of trees and buildings and stuff. I haven't tried circles, but my pattern is all over the place. Are you sure that aliens didn't land in your yard?
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LOL ...A real pro would mow like a random orbital polisher ... so yer not gonna get paid!
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I know the center point by mowing from the outside in.
So...I start in the center and work out. The JD has cruise control....so if I did the stake thing, I'd have to wind the rope up first on the stake. 
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Cool...someone gave me a star for my mowing job! lol
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Tell the truth. You didn't take my advice and close one eye did you?
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^^^ Nope...was getting too dizzy from from the round and round.
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Cut back on the two hearted ale man
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We know the truth. Steve had one of the turtles mow while he drank beer.
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"somewhere around 10 minutes in, I lost my cookies"
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Believe me...I've tried using the fender cup holders for a beer. My lawn is not the smoothest and the beer is terrible after one mowing round.
As for the turtles...they are worthless. All they want to do is lay around and soak up the sun. They have no desire to earn their keep.
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Thats actually how i mow my lawn. Or sometimes just zig zag to wherever the high spots are
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^^^
I try not to mow the same pattern more than once in a row. The outside, of course, is hard to avoid that. After rains...you can really notice if repeating the same pattern.
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No lawn is even easier! Pine straw out to the golf course so I look out at green grass that somebody else maintains.
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Pine straw? Is that the pine needle accumulation?
Nice setting! Ever get one thru a window?
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I used to love mowing. The satisfaction when it all looks great, knocking back a cold one afterward. I don't miss it now.
Grass should be cut in a different direction each time for maximum heath and growth. I would, as most greens keepers do, cut around the clock. The yard we have now isn't worth it, our mower doesn't even have adjustable wheels. Fine by me, I don't mow it.
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