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henryjonesjr83 t1_je82si3 wrote

Ok this is nuts because I live on acreage and mow with a heavy zero turn.

Rabbits make nests in the damn grass where you cannot see them until you come back around.

I desperately try to check everywhere for bunny nests, but every damn spring I commit rabbit genocide. It's awful.

And now on top of feeling guilty, their bunny corpses can take their revenge on me.

Edit: where I live, if you don't mow regularly, the neighborhood will take action against you for lowering property values.

In the city where I used to live, if you don't mow, the city will come mow your yard for you and stick you with a big bill for it.

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matt9191 t1_je83goe wrote

Gotta hold your breath next time. Like passing a cemetery in the car.

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bk15dcx t1_je83sac wrote

Happened to me with a Snapper Hi Vac. Bag instantly turned blood red. Probably mowed a half dozen. Washed it out. Did not gain super powers.

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suspended247 t1_je83whg wrote

I had a jack Russell that was hell on rabbits. Found several carcasses after the fur went flying.

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memetunis t1_je8aq57 wrote

I had a cairn terrier that had no mercy for baby bunnies, I know they are all technically babies but they were always so small. Also mice, moles and frogs. Great gift to leave at the back door.

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oakteaphone t1_jeb7wc1 wrote

>the neighborhood will take action against you for lowering property values.

Just keep lowering the property values, then buy up the whole neighbourhood!

Do it for the bunnies!

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Girly_Shrieks t1_je8yhwy wrote

Or you could just not do that. It doesn't hurt anything to not mow. You know, the way nature was before we decided as a species we need the grass to be a few inches tall.

You're choosing to do this.

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sam_hammich t1_je908wx wrote

In several areas it's illegal (or otherwise against civil code or other applicable bylaws) to not mow your lawn, you know. There are any number of reasons a person, with acreage or not, would need to mow their lawn.

You should really lose the sanctimonious tone.

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TheRealGunn t1_je9zqiy wrote

Aside from that, letting your yard grow rampant is bad for plenty of other reasons.

Anyone suggesting people shouldn't mow just because of rabbits must live in a concrete hell and have never actually had a yard.

If you don't keep the yard under control you'll have so many more problems. Bugs will be out of control, including ticks, meaning you can't let your kids play outside.

Rodents will run wild, and you eventually end up with mice and rats all over your house.

Guess what comes along with rodents (and bunnies for that matter). Snakes.

Not mowing a lawn is a huge safety and health hazard.

Which is exactly why mowing is required in most places.

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henryjonesjr83 t1_je9dpo3 wrote

I'm assuming you don't own property.

I am required to mow under threat of fines and civil action.

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The_Ghost_Dragon t1_jeabp9p wrote

Actually, you make a good point. We wouldn't need to mow if we had ground cover (like red clover, moss, etc) instead of grass.

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tiredsleepyexhausted t1_je98u1u wrote

Fucking people and their plots of mutilated nature. Don't know how anyone enjoys having a lawn. I fucking hate it. I hate it when my boyfriend mows, I hate having a mowed lawn, I hate having short, ugly, mostly dead grass simply because of where we fucking live

I would agree with you 100% but this person is likely just following the law in their area and might not be able to afford to move anywhere else, like us.

Don't blame one individual for following the rules that a fucked up society has put in place. They aren't necessarily choosing to do anything.

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