Ensure that the head of the weed eater is vertical when you cut the long grass along the sidewalk. There is an easy way to test and remedy this. Kcc55a, Nov 2, 2:49pmx1. While it is essential to have the proper safety equipment in place on riding mowers, you should think of that as just the beginning of your safety program. If we have a bit of a dry spell, you could also cut the lawn a little less often. People have different ways of doing just about everything. Something like 400 different types of toadstool have been identified growing in UK lawns, and so far, none of them have been poisonous. The ROPS can either be standard or optional equipment. This can be caused by A high traffic area (walking, children, and animals) Cars driving over the lawn A freestanding pool A clay area in the lawn You can buy an aeration tool from your local hardware like this one. Safety Considerations While Using Riding Mowers, Push Mowers and Weed Eaters. Well, we now know what the problem was but he was going to have to contact the developer to get that fixed. Gas weed eaters or trimmers are usually heavy and are a little harder to control. Avoid mowing on slopes that exceed 15 degrees if there is no other information available. How to get the lawn on the right hand side I took this photo while I was out mowing a lawn. Mowing and/or weed eating is the most common method for maintaining vegetation.
Your lawn may need aeration If the soil gets compacted then the grass can grow slowly in the compacted areas. It's very possible there were some dormant weed seeds in the soil when it was installed. Mother Nature is great, but she does like to throw in a curve ball every now and again. Long pants as a must so you don't cut yourself or injure yourself as bad as you would if not wearing pants. Let me tell you, when it comes to getting that tight look in the lawn it's all in the weedeating. Adjust the weed eater so that its head is level and low enough to cut the grass. Weed eat or mow first or wait. A thick, healthy lawn will also reduce the frequency and intensity with which you will have to apply chemical weed control. We've got your back. Mowing and Weed Eating, this is the best way to use your weed eater: Mowing the lawn with a weed eater requires great control over the machine. It will die off if it gets too hot as it does not have enough leaf cover. Find out what the experts say. Never leave the mower running or unattended. This stimulates any dormant fungal spores into growth.
I always suggest mulching your lawn for the first couple and last couple of mowings each season. Divide and conquer – Either mentally or on paper, divide the yard into uncluttered geometric areas so you can mow each section uninhibited by the obstacles that divide it. Weed eat or mow first or plant. Establish a safety zone to ensure the mower is operated at a safe distance from such hazards. Weed Eater Safety Precautions. Remember, no smoking while fueling. When you have completed weed eating, let the machine idle a few minutes to cool down before shutting it off. The ideal figure is between 2 and 3.
Know the safety practices. Don't Mow Wet Grass. The vegetation that remains is still fuel for a fire and promotes fire growth and spread. All of the proper safety precautions should be followed when you are using an electric weed whacker such as the proper clothing, the proper safety gear and more. Next time you catch a professional crew out in public, watch them.
There is a rule with threes that you should never take more than one third off at any one time. Mowing: Every lawn has to be mowed, and there are proper do's and don'ts that will help you maintain a thick, healthy lawn. Having said that, mowing mistakes can easily slow down your lawn's development. When the manufacturer's instructions are not available or do not specify the angle limits for operating on slopes, evaluate the terrain and slope conditions to ensure the mower is operated in a safe manner. This is why the actively growing cells are at the end of the roots and the crown of the plant). Employers Must Ensure Equipment Safety. In order to prevent possible injuries, it's recommended that you dress appropriately so you can stay safe. Two hands are what you need to use to hold the weed whacker so you have complete control. If the mower a worker will be using does not have a ROPS, look for unused bolt holes or brackets near the seat or frame to see if the mower has the capacity to be equipped with a ROPS. Mow before weed and feed. And do remember that if you would like a quote on lawn mowing and you live in Hamilton then, I am only a phone call away. She's spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes and gardens and loves investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. 'You should consider shortening your line to about 5 inches (13cm) and reduce the engine speed. Grab a handful of grass and tug on it.
Children Can Live (Without It). You don't struggle with these things because you're a believer in God or not -- the whole world deals with what to do about sexually transmitted diseases, with what's going on with social decadence and the decline in America's morality, with racism, with abortion. God is in this story - God is in the details - Even in the broken parts - He holds my heart, He never fails - When I'm at my weakest - I will trust in Jesus - Always in the highs and lows - The One who goes before me - God is in this story. Part of the lyrics on the album, Jesus Freak, by dc Talk. When He rolls up His sleeves, He ain't just putting on the ritz, (Our God is an awesome God). "What's the use of getting mainstream {exposure} if people go into a mainstream record store and can't find our record? " But those stations have tended to be in small markets, and even when DC Talk has gotten some play on MTV or appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show" or "The Tonight Show, " it doesn't reap the benefits. And lightning in His fists. We never want to come across 'holier than, ' because we're not. If you take our message away, you take our cause away and there's no reason for us to exist. Growing up, he was a great fan of the band New Edition, something that's clear from listening to "Free at Last" -- "I saw them four times in one summer in the D. C. area, " he recalls. Time Is... - Time Ta Jam. According to McKeehan, a couple of labels "have asked us if we could change this or that, ever so slightly.... We're not willing to do that. "ForeFront does a great job but they don't have the mass media at their fingertips.
Our God is an awesome God [x2]. The DC in DC Talk, incidentally, doesn't stand for the District of Columbia, but for Decent Christian. "The single greatest cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyles. It's The End Of The World As We Know It.
Even less surprising is that DC Talk is being courted by a number of major pop labels (the group now records for a small, Nashville-based Christian label, ForeFront). But, he adds, "The first criterion for us is that we are who we are -- a message-oriented band. As part of a 56-city tour, DC Talk will be playing at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro tomorrow night, but a week later, it'll be doing its first full-fledged concert at Liberty, "at the Vine Center, where the basketball team plays, " McKeehan notes proudly. "I think people at first would hear the grooves we were creating in the dorm room and not really understand.
I Wish We'd All Been Ready. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University in Lynchburg that he teamed up with Michael Tait, from Northeast Washington, and Kevin Smith, from Grand Rapids, Mich. On a campus where rock music and dancing were banned, hip-hop was not exactly welcomed either. T. - Take It To The Lord. A two-song demo tape sold 1, 000 copies and caught the attention of ForeFront, which released the "DC Talk" and "Nu Thang" albums before "Free at Last. " A. C. - Can I Get A Witness. "We'd like to be an alternative/hip-hop group, " McKeehan continues. McKeehan went to Luther Jackson Intermediate School in Annandale, then to Bethlehem, a small Christian high school in Fairfax.
At first they were taken back, but as we ventured out and shared the lyrical content at the heart of what we were trying to do, they were more open, and finally completely open, to the point we performed the song in chapel service. Early on, DC Talk was known primarily as a Christian rap act, but, says McKeehan, "we're a vocal group. Take an EXTRA 6% OFF Your Order with Code: FUNDAY6428. Dr. Falwell has always supported us -- he wrote a letter of endorsement the day we started so we could get into some places. We know a God that loves us as we are, not as we should be.
"We do want to move on and we're looking forward to having a deal that will promote us more intensely on a national and international level, " says Toby McKeehan, the 29-year-old Annandale native who fronts the group and is its principal -- and principled -- lyricist. Things Of This World. The Lord wasn't joking when He kicked them out of Eden, It wasn't for no reason that He shed His blood, And his return is very close so you better be believing. Two Honks And A Negro. In an era when pop songs are often criticized for negative lyrics, it's ironic that DC Talk's positive messages make some labels nervous. That means a two-hour show featuring a four-piece band, three dancers, a light show, fog machines, a good sound system and even an acoustic set that includes U2's "40, " based on the 40th Psalm. Not the kind of lyrics you hear on pop radio, of course, though DC Talk has triumphed over several well-known hip-hop favorites pitted against them in several radio stations' "slam it or jam it" competitions. We're three guys that stumble and fall every day. With wisdom, power, and love; Our God is an awesome God. If you're going to stand up for free speech, you're going to have to take the good with the bad. "Before a missionary goes to Ecuador, he learns the language and the culture of the people and takes the Gospel to them according to the way that they live. Sometimes we scream, sing lead, do harmonies or rap -- we try to throw the vocal style that best fits the passion of the lyric.... As we mature, our music's maturing with us. "All we're trying to do is shed a little bit of light on these issues, " McKeehan adds. We're not trying to turn our backs on anything.
People are tired of being preached at, of words speaking louder than actions. "Now they know that we see ourselves essentially as missionaries to our generation, " he adds. Socially Acceptable. If we try to force it on them, no one's going to listen. That's essentially what we're doing -- we're speaking the language our generation can understand, doing a stage performance that they can relate to. When the sky was starless in the void of the night, (Our God is an awesome God), He spoke into the darkness and created the light, Judgment and wrath He poured out on Sodom, Mercy and grace, He gave us at the cross; Hope that you have not too quickly forgotten that. I don't call us a ministry, I call us a band. Perhaps they can't understand the twists evident in songs titled "Word 2 the Father" and "I Don't Want It" (which champions sexual abstinence), or the stance of "That Kinda Girl, " in which the singer turns down a first-date proposition (the girl drinks, smokes and cusses like a sailor too) and sets his standards: "Not a girlie of the worl'y that's shady/ But the kinda girl you meet behind the doors of the church/ You see, God will bring her to me so I don't have to search.