OT: Talkin (non-football) Worst State Ever Tuesday
We all know JT was short. Dennis Franklin’s injury should not sway votes for the Rose Bowl. Grandma was punched outside the shoe, etc. So what’s your story for voting Ohio as the “ Worst State Ever” (non-football).
I’ll post my reason (be it trivial, petty, jejuene...) below that you may down vote at will.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:17 AM ^
I’ve only been in Ohio once and it was when I was young.
I don’t really remember Ohio.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:05 AM ^
-1 for uninformative.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:19 AM ^
Having a decidedly unfriendly dispute with my new neighbors and, of course, they're Buckeye fans (totally unrelated to the dispute).
October 13th, 2020 at 8:27 AM ^
They won’t let you drain the shitter of the RV parked in the easement your and he’s shared property? Thinks it’s uncool to use storm drains as sewer sanitation?
October 13th, 2020 at 8:49 AM ^
It's complicated, but the multiple easement violations have been the least of our worries. We trusted the HOA to enforce it, otherwise we would have specified it in the sales contract (we sold them the property they built on).
October 13th, 2020 at 9:14 AM ^
Sounds bad... Did they build right on top of your house? That is what I couldn't deal with. I don't want to look into my neighbor's windows (or them look into ours). I NEED SPACE!!!!
October 13th, 2020 at 10:41 AM ^
Pretty much.
They're extremely pompous about showing everyone up and having the nicest of everything in the neighborhood. Now, my way of dealing with it is to go to work on my lawn to make it way more badass looking than his. I have legitimately put more work into my lawn in the last 3 months than I ever had in the previous 11 years of being a homeowner. My wife thinks I've lost my mind (she's probably right).
It's probably the absolute most first-worldiest problem of all the first world problems ever complained about on the internet.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:00 AM ^
Sounds like you need to go to back Luckenbach, Texas.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:26 PM ^
with willie and waylon and the boys?
October 13th, 2020 at 4:43 PM ^
this successful life we liv'en got us feuding like the Hatfield's and McCoys.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:31 AM ^
reddit.com/r/lawncare has become a source of entertainment for me during this covid season.
Since we didn't have football in September, I turned my attention/energy towards my lawn and bow hunting. It has been great. Lawn looks better than ever and I took my first ever deer on Friday night.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:53 AM ^
Tbh it's been a lot more fun than I expected. And seeing the results is rewarding.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
Agreed. It's something I will continue in the years to come. I bought a striping kit for my zero turn. It instantly turned me into that old man who stares at his lawn after a good mowing.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:47 PM ^
Nice work! Mine isn't quite there yet, mostly because I just overseeded and also have 6 years of not doing much with it to catch up on.
Do you aerate and dethatch every year? I'm thinking I'll aerate every spring and fall and dethatch in the fall time. Not sure if that's overkill though.
October 13th, 2020 at 2:47 PM ^
This is my first year doing anything with my lawn. I fertilized with Milorganite on the 4th of July. I bought a tow-behind plug aerator and a tow-behind broadcast spreader for my zero turn. I aerated and overseeded on Labor Day. Two weeks later I laid down fertilizer (Milorganite again). I didn't dethatch this year because I didn't have a thick layer of thatch. This picture was taken 3 weeks after I overseeded.
Next year I plan on the following schedule:
- Memorial Day - Fertilizer
- 4th of July - Fertilizer
- Labor Day - Aerate, overseed, fertilizer
I read you should only aerate once a year, preferably in the spring, unless you're overseeding, then wait until fall, since those typical go hand-in-hand (aerate/overseed).
October 13th, 2020 at 12:28 PM ^
bow hunting is a favorite activity up here. please share the details of the successful hunt.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:39 PM ^
Preface: I've never owned a bow, never bow hunted. With COVID, I realized I don't have the skillset to provide meat for my family, if necessary. Rumors of potential meat shortages and with the extra time from not having football, I decided it would be a good time to learn.
I bought a 10 year old Mathews Drenalin off ebay in early September. Practiced like crazy to be ready October 1st. I own 8 acres. The back acre is all woods and the previous owner left a tree stand there. I figured I'd give it a shot. I bought a cheap trail cam on Amazon just to see if we had deer frequent that area and sure enough, we do.
Hunt: This was my 5th time sitting. Previous 4 I didn't even see a deer, just lots of squirrels. Got out there about 5:30pm. The deer usually come from the south end of the woods. My tree stand is on the north end, so usually they would be walking straight towards me. A Doe and her fawn (button buck) came from the east. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing directly towards them. The Doe winded me almost immediately and never came closer than 40 yards. She turn and ran. Meanwhile, while she was catching my scent, the button buck continued on through the woods and was about 15 yards from my tree stand by the time momma ran. He remained unfazed/unaware.
He grazed for a bit while I took some photos and sent to a couple buddies to get their opinion on taking a fawn. They both left it up to me, since it would be my first deer. I admit, I envisioned a big doe or a buck for my first but then the thoughts ran through my head; 1.) I'm hunting for meat for my family and this guy has it. 2.) I've never shot a deer and this would be a great time to gain experience. I decided to send it. Nailed him.
Went in the house and got my boys to help track it. He left a surprisingly good blood trail for us. He ran about 50 yards and that was it. A buddy came over and we all got a lesson in gutting a deer. The next morning my buddy got a doe and so he gave us a lesson in butchering as well. 14 lbs of ground venison and some backstraps later, it was a great experience.
I know some guys will give me crap about taking a button and I get it. Let them grow and all but I don't have a lot of space to hunt on. My focus was meat. I will wait for a bigger one next time but I gained the experience and now know I can do it.
Warning (Graphic): Photo of the deer
October 13th, 2020 at 6:30 PM ^
Thanks for sharing and congrats.
sitting in at tree stand right now on the wild side of the farm. Breezy, sun going down, distant thunder
October 13th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
That's why I bought acreage when I moved to Saline.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:23 AM ^
its flat, ugly, has brown-water 'rivers' and columbus. need i go on?
October 13th, 2020 at 8:57 AM ^
Sounds like an ex girlfriend of mine.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:21 AM ^
You might benefit from counseling.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:33 PM ^
If she gave you the columbus how did you fix it? Penicillin?
October 13th, 2020 at 9:36 AM ^
The drive between Atlanta and Ann Arbor during my college years was always:
- Georgia - scenic, rolling hills, lots of pine forests
- Tennessee - Appalachian Mountains, forests, rolling hills
- Kentucky - rolling hills, green grass, blue skies
- Ohio - dull, gray, flat
- Michigan - trees, green
To be fair, there are definitely pockets which are nice. The landscape around Cincinnati and the Ohio River are very nice; my sister used to live in the columbus area (lived in Powell, worked in Dublin) and the areas around the river and the zoo were nice, and there is surprisingly good food in c'bus (spent some time downtown for work); and the landscape between CLE airport and downtown is pretty interesting (unless I'm confusing it with Pittsburgh - maybe?). And they do have Cedar Point. But c'bus after an osu game is like stepping out into the apocalypse.
And that drive up I-75 is just painfully dull.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:44 AM ^
Too many caveats. You're not doing it right. We just want the bad stuff about Ohio.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:27 AM ^
As a local resident, the landscape between CLE airport and downtown is in no way interesting. Unless you took Brookpark Rd. and enjoy adult bookstores and car dealerships.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:15 PM ^
There are a lot of really beautiful places in the Cleveland area. Between Hopkins and downtown is not one of them.
October 13th, 2020 at 3:42 PM ^
Ok, then I'm definitely thinking of Pittsburgh.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:39 AM ^
Those guys in funny hats like to make the drive a bit more interesting for Michigan license plates. Once when pulled over the cop heard something on his radio, stepped into the middle of the highway and pointed at a car to pull over. It did.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:25 AM ^
Cooler pooping
October 13th, 2020 at 8:58 AM ^
You rang [Lurch voice].....
October 13th, 2020 at 9:48 AM ^
Someone from Ohio, no doubt. Thought the box was a cooler.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:27 PM ^
If he was from Ohio, wouldn't the out-of-state plate been mentioned when describing the color of the getaway vehicle?
October 13th, 2020 at 8:27 AM ^
Back in April when Whitmer closed our golf courses I was crossing state lines to play in Toledo. After a few weeks they made a city decision that only Ohio residents could play. As a matter of fact one chode reporter for the blade was driving around to courses counting Michigan plates on cars in the parking lot...sounds pretty essential to me.
Virtue signalling pricks.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:29 AM ^
Ain't much but got Wally World'd. Drove to Cedar Point with my ex. When we got there found out the entire park had been rented out next day by Honda plant for employee outing. Had a drink at TGIF or something like that. Turned around drove home. Would've punched Brutus if he was there.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:59 AM ^
Curious, were you driving a Honda???
October 13th, 2020 at 9:50 AM ^
HA! That was the cherry on top. I had a Honda Accord. Forgot about that until you asked.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:02 PM ^
“Have you ever driven to Florida and it’s been closed?”
”Oh they don’t close Florida, Clark.”
October 13th, 2020 at 8:30 AM ^
I don't have a story. I just had to upvote you for using the word "jejune."
Well done, sir!
October 13th, 2020 at 8:48 AM ^
Some engineers, computer geeks, worker dudes pretend to be well read members of society.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:33 AM ^
I’ve decided that after I retire from my engineering job, I’m going to become a thaumaturge.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:32 AM ^
I worked in Maumee, OH and hated every minute. The speed limits are annoying and their construction is enormous, backups and detours that will take you on a goose chase you'd never believe
October 13th, 2020 at 9:19 AM ^
My extensive experience with Maumee is based on it's interchange with the Ohio Turnpike. I can confirm the construction ridiculousness.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:38 AM ^
I give blood regularly and due so for altruistic reasons, but for five times running my donation has ended up south of the border.
7/19/19 UH Cleveland Medical Center
11/10/19 Metro Health Center, Cleveland
3/24/20 VA Medical Center, Cleveland
6/8/20 Altman Hospital, Dayton
10/2/20Hill Crest Hospital, Cleveland
I assume that my life force would go to U of M Hospitals, St. Joe’s Mercy, Henry Ford Health etc. seeing that I donate in Washtenaw County. Do they use more blood in Ohio than Michigan for surgeries and such? Do the obesity and hypertension rates warrant more open heart surgeries south of the border? Do drunken brawls outside Ohio bars require them to import blood for all the dismemberments and missing organs? Or is it the simple reason that Michiganders donate more than those from the worst state ever.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:21 AM ^
So... How does one track donated blood usuage? I mean, I've watched mine go into the pint bag, and then it's gone. Poof.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:48 AM ^
Red Cross had an app. If you book your blood donation through the app, it will tell you where your blood was sent. At least, that's how it used to work. I think they updated the app a few months ago and it may no longer provide destination information.
October 13th, 2020 at 9:52 AM ^
I get regular emails telling me to go to the Union or the League to donate, thanks for donating, heartfelt stories about people receiving blood and about three weeks after giving a pint they tell me where it went. A year and a half of uninterrupted blood going south got me noticing.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:24 AM ^
If it makes you feel better, the last couple times I donated, it was used in Michigan.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:46 AM ^
I only hate Ohio for football reasons
But it's a hate that burns with the fire of a thousand suns