My vacation is over.

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 11/27/2017 at 11:01 • Filed to: Calzonegolem's long ass November vacation.

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I had two weeks off and nothing planned but yard work and garage organizing.

I did a million other projects and basically ran around for the entire two weeks.

But here are my two major achievements.

Backyard before

Backyard after

Garage before

Garage after

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:19

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Looks like good progress on both fronts!

Does this mean you’re going to work on that car again?

EL_ULY > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:22

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so many leaves!!!

ttyymmnn > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:22

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Did you rake the leaves, or just mow them? I do the latter. Looks nice. I may hire you to clean out my garage. It’s a disaster.

CalzoneGolem > EL_ULY 11/27/2017 at 11:29

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Those acorns though ...

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:30

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I hate leaves, too many hours of work. They make good free mulch though.

CalzoneGolem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/27/2017 at 11:31

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I’ve never really stopped working on it. I wanted to get some sandblasting done on the frame on vacation but when it was nice I was outside and when it wasn’t nice it was raining.

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn 11/27/2017 at 11:33

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In the backyard I rake them and drag them out on a tarp because the yard is enclosed. The front yard I do less raking because it gets blown around too much. Mainly raking the pine needles and mowing the leaves in the spring.

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 11/27/2017 at 11:34

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I’m using them as free clean fill right now haha.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:38

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Ah, due to all the stuff surrounding it I assumed you had stopped working on it. Too bad you didn’t get to the sandblasting though.

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 11:44

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Same thing here. The PO had a playset and they dug out a level hole, it is now filled with leaves.

CalzoneGolem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 11/27/2017 at 11:44

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Yeah it looks abandoned haha.

Kiltedpadre > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 12:36

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After driving around a beat up old dump truck for the village I work for sucking up leaves I desperately want to cut down every tree within sight of my house. Leaves may be the death of me.

CalzoneGolem > Kiltedpadre 11/27/2017 at 13:06

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Pictured Kiltedpadre doing yard work.

shop-teacher > Kiltedpadre 11/27/2017 at 13:45

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I desperately wish my town would offer that service. I have to bag all mine. My under 1/4 acre lot is covered in trees, so I end up filling about 50 bags a year. That’s stuffing them to the gills too. I hate fall, and I hate everybody who constantly blathers on about how great fall is. Fall sucks. Fall is death.

OPPOsaurus WRX > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 14:16

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THAT LADDER IS LOOKING AT YOU

i cleaned the gutters friday and noticed yesterday they were full of leaves again. I also mowed my leaves. I go around the edge and slowly shrink the circle and then rack up the pile at the end.

CalzoneGolem > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/27/2017 at 15:49

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I have a healthy respect for ladders.

OPPOsaurus WRX > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 16:12

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and gravity

CalzoneGolem > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/27/2017 at 16:16

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and the twin quasars of rock

Kiltedpadre > CalzoneGolem 11/27/2017 at 17:37

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God I wish. I saw a guy today working on his fifth damn pile. Every time we suck it up he drags out more to the curb.

Kiltedpadre > shop-teacher 11/27/2017 at 17:43

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Those lucky employees that don’t have to deal with it! Lol

It wouldn’t be so bad if the truck were in better shape though.

shop-teacher > Kiltedpadre 11/27/2017 at 18:35

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That would be me if I had the service. My back yard literally gets like 6” deep with leaves, if I don’t stay on top of them.

Kiltedpadre > shop-teacher 11/27/2017 at 18:45

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I wait and do one massive pile. I mow the first few minor drops then once the majority drops make a big pile. Then mow the last bits.

My pile this year was 6 ft across, 50ft long, and over three feet deep. I’m betting it filled the truck.

shop-teacher > Kiltedpadre 11/27/2017 at 18:53

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I’ve been doing it little by little this year, but I’ve done the massive pile thing too. I try to get them while they’re still dry, but we’ve had a really wet fall here.