I think it's time to refresh this thread again, now that it's mowing season for us who live in rural areas. I looked out at our high grass yesterday and thought about all the rattlesnakes that are out there, waiting to get me. I figured the mowing can wait a couple of weeks.
Besides, I had a plumbing emergency yesterday. The flexible pipe from the irrigation ditch split, so I had to dig it up in the neighbor's pasture, and try to patch it with special leak-patch tape. One roll of tape didn't make it, so I put a second roll on top - with the neighbors' three cows staring at my butt at close range... Interesting afternoon.
I hope you city folks will think of us out here in the wilderness, as you enjoy your city water and garbage collection, and all those other luxuries. Lord, protect me from the snakes...