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5600 block W Patterson
Caller says the neighbor cut his grass w/o his approval & now he's cutting another neighbor's grass, an ongoing issue#Chicago #ChicagoScanner— ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (@Chicago_Scanner) May 1, 2020
Keep it Illinois-centric and be nice to each other. Thanks.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:12 am
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Send this person my address please.
Comment by Excitable Boy Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:16 am
Huh.
So thatโs how Pat Quinn is keeping busy.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:16 am
Desperate people do desperate things. Will he travel? Will he expand into yard clean up, even painting?
Comment by Froganon Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:17 am
You’re complaining about someone mowing your grass, without being asked, gratis?
You don’t have a care in the world.
Comment by efudd Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:17 am
Some people are nuts about their lawns. A neighbor of ours cuts it twice weekly. Expect them to be out there with bonsai clippers doing a blade at a time.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:18 am
Call the police?
Mowing your neighborsโ lawns is the will of the people and should be the law of the land.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:20 am
From this story I learned two things:
1) there is a really decent person living in the 5600 block W patterson neighborhood
2) there is a world-class *****le living in the 5600 block W patterson neighborhood
Comment by efudd Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:20 am
I used to have neighbors who would take their snowblower and clean everyone’s walks after it snowed. Miss them!
Comment by The Way I See It Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:22 am
Tell Clint Eastwood to back in the house and talk to some empty chairs.
Comment by SouthSide Markie Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:23 am
โSend this person my address please.โ
Mine too, please.
Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:25 am
Happy International Workers’ Day, everybody.
Haven’t seen any round-up of whether groups of Illinois workers are participating in today’s general strike over working conditions or if that’s just a Twitter phenomenon.
Comment by hisgirlfriday Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:28 am
But, officer, he’s doing it wrong. I always cut 2.5″ he’s cutting 2″ That’s totally unacceptable. Please arrest him.
Comment by Bruce (no not him) Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:28 am
A bad samaritan? Yes, the caller is. /s
Comment by Anyone Remember Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:28 am
One of the Twitter commenters has a point: “lets say his front yard is a perennial native plants wildflower garden carefully cultivated to be bee and butterfly friendly and now its nothing but bleeding green stubs and dead bees”
The lawn owner might also have someone who regularly mows his lawn, and he’d like to keep that person in work.
On the other hand, the mower might be a kid who ought to get off his lawn.
Comment by JoanP Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:29 am
That Blagojevich will do anything for some press.
Comment by Siualum Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:30 am
There’s price gouging going on all over the place.
Did you ever stop to think that “grass” is not what you think it is?
Comment by Pundent Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:31 am
=Expect them to be out there with bonsai clippers doing a blade at a time.=
Years ago, I lived across the street from a guy who would cut his grass a minimum of twice weekly, usually three times, who would then follow up by getting down on his hands and knees with shears to finish the job
Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:32 am
It is one of those unwritten rules of manhood… you don’t mow another man’s grass….
Seriously though, who cares?
“So thatโs how Pat Quinn is keeping busy.”
Nope, Quinn is still out Quinning. This is how his neighbor keeps busy.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:32 am
Marion IL decides to be the canary in the coal mine: https://wsiltv.com/2020/04/30/marion-businesses-now-have-the-option-to-reopen/
Comment by former southerner Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:32 am
Woody Harrelson, Roger Clemens and Randy Quaid addressed this issue in 1996.
Comment by Snapple Lady Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:36 am
Should be easy to find the offending lawnmower, per a classic rock song you can tell em by the way he walks.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:39 am
I was hoping to get here in time to make the PQ comment. Sadly, I was outgunned.
Comment by Soccermom Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:42 am
guilty as charged.
They usually don’t mind until the bill arrives 24 hours later…
Comment by GreenShoes Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:45 am
The only issue I see is what happens if the person injures himself on someone’s property?
When most of were younger that wasn’t even a thought to us, people are sue happy now.
Comment by FormerParatrooper Friday, May 1, 20 @ 9:51 am
SouthSide Markie at 9:23 a.m. ==
Thanks for making me laugh out loud.
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:02 am
note to the CPD, don’t call him Francis.
Comment by Amalia Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:03 am
My neighbor uses a lawn service. They cut weekly whether needed or not. Me I cut when needed or wanted maybe twice per month, some months. The lawn service uses my yard to turn around leaving elegant ellipses in my grass. Never thought to complain. Could be a new meme.
Comment by Peters Piece Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:16 am
Old
Men
And FWP
(first world problems in case you do not have grandkids to keep you hip like me). ๐
Comment by R A T Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:21 am
It’s beautiful day out. I plan to cut the grass in a little while. Neighbor has a lawn service, so I don’t need to do theirs.
On the subject of snowblowing, my son lives down the street from me. He and his one neighbor between them do most of the elderly people’s driveways and sidewalks when it snows. Nobody gets mad at them.
Comment by RNUG Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:22 am
Is Pat Quinn still using that same 100-year old lawnmower he used in his 2014 campaign ad?
Comment by Leatherneck Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:28 am
Sad to the extreme but not surprised that Ravinia has just cancelled its 2020 season. I already had 10 CSO/classical lawn concerts paid for in advance. One of the reasons we chose to live where we do is proximity to Ravinia.
Comment by Responsa Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:33 am
lol i’d hate to be this person’s SO during quarantine.
Comment by Boone's is Back Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:37 am
I would assume the neighbor had good intentions when mowing the neighbor’s lawn. That said, the polite thing to do would be to ask. I can see both sides, however calling the police seems extreme. Just go outside and let him know “thanks a lot, but I got this”.
Comment by My 2 Cents Friday, May 1, 20 @ 10:41 am
When I moved to town, the next door neighbor asked permission to mow the front of our yards all the way over to my driveway because he thought it looked good for them to be the same height. I told him that would be lovely but he should never ever feel he has to. He said the people before me had refused to let him do so. After a month or two I realized his wife really resented the fact that he was doing thia, which may explain the reluctance of the prior occupants of my house. Unlike them, I felt he should be able to do what makes him happy, so I generously allowed him to continue cutting that part of my yard for me.
Comment by Earnest Friday, May 1, 20 @ 11:04 am
Why cut grass when you can just let the goats out. I wish Word was around to comment on that one.
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Friday, May 1, 20 @ 11:06 am
I don’t want someone else cutting my lawn. If they did it in the spring, they’re likely to get stuck in the marsh/mud in a few spots. There’s parts of my yard that I usually can’t mow until June.
Comment by Scott Friday, May 1, 20 @ 11:13 am
Some people will do just about anything to avoid paying their grass taxes.
Comment by Chatham Resident Friday, May 1, 20 @ 11:17 am
WAND Decatur’s noon news just reported that an employee at the McDonald’s on West Jefferson tested positive for COVID-19. This is the McDonald’s that is across the street from Public Health’s building, and near Revenue. And the closest McD’s to the Capitol Complex.
The restaurant was briefly closed but has now reopened with precautions.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/mcdonalds-employee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_f8b01050-8bc4-11ea-b3e0-7f4a8e946724.html
Comment by Chatham Resident Friday, May 1, 20 @ 12:27 pm
Ahh. Portage Park, my old stomping grounds. Glad to know you haven’t changed in 40 years.
There were lawns we never went on, even to retrieve a wiffle ball. Actually, that’s an exaggeration. We always made the youngest brother do it. They were expendable.
Comment by Proud Sucker Friday, May 1, 20 @ 12:34 pm
Got the grass mowed. Nobody stopped to help LOL
Comment by RNUG Friday, May 1, 20 @ 3:17 pm