A world gone mad .......

[Ladyhawke1]

Ok, Ladies and Gents. I am at a loss here. Speechless is more like it. Money to burn.....no questions asked. Latex? OK, if I cannot make it green, I will just smother the whole darn thing.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/27-5

 

[schmije]

Wow. I was convinced that I was reading an article from the Onion, and I kept looking for something telling me that this is a joke.

So to spray my 5 acres, it would cost around $30,000. What a deal!

 

[lesa]

Depending on what the "paint" is made of- it may still be better than wasting water. I have been on Long Island in the rain- and watched peoples sprinklers turning on...

 

[The Mama Chicken]

"Painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red
We dare not stop
Or waste a drop
So let the paint be spread
We're painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red

Oh, painting the roses red
And many a tear we shed
Because we know
They'll cease to grow
In fact, they'll soon be dead
And yet we go ahead
Painting the roses red"

 

[jomoncon]

"Painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red
We dare not stop
Or waste a drop
So let the paint be spread
We're painting the roses red
We're painting the roses red

Oh, painting the roses red
And many a tear we shed
Because we know
They'll cease to grow
In fact, they'll soon be dead
And yet we go ahead
Painting the roses red"

Just love it!!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

MC, is that from Alice in Wonderland? i keep picturing the cards painting the Queen's roses in her garden!

 

[hoodat]

Ok, Ladies and Gents. I am at a loss here. Speechless is more like it. Money to burn.....no questions asked. Latex? OK, if I cannot make it green, I will just smother the whole darn thing.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/27-5

It makes no sense whatsoever to waste so many resources on a grass lawn. What good is it? The height of ridiculous is when municipalities demand green lawns and issue citations for "neglect", then restrict the hours when people can water to conserve it. Make up your minds guys. You can't have it both ways.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

heh, i always disliked lawns and grass. i much prefer my wildly growing white clover that stays mostly green and at just the right height all season long!

 

[The Mama Chicken]

Yes, it's the song from Alice in Wonderland. It popped into my head as soon as I started reading that article.

 

[so lucky]

Too bad that our priorities are such that we pay in time, money and resources to have a green useless space around our house, then we spend more time, money and resources buying the things we could be growing in that very space. And we are all less healthy for it.