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skjl47 said:
Hello; While I am complaining let me add bicycle race fans to my list. I am following the Criterium du Dauphine this week. I will follow the Tour De France next month.

On the high mountain stages where the riders are going slow large crowds of fans gather. These fans, far to many of them, do really stupid things. Some times very dangerous things. I guess it is to be on film/TV because cameras follow the major races.

In addition to the flags that are waved in the faces of the riders, the air horns blasted in their ears, the yelling, and the running next to the riders. Now they are setting off smoke bombs of many colors. Right at the top of a very difficult. I can only imagine what it is like to ride a bicycle to the summit of an Alp mountain pass and get a lung full of smoke.

From time to time a rider gets a lick in on a really stupid fan. Chris Froom got a good punch in on one. Occasionally a fan gets run over by a bike rider going at high speeds. That can leave a mark.
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I absolutely love biking. I go out whenever our crappy weather permits and like you skjl47 i love watching the big races on tv. What an end to the dauphine, i really felt for richie porte, what a brave effort without the help of his team. But like you said, those fans can get a bit much at times. A couple of years ago froomey got a bottle of urine thrown over him. He couldn't stop to wipe it off because he was in race mode. Then there was the time some idiot threw tacks all over the road and there was mass puncturing throughout the peloton. No doubt this years tour de france will be eventful too, i just hope it's for racing reasons and not because of something some stupid idiot has done half way up a mountain.
 
skjl47 said:
Hello; While I am complaining let me add bicycle race fans to my list. I am following the Criterium du Dauphine this week. I will follow the Tour De France next month.

On the high mountain stages where the riders are going slow large crowds of fans gather. These fans, far to many of them, do really stupid things. Some times very dangerous things. I guess it is to be on film/TV because cameras follow the major races.

In addition to the flags that are waved in the faces of the riders, the air horns blasted in their ears, the yelling, and the running next to the riders. Now they are setting off smoke bombs of many colors. Right at the top of a very difficult. I can only imagine what it is like to ride a bicycle to the summit of an Alp mountain pass and get a lung full of smoke.

From time to time a rider gets a lick in on a really stupid fan. Chris Froom got a good punch in on one. Occasionally a fan gets run over by a bike rider going at high speeds. That can leave a mark.
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I absolutely love biking. I go out whenever our crappy weather permits and like you skjl47 i love watching the big races on tv. What an end to the dauphine, i really felt for richie porte, what a brave effort without the help of his team. But like you said, those fans can get a bit much at times. A couple of years ago froomey got a bottle of urine thrown over him. He couldn't stop to wipe it off because he was in race mode. Then there was the time some idiot threw tacks all over the road and there was mass puncturing throughout the peloton. No doubt this years tour de france will be eventful too, i just hope it's for racing reasons and not because of something some stupid idiot has done half way up a mountain.
 
krichardson said:
At least once a day,two waterings would be better and don't water it during the hottest times of the day.I try to do morning and early evening saturations.
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Its sod and was laid in eaely may end of march. The front of house seems to be dping great but the yard has these nrow spots, i do have some low areas wjere the water sots for awhile. Ive been told that too much water is no gpod in the high temps right now its on everyother day waterings....wtf google only confuses me.more lol
 
jaws7777 said:
That sucks guess i shouldnt complain then lol



Im new to this lawn thing... how often do you water it ?
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I do not water, I am in western WA. the sky does that for me.
 
pops said:
I do not water, I am in western WA. the sky does that for me.
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Doesnt do that for me in my neck of the woods
 
water early morning, Personally I run every zone at the casino for 15 minutes every night, 98 zones. 3 boxes so 3 zones always being water at once. 8.45 hour run time, clocks fire up at 12am. so you can water every day, just do not flood it doing it. esp with new sod. you can also water early/late evening. just not in the heat of day, causes burn.
 
NEWS FLASH!!
Katy Perry has apologized to everyone she might have offended by her displays of cultural appropriation.
 
FMA4ME said:
Huh?
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LOL....it's one of the latest pc snowflake terms,she's offered an apology for dressing and taking the appearances of people of other cultures during her performances.
 
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