A sad day for my business.

[bobwright007]

JUst about every spring i deal with the same problem. And every spring it leaves me thinking, "is my business worth this?"

Somewhere tonight in an old ladies backyard, there is a family in mourning. Their home has been destroyed and their lives torn apart. They cling together with hopes that this day was just a dream but nothing comes to comfort them. Somewhere tonight a family laughs and remembers the good times they once shared together, yet tears follow when they realize that these memories were their last. Though there is nothing we can do, our hearts still reach out to the family of bunnie rabbits who lost two loved ones on this sad day in may.

god bless the baby bunnies
casualties of lawn care.

[Todd's lawncare]

thats not right man

[grasswhacker]

JUst about every spring i deal with the same problem. And every spring it leaves me thinking, "is my business worth this?"

Somewhere tonight in an old ladies backyard, there is a family in mourning. Their home has been destroyed and their lives torn apart. They cling together with hopes that this day was just a dream but nothing comes to comfort them. Somewhere tonight a family laughs and remembers the good times they once shared together, yet tears follow when they realize that these memories were their last. Though there is nothing we can do, our hearts still reach out to the family of bunnie rabbits who lost two loved ones on this sad day in may.

god bless the baby bunnies
casualties of lawn care.

Sounds like it really Buggs ya.

[dcondon]

what the hell are you talking about!!!!!!!!! :dizzy: You have to much time on your hands...............

[Itsgottobegreen]

Please don't take this the wrong way. But you need help.

I feel for the buddies lost.

[PYMLscape]

Bummmmmmmmmer WOW!

[cleancutccl]

That's no lie, It really messes with you throughout the day. I killed three today. They were in a hole in the ground, couldn't see anything, and when the mower was over the top of it they came out. Sad story, especially when its the first customer of the day. Worst thing is that two of them weren't completely killed, so I had to end their suffering myself.

[Remsen1]

If it's any consolation to you, rabbits LOVE to reproduce. They'll make more :)

A poem for dead bunnies? I have the # for a good shrink. You need help coping.

[leadarrows]

Humm. Interesting and different approach. I would never have thought of telling it this way.

[Eddie B]

I used to have a pet rabbit... when I hit one it can put me in a bad mood the rest of the day. Its not enough for me to be deciding wether or not my business is worth keeping, tho. Try hitting a cat and having to clean the remains off of someone's fence. Not fun.

[Mickhippy]

Rather hit a bunny on a rider than hit a fresh, large, soft and stinking dog poo with a trimmer!

Happened 3 times today on the same lawn! :realmad:

[yrdandgardenhandyman]

That's no lie, It really messes with you throughout the day. I killed three today. They were in a hole in the ground, couldn't see anything, and when the mower was over the top of it they came out. Sad story, especially when its the first customer of the day. Worst thing is that two of them weren't completely killed, so I had to end their suffering myself.



THEY ARE RABBITS FOR CRIPES SAKE. 100 will come to fill the two you killed this here day. Rabbits were made to die. Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm, like cats. :gunsfirin

[bobwright007]

THE worst part for me was after i ran over the hole in the ground, i came back around and saw the carnage, and all of his brothers and sisters running around scared for their lives. So the rest of the time that i was mowing i had to watch out for like 6 other little bunnies trying to hide from the big bad mower. Then when i was weedeating, i found two of them huddled together against the wall shaking like crazy. IT is impossible to see their holes in the ground.

[nocutting]

Very Heartfelt, guess its time for you to take charge now!.....Buy that 5lb bag of carrots to keep that family fed, you probably knocked off "Bugs" himself, sorry for your loss :angel:

[Runner]

I've done that,...and felt the same way, myself.
I don't have a song for rabbits, but I do have one for my dear departed Rover. "He was a good dog".
This is sung to the theme "Four Leaf Clover"
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover who I hit with the power mower.
One leg is missing - the other is gone. The third leg is spread out all over the lawn.
No need explaining the one leg remaining, that's spinning on the carport floor -
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover - who I overlooked before. :p

[MarcSmith]

Rather hit a bunny on a rider than hit a fresh, large, soft and stinking dog poo with a trimmer!

Happened 3 times today on the same lawn! :realmad:

Why are the dog's pooing so close to objects you trim around.... My dogs and other I've seen have never pooed so close to somehing I can't run over it with the mower first.... ;)

[Reliable Lawn Care]

Bob, sorry for your sudden loss, I am sure that the majority of us will remember your day by flying our garden flags at half mast. We hope that you will one day ride again on your trusty steed of a mower, but take your time as you are in mourning in these early hours of loss. Some never really fully recover from this tradgedy, some regress backwards at a rapid pace, trying to protect the beetles, the grasshoppers, the moths, and even those cute little ants. But be strong Bob, be strong, and after awhile, you will be back to watching Saturday mourning cartoons with ole BUGS himself. You need to find a good support group, I suggest you start with group of about a 12 pack, drink those, go find your bunny carnage, and make some good ole hasusenpepper stew! This and only this will help you find your true happy place. I need to sign off for now, my eyes are starting to swell up. Good luck BOB

[surfisher211]

think on the bright side for every Bunnie killed 10 more are born :waving:

[RKISTNER1]

Toad went 1 on 1 with my 7-iron deck yesturday. Toad lost got decapitated. Hey they eat their own weight in mosquitoes a day. Can't sleep..getting therapy..they put me on medication, life just isn't the same.

[Pro-Scapes]

I've done that,...and felt the same way, myself.
I don't have a song for rabbits, but I do have one for my dear departed Rover. "He was a good dog".
This is sung to the theme "Four Leaf Clover"
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover who I hit with the power mower.
One leg is missing - the other is gone. The third leg is spread out all over the lawn.
No need explaining the one leg remaining, that's spinning on the carport floor -
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover - who I overlooked before. :p

lol thanks Joe. Appreciated spitting the pepsi out my nose this morning when I read that... thats a sad sad song but it was still kinda funny. We just had pups not long back runnning all over here and I had to make sure all were accounted for before I fired up the mower or tractor.

[mower_babe]

OMG has their been a funnier thread?

I really shouldn't laugh I do feel your pain. Early in the spring, I got the (800lb) roller out to roll our backyard. It was dusk. Rollin, rollin, rollin and when I was makin my final pass. I saw them. It was too late for all but one. That poor wittle wabbit was running in circles and I was trying to see where she was going. She ended up running out of our yard and into safer territory. I made my husband give the rights - I just couldn't stand to see their poor little flat as a pancake bodies. I swear to you, I actually had tears starting. So, I feel your pain Bob. Listen to me, DO NOT Deaden the pain with alcohol, bc you must sober up some time and get back on that horse, son. Godspeed and remember that we are all your friends. They are in a better place.

[Cut-Rite2]

Wish I could do that to the Gophers around here....we got too many o' them varmints.

[RedWolf]

hey bud dont feel to bad.I hit a cat with my bushhog and later found out it was a little girls cat.it broke my heart when i had to tell her mother.i buried the cat in there back yard and made a cross over the grave.it was the hardest thing ive done in a long time

[Remsen1]

hey bud dont feel to bad.I hit a cat with my bushhog and later found out it was a little girls cat.it broke my heart when i had to tell her mother.i buried the cat in there back yard and made a cross over the grave.it was the hardest thing ive done in a long time

This would definitely be very sad.

[tmf lawn care]

that is sad

[bobwright007]

There should be a new forum opened up to help all of us lco's work out our issues, such as these. Together, along with oversight from professionals, i am sure that we can put these tragic memories of guilt behind us. Thus letting us focus on our true purpose and usefulness in the lawn care industry.

[grasswhacker]

There should be a new forum opened up to help all of us lco's work out our issues, such as these. Together, along with oversight from professionals, i am sure that we can put these tragic memories of guilt behind us. Thus letting us focus on our true purpose and usefulness in the lawn care industry.

Shall we call it "L-anon, the emotional tragedies of the tortured mind" -or- "the darkside of lawncare".
All identities would be protected.

[Runner]

"L-Anon...I like that.

"Hello. My name is Joe, and I'm an (Lawnsite) addict."
Now, we just have to work on the 12 step program.

[RKISTNER1]

This thread is like the duracell bunny. It keeps going and going and going...

[Remsen1]

There should be a new forum opened up to help all of us lco's work out our issues, such as these. Together, along with oversight from professionals, i am sure that we can put these tragic memories of guilt behind us. Thus letting us focus on our true purpose and usefulness in the lawn care industry.

LOL. That is funny.

[grasswhacker]

"L-Anon...I like that.

"Hello. My name is Joe, and I'm an (Lawnsite) addict."
Now, we just have to work on the 12 step program.

Can't do a 12 step program.......Trugreen Chemlawn already does that one! :p

[lawnandplow42]

are you serious?? my god! I think i'm going to go cry about the bug i hit with my truck windshield today.
find a doctor