Re: Herr D’s CFLs

Well, thank you Jeimuzu. I occasionally do have reason to use my al–my unusual perspective in daily life, too. Someone once asked me if I knew if there were any kinds of grass that didn’t require mowing for a property they were having built.
“No,” I said, “But it doesn’t matter. You shouldn’t plant grass here. It’s hilly.”
“What difference does that make?” he said.
“You have to do special things to make grass grow on steep hills so the erosion doesn’t take your seed away–and do you play croquet?”
He looked at me funny. “N-no?”
“Golf?”
“Uh, well, not here . . . “
“Then why WOULD you plant grass? There are dozens of things like periwinkle, mountain laurel, whatever that don’t spread like kudzu. They flower, they’re better at erosion control, they’re just BETTER. Any garden shop can sell you enough to cover a thirty-by-ten-foot strip with other stuff, and you might never have to do maintenance of ANY kind on it EVER AGAIN.”
He gave me a funny look and nodded slowly. “So pay up front and never touch it again?”

. . . Okay, so he used kudzu and the neighbors blamed me when it spread to them, but he ALMOST followed my advice. I’m improving!