the poop scoop
posted March 27th, 2006 by George
The only thing worse than a trailer full of poop is a trailer full of wet poop! This has become a new slogan of mine.
One of the many tasks we’re working on now is attempting to get our lawn looking alive and well again. That means fertilizer and water. We checked the weather report and saw that it was supposed to start raining Monday. So we decided we should get some fertilizer on the lawn so the rain can help soak it in. I happen to believe that the best kind of fertilizer is of the “natural” variety; yep that means poop to the unlearned.
We found a place here, Garden Ville, that carries composted manure, but when I got there, I forgot to ask what exactly is in the mix. I just asked what they had that would make my lawn green again. After filling my trailer, the guy driving the front-end loader waved me down and asked, “Is that pregnant girl over there your wife?” Yes she is. He then tells me, “don’t let her get too close to this stuff. It’s made from solids from the city sewage. It should be safe, but she shouldn’t be the one spreading it just in case”.
WHAT! I thought I was getting cow manure?! Yikes. Well, as you can imagine, Shannon was just heart broken that she would not be allowed to spread any of the fertilizer. I on the other had, got the joy of shoveling three trailer loads of the lovely smelling stuff while trying not to think about it’s origin. I did get it done today, but not before the rain started to fall. I really didn’t want to have a trailer full of wet poop in my driveway, so I stepped into over time and got the last of it spread out then headed inside for a long shower.
For those of you that live here in San Antonio, you can all take some pride in the healthy green lawn at our place. Keep up the good work!
Filed under: Adventures, Thoughts on March 27th, 2006
O-H-H-H W-O-W!
Even though I don’t live in SA, I do appreciate the heathy “green” lawn at the Broyles place without the chemical fertilizers (which would be really bad for pregnant ladies also) but I do feel sorry for the spreader. Did you think to use one of the face masks with the respirators? It would seem like they would keep out strong,unpleasant natural smells.
I hope the things on your to-do list today are a little more pleasant.
I did think about wearing my respirator, but didn’t get it out. Would have been a good idea though. Especially on Sunday, it was really windy which caused the finer dust particles of the fertilizer to blow up in my face numerous times.
I didn’t do anythign on the house yesterday, but next up is a new light fixture in the laundry room.