leaves up to my knees

[Onelife]

If any of you have tried to get leaves off gravel drives you will know how difficult it is.....using a blower has its benefits but dry weather and picking up winter-fall leaves very rarely come together thus making them very difficult to budge, raking is never that succseful as you tend to rake up more stones than leaves.

We have quite a large driveway which is laid with "loose" moonstone gravel, we also have an abundance of trees which drop mountains of leaves.

(As l'm always looking to make my wife's workload easier).....Using the mower to pick up the leaves off the grass works well but l thought to myself, why not use the mower on the gravel driveway?..."CRAZY" l hear you say, but hey! It works. Using a petrol mower on its highest setting it picked up the leaves while leaving the gravel in place.....no flicking up of stones.

Not recommended for flymower or pea gravel.

Regards...onelife's (blade sharpening services)

[david63]

Does one's gardeners not do such menial tasks?

Here at Smurf Towers the staff willingly pick them up one at a time - although it may be more to do with them getting a shilling for each sackful that they collect.

[Onelife]

My wife has energy to burn David

[barney]

Get a man in Keefy.
Won't be the first time?

[Stephen]

Have you tried lightly brushing with a stiff broom.

I'm surprised your windows are all in one piece. I can visualise stones flying out from under the mower like a machine gun

[Manoverboard]

Why don't you just ' leaf ' them there … there'll soon rot away.

ps … fancy buying a house with big trees in close proximity

[towny44]

I found that illegal immigration seems to have spread to the autumn leaves, we had several very large alien species that did not appear to be from any of the trees in our close neighbourhood, where the trees are mainly rowan, silver birch and sycamore.

[Ray B]

we had several very large alien species that did not appear to be from any of the trees in our close neighbourhood,

We are not alone.

[Stephen]

I can sort your leaf problem Keith.

chain saw = logs = no more leaves

[Onelife]

Get a man in Keefy.
Won't be the first time?

No chance of that Barney my wife ain't a Lady (Chatterley) and we ain't got a greenhouse

[Onelife]

Have you tried lightly brushing with a stiff broom.

I'm surprised your windows are all in one piece. I can visualise stones flying out from under the mower like a machine gun

Pay attention Stephen.......l said that it didn't throw up any stones

[Onelife]

I can sort your leaf problem Keith.

chain saw = logs = no more leaves

I bought her a chainsaw last year but she said it was to heavy to work

[Onelife]

Why don't you just ' leaf ' them there … there'll soon rot away.

ps … fancy buying a house with big trees in close proximity

Come on Mob......We are talking eleven tons of moonstone gravel here........rotting leafs and decorative gravel don't look good together.

[Manoverboard]

Why don't you just ' leaf ' them there … there'll soon rot away.

ps … fancy buying a house with big trees in close proximity

Come on Mob......We are talking eleven tons of moonstone gravel here........rotting leafs and decorative gravel don't look good together.

Praps you should have got the multi-coloured, inc autumnal leaves, shades … just saying

ps … if the blade catches a stone it could ping it right through the mower casing like wot mine did many moonstones ago.

[Onelife]

Why don't you just ' leaf ' them there … there'll soon rot away.

ps … fancy buying a house with big trees in close proximity

Come on Mob......We are talking eleven tons of moonstone gravel here........rotting leafs and decorative gravel don't look good together.

Praps you should have got the multi-coloured, inc autumnal leaves, shades … just saying

ps … if the blade catches a stone it could ping it right through the mower casing like wot mine did many moonstones ago.

Considering the difficulty of other leaf picking up methods l'm still prepared to walk under ladders

[Stephen]

Have you tried lightly brushing with a stiff broom.

I'm surprised your windows are all in one piece. I can visualise stones flying out from under the mower like a machine gun

Pay attention Stephen.......l said that it didn't throw up any stones

Pay attention Keith. I said I can 'visualise'

[Stephen]

Why don't you just ' leaf ' them there … there'll soon rot away.

ps … fancy buying a house with big trees in close proximity

Come on Mob......We are talking eleven tons of moonstone gravel here........rotting leafs and decorative gravel don't look good together.

Praps you should have got the multi-coloured, inc autumnal leaves, shades … just saying

ps … if the blade catches a stone it could ping it right through the mower casing like wot mine did many moonstones ago.

And mine several years ago. And it was a double glazed unit on a French door.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Why not leave the leaves where they are and buy stilts to raise the height of your knees?

[Onelife]

Thanks Sir Merv......l can always rely on you to bring me down to earth.

[david63]

Thanks Sir Merv......l can always rely on you to bring me down to earth.

Actually that is the opposite to what Merv is suggesting - just saying

[Onelife]

Thanks Sir Merv......l can always rely on you to bring me down to earth.

Actually that is the opposite to what Merv is suggesting - just saying

Not if l were wearing the stilts David

[Mervyn and Trish]

Then it would be leaves up to your cheeks....

[Onelife]

Irrespective to what Stephen might tell you l have never exposed myself on land or sea

[Manoverboard]

Your cheeks were flushed the last time I saw you …. just saying

[Stephen]

Your cheeks were flushed the last time I saw you …. just saying

Not his face either.