O, the Fecundity Part 2

Walking around the neighborhood, I came across an apartment building whose owner hasn't trimmed around his tree. (Though it's on the street side of the sidewalk, the property owner is responsible). The weeds were six feet high. Thirty bucks to a kid with a weed-whacker should take care of the problem.

In related news I walked around my parents' property and found that the Roundup applied last month did the trick. A little weedkiller now prevents an expensive asphalt repair later, not as memorable as "a stitch in time saves nine" but true, nonetheless.