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Mowing while topless-good or bad?

#1

JDgreen

JDgreen

I just read an opinion on the editorial page of our local paper, authored by a man who quoted:

"While driving down a Delta Township road recently, I observed a 60-something-year old man mowing his lawn on a riding mower, this man was without a shirt and about 350 pounds. Absolutely extremely obscene, gross to the maximum. It was all I could do not to pull over and vomit, the image will remain with me for a long time.

Would a 25 year old woman of nice proportions be seen doing the same thing, she would be hauled off to jail for indecent exposure. Could somebody please tell me why this is so?"

I can understand his concern about the double standard, however, if the 25 year old woman was doing the same thing, mowing while topless, there would probably be multiple traffic accidents caused by gawkers. Just image the disgust that would be caused by a 60 year old, 350 pound woman doing the same mowing task with no shirt, the man who wrote the letter would probably pass out with a heart attack.....:laughing::laughing:


#2

bakerg

bakerg

Here in Canada there are some women that go topless while mowing the lawn, haven't see one myself but maybe its just an urban legend.:confused2: It is not against the law in Ontario for a women to go topless but you never see many doing it.:frown:


#3

Walleteater1

Walleteater1

JDgreen said:
Just image the disgust that would be caused by a 60 year old, 350 pound woman doing the same mowing task with no shirt, the man who wrote the letter would probably pass out with a heart attack.....:laughing::laughing:
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Think about it. At 350lbs and 60yrs old how the heck could you even tell if it was a man or women? :confused2:


#4

JDgreen

JDgreen

Walleteater1 said:
Think about it. At 350lbs and 60yrs old how the heck could you even tell if it was a man or women? :confused2:
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LOL LOL GOOD ONE !!!!! Who would even look very close, anyhow? :laughing::laughing:


#5

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
I just read an opinion on the editorial page of our local paper, authored by a man who quoted:

"While driving down a Delta Township road recently, I observed a 60-something-year old man mowing his lawn on a riding mower, this man was without a shirt and about 350 pounds. Absolutely extremely obscene, gross to the maximum. It was all I could do not to pull over and vomit, the image will remain with me for a long time.
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What were you doing in the Delta Township!? :laughing:


#6

JDgreen

JDgreen

jmurray01 said:
What were you doing in the Delta Township!? :laughing:
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Moved out of that Township back in '89, so I wasn't the guy mowing or the one who wrote the opinion to the paper.


#7

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
Moved out of that Township back in '89, so I wasn't the guy mowing or the one who wrote the opinion to the paper.
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I was joking :laughing:


#8

JDgreen

JDgreen

jmurray01 said:
I was joking :laughing:
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What's funny is, when I lived in that area there was a guy who must be about 50 years old now, well back then he weighed about 270 or so and mowed without a shirt on, I wonder if it was HIM the letter writer saw recently....:laughing:


#9

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
What's funny is, when I lived in that area there was a guy who must be about 50 years old now, well back then he weighed about 270 or so and mowed without a shirt on, I wonder if it was HIM the letter writer saw recently....:laughing:
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Perhaps it is! :laughing:


#10

twall

twall

I do sympathize with the article author.

These gross fatties wiggling and jiggling for God and the world to see is just sickening. Whether mowing the lawn, or just walking down the sidewalk topless.

Never liked Chinese Buddah statues, either - for the same reason. I always want to put a shirt on him. :laughing:


#11

Walleteater1

Walleteater1

Out-of-control Van Kills Woman Mowing Her Lawn - YouTube
It's dangerous enough
They didn't say if she was fully clothed or not.


#12

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neo71665

Maybe the nosey fool should worry about what's going on in their yard and quit driving around worrying about others yards.


#13

Jetblast

Jetblast

Mowing without a shirt is magnificent when I do it, however it's disgusting when anyone else does it.


#14

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Rednekdaddy

OK as one of the big fat fatties (300+) I mow my yard wearing at lest a tank-top! I only wear it because of some amount of embarrassment about my body! But I could not care less about what anyone else thinks!! As far as that goes if people don't like to see all of the wiggling and jiggling there is a very easy fix...........Don't look!! If someone were actually say something to my face about it 99.9% chance they would end up in the E.R. or worse and I would spend the night in jail!


#15

JDgreen

JDgreen

As a very fit, young appearing 60 year old I look better without a shirt on than 90% of the guys over 30 years old, yet I keep a shirt on while mowing outdoors. If people have no pride in looking decent they are free to be grossly fat, covered with tatoos, have waist length filthy hair, clothing that looks it was recused from a dumpster, etc. okay for them. Just keep on mind I and other people are going to base our opinions of you based on how you appear. They say looks are only a first impression, but remember, you never get a second chance to make one.

It disgusts me what slobs a large part of the population seem to be these days. My wife and I dined out at a mid-priced steak house last week, and the majority of the people we saw there were wearing shorts, T-shirts, BATHING SUITS, ragged cut offs, garish colors, etc. I look more presentable than people like them do while washing my car. When people choose to look like slobs in public, it pretty much tells others how the slobbos feel about themselves. Poor appearance indicates a poor self image.


#16

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
As a very fit, young appearing 60 year old I look better without a shirt on than 90% of the guys over 30 years old, yet I keep a shirt on while mowing outdoors. If people have no pride in looking decent they are free to be grossly fat, covered with tatoos, have waist length filthy hair, clothing that looks it was recused from a dumpster, etc. okay for them. Just keep on mind I and other people are going to base our opinions of you based on how you appear. They say looks are only a first impression, but remember, you never get a second chance to make one.

It disgusts me what slobs a large part of the population seem to be these days. My wife and I dined out at a mid-priced steak house last week, and the majority of the people we saw there were wearing shorts, T-shirts, BATHING SUITS, ragged cut offs, garish colors, etc. I look more presentable than people like them do while washing my car. When people choose to look like slobs in public, it pretty much tells others how the slobbos feel about themselves. Poor appearance indicates a poor self image.
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I agree, and I try to make myself look presentable.

Even if I'm just going out for a bottle of milk I'll make sure I'm looking presentable.

And believe it or not, I'm not actually a vain person :laughing:


#17

JDgreen

JDgreen

jmurray01 said:
I agree, and I try to make myself look presentable.

Even if I'm just going out for a bottle of milk I'll make sure I'm looking presentable.

And believe it or not, I'm not actually a vain person :laughing:
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When you get to be old, wrinkled, grey haired, and as ugly as I am, it's an uphill fight to look presentable but at least I make the effort....:laughing:


#18

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
When you get to be old, wrinkled, grey haired, and as ugly as I am, it's an uphill fight to look presentable but at least I make the effort....:laughing:
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I can imagine :laughing:

Seriously though, I don't care what the person looks like, as long as they've got clean clothes on and are well dressed. They can't help their natural looks, but they can help their material looks.

Yay! My 500th post :biggrin:


#19

RobertBrown

RobertBrown

I try not go out without a shirt while the sun is up, let alone an hour and a half while on the tractor.
1 1/2 hours without a shirt here an you've got a significant sunburn. Do it on a regular basis and they will start removing pieces after many years...if your lucky. Skin cancer is a real threat in these parts. I wear a wide brim straw hat and sunglasses when I'm out, and I'm out a lot.


#20

JDgreen

JDgreen

RobertBrown said:
I try not go out without a shirt while the sun is up, let alone an hour and a half while on the tractor.
1 1/2 hours without a shirt here an you've got a significant sunburn. Do it on a regular basis and they will start removing pieces after many years...if your lucky. Skin cancer is a real threat in these parts. I wear a wide brim straw hat and sunglasses when I'm out, and I'm out a lot.
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Smart man....it amazes me how people tend to ignore the fact of skin cancer. I may be old and wrinkled, but my sister who is two years older has always tried to be tan, and she has smoked all her adult life. I swear she looks 85 years old now.


#21

JDgreen

JDgreen

jmurray01 said:
I can imagine :laughing:

Seriously though, I don't care what the person looks like, as long as they've got clean clothes on and are well dressed. They can't help their natural looks, but they can help their material looks.

Yay! My 500th post :biggrin:
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CONGRATS ON NUMBER 500 !!!!!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: And you did it without postwhoring.


#22

jmurray01

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
CONGRATS ON NUMBER 500 !!!!!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: And you did it without postwhoring.
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Thanks! :cool:


#23

B

benski

I always wear suitable clothing for the lawnmowing job. There are precious few women that can drive a lawnmower topless, and look truly fine doing so. Just my $.02.:biggrin:


#24

JDgreen

JDgreen

benski said:
I always wear suitable clothing for the lawnmowing job. There are precious few women that can drive a lawnmower topless, and look truly fine doing so. Just my $.02.:biggrin:
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Disagree, there are a LOT of them that could accomplish such a feat and look great.


#25

rer

rer

here is one a fine work of art. compliments google.

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#26

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Oddball

If you've got the body for it I don't have a problem. Personally, I'd be embarassed to have my neighbors see my flabby gut and man boobs jiggling around while out mowing the lawn. I injured my back about 15 years ago and had to move into an office job. I was quite svelt until then, but I got all my exercise while working, I hate to exercise just for the sake of getting exercise, so I started losing muscle and gaining flab. I gained about 20 pounds and then leveled off, and was content with being a little overweight. Then I had sinus surgery about 5 months ago. I was a a smoker of 30+ years and had been unsuccessfully trying to quit for the last 15 or so. I woke up after surgery and haven't had a cigarette since. Hardly even have cravings and when I do they're very mild. I don't know what happened, but I'm glad for whatever it was. 151 days smoke free today. However, quitting smoking has apparently changed my metabolism and I'm gaining even more weight even though I am forcing myself to exercise more and am not eating any more than before. I've gained another 12 pounds since I quit smoking. I know that being under anesthesia can also do weird things to your body and takes months to get out of your system, so that may have something to do with the recent weight gain. I also am getting zits like I used to when I was a teenager. I've been acne/zit free since my teens and now at 46 (47 now, my b'day was 9/11) its starting again. I joke with my wife that I need to start smoking again just to lose weight and make the zits go away. On the plus side, between the sinus surgery and quitting smoking I can breathe again. WooHoo!


#27

B

benski

Oddball said:
If you've got the body for it I don't have a problem. Personally, I'd be embarassed to have my neighbors see my flabby gut and man boobs jiggling around while out mowing the lawn. I injured my back about 15 years ago and had to move into an office job. I was quite svelt until then, but I got all my exercise while working, I hate to exercise just for the sake of getting exercise, so I started losing muscle and gaining flab. I gained about 20 pounds and then leveled off, and was content with being a little overweight. Then I had sinus surgery about 5 months ago. I was a a smoker of 30+ years and had been unsuccessfully trying to quit for the last 15 or so. I woke up after surgery and haven't had a cigarette since. Hardly even have cravings and when I do they're very mild. I don't know what happened, but I'm glad for whatever it was. 151 days smoke free today. However, quitting smoking has apparently changed my metabolism and I'm gaining even more weight even though I am forcing myself to exercise more and am not eating any more than before. I've gained another 12 pounds since I quit smoking. I know that being under anesthesia can also do weird things to your body and takes months to get out of your system, so that may have something to do with the recent weight gain. I also am getting zits like I used to when I was a teenager. I've been acne/zit free since my teens and now at 46 (47 now, my b'day was 9/11) its starting again. I joke with my wife that I need to start smoking again just to lose weight and make the zits go away. On the plus side, between the sinus surgery and quitting smoking I can breathe again. WooHoo!
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I certainly don't have a body that anyone wants to see topless hunched over a riding mower. I do know (secondhand, fortunately) that quitting smoking is one of the toughest addictions to shake, and that weight gain is also often associated with quitting.
At least your tombstone won't be engraved; "Told you I'd quit." Congratulations, and uh,hang in there.:wink:


#28

JDgreen

JDgreen

rer said:
here is one a fine work of art. compliments google.
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You call THAT a fine work of art....DUH, any boob would know the other side is what us guys want to stare at....:laughing:


#29

wjjones

wjjones

JDgreen said:
I just read an opinion on the editorial page of our local paper, authored by a man who quoted:

"While driving down a Delta Township road recently, I observed a 60-something-year old man mowing his lawn on a riding mower, this man was without a shirt and about 350 pounds. Absolutely extremely obscene, gross to the maximum. It was all I could do not to pull over and vomit, the image will remain with me for a long time.

Would a 25 year old woman of nice proportions be seen doing the same thing, she would be hauled off to jail for indecent exposure. Could somebody please tell me why this is so?"

I can understand his concern about the double standard, however, if the 25 year old woman was doing the same thing, mowing while topless, there would probably be multiple traffic accidents caused by gawkers. Just image the disgust that would be caused by a 60 year old, 350 pound woman doing the same mowing task with no shirt, the man who wrote the letter would probably pass out with a heart attack.....:laughing::laughing:
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Well if it was the 25 year old woman i would have multiple wrecks because i would just keep driving back, and forth my truck would look like it was in the crash up dirby at the fair...:biggrin:


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