Laziness

I had no idea how lazy Californians are until I borrowed a friend's car for a few weeks and went to clean it out. Did you know that there are virtually no do-it-yourself car washes? I found 3 in the phone book for San Diego Metro(population almost 3 million). As I wondered where I could go to vacuum out a vehicle I started to think about other things that Californians won't do themselves. One thing is they don't clean their own pools. They have pool guys to do it. How long does it take to clean a pool? Not that long, half an hour when it's really dirty. Another, gardening. Who hires someone else to cut and trim 10 yards of grass? Yes I understand that it might *seem* silly to buy a lawn mower for your itty bitty yard, but if you plan on having it for long I'm pretty sure it's worth the money you'd save.

Another thing with the greens subject: If you're in a desert and there's always a water restriction/warning why do you have plants that need loads of water? There's a better way. It's called xeriscaping and nature does it best. Use plants that don't need watered every day and that are more native to the area. Check it out here or here.