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The Lawn Road to Recovery

The tally of dead and dying lawns is not something you see in the official reports on the economy, but it's one of my own personal economic indicators.

By Natalie Dolce | Updated on January 27, 2012

[IMGCAP(1)]A co-worker of mine recently told me he was taking a break from writing his stories because he was watering the lawn of a house next door to him. The house had been vacant for more than a year because of foreclosure and had automatic sprinklers. He quickly informed me that he obviously couldn’t use the automatic sprinklers because the water company has the line shut off and locked tight, so he took it upon himself to keep the lawn alive with a garden hose.

Before actually giving it any thought, I questioned his reasoning behind using his precious time and water bill for a random lawn. His response?

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