Environment

Photo: Minn. Man Accidentally Kills 40,000-Sq-Ft Lawn Right Before He Was Set to Host Cystic Fibrosis Event

A bottle of almost anything these days will recommend customers read the label and directions carefully before using any of the product. Rob Olson of Lake Elmo, Minn., would have been wise to do so more carefully.

Olson was slated to host a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis in his expansive, 40,000-square-foot backyard, but thanks to advice from a local garden center and tiny print on a bottle of weed killer, the fundraiser has been canceled. According to KARE 11, Olson’s bottle of Ferti-lome did more than its job on his yard. It killed everything.

Minn. Man Kills 40,000 Square Food Lawn Accidentally Using Weed and Grass Killer

Rob Olson stands in his yard. (Image: KARE screenshot)

Minn. Man Kills 40,000 Square Food Lawn Accidentally Using Weed and Grass Killer

You can easily spot the patches that were missed by the weed and grass killer. (Image: KARE screenshot)

It turns out, there is one mention on the bottle that the product is actually a weed and grass killer. Olson’s entire yard was accidentally destroyed.

Here‘s more from KARE on Olson’s thoughts and what he is doing now about the situation:

Olson believes the mistake is less the fault of the garden center than the labels used by Ferti-lome.

In an email, Geneva Aragon, a Ferti-lome spokesperson, pointed out instructions “related directly to the product” are contained in a booklet fixed to the back of the bottle.

On the second page of the eight-page booklet, customers are warned to not use the spray on desirable plants or lawns. There is one additional reference to “Weed & Grass Control” on the front of the bottle.

Olson believes the warning should have been clearer and more prominent. “I think the packaging should say right on it, this will kill your lawn.”

Minn. Man Kills 40,000 Square Food Lawn Accidentally Using Weed and Grass Killer

"Grass" is mentioned as one of the plants killed by the product. (Image: KARE screenshot)

Watch the report where the reporter makes note that “the only green areas are those he missed” applying the product:

As for the canceled fundraiser, Olson, whose two sons have cystic fibrosis, was disappointed not to fund another venue for the event in time. He told KARE that last year the fundraiser he held raised $20,000.

(H/T: Daily Mail)

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  • Carol in Indy
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:10am

    His lawn looks just like mine. I am in Indy and we are in a severe drought.
    All of our state looks just like this.
    We are praying for rain but it is not coming any time soon.

    Carol in Indy  
    • honor007
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:38am

      I feel you, I am near Richmond, just across the border in Ohio. Since I have planted my garden, it has rained 3 days. We sure do need the rain. The corn across the street from me is not as high as my tomato plants. This is NOT good. My lawn reminds me of amber waves of grain :/

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    • PaxInVeritate
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:39am

      Carol… when praying (include fasting in the effort), perhaps actually believing in faith what you are praying for to be answered will help… “We are praying for rain but it is not coming any time soon.” Remember Peter’s failure on the water? Same thing here for you. Pray, fast and believe with all your mind and heart.

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:01pm

      OUCH! Just look at the bright side. You won’t have to mow for a long time.

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    • Gorp
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:11pm

      I live in Princeton, MN. We have sand for our soil. There’s not much trying to keep it green unless you water every day. I just want to cement it and paint it green then drill a little hole and put in a fake flower every so often. I can use my leaf blower to “mow” the leaves then.

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    • jeff1158
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:27pm

      I get in trouble every year for over fertilizing my lawn. My wife chews me out when there are burn spots in the grass. They grow back and green up but until they do, I get a dirty look at least once a day. I just laugh.

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    • THEUNKNOWNPATRIOT
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:52pm

      Looks like he missed a few spots :P

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:59pm

      That’s what my yard looks like in our dry season (winter) in Southwest Florida .. it is just about back .. I worked in a lawn and garden center .. ALWAYS read the label … it wasn’t hidden . .. it was RIGHT THERE ..

      I pray those of you in the drought get rain soon. … I know what it is like .. and all our prices are going up because of it .. who could have guessed that PUTTING FOOD in your gas tank was a bad idea ;-) now we are going to get higher food and energy costs because of a bad CORN season.

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    • Katrina
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 1:17pm

      Wow, I work at a garden center, Double play is clearly stated as a weed and grass killer, with residual. that means he will not be able to plant grass for several months. I would not blame Fertilome I would yell at the employee who sold it to him, they should know better, unless he did not state what the use would be for.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:32pm

      Try installing irrigation. I hear it gives more consistent results.
      http://www.irreligion.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2008-12-01-prayer-vs-hard-work.png

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    • Queen of the Dust Mites
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:20pm

      The pic of the label says pre- and post-emergence weed and grass control right on the front of the label. Wasn’t small print either. While I am sorry he killed his yard, didn’t he think his grass was post-emergence?

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    • haditinsd
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:48pm

      I spent over twenty years spraying lawns and this kind of thing gave me a lot of business. A licenced applicator is well trained and regulated beyond reason but any idiot can go down to any garden center and buy these chemicals. In fact some are available to homeowners that are not available to licenced applicators. If the product contained GLYPHOSPHATE (ROUND-UP) I hope he sues Monsanto because they have run the worst ad possible on TV for years and gotten away with it. We’ve all seen the ad where the guy standing in his lawn uses the spray bottle to kill one dandelion 15 to 20 feet away. I guarantee anyone doing this will have a streak all the way from the spray bottle to the dandelion that looks like the picture above.
      A man playing golf in Florida had a heart attack and died. The golf course had been sprayed with diazinon so the family sued. Nobody knows what the settlement was but Diazinon is no longer labeled for use on a golf course. You can still use in your yard and on your GARDEN though.
      Our state was one where ground water was tested for pesticides. The results showed home owners are the big poluters because the main contaminants found were ones that farmers and professional applicators wouldn’t use.
      I find it hard to find sympathy for this guy if he did not read and understand the label. I believe every pesticide label in effect says do not use until you READ and UNDERSTAND the label. It’s idiots like him that make it tough on the real professionals

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:52pm

      You don’t need “green grass” to bring in “green cash” for a Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser.

      He should have held it anyways.

      One more thing. Here in Florida, during our no-rain periods, real estate agents hire people to paint lawns green so the houses will be more appealing to clients.

      This guy might be rich but he’s not too bright (meaning he doesn’t seem to be able to think outside the box when confronted with a problem).

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:30pm

      The event should go on. Don’t let your pride get in the way. Hold the event anyhow.

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    • TheLeftMadeMeRight
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:43pm

      A licenced (licensed) applicator is well trained (he can READ & spell too!)

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    • CaraMia82
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:00pm

      I stay far, far, away from using any weed killers or any pesticides/chemicals on, near, or anywhere around my home. We are full of toxic chemicals, it’s no wonder why everyone is sick. What’s wrong with seeing a dandelion? nothing! Stop getting your children sick. Eat organic, eat grass fed beef ,eat farm fresh free range chickens and eggs, and get healthy. Don’t use those spray toxic sunblocks on your poor kids,go burts bees. Stay away from those apple orchards in the fall, because you are literally walking all over decades of pesticides eegads. Geez! That’s about it. :)

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    • Hollywood
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:10pm

      This guy is an idiot! WHY? He can read, and it Plainly says it killes Weeds and GRASS. Rather than take resosibility for his stupidity, he tries to deflect responsibility. TYPICAL of present generation!

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:34pm

      @Pontiac
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:32pm

      Try installing irrigation. I hear it gives more consistent results
      ***
      I wouldn’t say that too publicly the dept of fish and wildlife may be listening and look what happened to Nappa Valley. Government was more than happy to sign the farmers up for food stamps.

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:49pm

      We’re feeling the drought here in Cincy too. Last week when the temps were in the 100s+ I took the kids outside to fry an egg on the driveway (which doesn’t work if you use a cold egg). We couldn’t stand on the concrete because of the heat. We then came to find out that standing on the scorched earth is just as painful. Long story short, WE NEED RAIN!!!! Even my dry skin has dry skin.

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    • smallbiznessman
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:10pm

      @HADITINSD Your information is as old as you are ignorant of the facts. First of all the ads you refer to are of Weed B Gone which doesn’t contain glysophate. Secondly you bring up Diazanon, you may not be aware of this being such a highly trained professional and all but it has been banned for around 10 years. So I‘m not sure we’ve seen anyone dieing on the golf course lately.
      Now to the idiot that killed his yard. The bottle clearly states on the FRONT that is will control both GRASS and weeds. As someone who has sold these chemicals for many years customers often don’t articulate what they want very well however the customer is responsible for reading the directions before using. This guy is obviously an idiot and I‘m not sure why this story of no personal responsibility made on TheBlaze but’s just plain dumb.

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    • AZindependent
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Five gallons of green semi gloss paint and a good paint sprayer, good for the whole summer.

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    • stumpy68
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:25pm

      @CaraMia82
      i agree with most but i could never endorse burts bees
      Roxanne Quimby, is an anti hunting whack job who should stay out
      Maine buying large tracts of land that has been traditionally used by all,
      and banning hunting and any motorized vehicles wont win her many friends around here.

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    • do_it_all_again
      Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:11am

      it is not the manufacturers fault, or the garden center, the label CLEARLY states this is a pre-emergent & post-emergent weed and GRASS killer !!
      that means it will kill weeds and grass before & after it has started to grow.
      this man is to blame, for not reading the clearly marked label ! even in the very blurry photo, you can still read the words!
      makes you wonder if he even checked to see if there may be any danger to his family.
      this man has no one to blame but himself. i just hope hes not a doctor.

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:51am

      Doesn’t that say WEED AND GRASS CONTROL right on the front? Looks like it to me, and the point of this story is what? To tell us this guy can’t read.

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    • Quagmir
      Posted on July 18, 2012 at 6:00am

      I think he should redistribute his land and his weed killer. This man obviously has to much land if his backyard is nearly an acre. I guess it has not gotten that bad YET…

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on July 18, 2012 at 5:30pm

      WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!! It’s raining!!!!!!!! Finally! Excue me while I go outside to bask in the torrential downpour!

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  • cranberry
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:10am

    Lets not blame the clearly printed directions, Buddy. That’s why they call them Directions. duh.
    Blame it on your stupidity.

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    • Romans828
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:15am

      This is SO not a story. Obviously Minnesota is getting a lot more rain than neighboring Wisconsin. ALL of our lawns look like that (unless you’re wasting money and water trying to keep your grass alive in severe drought conditions.) Why the heck didn’t he have the fundraiser anyway? I would have.

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    • Gorp
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:14pm

      Ya, he won’t have to worry about the guests trampling his lawn now.

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    • Togger
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:37pm

      It‘s Bush’s fault….

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    • mercenary4freedom
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:10pm

      knuckle head should have read the label in its entirety, he smoked it! Some times the temps get to hot to coincide with these selective herbicides. Also some grasses react different to certain hebicides.

      Again he should have read the label more clearly or hired a professional. Everybody thinks they are a grounds keeper

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    • rusooperman
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:42pm

      Oh man TOGGER… you made me laugh.

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    • OlefromMN
      Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:28am

      cranberry, You hit it. This guy has nobody to blame but himself. Before I use a product on my lawn or garden I know what the product’s intended use is. I will fully admit to learning the hard way, I made the mistake of thinking Weed-B-Gone knew the difference between a weed and a desirable plant. But I did that at 12 years old, and after a severe “scolding” from my father I knew to read directions.

      This guy just learned an expensive lesson.

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on July 17, 2012 at 12:21pm

      Dad said to “always read the fine print”

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  • BeingThere
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:08am

    Sounds like lawn hope and change to me.

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    • AnonymousCitizen
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:37am

      You just have to make everything political, don’t you?
      But, yeah, that sort of sums it up nicely. :)

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    • Ishmot2
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:25pm

      I looks like it to me!

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  • Rogue
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:07am

    Who among us could have avoided such a tragedy…. well, maybe anyone taking 15 seconds to read the front panel that says “weed and GRASS control”? LOL!

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 1:01pm

      We used to get people who bought ANNUAL RYEGRASS .. to come back the next year and ask why their grass was dead … ummmmm ANNUAL!

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    • maynardb61
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:10pm

      What is he? Illiterate?

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 7:43pm

      @maynardb61
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:10pm

      What is he? Illiterate?
      ***
      Hopefully he’s not a school teacher?

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  • Southerner01
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:06am

    The label says weed and grass control. That means it kills grass. If the guy didn’t know that, perhaps he shouldn’t be spraying stuff on his own lawn. A professional lawn company could have treated his lawn for a modest amount. Judging from the house, he could probably afford it, and it would have been far cheaper than buying a whole new lawn.

    This guy should take some responsibility. Do we really need a label that says “warning, this grass killer kills grass”?

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    • chips1
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:07pm

      Why didn’t they just put a picture of Obama on the label. Works for me.

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    • Sy Kosys
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:58pm

      @Chips1

      Very true! Because NObama does smoke grass….

      (yeah i went deep into the well for that one….)

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  • 4smohrs
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:04am

    This is so stupid! The article is stupid and the man is stupid. If you are too stupid to look at the product you are using, you deserve this. If your not going to read the bottle your stupid. The way the man is complaining about the bottle, I am sure there will be a law suit. That is stupid too, because the courts will actually allow the case of a stupid man killing his own yard with a product DESIGNED TO KILL GRASS!

    Reminds me of the last election: A bunch of stupid people who now have “buyers remorse” because they were too stupid to do any research and voted a stupid man into the white house.

    I have no tolerance for ignorance!

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    • Richard
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 2:58pm

      You must have a little tolerance for ignorance because you wrote “your” instead of correctly writing “you’re.” Then again, maybe that was just a typo.

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    • LoneStarGigger
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 8:52pm

      4SMOHRS, I agree 100%. Like my MeeMaw used to say to me when I was but a tadpole, “If you don’t listen, you’re gonna have to feel”. I think this is appropriate in this instance.

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  • cliffchism
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:03am

    Just as you can credit for your successes, you must take blame for your mistakes.

    FWIW, Ferti-lome has been around for a long time, and this is the first time that I’ve ever seen someone kill their whole yard. I’m pretty sure that there may have been others. But, they probably took the blame on themselves, and moved on.

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    • HotFixIt
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:26pm

      Very true. I read the label several times before I apply any product to my yard just in case I missed anything. I don’t take chances. My yard looks like this anyway due to the drought. Hoping for rains to return some day so I can have grass again.

      As to the dead yard… GREAT advertisement for the product!

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  • John in Connecticut
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:56am

    They should change the name to Agent Orange.

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  • Listen_then_think
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:53am

    Moral of the story: don’t be stupid. You never try a brand new product of ANYTHING right before a big event. You don’t put an untried part in your car or mototrcycle just before the race. You don’t take a new supplement right before the olympics. DUH!

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  • Silent_Majority
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:23am

    you know. I really don’t see why this prevented him from having the event. I know the grass is dead, but does the event hinge on a green lawn???

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    • Vegeta
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:30am

      No but that is going to be an epic mess. With out having a decent ground cover that soil is going to turn to dust within days. You don’t want a bunch of people standing around in a dust bowl.

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    • blaaaaackwoman
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:36am

      It does for these yuppie types.

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    • apexmoon
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:46am

      @silent_majority, I was thinking the same thing. Kinda of seems like a stupid reason to cancel the fundraiser. Vanity at its worst I suppose.

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    • LakeCountry
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:52am

      I‘m sure he didn’t made the decision to cancel hastily. His son‘s have that wretched disease after all so I’m quite sure he is very motivated to the cause and not just a do-gooder who is more concerned with his image. I lost two beautiful sisters to CF and I‘ve taken this opportunity to pray for this man’s sons. The good thing is – here is his story on a national news site and it was also on the local news here. At least he got some awareness for this cause.

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    • kadee Denham
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 3:57pm

      I agree the show must go on. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! The lawn will have to be churned up anyway, and probably have some fresh soil without pre-emergent added, so having it trampled will just help start the process of re-seeding plus raise money for a good cause!

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  • Vegeta
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:22am

    High quality work right there. City Folk are always a danger to themselves, lol. Well the best thing he can do is burn his lawn clean and re seed. Hopefully it’s not residual, or he may be waiting awhile for grass

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    • Dougral Supports Israel
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:38am

      It sounds like it lasts for a while. Here is an excerpt from a webpage I found on it

      “Double Play is for both pre-emergent and post-emergent weed & grass control. It offers dual action formula and season long control for” (long list of grass types).

      He will probably have to wait until spring and pay to have his yard tilled up and reseeded. A costly mistake indeed.

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    • apexmoon
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:54am

      @Vegeta, City Folk? Since when do city folk have 40,000-square-foot yards.

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    • chips1
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:13pm

      It’s only 40,000 sq ft. Johnny Appleseed had the real problem.

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    • Vegeta
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:29pm

      @Apexmoon , IMHO anyone who measures their yard by sq ft is clearly city folk. I measure my yard by acres. As in the 3.5 acres that i have to mow. Thankfully the cows keep their yard mowed.

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  • OneTermPresident
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:15am

    Reminds me of a friend of mine who applied flea and tick killer for dogs to her cat… cat died… imagine that.

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  • GrumpyCat
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:07am

    “… was disappointed not to fund another venue …”

    Another Blaze-ism? Are you sure he wasn’t disappointed not to FIND another venue for the event?

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    • grudgywoof
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:15am

      You know what is so disgusting is how stupid this guy is for one but even more so that he is trying to blame the company that their product did what it was designed to do. Just say….duh! I so stupid! It’s all my fault. Obama blames every body but himself for everything and that’s just not being a man.

      MAN UP!!!!

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:01am

    Man, that stuff works great! The label, which clearly says, “WEED and GRASS CONTROL” – really lives up to its promise! Full CONTROL has been achieved! Why would anyone spray grass KILLER on their lawn?

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  • RRFlyer
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:00am

    I can’t believe he would have a lawn that big and not know what he was putting on it. Even if he didn’t read the whole booklet, it does tell what the poison is on the bottle. If he isn’t familiar with the names there is Google.
    I never put anything on my lawn unless I know for sure it does not kill grass. And I have a small lawn.
    Blame is all on the owner. People are so quick to put blame on anyone but themselves. Wonder where that comes from????

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    • PRINZ KARL
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:27pm

      This stuff happens when people have money than common sense. I have 4 acres with my house fenced off from the rest of the ranch I live on.I turned the cattle in on it when the hay got scarce last year, they would‘ve found a place to go through the fence if I hadn’t. Yards grow back a lot quicker than cattle.

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  • supressorgrid
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:58am

    At least he wont have to mow for a while.

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  • RamonPreston
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:56am

    Astroturf…starting at about $4/sq yard. That will solve that and all future problems with his yard.

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  • montana-bill
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:52am

    Folks blame farmers for poluting streams and rivers with fertleizer and herbicides but farmers are well educated in the proper use of chemicles and use no more than is ecomomicaly apropiate. City folk always think more is better and cause way more polution.

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    • cliffchism
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:31am

      Just as you shouldn’t group all city folk together, you shouldn’t group all farmers together. There are plenty of idiots out there, spraying tons of stuff on their crops, without a clue on the downstream effects. “If a little is good, a lot is better” is a motto of many morons… not just in the city.

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:50am

    …
    This same thing happened to my neighbor.
    I told him “you should have read the entire instructions first”.
    There’s no excuse for ignorance.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:50am

    Ok, but why cancel the fundraiser …….sheeese .

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    • MountainJac
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:02am

      because one rain from now and that yard is going to be a mud pit.

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  • BlasberryStrat
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:44am

    Absolutely READ LABLES! But all in all, a problem (although a HUGE problem) should not have stopped something as important as this fundraiser. If anything it could have been made a fun joke throughout the event. Talk about an ice breaker. With that kind type of area plus probable income this guy may have, the first thing I would have thought of is dyeing the lawn. It‘s done every week on those ’home and garden shows’. Also it’s something that the owner of the lawncare store should have thought of without blinking.
    Heck, make a ‘joke banner’ at the gate saying “No Smoking, No Candles, & No Jokes”. The guy probably would have raised a few more bucks this year just becuase of the novelty of it.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:51am

      They have a pool, and their house is also part of the event. Can you imagine having the event in a dirt field? Tracking dirt and possibly mud everywhere? I don’t blame them.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:38am

    Now we will have a 20 page manual attached to weed killer bottles if lawyers are involved.
    If people would read instructions or no be so stupid as to use a hair dryer in a bath tub, we wouldn’t need a full length sticker on ladders warning people that they are not to be used as porch posts.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:49am

      They already have the booklet…… The warning should have been plainly visable on the bottle.

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    • RamonPreston
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:51am

      And make the print so small that you can’t read it even with a magnifying glass.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:53am

      Rightunite, it says post emergent weed and grass control right on the label, it’s glyphostae or diquat probably. It‘s not the chemical company’s fault the guy didn’t read even the LARGE print on the label.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 11:49am

      @Gonzo… Don‘t you think the employees should know what does and what doesn’t kill grass?? I’ll be the first to say Rob has to take some responsibility, but I‘m also saying the employees shouldn’t be working there if they don’t know either.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 12:01pm

      I think everyone is responsible to read a label before they treat. Would you trust the opinion of some guy making $8.00/hr at True Value Hardware (or wherever)? Most of them can’t tell you what section the brooms are in.

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    • cykonas
      Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:51pm

      @GONZO
      Phht, even I know that. The brooms are in the Nancy Pelosi section.

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  • Margyt
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:33am

    The stuff works better than most…the Fertilome company should pay him $20000 for the advertisement.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:29am

    This is one classical reason why you should always read the fine print. I am sorry that he is not able to hold the fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis as he did another time; may the good Lord bless his efforts in the future as when one door closes another one opens.

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 9:25am

    Sounds like that commercial on TV when the home owner comes outside to get his paper and the entire yard to include an adjacent tree is dead…except for the weed that was sprayed the day before.

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