The Great Lawn Mystery

So on Saturday I mowed my yard. Then, I wet it and fertilized it with some of that expensive Scott's Turf Builder. Then the light, misty rain started and soaked in my fertilizer all day Sunday, but not hard enough to wash it away. Perfect.

But today I get a call from Carmen. Someone has driven on our yard. When I got home I saw what looked someone had done a three point turn in my driveway putting ruts on either side. I had to walk the dog so I got the digicam and snapped a few pics. Then, I walked the whole neighborhood looking for more evidence. By the tracks, I knew I was looking for a big dualie truck. I found where a similar truck had torn up the side of the street two houses down. I also photographed this for evidence. The damage in my yard was by far the worse.

I returned to my yard to re-examine the tracks. The vehicle could have easily pulled into my driveway then backed out onto the street if it needed to turn around. Why did it turn around in my yard? Three possibilities emerged. 1) It could have been a vandal who just was out to destroy property with his big dual wheel pick up truck, or 2) It could have been that a crazed fan of a certain adult entertainer was staking out my front yard (see previous post), or 3) It was a commercial vehical of some sort that needed to back up to something in my yard.

Eureka!

It must have a been a line crew checking for damage from last night's storm or today's high winds. The tracks back up to the telephone pole in my front yard. The proximity of the other sets of tracks to a pole confirm this theory. The culprit is either The power company, the telephone company, or the cable company. They will all get e-mail from me tonight. I appreciate the work they do to provide reliable service to my home. But I also pay for that service so the least they could do is clean up after themselves with a little grass seed and straw.