That's how it was in the Midwest where I grew up too, we mowed lawns because we had to (every week even, not every two weeks) but otherwise it was rare to find

That's how it was in the Midwest where I grew up too, we mowed lawns because we had to (every week even, not every two weeks) but otherwise it was rare to find someone who really cared about them. Most people would have at least one patchy area on the side of their house caused by kids using it as a shortcut.