u/SoggyMeatloaf69
Land of the free
Utah State University this year. Nothin' says America like monoculture.
Costco should open a second tier Elite membership that opens one hour earlier than Executive hour.
Costco already has an Executive hour. But even Executive hour gets crowded. We need the Elite hour, where only the most serious Costco shoppers may enter.
People are very serious about their Costco, and I'm willing to bet some will pay hundreds just to have the store to themselves.
Maybe $300 annually? We could call it the "The Costco Guys™ (and Gals) Elite Membership."
Since most of Costco profits come from membership fees, this would be an easy way to increase profits, without negatively impacting the average Gold Star member.
There's also a cap on the number of Elite members there can be, to ensure the store is never crowded during Elite hour. If the cap is reached, there is either a waiting list, or a price increase on the membership.
Also, they could dedicate 5% of Elite Membership profits to a charity. Every year the elite members get to v0te which charity it goes to.
There could be more perks of Elite such as a food court secret menu, or a voucher for a free pizza slice every week. But we have to keep it fair for the Gold Star members.
When the Colorado River is collapsing but my lawn is thirsty
Robot mowers are an absolute game changer for larger properties
This is maintained entirely by a pair of robot mowers in the picture.
Since September 2025, my Lymow fleet has mowed over 3 million square feet, logged 824 hours of mowing time, and covered nearly 69 acres of grass.
What surprised me most wasn't the time savings, it was the consistency.
The robots mow twice a week, every week, so the lawn never gets ahead of itself. Instead of mowing long grass and trying to force stripes into it, the entire property is constantly maintained at the same height. The result is striping that's incredibly precise and uniform across every slope, contour, and corner of the property.
This area used to take me about 4 hours per week on a tractor. I haven't touched the tractor since September. The robots have given me back almost 100 hours of mowing time already.
People always ask if robot mowers can handle hills. Looking at this picture, I'd say they're doing just fine.
The craziest part is watching them create perfectly parallel stripes over the entire property with RTK/GPS guidance. No overlaps. No fatigue. No "good enough" passes at the end of a long mowing session. Just even uniform stripes as far as the eye can see.
I never thought I'd be saying this, but after living with them for a season, I have zero desire to go back to spending my weekends on a mower.
Anyone else running robots on larger properties?