Lawn Hinge

Every year, usually around christmas time, I see people putting out gawdy lawn ornaments that need lighting. These lights, needing electricitiy, have brightly colored extension cords attached to them running back to the main house. Now, every person that drives by the house can see said extension cord snaking around tufts of grass that refused to die after the appropriate cutting season was over and knotted between some dead branches that had been left for that 'fall seasonal' touch.

Now what is needed in these cases is a Lawn Hinge. What is a Lawn Hinge you may ask? Well, it's a lidded furrow thats been dug in the lawn. This lid is set with a hinge so that it can easily be moved and an extension cord can be introduced into the gully. The mouth of the Lawn Hinge is at next to the electrical outlet while the other end is directed near the center of the yard.

Ok, you say, whats so unique and inventive about this. Well, the lid is actually sunken in the ground and broken into segments (for easier lifting) with each segment having a lip that is about an inch and a half to two inches deep. This is for the dirt. There is dirt on top of this so that it can grow grass. Thats right! This makes your cords virtually invisible!

Now, when you need to run an extension cord to your inflatable pumpkin/reindeer/turkey/heart/clover leaf/whatever; all you have to do is plug it in the outlet and run it through the Lawn Hinge. All through the Spring, Summer, and begining of Autumn you can cut your grass with no problems. If ever there is a worry about weathering of the cord you can just pull it back up and check/replace. Whenever an approprite holiday comes along you can be the envy of the neighborhood without ever showing the manacle of modernity known as the neon-orange extension cord of power.