A lawn care business in Memphis Tennessee apparently believes sexuality sells service. Often, products have been associated with sexy actresses. But Tiger Time Lawn Care has extended this philosophy to the service industry by offering customers bikinis clad women to mow their lawns. Not surprisingly, passing cars honk and yell their appreciation, and we speculate they are not showing their interest in the lawn. Blair Beckman, 21, is one such employee. She apparently likes working in the sun. Apparently some customers sit back, have a cold drink and watch their lawn being mowed. Lee Cathey is the owner of the business. Lee apparently is willing to offer leaf raking on similar terms in the fall. (Photo courtesy of WXIA T.V.)
To date, there apparently has not been any interest in a male version of the bikini lawn cut.
Legal Pub's questions if there is an accident caused by a distracted motorist, does Tiger Time Lawn Care become liable in damages? How about liability for sexual harassment by customers or those passing by?
Update 12-31: Happy New Year to our male readers. Fox Video Link.
Update 12-31: Happy New Year to our male readers. Fox Video Link.
Iron Mike said...
ReplyDeleteIf I lived in Memphis, I probably would never personally mow another lawn again.
Now if I lived in Memphis, I would probably not be able to afford insurance. My eye would not be on the road. (It takes a big man to admit his weakness.)
Iron Mike
This just proves my point. Men are pigs! Men will pay twice as much to have their lawn cut by an attractive woman in a bikini. I know, Mike, I could make a fortune down there! That is not the point. The point is here is a company willing to risk all kinds of liability for accidents, sexual harassment and possibly "side deals for trimming" all because sexual images sell.
ReplyDeleteI doubt many women are paying for this service!
Shell
I hear you Shell. Time men recognize us for our minds. Maybe if we cut grass in our PH.D. caps, men would take notice.
ReplyDeleteBertha
The picture is way too small, I cannot give an honest opinion without a bigger picture. Please blow it up and send it to me. In fact, send me blown up pictures of all the bikini employees; it's only fair I have adequate knowledge before I pass judgment...
ReplyDeleteThere is a grad student in the Chicago area who started doing the same thing last year. I don't know if she is still around. Unfortunately, I don't have a lawn. Thankfully, I do have a beach, or at least live near one. I'll bring a mower down with me this weekend to interview prospective employees... If they can push a mower through the sand will be the test.
You are so right, Sir. We need a larger photo. Actually headline news (CNN) has now picked up the story.
ReplyDeleteThe girls all have very nice bodies. Surprise, surprise!
Bobby Joe
"side deals for trimming" . . . great line
ReplyDeleteActually Rosie O'Donnell hires them all the time when she's in town.
Liability from passing motorists who cannot keep their eyes on the road..........very limited to none.
ReplyDeleteLiability due to sexual harrassment from customers and spectators.....low risk since this is occupational risk.
In Northern California, this service would be popular with men and women customers. And yes, we need better photos and pricing to better understand this business.
Ron, thanks for your comments. I wish you were an insurance risk underwriter. My clients would be able to cut their insurance premiums in half. A more realistic assessment would be as follows:
ReplyDeleteProbability of being named in an auto accident because of a distracted driver: moderate. Plaintiff unlikely to win, but he will still sue the distracted driver and the source of the distraction.
Probabilit of being named as a defendent in sexual harassment suit: very high.
The "occupational assumption of risk" argument is not a defense. Ask Hooters! The girls have a right to expect that their employer will protect them from unwanted offensiver remarks and touching. Failure to do so is actionable under the "hostile environment theory."
Likelihood of employer liability high.
I got it! This is the new job for bad girls like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton!
ReplyDeleteShell
There is a nice video of Tiger Time in action on MSNBC. The employee interviewed prefers this job over being a waitress or cashier.
ReplyDeleteWhile in Kentucky this past weekend, I saw a woman mowing the grass in a swim suit. It did momentarily distract my attention from the road, but not nearly as much as the slap I got from my better half when I looked...
ReplyDeletePut a tiger in your tank... tiger girls got it going on!
ReplyDeleteTiger time for me! Growl...
ReplyDeletePut a tiger in your tank, that cracks me up. Come on up north and mow my flat, Baby. I will give you a huge tip.
ReplyDeleteHoratio
Liability for sexual harassment by customers? You Bet!
ReplyDeleteNow I wish I did not live in an apartment.
ReplyDeleteJulian
Worth planting grass on my porch just so I can get a close up view.
ReplyDeleteEveryday is tiger time!
ReplyDeleteHope tiger time expands to shoveling snow in bikinis! When it is warming up you will be able to look out and get a temperature reading just by looking at the "indicators."
ReplyDeleteSnow shoveling in a bikini is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteA fire department recently had a topless car wash as a fund raiser. But it turned out that it was male fire fighters without their shirts that did the washing...
ReplyDeletescantily clothed is right! I literally almost ran off the road gawking. But that was nothing compared to the distraction caused by my wife hitting me in the private parts!
ReplyDeleteTiger time may not have been the first, but it was definitely the best. The company is doing very well in TN.
ReplyDeleteBikini covered indicators will give us an idea of the temperature this fall and winter without going outside!
ReplyDeleteSo hot right now, not even the grass is growing much right now...
ReplyDeleteAs the weather breaks and the girls switch to raking leaves, I bet there will be more than one thing growing...
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to experience the changing temperature indicators!
ReplyDeleteMore photos Pubmeister!
ReplyDeleteSo eye popping outfits on gals too close to the road may create liability?
ReplyDeleteYes, a distraction by the road could result in the folks responsible for the distraction getting sued under a negligence or nuisance theory.
ReplyDeleteRenaldo
A distraction with benefits!
ReplyDeleteUpdate 12-31: Happy New Year to our male readers. Fox Video Link is at the bottom of the article. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the video link. I am convinced that Legal Pub catapulted Tiger Time Lawn Care out of the cage and into the big time! While a T.V. spot lasts a few seconds on head line news, this article and comments never seems to die!
ReplyDeleteKyle
I wonder is the vibration from the mower, with the handle rubbing up against the bikini bottom, has any "vibrator like " effect on the girls?
ReplyDeleteCurious
Don't be silly. This Tiger Time is strictly a visual aid!
ReplyDeleteLegally Blond part XX
ReplyDeleteThey can was my car anytime
ReplyDeletePut a tiger in your tank? You bet. Best car wash ever!
ReplyDeletenice post
ReplyDeletethis has just become a fashion with every product girls are being associated
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