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Nobody nose

The Lawn Mower Story

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Posts: 96

(05/13/08 10:58 AM)

Yard Work. (Long story)

I am ready to give up.

Mowing the lawn is not supposed to be dramatic. But in my world, everything turns in to a drama.

So, I decided to go buy a lawn mower. I treck down to my parent's house to borrow the truck. The back of it's full of lawn debris for the garbage dump. OK, no problem. I think a lawn mower is small enough to fit into the trunk of my car.

So, my brother & I drive over to Lowe's. I think I can get a better deal at Costco. Drive to Costco. Holy cow $300! Drive over to Wal-Mart. Found one for a decent price. Cool. Let's find a cart. No flat bed carts, so we try to heft it onto a regular cart. We pick up the box & the lawn mower falls out of the bottom. Immediately leave store & find another Wal-mart.

Meanwhile I realize if it won't fit onto the cart, it probably won't fit into the trunk. So I call my sister to see if she can meet us with her truck. She says ok. So we go over to the other Wal-mart & call her. Well now her husband wasn't in agreement with me borrowing the truck, as it isn't licensed. OK. So I decided this purchase can wait a couple of days so my dad can have a chance to dump the garbage & they can have a chance to get their truck licensed.

Meanwhile my grass looks like hell. My sister & her husband felt bad for me so they brought their lawn mower for me to use. I get it started & it will only go an inch before it cuts out. I am doing this for about 2 strips, and then the nieghbor guy comes over to offer help. I am a bitch. I said "no, it isn't mine & I don't want to break it any worse than it already is". He's like alright, (with a scared look) and walks away, saying "it sounds like the choke". So he's walking off and I start crying, begging him to come back. "If you know an easy trick I will gladly pay $20.00". He ignores me & goes home. I get mad & leave the mower in the middle of the lawn. My BIL comes & picks it up and that is that. 2 strips done so far....

Mother's day, I go visit an old friend & I'm telling her this story. She & her husband feel sorry for me. They have an old lawnmower they will give me...

Yesterday they bring it by. It works! YAY!! I'm all happy & they leave. I start mowing & get another 2 strips done. It cuts out. I can't get it started again. I leave it in the middle of the lawn & go in & cry some more.

Tonight I am WALKING over to Wal-mart, having the guy put it together for me & walking it home. I will get this lawn looking better TODAY!

Then I'm going to cry some more.

kirtiray

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Posts: 5385

(05/13/08 11:30 AM)

Recovering from Sobriety

Next time ask a Walmart "associate" for help. They'll send someone for a cart and help you to the car with it.

Then hire the neighbor kid to mow the lawn for you. Ask the one with the blue hair and the nail through his eyebrow. If he hits on you, call your brother in law.

Nobody nose

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Posts: 97

(05/13/08 11:40 AM)

That's what someone with their wits about them would do.

Alice Pleasance

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Posts: 2930

(05/13/08 01:05 PM)

Nate's Baby's Mama

Neighbor kids are great for slave labor!! Good for you though, lawn work is a boy chore so I don't deal with it.

Nobody nose

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Posts: 98

(05/13/08 01:27 PM)

See, I think a great business idea would be for someone to "train" women on all the guy stuff they don't know how to do. ie: General car maintenance (& lawn mower) & trouble shooting, getting the air conditioner ready for summer, changing the furnace filters, etc.

Maybe I would have put up with the crappy ex husband had I known I know nothing.

I have heard of "husbands for hire" but I don't want someone to do it FOR me, I want to learn how to do it myself.

XOutlaw Woman

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Posts: 232

(05/13/08 01:30 PM)

Bad Girl
Gone Good

When I was single I always did all that crap myself. My Dad taught me. Of course, you could have a crew of nice, young, men to do it for you. Lots of time they will work for food or cold beer. Too bad for you that you were mean to neighbor guy.

Penel0pe

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Posts: 499

(05/13/08 07:16 PM)

No Matter What

The only lawn I ever mowed in my entire life was at a cemetary.

Nobody nose

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Posts: 99

(05/13/08 07:22 PM)

I hope they let you use a riding one! And here I am complaining... Silly Me!

Basiate

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Posts: 3001

(05/13/08 08:43 PM)

Nirvana

there are classes like that Nobodynose - did you look in your community/county guide of classes?

oaklandathletic

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Posts: 111

(05/13/08 08:52 PM)

Birdman of
Ben Lomond

Use a push mower...Kill 2 birds with one stone...Excercise and a nice lawn......It won't conk out on you......Just a thought...Plus it is a green way of mowing your lawn...

Nobody nose

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Posts: 101

(05/14/08 06:11 AM)

I will have to check that out Basiate, Thanks.

And Oakland, I want it to do the work for me. I wish everything worked the way it is intended to.

The push mowers are relatively inexpensive, but they seem so old fashioned.

H3nLA

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Posts: 2305

(05/14/08 07:51 AM)

Heaven let your
light shine down

My wife loves to use the push mower SHE bought. Plus, I like it when she's Hot and Sweaty, just the way I like her.

oaklandathletic

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Posts: 114

(05/14/08 08:37 AM)

Birdman of
Ben Lomond

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!

hooligans

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Posts: 162

(05/14/08 12:39 PM)

Your life is an occasion,
rise to it.

Of course, you could have a crew of nice, young, men to do it for you. Lots of time they will work for food or cold beer

or...according to ThomJefferson, just smile and say hi to them and they might do it for free...somewhat...

H3nLA

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Posts: 2309

(05/14/08 02:37 PM)

Heaven let your
light shine down

Ask any teenager with raging hormones to "mow your grass" and he'll do it for free. As long as you realize that he MAY be looking at you as someone who can fulfill his ultimate fantasy...and that's being taught by an older attractive woman. "just the facts mam"

Reminds me of my younger, teenage years. I had a buddy who had a sister who was 8 years older than us. I would have "mowed her grass" for free anytime.

Nobody nose

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Posts: 103

(05/14/08 07:02 PM)

OMG OMG OMG!

The end of the story goes like this.

So, my dad's truck is empty so I go on down to Sears. I walk over to the mowers, there in one on clearance for $56.93. Last years model. I was prepared to spend $300 so I am so very excited. I got it home, it works perfectly. It does exactly what I want (mulching & self propelling or whatever)

The end. No more crying.

Last Edited By: Nobody nose 05/14/08 07:04 PM. Edited 1 times.

SteelyEyes

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