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We'll get back to the fiction soon, I spent Friday chasing that machine above around Chez Sarge.
Invigorating it was, a lovely day. Warm but not too warm, bit of a cool breeze off the Bay made for a pleasant enough time.
But still, I' turning 72 in a week and I'm just not used to this.
Yet.
I'm getting there, it's good to be outside in the fresh air performing physical activity.
A very nice oatmeal stout was consumed when the task was complete.
Now I remember what I miss about doing my lawn, the chance to sit back, enjoy the yard and consume an adult beverage when the job is done.
Yup, I can get used to this.
Hhmm, I'll have to show that picture to Roberto, my mower kinda looks like a Transformer. I'm sure he'd get a kick out of that.
I know I do.
Back soon.
Good luck with the fitness program Sarge.........:) Do you do any walking?
ReplyDeleteAll the time.
DeleteSarge,
ReplyDeleteWell, one thing it appears to have going for it is, if for some reason, you need to find it in the dark…no problema!
Does it come in blue?
Cheers juvat
Yes, the color does rather stand out. The eyes? Those are actually lights, so conceivably, I could mow in the dark. Not that I would ...
DeleteI think the florescent green thing is the company's standard color scheme, so no, doesn't come in blue.
So why an electric as opposed to a gas mower?
ReplyDeleteIt's quiet. I can mow at six in the morning without disturbing the neighbors.
DeleteI don't mind tending vegetables, but I dislike mowing with a passion. As a kid I had hay fever really bad. As in, wash face with really hot water, and then try to pry eyelids open in the morning bad. For the most part since about the age of 30 or 35 they have settled down, other than a minor touch in the Spring when all of Sonoma County turns yellow (darn those Spaniards for bringing yellow mustard and acacia to California!). Unless I try mowing. Then the eyes burn and swell, the sinuses clog and drip.
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate the look and smell of new cut grass, and enjoy quaffing a cooler or three afterwards, but overall, a miserable experience.
Lawn mowing is not, I repeat not, my favorite thing to do. But someone has to do it and I'm all there is.
DeleteSarge, that is a spiffy looking mower.
ReplyDeleteI suspect one of the pleasures of being retired (not being so, I am just estimating by others I know) is the ability to relax while doing even chores (and have a stout in the middle of it). So much of adult life seems to be hurrying through one thing to get to the next thing.
The lack of hurrying is something to be treasured.
DeleteFor some reason, I thought you were getting a rider?
ReplyDeleteThought about it. Cost wise it didn't make sense.
DeleteI love watching other people mow.
ReplyDeleteActual mow? Allergies are bad enough I have to wear long pants, long sleeve shirt, gloves, hat, facemask and take a bazillion benadry before and after. And still I'll have skin welts and running sinuses.
So glad that's in my past, so far.
Sounds bad, glad you don't have to deal with that anymore.
DeleteSo how do you rate these mowers? We have them over here in the UK. I don't have that big a garden but I want to move on to a cordless mower when my current electric mower gives up. I'm currently looking at Stihl as they seem a go to brand. I did have a Honda petrol mower when I had to look after three gardens. The Honda was superb. BTW as an English person I love a precisely mowed lawn.
ReplyDeleteRetitred
So far I like it. Fairly quiet, battery life is very good (so far) and it cuts nicely. The batteries also recharge fairly quickly. I'd recommend it.
DeleteThanks for that. I'd go for a robot mower but we have garden at the front that needs to be mowed.
DeleteRetired
I did look at the robot mowers, my wife's gardens would drive a robot insane!
DeleteWe grew up using Scott's brand push mowers (human powered). Very quiet. We even had a grass catcher that caught the clippings, until Dad decided the clippings were good fertilizer. Our lot was standard suburban size. My brothers and I could get the whole yard mowed in an hour if we hustled. The edger was also manual, and that was a royal PITA to use. Luckily, Dad usually took that over, after watching us struggle!
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather had one of those.
DeleteVery glad my Dad did not!
There was one gas mower marketed in the 1960s without wheels (that never caught on). The blade was incorporated with a propeller, so it floated a couple inches above the ground. Easy to move and maneuver. It must have kicked up a dust cloud like a landing helicopter if the lawn was dry though.
DeleteAh yes, the "Flymo."
DeleteThe 'Flymo'. It caused local authorities over here in the UK to ensure safety footwear was worn by their workforce after a few foot/blade interactions. You can still get them over here.
DeleteRetired
I can see the need for safety footwear, should be worn with all spinning blade things!
DeleteGlad it works for you!
ReplyDeleteI find a lot more convenient to use a pen and piece of paper to take care of yard mowing, trimming and edging. I travel a lot and for security reasons prefer the house to look like someone is there all the time. Yard services won't do "just now and then" and kids anymore avoid any semblance of manual labor, so we signed up for all summer long. Have never regretted it.
Walking is good exercise, and a lot more fun if not pushing a dang mower- especially the noisy gas ones. Plus that frees up storage space in the garage/shed.
JB
I used to have a guy, he hurt his back though and is out of commission for at least the year. Good man, hope he recovers. As to the lawn, I don't mind it all that much and we're never away for very long.
DeleteFWIW, I don't push the mower, I follow it. Makes a big difference!