August 28, 2003

Things I learned without losing a foot

When the blade on our lawnmower is coming loose, it gets slightly unbalanced and causes vibrations that make the motor stall out.

Of course, in the process of discovering this fact I also learned that the electric motor in the lawnmower is a wimpy little thing occupying only a tiny fraction of the empty space under the mower's cowling (the rest holds dry grass) and that the spring-loaded brushes for the motor are about halfway through their useful life after two or three seasons of mowing.

This piece of trivia almost makes up for the fact that there are now a couple of screwdriver bits embedded invisibly in the lawn near the pond.

Posted by wallich at August 28, 2003 10:18 AM
Comments

better that than a gigantic metal blade lodged alarmingly in your instep, my dear.

Posted by: julie at August 28, 2003 12:28 PM

two words

John Deere

Posted by: auntb at August 28, 2003 02:51 PM

Every time we go by one of the many small-tractor dealerships, we sigh. Julie wants one of those Bobcat miniature front-end loaders, with which she would no doubt regrade the front and back yards and plow the driveway in winter.

Posted by: paul at August 29, 2003 01:57 PM

Actually, I do think it would be fun. You could get all kinds of attachments and start a farm, and a big pond, and on and on and on.

Posted by: auntb at August 29, 2003 07:06 PM

i was thinking i could plow out a burrow for the ducks to huddle in.

Posted by: julie at August 30, 2003 09:14 AM