last fall, the honda lawnmower i used to cut my dad's grass was stolen. i think it was 4 years old and it worked very well, woe was me. i bought a new mower at sears last weekend, the cheapest one they had. i figured if some prick is going to steal this one, he'll get a cheap mower. the new mower is a craftsman with a kohler engine. i had never heard of kohler until i bought the mower. yesterday i took it out of the box and assembled it. it was easy to assemble but the fecking cardboard box it came in was one tough nut to crack. and it was even harder cutting it up for disposal.
after it was assembled i put in the oil that came with it and then bought some gas. all the while, in the back of my mind i was thinking, what if this prick won't start. after putting in the gas the moment of truth arrived. i closed my eyes, said a prayer and pulled the cord. the son of bitch fired up on the first pull and i didn't pull very hard. i couldn't believe how easy it started. then i walked it down to my dad's and cut his grass. the fucking thing started first pull everytime and i barely had to pull the cord. i've always liked craftsman stuff and am quite sad with the way sears keeps downsizing their hardware department. when i bought the mower, there were no staff in the hardware section and when i found a salesman all he could say was, there's the mowers and that's all we have. luckily they had the one on sale and i didn't have any questions because he made it clear that he wasn't going to answer any lawnmower questions, it was a take it or leave it sort of deal. for now, i'm glad i took it.
and the batcave is up to speed. when sonny put all my electronic stuff together he only connected 2 speakers because things were in a state of disarray and there was no logical place for the surround speakers. or maybe he was testing me to see if i was still competent enough to finish the job. well, i passed the test. all speakers are now fully functional and i can rattle the lovely mrs myshkin's windows on a whim, should the mood strike.
but on a sour note, things have gone to shit at the cracker factory. it would appear my days are numbered. so it goes.
i love you sons of bitches.
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I'm trying to picture the kind of thief who'd steal a lawnmower. Do thieves really care about mowing their lawns? Or is there a thriving market in stolen lawnmowers? The other thing I want to know is whether you can still buy push lawnmowers. Some guys must like the exercise, right?
Billy, sorry, mate, I'm getting earache off 'my better half' about being on my 'lappy'. Interesting blog, mate. Mowers, music/home theatres and sadly, your job situation. I'll drop by tomorrow and offer my 'for what they're not worth comments'! :-P
All The Best!
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
gb - i'm sure the mower was on craigslist within a few hours of being pilfered. they also took my kona bike.
farmer - maybe if you gave it a more manly name than "lappy" your better half would back off a bit.
We have cub cadet that needs a new battery.
Coffee is on
i closed my eyes, said a prayer and pulled the cord.
To whom did you pray?
I'm thinking you said something like, "I hope this motherfucker starts."
I mow with a Kubota tractor now but I've had a couple of lawnmowers, two Toros, both excellent. I used to buy Craftsman tools but alas, they're hard to come by these days.
The Craftsman outlet here is owned and operated by a couple of broads and has a pretty decent assortment of tools and mowers and chippers and such.
bill - what i was really thinking was: why is there not a shut off valve in the gas line. is it hiddenÉ
my fucking keyboard seems to be stuck in the french mode and i canèt access most of the punctuation keys.
There isn't a drain plug on the bottom of the carb bowl either. You can put your own shut off valve in to run the carb out of gas for winter storage.
Or put a little two cycle oil in the tank to help the gas from going bad, that seems to help.
Another item that seems to be popular here are small tractors with backhoe attachments, guess they have a lot of bodies to bury.
At the Sears store here you can still buy an old fashioned reel type push mower.
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i dipped the son of a bitch in the toilet and the prick is now cooperating!
Oh sure, remind me of my forth wife. :-)
Excellent work on the mower and bat cave, BP. We used to buy a lot of our appliances from Sears but they have gone to shit lately. Sorry to hear about the cracker factory. Hope it turns out okay. Take care buddy.
Billy, mate, first off, sorry to hear that things ain't looking too promising at the Cracker Factory, my friend. I hope that you get a decent r enumeration package if you're laid off, and that your pension'll see you right, financially. Perhaps some good will come of it, inasmuch that you'll be able to enjoy more of the 'better things in life'; things that we all take for granted but don't get to see and take advantage of too much. I'm thinking of our attachment to nature, here, mate. Perhaps you'll be able to land yourself a small job sorting out the books for individuals and smaller companies by advertising yourself as a consultant. That's what a lot of experienced and skilled Brits do in such circumstances. Some are lucky, however, and if they've worked long and hard enough, they can afford to put their feet up and retire happily - especially if they're a few years short of pensionable age. Anyway, Billy, hope things work out OK.And, perhaps you'll be able to enjoy 'The House Of The Rising Sun' a bit more!
Glad to hear that you've got your sound system knocking out the decibels and that your home movie system's running smoothly. I'd be lost without the decibels, but could perhaps survive without our DVDs.
On the mower front, I've been using our dad's Flymo electric mower for years to cut my old folk's lawns. Well, they're down to one now, they've had the front paved. Takes about an hour to do a decent, neat job, and that's including strimming the edges and using a trowel to turn over the soil around the edges. There's nothing like the smell of freshly cut grass as they say! :-P And I ain't talking weed! :-P
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
I use to operate a john deere mower with a "Hot Tub" (kohler) motor, it was pretty good, lasted a lot of years.
mr shife - thank you for your continuing support.
farmer - no worries, i'll make a fortune picking up empty beer cans when i no longer have to show up at the cracker factory. but, i won't go down without a fight.
tex - nothing runs like a deer! ruby kinda runs like one of those galapagos tortoises these days.
I must agree with Shife, Sears has gone down the tubes since it married into the K Mart family. Our last mower was a Craftsman that lasted about 7 mows. Then they wouldn't honor the warranty. So it goes.
Now we have a Toro and I could not be happier. This is the second season and it began like a dream first time when we pulled her out of the shed a week ago.
The Bat Cave sounds like its coming along well. Randy loves to shake my windows too.
As for the cracker factory, I am sorry to hear that. We have such a transient youth oriented business world now. Like a bunch of praying mantis out to snap off each others heads to move up.
It's now been three springs since I brought my new Sears rider home. After two years I expect the battery to go to hell. But mine is still starting and running as well as the day I brought it home.
Lucky fucking me.
the batcave is now fully functional but now i want to paint it. that means moving everything and disconnecting tons of stuff.
life's a challenge.
Challenging?
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