The annual sneaking in

@sallypup (58166)
Centralia, Washington
April 22, 2018 9:20pm CST
Just week before last I could have sworn that it'd be months before we needed to wrestle with the big weed mower. And today I walked the property and knew that it was getting to be past time that hubby tried to make that mower's engine roar. The ads say that the mower is easy to start. Even a weary old man can start it. Let me tell you: ads lie. That is a lie. I hope that hubby can yank the cord with enough gusto that the motor can't help but start up and most importantly, stay roaring and ready to consistently mow. No stuttering and joking around, please.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Apr 18
Those weed whackers are hard to start
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@andriaperry This is one of those walk behind weeders. Best way that I have to mow.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@andriaperry The walk behind weeder is all that is useful for this rocky landscape. Still hard on me to use it but easier than me packing a weeder on my back.
Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Apr 18
@sallypup Oh I want one of those!
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Apr 18
Your hubby will get that thing going in no time and that property will look great in no time.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@cintol Three weedy and hilly acres. Last year I mowed places like the front yard and front of the property and a couple of paths and called it done.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@cintol When we first lived here I did my best to trim more of the land even though it is not easy to pull a mower up and over rocks. These days, I am slower to the job!
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Apr 18
@sallypup OMG, thats a lot of land to take care of, I don't blame you, I would have called it done as well lol
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (159572)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Apr 18
I hope so too. Hate it when things are a hassle.
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Apr 18
That is why we now have an auto start so he doesn't have to exhaust himself trying to start it.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@BelleStarr I'd love that. I wish they didn't have such a big price tag.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326198)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 18
Pulling that cord can be really exhausting if the motor doesn't want to turn over.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@JudyEv Its a horrid ritual, engine won't start, prime it with gas, engine floods. Start all over.
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archiekins
@ivanituut (1934)
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23 Apr 18
it will fire up eventually have faith
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@ivanituut Thanks. We've had major issues at other times. Crossing my fingers.
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archiekins
@ivanituut (1934)
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23 Apr 18
@sallypup have faith my friend
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134708)
• Roseburg, Oregon
23 Apr 18
We bought a battery operated lawn mower because I got tired of gas ones. Trying to start them is a hassle.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95804)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Apr 18
Hope all goes well, ours is almost ready to mow too
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58166)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Apr 18
@wolfgirl569 There's so much that needs mowing!
Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Apr 18
I figured this was weather related in some way but expected a different direction. I pay one of our window guys to mow my lawn and if they own a weed whacker they bring their own. Our snowblower has an electric start even though it runs on gas too bad all those lawn machines don't have that option.