In Tennessee lawn mowing season is rapidly approaching. Well for my neighbors it’s already here. Which means I’m going to have to mow my lawn, and that really bites cause it means I’ll need a new mower. My old mower is in fine working condition, I suppose the blade is a little (well very) dull so I guess I’m really just bashing the tops of the grass blades off… I digress. The old mower is a push mower, fine for the last house I lived in (exactly like this one. The last house had a nice level lot of a reasonable size. The new house has three times the lot size, ten times the hills and an easement that I’m going to end up mowing. I think it works out to half an acre, still small enough for a push mower but the slope makes that prospect VERY unnattractive.
I decided I needed a riding mower. I don’t know jack about riding mowers, don’t know anyone who does know jack about riding mowers so I did a little online research. Verdict: John Deere L110 The rub was the price: $1799 at your local Home Depot Spending that kind of money on something I wanted, say a powerbook or a great number of six packs, wouldn’t bother me. Spending that kind of scratch on a mower?? Unpalatable
It didn’t really matter, 1800 bucks later and I have a lawn tractor (not riding mower, lawn freaking tractor, the difference? who cares). The whole experience reminds me of the time I actually paid to see Yor, The Hunter from the Future. Yep, I got what I paid for (a lawn mower/movie) but I didn’t really want what I paid for.
CKS tripe rating of previous blog: 99.9957451%. You’d have been much better off reading Beat your kids (it’s a well done gag) or looking at This stunning painting
Sunday night TV pick: Arrested Development Is there a better comedy than this? I doubt it.
Game of the moment: Programmer or Serial Killer? No more scoring games, lest Beth Lock makes me feel stupid…
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