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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI mowed my lawn yesterday. It may seem silly, but I am proud that I was able to do that myself.
Do you know how hard it is to push a lawnmower through a foot of snow?
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I mowed my lawn yesterday. It may seem silly, but I am proud that I was able to do that myself. (Original Post)
LuckyCharms
Dec 2019
OP
Ha! When I swap my snowblower for the mower, it's just as fun, AND the nearby
FailureToCommunicate
Dec 2019
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. Cut mine on Wednesday
I was going through a foot of leaves 🍁 it seemed. Drained the tank, pulled the battery and put everything to bed for the season. Something is just wrong running a lawnmower in December in St. Louis.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,026 posts)3. Ha! When I swap my snowblower for the mower, it's just as fun, AND the nearby
neighbors get just as excited.
usaf-vet
(6,215 posts)4. Our lawn is under nearly two feet of snow from the first storm of the season. It took 3d to clear.
This does not bode well for the rest of the winter. Four + months to go.
Turbineguy
(37,374 posts)5. Were you wearing a side arm?
One should always wear a side arm when mowing.
lastlib
(23,322 posts)6. You obviously had it set too low!
Raise it up a couple of inches, and it'll be a lot easier!
You're welcome.
zanana1
(6,135 posts)7. Good one! nt
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)8. That's what you get for procrastinating
LuckyCharms
(17,463 posts)9. I didn't procrastinate. I fired up that lawn mower...
bright and early at 5 AM.