Now that we have grass, it is getting time to start mowing the lawn. I have yet to make my 'inaugural' cut, but it will be very soon. The sod has been in place since May 22 but it is not sticking too well yet. If you cut it too soon it can cause permanent dammage.
Speaking of acting too soon, in other words a lack of patience, this happens to be one of my character flaws. I have no patience.... No patience for store clerks, no patience for automated phone systems, and no patience when I'm excited about something.
I bought my used mower on craigslist about 3 weeks ago. Since I am excited to use it (mowing the lawn the first couple times will actually be fun for me since I have the new mower) I wanted to test it out at the back of the property line where there is grass and weeds.
Big Mistake.
It turns out the terrain is VERY rough and uneven. The blade is totally killed. I thought maybe I caused even more dammange, but it looks like a $20 blade will do the trick (I hope).
Moral of the story - exercise patience and listen to your wife (picture) (she told me not to take it for a test run).
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