The reel mower STILL hasn't been delivered (what up with that??) but today we brought home my sister-in-law's mower, cleaned it up, gassed it up, and cut the rest of the grass.
When I finished, I taped a sign on the ol' mower -- "motor runs; blade cuts; wheel-well worn through" -- and left it at the curb, as it is trash day tomorrow. B. put it on craigslist as a freebie drive-by. In exactly 63 minutes, it was gone. I am sad; I was really fond of it.
Maybe the guy is just going to sell it for the scrap metal, but I like thinking that he can fix it up, or use it for parts. I like the idea that things I can't use anymore (because I am too unhandy to fix them) can be useful to someone else, and I love that the internet and websites like craigslist help put stuff and potential users together. (Also, the people who cruise the streets on trash night - hey, I've been there too.)
I was anxious to get the grass cut because it's supposed to rain the rest of the week, and the grass would otherwise be a foot tall by Saturday!
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It was taken by a man (40s) and his older son (HS/college) who, after a quick inspection, popped it into the back of his pickup truck. The truck was not loaded up with any other stuff (especially not full of scrap metal) so I have high hopes that your beloved friend will cut grass yet again...
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VVVVRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM! :-)
and so the cycle of "stuff" continues.
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