Yesterday, I went to the holy city of Oakhurst to take the mower in for repairs. I was going to go to True Value and pick up the manual versions of the weed whacker both heavy and light duty. With these tools you can work on your golf game or work on batting practice. Anyhow the repair guy says two weeks? Two weeks? Great, what I don't need to hear.
After stopping at Raley's to pick up some groceries, I somehow took a "detour" to the Sears in town. Lo and behold there it was: a piece of art...a 6.25 horsepower, gas-powered, Briggs and Stratton weed whacker out in front for all to see including me. On sale, too, for $100 less! Clearance. Must go! I called Pam on the cellphone and asked her should I purchase it. We debated for a while. Meanwhile my mind is thinking the lawn mower won't be fixed for another couple of weeks, meaning the grass and weeds will be as tall as the sequoias by then. Logic persevered...bought it and brought it home. There were no "hard labor" versions at the Sears store.
Got home and took it out of the box. Filled it with oil (came with it) and poured in the gasoline. Primed it. Started it. First pull! Then it was off to the "jungle."
Wow! I was cutting down the grass like nothing. After about 3 hours of mowing, my body was aching all over, but after looking at the work I had done, I was very happy I made the purchase and got the job done. There is still more to do but a majority of it was tackled.
Today, Pam and I went back to Oakhurst to look for the hard labor weed whackers. True Value did not have them. The True Value in Coarsegold had the light duty version. But, the True Value in Yosemite Lakes had the heavy hitter.
When we came home, it was time to start hacking. We cleared the recommened 100 feet from the home to satisfy the fire department. Wasn't easy, but we did it.
After sweating and toiling in the spring afternoon under beautifuly sunny skies, we whacked weeds.
Job well done. Yes, we are both sore, but happy.
