flowers are bloomin', longer days, greens are a sproutin' and the grass is growin'. now, i know that this may sound crazy, but i love mowing grass. it is meditative, physical and just plain fulfilling. it is like clean laundry or clean floors throughout the house. it makes you feel good and it looks pretty. yup, i'm nuts, just ask my husband.so, when i declared my hatred for our damned lawn mower for the thousandth time, my husband couldn't say no to me wanting a new mower. our old one was self propelled, which means that it is heavy, cumbersome and huge. our yard is tiny, not square and has nooks and crannies that you have to get into. big mower means pain in my butt and a lot of frustration. plus, i had to find the gas can, get it started, and risk waking the little one while trying to do all of the above. no fun. not to mention that it is hard to store, takes gas, oh, did i mention that it takes gas and yes, it takes gas.
you ask, 'what are your other options?', if you don't want a gas guzzler. well, simple, inexpensive and i think lots of fun...old school reel mowers. yes, there are electric mowers, but once again i'd have to maneuver it, store it and still deal with a bigger piece of 'equipment'. plus, most options have to be maintained: filters, oil, tuneups, etc.. not the reel mower, it is pretty low key. lube up the blades to prevent rust and lube up the wheels and blade spindle. so, the reel mowers pack a punch in a small but green package, light, a good workout, enviro friendly, do a great job and they are tiny compared to their motorized counterparts. so, i must gloat, I WON! i got to pick out a new mower with the agreement that i'll do the mowing without complaining. duh, a no brainer all considering my love of lawn maintenance.
off we headed to home depot in hopes of finding the model that i came up with. i did the research, looked at the reviews, priced them out and the model that won was....scotts elite push reel mower at the depot. 16" blade cutting area, probably around 30ish pounds, under $100 and i think that it is cute. i couldn't wait to try it out.
today it put that bad boy together, in under 10 minutes, mowed the grass with ease and was ecstatic with the results. the lawn looked great! just as good as when we did it with the ole guy. well, the old mower will be sad to know that last season was it's last with us, but we'll be passing that one on to a new home. just put a sign on it at the edge of the driveway and hope for a new home for ole gasey.
there you have it; old school reel mower bumps out new school gas mower. a happy ending for all, well maybe not the old mower, but someone else may have patience for that thing. not me, too conflicting with my ways, but boy do i have a new found love for something so old that it is new, the reel mower.
2 comments:
I am super jealous!
How did the mower do on hills and bumps?
i am in love with this little mower. i even took over to my friends new house and mowed her yard for her. as for the bumps and imperfections of the yard, sometimes you need to go back over a section in another direction to really get it cut. other than that, it has been great to us. in fact, i used today again, just because it is so easy to get out of the shed and use. happy mowing. oh, i'd say go for it and buy one!
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