yesterday, kristie's dad came over to "tune up" my lawnmower for spring.
wow. everybody should have an ace hardware guy in their back pocket! among other things, he:
sharpened the blade
cleaned the carburetor
replaced the oil
replaced the spark plug
replaced the air filter (they have those?!)
got it to actually start!
i have had the mower for about 5 yrs. he told me i should replace the air filter twice a season. since i did not know it HAD an air filter, i'm a little behind on that task ... see evidence above.
at any rate, i should be good to go. how NICE to have people in your life who can help the helpless! thanks kristie's dad :) i OWE you. big time.
now, i just hope the weather warms up, because i boycott mowing in the cold :)
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I am happy to share my "ace guy" with you ;)
I am kind of spoiled and lucky by his skills.
Happy mowing!
zoom in on the pic of that air filter!
it's so gross/hilarious ;)
i am lucky i have a mower at all i think :) thanks for lending your dad out !!
I had no idea! Chris, maybe that's why yours won't work. Kristie, can you take your dad to Colorado to work on Chris's lawn mower? I know that would be a terrible hardship for you. :-)
my question is... what's that next to the gross air filter? it looks like part of a very cool rug. am i right?
p.s. still no baby. argh. ;)
um, we didn't know they had air filters either. better get the man of the house on that.
well, i guess we have ALL learned something from the ace man, haven't we?!
now ellen - go make a baby happen!!
Karen- That IS why mine didn't work, until I had a friend do a tune up. Will probably have him do it again for me this year. I haven't started it up yet this season. Bobbi- I feel ya man!
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