There's a Darwin award comin' soon right there.Just a little gas spill at the pumps. Angela's got it all under control....
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geoguy
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Might be diesel (note the green handle on the pump, near the spill), in which case her smoking is unwise but less likely to be an explosive mistake.
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Jesus... That seriously makes me cringe.
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Bye bye, buddy. Nice knowing you.
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How many ladders does it take to get someone killed? The correct answer is “four”.
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That's kind of impressive, though I think his back (or gravity) might be broken.
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In the unlikely event that my Honda lawnmower ever dies, I want one of those.
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When we bought out first house I decided I wanted to be “green” so I bought a nice modern spinning blade push mower - like the one in the pic but without a motor.
It was awful. I mean it was really well made and sharp and fascinating from an engineering standpoint, but holy crap was it hard to use! People in the 40s must have been in way better shape but I was in great shape then. I also think it was better for putting greens or for people who mow their lawns every three days. And for people with less than two acres to mow.
Anything more than 1/4-acre is pointless with a push mower like that. Been down the same road, GAD. You'd have to be superman to mow a 2 acre lawn...
Now, with a battery electric assist it might be a feasible product to reintroduce. Makes me think of Fättie, which would be unrideable without the e-assist.
I think guys in the 40s took look breaks in between 5 minutes of mowing, smoking a cigarette and downing a glass of beer each time.
Cougar
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We used to do our 3 acres in Heron, Montana with a battery-powered Ryobi. In no hurry, we'd take a couple days, but it was basically a long walk around the grounds. It's for rent now. Any takers? You mow, lol.
God DAMN, Cougs... That is some bootiful property you have there.We used to do our 3 acres in Heron, Montana with a battery-powered Ryobi. In no hurry, we'd take a couple days, but it was basically a long walk around the grounds. It's for rent now. Any takers? You mow, lol.
Is that your neighbors bungalow or yours?
Cougar
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Thanks, Chaz. Yeah, that's our little house. We were looking for a place to rent while our "main" house was being thoroughly remodeled. Since this place was dirt cheap at the time, we just bought it and lived there for a year, which is how long the remodel took. It was actually a fun time, very secluded in Heron, Montana....
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I’ll take it.Thanks, Chaz. Yeah, that's our little house. We were looking for a place to rent while our "main" house was being thoroughly remodeled. Since this place was dirt cheap at the time, we just bought it and lived there for a year, which is how long the remodel took. It was actually a fun time, very secluded in Heron, Montana....
Can you still get Amazon deliveries?
Cougar
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For sure, something we used a lot. It's actually more accessible than our "main" house in north Idaho, which is off a dirt/gravel forest service road (but the house is much nicer, and it's on 15 acres of forest, only a small portion of which needs to be mowed). We even had pretty decent internet in Heron (Blackfoot).
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Man, I'd be so nervous that the river would flood it out. But that's just me. I'm a nervous Nellie.
Very beautiful!
In that first photo, is that a hotel or a big house (or something) in the woods behind it?
In that first photo, is that a hotel or a big house (or something) in the woods behind it?