Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for December 22, 2011

Good day to you, sir. Shanti shanti shanti.

And then you get someone like my father who would then walk up to the devil machine, give it one pull and start it up, saying, “What’s so hard about that?”

um, made sure there was gas in it?

Good Heavens! Ethanol problems even then.

And if you take it to the lawnmower repair place, the wait is about 4 months and it will cost $900. You can pay $400 for a new one, or there’s this funny little spray can called Quick Start for $2.95 that will make the old one start right up and it will keep doing that for ten more years.

The bird did it!

I can relate to Mr. Binkley. Been there, done that! Didn’t use an ax though, shot it with a Colt .45!

Nothing makes me feel whimpier than trying to start the lawn mower . . . about half way through pulling the cord I’m neither strong enough or tall enough to start the d*mn thing the first time. I have to put one foot on it, grab the cord with both hands, and ready myself for a mighty yank. Sometimes the boyfriend wanders over and asks me what I’m doing . . . and then proceeds to calmly pull the cord and it starts right up. >:O

Who would we ax for more details????

Love the bird.

Ben there done that.. Though I used a sledgehammer.. Felt interestingly calm after that…..

And the grass is saying to the mower, “There! How do you like it?”

See, that’s what you get for mowing your lawn at 6am. Just saying. ;-)

I hire the neighbor’s kid. It’s cheaper than the heart attack induced by pulling the starter rope 17K times.

Did someone tell him about holding down the “Dead Man” safety lever? You must hold it in your grip in order for the mower to start. I had a neighbor (a dentist !) who cranked his mower unsuccessfully for nearly an hour. Of course it worked after I showed him how to hold the safety lever during startup.