Friday 27 May 2011

Open Heart Surgery on the Strimmer


The last 1/3rd of the paddock was just too much for it. THEY lied when they wrote 1:50 on the side - it should have been 1:25 (oil to petrol ratio - I "think") . . . It overheated. And how. We took it to our neighbour to try to fix this evening. I hope it will survive. We joked about taking it to be blessed in church on Sunday. I think it could do with a prayer and a wing behind it . . .

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  1. String trimmers are notorious for mis-behavior. Those using them probably end up needing to go to church to repent of the bad language brought on by the malfunctioning equipment!

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  2. Gosh you're right there MM - you should have heard Danny the other day, when it kept cutting out!

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  3. I've got a fantastic group of strimmers, my little goose family, and they fertilise as they go.

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  4. Jennifer - that sounds like a VERY good idea! Guard geese too : )

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  5. I had to laugh at this post. Years ago, I decided to help my husband by "edging" our large corner lot. Not only did the trimmer die on me (time and again) but I ended up having to get a shot of cortisone in my elbow for "tendonitis" brought on by using the trimmer for hours! That was the last time I ever did that!

    Blessings,
    Dianne
    www.mysouthernheart.com

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  6. SH - both the menfolk were saying how the wretched machine was hurting their arms/shoulders etc.

    Now it is about to be bought home for burial as it has died completely - the mix was wrong - should be a 1:25 mix according to our mend-it-all mechanic.

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