Victa Died

My used Victa Lawn Mower died on me again – second time in about 2 months. My lawn mower repairman said it was a blown heat gasket – would take a few days to replace…meanwhile my lawn gets a reprieve. They suddenly have an extra few days before I mow them down. My neighbours wont be pleased – it is easily 6 inches tall now. What the heck – I did try. I mowed about 20% of it before it died on me, about 2+ hours ago. Didnt touch the nature strips, so that’s not good either. A recently mowed lawn is a very gratifying sight – one which I will continue to be deprived of for a little longer. I get all dusty and dirty and on a day like today (26 deg) I get rather sweaty as well. The satisfaction after the job is done however, is nearly always worth it. It is nearly as good as completing a long run. I dont sweat quite as much as I do when I do my long runs – but it is the sheer feeling of having completed a task with very tangible and visible results. Even if the lawn is half infested with weeds. You see weeds, when mowed, can look pretty neat and tidy too. All you need to do is make sure it is evenly mowed. Alas this satisfaction has to be put on hold for a few more days. Hopefully I find time to do it before Theresa and Kiddo return from Malaysia…