I believe that there are people who were meant to mow grass and there are those who were not. You can safely assume about anyone who starts a conversation off in this way that they are most certainly in the "NOT" category.
Let me tell you. I mowed the law today at my parent's office, soon to also be my residence. I think I may have mowed once before in my life; I'm 37. I avoided it for a lot of years by the "I don't know how," excuse. Then, well, in India, there is no grass. You sweep the dirt. (I didn't do that either.) Cleaning, manual labor. I just generally avoid it.
So, it has come to pass along with all the other changes in my life, that I now mow lawns. Thankfully, my parents' other tenant was there to get me started and show me how to turn on the mower (he also cleared out the grass catcher thingy for me too when it got filled up which was a big help.)
So, I get started and I don't have a clue what to do, plus the property is situated on a corner on a main street and it's rooty. I start out mowing like any non-mower would, pushing the machine like you vacuum. Back and forth. I quickly realized that this is not how I have seen it done (on TV and stuff - think Forest Gump). The light bulb goes on and I realize you're supposed to get a grid going, around and around - which I did. I still think I'm pretty stinky at mowing, and I was sure the entire time that someone was gonna stop their car, pull over and say, "Excuse me maam, I can see that you don't have a Clue how to mow. Let me give you a few pointers..." But it didn't happen. I guess people were too busy digesting their ham and turkey on Easter afternoon to bother with advice giving. (I had egg salad and lemon cupcakes).
In the end, the grass was mowed (mostly), I didn't break the mower (whew!) and I didn't drop it off the end of the sidewalk (we're talking no upper body strength people). I now must shower.
Stinkin' hilarious.
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