tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post6127153510791521694..comments2024-03-29T09:21:38.497-05:00Comments on Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Let's get your Feel-Good Story of the Day out of the waywirecutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-26353864078869654392021-06-25T09:26:45.865-05:002021-06-25T09:26:45.865-05:00Good neighbors are a must too.Good neighbors are a must too.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-14734223182156019182021-06-25T08:49:25.554-05:002021-06-25T08:49:25.554-05:00I got a call one hot summer day. A friend of mine ...I got a call one hot summer day. A friend of mine who is in a wheelchair was mowing his lawn when the mower died. Elderly neighbor saw him stranded, had seen me at his place and called me. Ed had been sitting for several hours in July heat. For people like that, fiercely independent, a good machine is a must.JeremyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050680065474779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-66653535612582283062021-06-25T07:53:19.789-05:002021-06-25T07:53:19.789-05:00He could get a nice zero turn mower here for that ...He could get a nice zero turn mower here for that price.<br />I paid 1500 bucks for a new Cub Cadet 46" cut lawn tractor when we first moved here. In 5 years, all I've had do to it (besides annual blade changes and tune-ups) was replace the battery.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-31230993575288644302021-06-25T07:24:13.472-05:002021-06-25T07:24:13.472-05:00For the amount of money raised, he could get a Joh...For the amount of money raised, he could get a John Deere riding mower. About 15 years ago I bought a Poulan. it was cheap (under $1000) and it cut the grass nicely, but it was a bit of a maintenance sink is it got older. I finally decided to splurge this year on a John Deere 48 inch riding mowerIt was about $3500 but it is a real pleasure to mow the lawn now. New Yorkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-80331325107002049392021-06-25T06:53:48.748-05:002021-06-25T06:53:48.748-05:00Used to be a fella a few blocks over, both legs go...Used to be a fella a few blocks over, both legs gone, regular wheel chair, mowing with a self propelled mower, not a rider mower<br />Daryl. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-34045253684286893012021-06-25T06:26:01.993-05:002021-06-25T06:26:01.993-05:00https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/maj-...https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/maj-tommy-macpherson-the-kilted-killer-who-tackled-a-panzer-division-on-his-own-as-a-touch-of-class-would-ride-around-the-enemy-country-side-in-a-black-french-car-with-a-british.html 🏴☠️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com