Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Mower woes
On Saturday as Caroline was finishing the gite changeover ready for the new guests I decided to have a major mowing session to smarten the place up. The weather was perfect for mowing and given the time pressure of new arrivals I think I may have worked our rider-on a little too hard. With the front of the house, play field and main 'public' areas finished I tried to tackle the extra long grass in the grotto when bang, the belt snapped. Mower broken. Luckily I was on the home stretch, but still a bit of a pain.
The poor thing has been sat beltless and impotent dismantled in the garage whilst we've been waiting for the new belt to arrive that I ordered Saturday afternoon. I collected the new belt today. 75 euros. Thats 50 quid, for a glorified fan belt. An expensive lesson in taking things steady. I wonder if a pairs of tights will work next time ?
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Mower woes
