Do you have a high end car and still cut your own grass?
#31
Burning Brakes
We paid someone to clean up our yard for a while. Seemed like there was a new stranger around our home each time they came out though. I also wasn't getting enough exercise. I did a bunch of work to make it lower maintenance, got some nice tools including a Honda mower and do it myself now. Yard looks good and I feel great.
#32
Burning Brakes
#36
Rennlist Member
I opened my pool on (Good) Friday. With a trash pump I had it drained in 2 hours. Power washed it and starting filling it with (2) garden hoses.
On Saturday I replaced the rear pads and rotors on my MB G Wagen and cut my grass.
Today I did major league brick as part of my training to get ready for the Escape from Alcatraz Tri in June.
All the above I actually enjoy doing. If I had stupid money would I stop doing this stuff myself? Hmmm....maybe everything but the exercise but I guess I will never know.
Jplanaux-looks like you are an Ironman. Any big races this season?
On Saturday I replaced the rear pads and rotors on my MB G Wagen and cut my grass.
Today I did major league brick as part of my training to get ready for the Escape from Alcatraz Tri in June.
All the above I actually enjoy doing. If I had stupid money would I stop doing this stuff myself? Hmmm....maybe everything but the exercise but I guess I will never know.
Jplanaux-looks like you are an Ironman. Any big races this season?
#37
being in Florida, the yardwork could easily be never ending. I went for a noscape design and am left with just pruning the palms - someone handles the beachfront though.
Regular gas on all yard power-tools.
Re. Triathlons - seems like there are quite a few actually - Alpe d'Huez Triathlon anyone?
Regular gas on all yard power-tools.
Re. Triathlons - seems like there are quite a few actually - Alpe d'Huez Triathlon anyone?
#38
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In the mid '50's, when i was in the forth grade, my dad sent me out to mow yards with a reel mower for 50 cents. Later, i inflated my price to a whole buck, trimming included. Bought my first sports care, a '63 TR-4, with mowing money, later an MGB, and that started me on my lifelong love affair with small sports cars, not counting a brief dalliance with a '69 Charger R/T (440 ci motor) that I took to Germany as a young Lieutenant.
I won't let anyone touch my grass. My wife does the plants and such, I just dig holes where she tells me too. But the grass, it has to be perfect, as only i can do.
As for fuel and lubricants, i run Redline synthetic in anything that has a piston (Mobil in the Porsche, though), and race gas in their tanks. I take off the mower blade and sharpen it every several times i mow. Has to be razor sharp.
all the best...
I won't let anyone touch my grass. My wife does the plants and such, I just dig holes where she tells me too. But the grass, it has to be perfect, as only i can do.
As for fuel and lubricants, i run Redline synthetic in anything that has a piston (Mobil in the Porsche, though), and race gas in their tanks. I take off the mower blade and sharpen it every several times i mow. Has to be razor sharp.
all the best...
#40
Rennlist Member
I still enjoy mowing and the elbow room....put on the FM headphones and git r done! best of all no neighbors...party as loud and as long at the beach and no one gives a crap.
Last edited by faster; 11-12-2013 at 11:10 PM.
#41
Nordschleife Master
I live in the city = no grass to cut
#45
I pay someone to mow my lawn but, like nearly everything else, if you want it done right you should do it yourself.
For many years I did my own snow plowing in my small driveway. The owners manual stated to use only regular gas because of some unspecified problems that would occur with premium as a result of "additives."
For many years I did my own snow plowing in my small driveway. The owners manual stated to use only regular gas because of some unspecified problems that would occur with premium as a result of "additives."