Unpopular Mechanics

Very sweetly asked the ever lovin’ to go out and take care of the little patch of grass between driveway and porch (in anticipation of weekend visitors) only to learn that our push mower is not currently operational. This rounds out our stable of three non-functional riding mowers (one won’t mow and the others won’t go). Our automotive graveyard is also populated by several John Deere tractors in various states of disrepair, a Chevy pickup truck and a Ford cargo van. None of these is up on cinder blocks, so we have not totally descended into abject white trash wretchedness. I should note that the van is actually pretty useful. Christian uses it as a storage shed, and it hides our unsightly trash cans. Trying very hard not to allow the unreliability of mechanical systems to play havoc on my state of mind, but really impossible to ignore when the damn grass keeps tickling my shins.