Both lawn mowers are ready for mowing. Below is an update of this week's activities:

The Sears mower received two rebuilt spindles, two idler pulleys/bearings, and two re-sharpened blades. I noticed the idler bearings were quite noisy...but Doug Larson had replacement on-hand!!!

Our Cub Cadet mower received a rebuild center spindle and three sharpened blades. Since I could not start the mower with the existing battery, even after charging attempts, I purchased a $25 dollar battery from Walmart that started the mower like a champ! Who knows how long the battery will last, but the alternative was $125, so I figure even yearly replacement puts us ahead financially.

The two mouse bait pellet packages were completely empty...so there are definitely some rodents in the area. I replaced the pellets and hope the herd thins out.

By the way, Linda left the door price she won...so I grabbed it. Linda, don't lose any sleep over the loss, as I'll keep the mat and X-acto knife intact, but I was slightly tempted to break them in for you. :)

OK guys, you now have two healthy mowers and a beautiful field that's just begging to be mowed! Over to you now.

George