Mower

It's weird having a house -- I'm outside doing yard stuff for hours on end. It's kind of fun. I bought a reel lawn mower -- i.e. no power. It's the most genius idea I've thought of ... last year someone at work sent me a link to one that was really expensive and ships from the States and I made fun of her. She's into organics and composting etc. Except she will never get around to it because she's too lazy. The more I thought about it's not only a good idea because running a gas mower for an hour is like driving 40 cars for an hour, or that North Americans spill as much gas as the Exxon Valdez every year trying to fill their mowers... it also is a good idea for allergies. I'd have to hide in my room and close the windows when my dad would mow the lawn. I figured it was because it was blowing grass and grass dust and grass seed through a bag that is never ever cleaned ever. And I was right! Mowing the lawn with a push mower is fun, good exercise and doesn't set off my allergies. My dad was dead set against it, but then he tried it last night while we were waiting for a backup to finish and he had fun. He went home and told everybody about it and offered to buy my brother one!