What Is Your Favorite Garage Item?

I love working in the yard so this is an easy question for me to answer—my lawn mower! I enjoy cutting the grass and usually start cutting it in April and keep on through November. I used to have a gas mower, but when Karen’s dad died, we took his electric Neuton one and I like it. It is light weight, no cord to worry about and easy to start. It runs on battery which I recharge when I’m through cutting and uses a key to start it up.

There is an edger attachment that Karen tried using but it didn’t seem like it did much. The only goofy thing about it is that I am not supposed to go backwards with it. Sometimes I’ll forget and if Karen is watching, is quick to remind me. I really missed it when it wasn’t working. A small part broke that we finally got replaced once we found a service facility for this type of lawn mower in our area. At first, Karen thought the batteries were old so she ordered a new one—needlessly. She was not too happy about spending $90 for a battery we really didn’t need, but she was just trying to help.

I was without my lawn mower for about 8 weeks and had to keep borrowing from different neighbors. It was stressful and I hated having to bother my neighbors every week, but I can’t stand a ugly yard so really had no choice.

This is part of Mrs. 4444 Favorite Things link up. What’s your favorite garage item?

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