Eggbert's Travels

Saturday 29^th July 2017

SHE SAID:

We both had chores we wanted to do today.

I cleaned the car inside & out; also the Baby Webber BBQ that a friend had given me needed a good going over. She hadn't used it in a couple of years!

Geoff went charging around the gardens with the hand mower, then the ride-on. It's a big job!

After eggs & bacon for lunch Geoff watched the “aerial ping-pong” & I caught up with the photo sorting & diary / Blog.  

Street Art from around Kuranda

Old church bell

Paperbark on Barron River  walk

Walking through the forest

HE SAID:

I spent a couple of hours mowing today, which I generally enjoy. Like most houses' hose connectors, mowers are another bugbear. There are always quirks with these things, and I admit that it makes me swear a lot. The ride-on here is mechanically great; the cutting blades and deck have been a constant pain, ever since a blade came off unexpectedly a couple of months ago. I can see that there have been several home-made repairs on the mower, and I agree that spending good money on an old machine is probably not worth it. For me though, I only find that there has been a past problem when I find a current problem. I've managed to keep it cutting grass thus far, and it should be fine until we leave (especially as I hope that I need to do only one more mow), but someone with a better understanding of this machine needs to become involved if it is to remain a viable and ongoing grass cutting machine.