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There's a reason why we have so many lawn mowers.

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Gerda Sprinchorn বলেছেন...

When a daddy lawnmower loves a mommy lawnmower very much, they ....

Original Mike বলেছেন...

"There's a reason why we have so many lawn mowers."

Some kind of sorcerer's apprentice spell?

tcrosse বলেছেন...

Do tell.

PM বলেছেন...

One for every day of the week. Not uncommon.

Anthony বলেছেন...

GAWD, I do not miss mowing a lawn. When we moved to AZ there was a patch of grass in the back and dug it out as soon as possible, although I still had to mow it for a few months.

Unfortunately, one advantage of regularly-watered grass here is that it tends to keep the scorpions outside. . . . .

WK বলেছেন...

Leader of a precision lawn mower drill team?

boatbuilder বলেছেন...

You are trying to find a push mower that actually works for longer than a few cuts?

Lance বলেছেন...

Meade reely likes mowing.

Bob Boyd বলেছেন...

You're running a lawn mower rescue and shelter?

Bob Boyd বলেছেন...

You didn't get your first one spayed?

Assistant Village Idiot বলেছেন...

Art display? All you need is a backstory about "trying to start a conversation about..."

Bob Boyd বলেছেন...

They feature a belly dancer at the local lawn mower shop?

Rory বলেছেন...

Tom Sawyer had a bunch, too.

Duty of Inquiry বলেছেন...

How big is your lawn?

Mary E. Glynn বলেছেন...

You didn't marry a fix-it man...

rhhardin বলেছেন...

I have a couple dozen scythes. A dozen if you count snaths. Favorite blade 36"

mccullough বলেছেন...

Tools make the job.

rhhardin বলেছেন...

Trying to find a decent courtroom drama book, like Connelly's Mickey Haller series. Everything I try has mysterious pasts that some character has to come to terms with and turns into crap. A drinking problem, how interesting. Just stop it, to quote Bob Newhart. Maybe they're all written by AI now.

Joe বলেছেন...

Synchronized lawn mowing?

Breezy বলেছেন...

Hoarding affliction

Clyde বলেছেন...

Is it for communal lawn mowing, the Wisconsin equivalent of an Amish barn-raising?

Fred Drinkwater বলেছেন...

One of them is backwards. Why?

tcrosse বলেছেন...

The Althouse Amazon Portal has opened to another dimension.

Yancey Ward বলেছেন...

The mowers fool around when you guys aren't there.

Sheridan বলেছেন...

Law students are on summer break and you're providing them with important insights about their instructors and classes and they are mowing your lawn(s) as a form of payment.

bagoh20 বলেছেন...

What's grass?

Eva Marie বলেছেন...

The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter

Quayle বলেছেন...

They're all set at different heights.

BG বলেছেন...

I don't know how many lawn tractors we have. Hubby uses one or two and the rest are kept for spare parts. Though with these push mowers, I wouldn't think Meade needed any for spare parts. Or maybe he does.

rhhardin বলেছেন...

I have three reel push mowers in the basement but the modern ones don't cut every kind of grass but rather rise up over it and leave a growing clump there. Unlike old push mowers that just stopped with their wheels locked at such grass. So the rising-up move makes it easy to push but also leaves the grass uncut.

boatbuilder বলেছেন...

If this is a cafe thread, Coffee and Covid has some very pertinent questions about the Epstein matter and the recent DOJ memo.
I'd link but I cant figure out how. I believe that you need to subscribe (free). coffeeandcovid@substack.com.

Whiskeybum বলেছেন...

Meade is working the gardening section of Consumer Reports now?

Nicholas বলেছেন...

Looks like the starting grid for a lawnmower Grand Prix.

Rusty বলেছেন...

Only one is sharp enough to cut grass.

Peachy বলেছেন...

uh - no idea.
Do tell.

Coffeeand COVID

narciso বলেছেন...

yes it doesn't really make sense,

Peachy বলেছেন...

from the link: (I like this writing)

"As always, I suggest that you avoid the hot takes and wait for the facts. This story is still developing, and is much more than it appears. The memo and video drop are not normal.

🔥 Something else occurred to me. Democrats’ crocodile tears about Trump’s “kingship” seem even more hypocritical in light of the furious MAGA response to the “draft memo.” Democrats guarded Biden’s cognitive jello like an army of Praetorian guards around a fortress of silence. Any slip of Biden’s forked tongue was explained away as “folksy charm” or “deep empathy,” while press access was rationed like Soviet sugar.

Staffers carried flashcards, press conferences had pre-approved reporters, and the man was literally escorted off stage by Easter Bunnies and pop singers. That’s what royal protection looks like— a royal court shielding a senescent monarch.

Meanwhile, the MAGA base saw one sketchy, unsigned memo contradicting a months-old Bondi quote and immediately began storming the digital barricades. Far from worship, that’s healthy suspicion. They’re not defending the throne— they’re angrily confronting the stewards, torches and pitchforks in hand. That’s hardly king worship. It’s republicanism in action (lowercase “r”).

Which party acts like their President is a king? To answer my own question, if “acting like a king” means blind loyalty and ritualized denial, the Democrats wrote the script. Love Trump or not, MAGA just proved once again that the President is not above fire from his own side.

I’ll bet he was surprised."

planetgeo বলেছেন...

Meade, I think you've got the makings of a great country song here..."I fought the lawn, and the lawn won."

Rocco বলেছেন...

Gerda Sprinchorn said...
When a daddy lawnmower loves a mommy lawnmower very much, they ..

I think the mommy mower is called a tradmower.

Scott Patton বলেছেন...

Neighbors kept borrowing them and now they've been returned.
Actually, I think Quayle hit the nail on the head, at least partially.

J Severs বলেছেন...

Dress rehearsal for Madison Precision Lawn Mower Team?

NorthOfTheOneOhOne বলেছেন...

Meade's the coach of a synchronized mowing team?

selfanalyst বলেছেন...

Agree with Eva Marie on the Steven L. Carter book for rhhardin.
All of his books are good.

NorthOfTheOneOhOne বলেছেন...

planetgeo said...

Meade, I think you've got the makings of a great country song here..."I fought the lawn, and the lawn won."

Cuttin' grass in the hot sun
I fought the lawn and the lawn won [x2]
HOA was mad because it hadn't been done
I fought the lawn and the lawn won [x2]

tcrosse বলেছেন...

The mind reels.

Left Bank of the Charles বলেছেন...

I’m going to guess that Meade has convinced several of your neighbors of the benefits of push reel mowers, and they have brought them over to be sharpened.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

If you don’t budget a new mower, the lawn budget gets cut. A real cut, not a cut to the lawn rate of growth either.

boatbuilder বলেছেন...

Thank you, Peachy.
I've been rewatching Homeland. The first time, I thought it was great, but also thought that the conduct of the intelligence agencies involved was a little far-fetched. Now I think they sanitized what really happens.

tcrosse বলেছেন...

Remember Marie Antoinette brought the cake out in her reign.

Rocco বলেছেন...

Rory said...
Tom Sawyer had a bunch [of mowers], too.

A modern day mower
Mean, mean stride
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean, mean pride

(Jamming)

No, his mind is not for rent
To any god or government
Always hopeful, yet discontent
He knows changes aren't permanent
But lawn care is

(More jamming)

narciso বলেছেন...

the vice president, who was the former national security advisor who is targeted by damian lewis's character?

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

No one has got it yet.

Clue: All the mowers belong to us but only three were bought by us. I’m saying us because one is the one that I bought on my own before I met Meade. Only one of the Fiskars mowers was bought by us.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

I would like to help Fiskars…

Gerda Sprinchorn বলেছেন...

Other people upgraded or moved out and were going to throw away perfectly good mowers?

Bill Crawford বলেছেন...

Wedding presents?

tcrosse বলেছেন...

You inherited from some deceased garden store owner?

Inga বলেছেন...

Now that the migrant lawn cutters have been removed by ICE, there’s a need for red blooded American citizen grass cutters. It might be the start of Meade Mows Lawns. The extra mowers are for the high school kids he’ll employ.

FullMoon বলেছেন...

FYI. Project Farm Best lawn mower blades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcZWx9_0jI

MadisonMan বলেছেন...

Was this part of the parade on the 4th?

lonejustice বলেছেন...

I normally don't read the comments on Althouse, because too often they are just Trump ditto-heads yelling in agreement with each other in an echo chamber, but I really got a kick out of these comments. Keep it up!

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

Gerda is on the right track

n.n বলেছেন...

Dull blades make enchanting mower gardens.

Anne in Rockwall, TX বলেছেন...

I love Fiskars blades.

MOfarmer বলেছেন...

fiskars is a quality brand. I use their pruners and loppers

Whiskeybum বলেছেন...

Orphanage for unwanted mowers

robother বলেছেন...

Does Meade tell the other mowers he has a favorite?

Aggie বলেছেন...

When it comes to grassy Border Control, mower is better. Meade sez Mow America Green Again !

Josephbleau বলেছেন...

There is no unique combination of the sources so there are multiple solutions. Ann had one before marriage and one fiskar and two odd balls were purchased after marriage. So the three left are owned but not purchased by “us”. They could have been bought by Mead or acquired without being bought by mead before marriage. Or acquired without being bought by “us” after marriage, or Ann before marriage.

We have no information as to why they were acquired. To guess:

1. Acquired for future resale after appreciation.
2. As capital equipment for a mowing service.
3. Spare parts.
4. To start a push mower museum.
5. To reduce the need for maintenance and resharpening.
6. A problem with letting go.
7. The yard has seven different cutting conditions and instead of readjusting the mower seven predjusted mowers are kept.
8. A chop shop for stolen mowers.

n.n বলেছেন...
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wendybar বলেছেন...

Inga said...
Now that the migrant lawn cutters have been removed by ICE, there’s a need for red blooded American citizen grass cutters. It might be the start of Meade Mows Lawns. The extra mowers are for the high school kids he’ll employ.

7/8/25, 4:05 PM

WOW!! Imagine that!! American workers doing America's work!! What a concept!!

BudBrown বলেছেন...
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n.n বলেছেন...
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Biff বলেছেন...

This week, in a very special episode of Hoarders...

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

CLUE: There were 3 more as well, all 3 were not bought by us and 2 were Fiskars. We no longer own these.

The ones that Meade bought include one that he owned before he moved here and 2, including one Fiskars that he bought after he moved here.

The Fiskars mower costs at least $250. What’s going on?!

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

The ones we didn’t buy were acquired free.

Aggie বলেছেন...

Have the Fiskars been fixed, and has the fixing of the Fiskars been fisked?

gadfly বলেছেন...


with apologies to Tom Smothers, "Mowers always liked you best!"

Joe Bar বলেছেন...

Have they acquired sentience?

R C Belaire বলেছেন...


Maybe some were on the premises when Althouse moved in.

Whiskeybum বলেছেন...

Meade has opened a repair shop

Mr. T. বলেছেন...

Inga blathered...
Now that the migrant lawn cutters have been removed by ICE, there’s a need for red blooded American citizen grass cutters. It might be the start of Meade Mows Lawns. The extra mowers are for the high school kids he’ll employ.

Wow this must be the most pathetic self-own I've seen her since the good old days of Garage Mahal! Now we don't even have to point and laugh at Dinga's moronic, vapid hackery-she does it to herself for us! =)

Peachy বলেছেন...

You're opening a push mower museum.
Push mowers thru the decades.

Peachy বলেছেন...

We all managed just fine without Crook Joe's open border.

Peachy বলেছেন...

It's fun to say Fiskar.

Peachy বলেছেন...

I-nag - the hive racist... assumes only brown people mow lawns.

Howard বলেছেন...

RHHardin: Steve Martini

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

CLUE: This is not a commercial operation of any kind. No exchange of money has taken place or will take place.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

Aggie is kind of on the right track.

Aggie বলেছেন...

Is Meade the Fiskar Whisperer?

Peachy বলেছেন...

You lend them out to neighbors?

Peachy বলেছেন...

You secretly own several acres of land. To keep in shape - Meade spends a great deal of time Push-mowing various acres of various grasses... and various types of edge work.

Milwaukie guy বলেছেন...

Meade, like myself, checks out neighbors who are moving to see what tools they leave behind. I've gotten mowers, numerous rakes and shovels, etc., by just looting the trash.

mongo বলেছেন...

We had a Fiskars reel mower that was perfect for our small townhouse lot, until a strain of very thick Bermuda grass started taking over our lawn. I couldn’t get the mower through that patch even with a running start. I replaced it with an electric mower.

mongo বলেছেন...

I also check out my neighbors’ sheds when one moves. I had enough grill size propane tanks to go into business for myself.

Left Bank of the Charles বলেছেন...

Meade is getting broken mowers from neighbors, fixing them, then giving them away to others. He’s scavenging parts from some mowers to fix others.

Bob Boyd বলেছেন...

He's scavenging the mowers for parts?

Bob Boyd বলেছেন...
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Breezy বলেছেন...

A blended family, which then spawns the smaller half sibling-mowers.

Biff বলেছেন...

I'm enjoying this thread more than I have any business to.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

“ Meade is getting broken mowers from neighbors, fixing them, then giving them away to others. ”

This is correct!

Meade is finding mowers that people are putting out to the curb as trash. He knows how to fix them and the people who are throwing them out think they’re just no good anymore… or so I infer. And he does give them away to other people as you guessed. Very good!

I think Fiskars ought to know that people are getting highly frustrated with these expensive mowers. They’re touted as working really well, which they do when they’re new, but there’s some kind of maintenance that’s needed to keep them going and people aren’t doing that. They’re just throwing them away. Meade has collected so many in just a few blocks around our home.

Maybe some people are reading this who put their Fiskars mower out to the curb and are now frustrated to see it completely restored to its proper working order. Be assured that your rescue mower has been or will be rehomed.

Peachy বলেছেন...

oh!

Mason G বলেছেন...

"Maybe some people are reading this who put their Fiskars mower out to the curb and are now frustrated to see it completely restored to its proper working order."

Because going online and asking "How do I fix my Fiskars mower?" is too much trouble?

Bunkypotatohead বলেছেন...

If he sold them all he could afford a nice lawn tractor.

donald বলেছেন...

When I think of America and its bountiful resources…

Rusty বলেছেন...


"The Fiskars mower costs at least $250. What’s going on?!"fall in love with the idea of a reel mower. Then reality sets in on a hot day in June.

Quality costs.

People fall in love with the idea of a reel mower and then a hot day in June comes along and they find out it's work.

"He knows how to fix them and the people who are throwing them out think they’re just no good anymore… or so I infer."

You are correct. The vast majority of window air conditioners you see on the curb are just dirty. Give the coils a good wash and they work fine. The same goes for gas mowers. It won't start because the owner left gas in the tank all winter and the carburetor is varnished up. Clean the carburetor and off you go. That goes for any gas powered lawn equipment.

Hannio বলেছেন...

Most of the mowers I have owned in my life were throw-aways from people who preferred the idea of a brand new lawn mower over repairing their old one. In just about every case it was just a matter of cleaning the carburetor, putting in a new plug and sometimes a pull rope, et voila! A perfectly good lawn mower.

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