Comments on: Like Shaving, Except You Sweat More

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:42:17 +0000

Another pushing-40-yr-old with no lawn mowing experience here. I have, however, piloted a weedwhacker once or twice. That shit KILLS your arms.

By: tori

tori — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:32:39 +0000

I have never mowed a lawn in my life. I don’t even know how to use a lawnmower.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:27:24 +0000

I used to occasionally mow the lawn with my dad and my brother. Once, when I was in high school, they made me trim — which meant I had to use the push mower while they rode around on the tractors. They would each take turns getting off their respective mowers to come over and tell me that I needed to get closer. I was doing all the “heavy lifting” while they rode around, and each time they would come over and tell me how to do it better, it would piss me off just a little bit more. Finally, after one of them had climbed off his tractor to tell me for the umpteenth time that I wasn’t getting close enough, I backed that sucker up and lined it up perfectly with a brand new tree that my dad had planted. And as he watched in dismay, I mowed the little SOB right down to the ground. Then I turned to face them and shouted “IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU??!!?”, turned off my mower and stopmed into the house. I haven’t mown a lawn since.

By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:37:40 +0000

When I lived with my brother when I moved back to Chicago, I mowed his lawn (not a euphemism) as a favor for letting me stay there rent-free. I got blisters from the plastic handle, so I won’t be doing that again.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:12:40 +0000

You made the Washington Post Express Blogs section again this morning with this post. Wicked awesome.

By: Assertagirl

Assertagirl — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:42:10 +0000

Ahhh but have you wielded a weed whacker?

By: Zandria

Zandria — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:34:44 +0000

Good for you for trying something you’ve never done before! I’ve used a lawnmower before, but it’s been YEARS…like when I was in my mid-teens. Ever since then I’ve lived in apartments where someone else has done the dirty work!

By: The Mrs.

The Mrs. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:17:46 +0000

I have also never mowed the lawn. My parents both enjoyed mowing the lawn when I was a kid, so never had the opportunity to do so. Now that I am married, I have a husband who also likes to mow the lawn. Again, leaving me no opportunity to really attempt it. You have inspired me to try. Maybe I will attempt to mow the lawn in the near future.

By: A Serious Attempt at Fun

A Serious Attempt at Fun — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:07:33 +0000

Add me to those pushing 40 who have NEVER mowed a lawn. Though I’ve held a weed whacker a few times….

By: Gidge

Gidge — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:22:56 +0000

Got you beat.
I’m 39 – heading toward 40……
zero lawn mowing in my life. I want to make it to the grave without doing it once.