The lawn mowing rant!

On Saturday I borrowed my neighbors gas mower to mow my back yard, because it had not been mowed since the first week in April and my reel mower was not up to the over whelming task of mowing down grass that stood over 18” tall. It was a pathetic day in my life, for it bothers me to no end the very idea of burning any gasoline just to cut grass. But there I was, feeling a little foolish and deflated in the pride department all the while going def with my neighbors grass cutting machine which blasting away at my lawn and ear drums. My ears rang and the mower nearly died 6 or 7 times do to some very thick grass. Oh lousy crappy gas mower why was I submitting to you. If I am going to do harm to my ear drums then I would much prefer it will be at the mercy of a Naked Ray Gun show or something just as worthy. I know I was weak, it was hot and I only had an hour before I was back on baby duty. But do the ends justify the means in this situation? Have any of you ever tried not to be the Ugly American and failed… it sucks! To make matters worse this noisy stinky adventure was hurting my wallet and my sons collage fund, and for what? This so nuts I thought to my self people really do this every week? Does having a nice looking lawn at the expanse of ones ear drums, pocket book, and breathable air some how improve humanity in some useable way? So yesterday I was back in my front yard using my reel mower and it was great, I didn’t have to worry about damage to my eardrums. And I didn’t have to blow any of my savings on gas or oil. And I gained real satisfaction in the notion that I did not have to pollute the atmosphere, in the name of any fresh cut grass. So sure my reel mower is a little quirky and the sight of it frightens others, but I am thankful to occasionally not be such an ugly American.