Thread: Stole a mower...

Spending $1000 to avoid exercise...

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Originally Posted by Mr. E

Spending $1000 to avoid exercise...

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i dont think it's unreasonable at all assuming you're making a decent living and have at least an acre to cut

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Originally Posted by fm2176

this mower can be used for other things as well, especially if I decide to go the garden route next year.

Originally Posted by Mr. E

Spending $1000 to avoid exercise...

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My neighbor put it best: time is money. Despite my overly optimistic post from a few months ago, the grass grows quite fast during spring and summer. It needs cutting at least once a week. The temperature is up to 95 degrees here already, and spending three-plus hours cutting grass in the heat when I could spend less than an hour makes sense to me. If I were single and had no other plans for the yard, the self-propelled would be fine. As it is, 3-6 hours a week cutting grass is time spent away from the family or accomplishing other things around the house, such as that garden.

As for exercise, I was thinking yesterday of buying a couple 4x4's and a length of steel pipe to set a pullup bar outside. Also, if I can find a good sturdy branch, I might throw up a rope as well. Miss those days of climbing ropes at Campbell. I've got a good 2-mile run route (just need to get motivated more often and scout out a five mile), and have been planning to get a bike helmet. Might as well practice safety. As for getting exercise while working, my axe and manual edger see a bit of use. When I get some firewood for winter I'll split it manually, and growing and maintaining a garden will probably be harder work than I'm thinking.