My new lawn mower

I went to the marital home tonight to do a little more yard work. I hadn't been there for two weeks ago Wednesday with "Sweetie", "Two" and "Other Two" when we did the first major clean up of the yard. It wasn't really bad, but after the last few days of rain, it started growing up again.

I got the lawn mower out, and pulled the starting cord, and it started in one pull... You just got to love new mowers! I had only used the lawn mower once before since I bought it a few weeks ago from Home Depot. I started mowing along the front of the property, where there is a small strip of grass between the street and sidewalk, and then I moved to the side of the house near the alley. I knew that "Ex" had thrown into that area broken cement blocks in an attempt to turn that section into a parking spot, and I thought I knew where all of the blocks were because I had cut the grass there before.

I used the lawn mower, which did a great job, around the edges of the area where the block is, and when I was done it looked a lot better than it had before when I used the weed whacker. I got a little ambitious since things were going well, and I decided to walk the area and pull out any blocks that were sticking up and mow that area with the mower. It was going really well right up until I hit a big stone that I didn't see during my walk through. It stalled the mower. Well I found the stone, removed it, restarted the mower and continued, only for the mower to hit another stone and stall. I decided I better take a look because I was pretty sure there was no stone there.

This is what I found:

Here's another view in case you can't make it out:

If you still can't make it out, let me "'splain it to you, Lucy..." The blade hit the rock or block, and bent down, so when the blade spins it digs a trench in the ground, which is why the second time I started I hit something that I couldn't see, because the "something" was IN the ground.

Well so much for being "ambitious", and thinking I could spot, remove, and otherwise avoid all the obstacles and cut the grass with my new mower. I now have to remove the blade, figure out where to get it fixed or get a replacement. Both of which cost money, that I don't have.

BTW: On a semi-related topic, I contacted "webuyuglyhouses.com" and they are going to meet with me and see if they are willing to buy my "ugly" house! So maybe I will get rid of this money pit, and possibly recoup some of my losses? Well, I may be training myself to be optimistic, but in this case I am not holding out much hope. Based on how things have been going with this property, I am sure I am going to be stuck with it.

Wanna buy a house? Cheap?

Later Lou