I was awake this morning so decided to go ahead and mow even though the grass was ridiculously high and the dew was still on it. The mower did okay, it would clog up some, but I kept it pretty cleared. While I'm cutting the back yard I am remembering as a teen, my Dad not letting me mow early in the morning because he said the dew/wet grass made the mower work harder and he wanted it to last. So I always had to mow in the heat, or late in the afternoon, which might cramp my social style. So anyway, I'm mowing thinking, "ha, it's my mower now to wear down if I want to and I like mowing early in the morning."
So I finished the back yard and went to start the front. I hadn't gotten all the way around my first pass when I hear this bang, and change in pitch of the motor. So I cut it off and flip it over. There on the ground lies the blade, and a sheared off bolt.
My father was no doubt up there nudging his friends laughing at what a stuborn daughter he has!
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