Now I know

[averygoodun42]

My monitor wasn't dying after all. It was all part of the computer's death throes. I'm not sure how that works, but that's because I'm a virtual Ludite.

Babe was just fine, btw. Thank you for the concern. He didn't even seem to be in any distress, so that was good. And I have learned to put the easy-to-reach toothpaste containers well out of reach (and preferably out of sight).

We went out and bought stuff last night. A grill cover, a weedwhacker, a reel mower and a small vertical storage box to hold the mower and weedwhacker (and hopefully the other outdoor tools as well, with a bit of maneuvering). And we also got one of our tires replaced/fixed after being punctured with a nail. At least that bit was free. (Yay extended coverage!)

And now I should go out and cover the grill and then use the weedwhacker to subdue our lawn just a little bit until the mower can be picked up in ten days. After all, cutting 12" grass with a reel mower is not fun. At all.

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[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

My "lawn" is too bumpy for a reel mower. Or for a regular mower, actually. I use a hover mower. With a little patience, it works a charm even on 2-foot high grass. Flattens first, mulches later :-) But really, since it's light and doesn't stall, if something is too high, I lift the mower and set it down on the mammoth tuft of grass or unregistered sapling, and Bob's yer uncle.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! I hope the reel mower will work just fine in our yard, since a regular mower works, but we'll find out soon enough.

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad babe's fine! Good luck with the lawn, and best of luck with the dying computer.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

So'm I! Thanks on all fronts, although Geoff is now thinking that it might just be the graphics card that was dying. We'll see. :-)