Fired Up or Flipped Out?

I should have known to stop with that $10 Tweety Bird lawnmower. But, a local municipality enticed me. A serious lawn machine came up at their auction this week. I resisted. I bid. I won!

Now I'm equipped to mow 7 acres per hour. A complete town in a fortnight or Otter Creek overnight. With gas prices where they are, what was I thinking?

Feast your eyes on my georgeous new Gravely. Majestic in its functional simplicity.

And, this WARNING redefines the term gravely serious

But, the fun doesn't stop there, it came with two edgers, two trimmers, two weedeaters, and an arc welder. So, I can't weld. So what? I can learn and I understand there's a primer in Make magazine on the subject. Welding Primer by Mr. Jalopy Besides, with an industrial strength mowing machine made of plate steel, a little welding knowledge may just come in handy.