Taking advantage of my David-esque physique my parents put me to work today. They miss me so much I couldn't help but visit them during this extended weekend we have.
There were two major things they wanted done. First was the lawn, it needed mowing after only three days of growth. When I was little I used to have to cut the grass every other day for them. Not because they were really particular about the grass but because it needed it. So today, after 3 days growth, it was really tall and the mower got clogged up a few times. But that was fine. The only part I didn't like was the blisters. They got this new Honda mower a while back and I've never liked how the self-propelled system on it works. I have to hold down two bars, that sandwich a third. So there's a lot of bar there to hold onto and it forms blisters around my thumbs.
But it was the second task that I dreaded and made me not want to come home. That beast of a bush. Dad said it wouldn't be bad because he got a new electric hedger that had a longer blade on it than our old one. All I noticed was that it was much heavier to wield. The sides of the bush are not that bad, but the top is dreadful because the bush is very thick. You have to really lean into the bush on a ladder to get at it, and then sort of use the electric hedger like a sword with one hand. In the past with the little guy it wasn't so bad because it was light. I could lean in further and simply extend myself. But this new one wanted to take me right with it as I threw it around.
What makes the bush so unbearable is the pollen, which gets everywhere. It gets in your eyes, all over your clothes and skin and in your nose and throat. You can't rub your eyes because your hands are covered with pollen, so you just cry. The pollen will then become a soupy mess which starts coming out the corner of your eyes like the eye wax you wake up to in the morning. The pollen on your skin burns when it mixes with your sweat, the pollen in your throat makes you cough, and the pollen in your nose makes you sneeze. All while your trying to handle a heavy finger chopping machine on a wobbly ladder.
Here is a before and after of the bush. It's not the best work but it's still a lot better and if Dad wants to do a touch up he is more than welcome to.
And here is Dad.
There were two major things they wanted done. First was the lawn, it needed mowing after only three days of growth. When I was little I used to have to cut the grass every other day for them. Not because they were really particular about the grass but because it needed it. So today, after 3 days growth, it was really tall and the mower got clogged up a few times. But that was fine. The only part I didn't like was the blisters. They got this new Honda mower a while back and I've never liked how the self-propelled system on it works. I have to hold down two bars, that sandwich a third. So there's a lot of bar there to hold onto and it forms blisters around my thumbs.
But it was the second task that I dreaded and made me not want to come home. That beast of a bush. Dad said it wouldn't be bad because he got a new electric hedger that had a longer blade on it than our old one. All I noticed was that it was much heavier to wield. The sides of the bush are not that bad, but the top is dreadful because the bush is very thick. You have to really lean into the bush on a ladder to get at it, and then sort of use the electric hedger like a sword with one hand. In the past with the little guy it wasn't so bad because it was light. I could lean in further and simply extend myself. But this new one wanted to take me right with it as I threw it around.
What makes the bush so unbearable is the pollen, which gets everywhere. It gets in your eyes, all over your clothes and skin and in your nose and throat. You can't rub your eyes because your hands are covered with pollen, so you just cry. The pollen will then become a soupy mess which starts coming out the corner of your eyes like the eye wax you wake up to in the morning. The pollen on your skin burns when it mixes with your sweat, the pollen in your throat makes you cough, and the pollen in your nose makes you sneeze. All while your trying to handle a heavy finger chopping machine on a wobbly ladder.
Here is a before and after of the bush. It's not the best work but it's still a lot better and if Dad wants to do a touch up he is more than welcome to.
And here is Dad.
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