I had planned on blogging daily this week but several things have piled up this week & I'd lost enough sleep that yesterday I resorted to plan B & slept 12 hours so no mindless dribble yesterday. I hope everyone was able to entertain themselves with the comments in my absence. I've not ridden once this week & have no plans to do so in the immediate future its too hot & my legs are crap right now anyway.
I hate my weed whacker. Not just the tool itself but also the act of using it. It never fails I spend more time fixing it that actually using it. I have stripped it completely down & rebuilt almost everything that can be rebuilt. I've spent enough on it that I could have bought a new weed whacker, but what fun would that be. The damn thing pisses me off so bad I'm not going to give it the satisfaction of beating me. I have some mechanical ability so I have been able to keep it out of the scrap heap for several years now. Eventually I will set it on fire & put it out with a hammer but not until I have shown it who is boss! Luckily Sears has an excellent part website with blowout diagrams to aid in my ongoing frustration. Come to think of it I hate my leaf blower for the same reason.
I hate my weed whacker. Not just the tool itself but also the act of using it. It never fails I spend more time fixing it that actually using it. I have stripped it completely down & rebuilt almost everything that can be rebuilt. I've spent enough on it that I could have bought a new weed whacker, but what fun would that be. The damn thing pisses me off so bad I'm not going to give it the satisfaction of beating me. I have some mechanical ability so I have been able to keep it out of the scrap heap for several years now. Eventually I will set it on fire & put it out with a hammer but not until I have shown it who is boss! Luckily Sears has an excellent part website with blowout diagrams to aid in my ongoing frustration. Come to think of it I hate my leaf blower for the same reason.
You are quite angry lately. Would you like to go out for a drink on Friday night or are you working? I still owe you and Cale for the name thing.
ReplyDeleteWeed wackers are the worse. I don't see how anyone can claim they are a "labor saving device". It does seem there is more time spent fixing and maintaining the things than pay back recieved. What's with the cutting string anyway? I have owned wackers before but for the past six years or so I just use my manual hedge clippers for touch up duty if needed.
ReplyDeleteI've only been doing the group rides and short recovery rides so don't feel too bad dude. It's the heat...I think.
This Friday Night is date night @ the Dunsmuir household. Taking my lovely wife out for dinner & a movie.
ReplyDeleteAnger builds when I can't get it out on the bike. Surely to god it will cool off soon & I'll be more motivated.
This week has been a bitch!
Happy date night and hang in there.
ReplyDeleteI hated my weed whacker too and I DID put it in the trash...until I couldn't stand how the yard looked. I got a replacement for it called the Pivotrim. No more worthless bumpfeed, no more redoing the line. I was surprised! We can all use a little less frustration, sounds like you can too!
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