09-09-2003, 11:26 PM
|
|
|
The Lawn Mower Mystery
c (TOM KAN PA) wrote in
:
Max, at about age 65, still likes to mow his own lawn with a gasoline
push mower. It's not self-propelled, but it does have an engine. He's
has the same mower for like 20 years, and it's been great. Well, a few
Several possibilities:
1) gas tank has a leak
2) need to sharpen the blade
3) Max's guardian angel, who's been pulling double duty as his work
helper, also about retirement age, went on vacation or really retired
4) gasoline is now formulated for high performance engines and not for
almost old enough to drink lawn mowers.
5) grass in Max's lawn has evolved in to supergrass that resists cutting
6) local teens planted a bypass in the rotor that takes some of the
engine energy to power a local WiFi network.
7) gas tank has a bunch of junk in it, causing it to hold less gas.
8) not using the correct formulation of engine oil, causing reduced
efficiency
9) someone secretly replaced Max's engine with new better tasting
Folger's engine
|