Sunday 29 June 2008

Scythes and strimmers - a tale of Petrol Poverty....

Managing management is a sometimes difficult task, guiding her gently towards and idea.

Then when she gets there (particularly if you can convince her it was her idea in the first place) she is away.

For some time now I have advocated getting a scythe. A proper old fashioned blade like my grandad used to use. He never hed things like strimmer and hedge trimmers, he just had a scythe so old the blade was partly worn down.

So anyway yesterday there was an auction locally, this is often bad news neither of us is very good at driving past "to the auction" signs.

But we came home with a useful range of new toys, I picked up a big socket set and axle stands ideal for the discerning fire engine owner.

4 picnic tables for less than the price of the wood meant going to fetch the trailer to drag them home.

But the bargain of the day was a full size scythe. Management has been seen haunting you tube looking for footage of people using such weapons and has concluded that they are probably better than a strimmer and definitely use less petrol.

Once you make her think it's her idea.......

R

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