Reluctant gardeners world

Because I tried to smarten up the lawn before we went skiing by mowing for the first time this year, I found that the moss was so thick and dominant, the mower struggled to cope. I decided at that time to let a LawnFeed moss killer do some work whilst we were away. Back home a week later I could see it had left a lot of blackened areas as it should but still not a total jobby, so I was resolved to a 2nd bash at it in about 4 weeks time. However last Thursday, we tried to rake the grass or what was left of it, but damn! that is hard work, blisters would have risen and shoulders would have frozen, so we stopped.

The cost of hiring a scarifier and an aereator was horrendous and madam said no way are we spending that on a lawn. I then remembered one of my more wealthy friends... you know the ones with ride on mowers and every gadget going. Sure 'nuff - old JT had a scarifier he could loan me and would bring it to the club at Romsey that night. Having lashed him 2-1 at snooker (maybe I should have let him win) but the rich old bugger had come out without money so I was already funding him his beers, we transferred this cute little domestic level electric Qualcast from a large 4x4 boot to a small Peugeot 3 door back shelf.

I went at it all Friday, the little machine struggling with not a big back yard as the yanks would call it. It took about 15 passes, 8 bags full of dead stuff plus the thatch and a trip to the local dump. It really needed an industrial job, but madam had said no. Anyway, I didn't burn the machine out and it now sits waiting for another, hopefully less demanding bash in a few weeks.

In the bloody meantime!!!! having driven to Romsey the previous night, I noticed the car starting to blow like a stock car or boy racer would love, but not a little 206 French family motor. Did I wake the neighbours up at 11.30pm Thursday night? I knew not or cared 'cos I was so pissed off with cars this week. Kwikfit kindly informed me I need a complete new exhaust system including the catalytic mon dieu!! Also one new tyre immediately and two more should be changed next month. As if I was made of money.