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Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 8:07 pm
by washing machine
I'm ready to purchase the lawnmower but I want to get a good deal. I know I want these things: 1. Self-Propelled 2. Easy maneuvering (I have trees and posts to mow around.) 3. With one of those hose hookups for easy cleaning. Something like this:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/craftsman-m230 ... gIM-vD_BwE
Should I just go to the store and find what I want which is listed at around the $300 price point or look for something second hand and sacrifice some of my wants for the sake of saving money? I could probably find something serviceable for around $150 but then I'd miss out on the warranty and all that.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 8:13 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 8:59 pm
by washing machine
You're right. I'm just kicking myself for not buying it from Lowe's during the Memorial Day sale when it was $40 off the tag plus store discounts.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 10:02 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
If you don't have hills and you aren't old AF, don't waste your money on self propulsion. Be a man a push it
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 10:05 pm
by washing machine
E.H. Ruddock wrote:If you don't have hills and you aren't old AF, don't waste your money on self propulsion. Be a man a push it
I've always mowed with self propulsion, except when I used to have to go mow my grandpa's yard when I was a teenager. That really turned me off on push mowers.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 10:06 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 08, 2019 10:07 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I was joking about the be a man part. But if your years isn't too big and it's flat, you can save yourself some money. Most nicer mowers probably have it whether you want it or not, though
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 8:40 pm
by washing machine
Another mowing cycle, another $30 down the drain. I really need to get this mower.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 8:44 pm
by washing machine
Though by my math, I've got about 7-8 mows left until the end of the season. At that rate, I've passed the threshold in which buying versus paying someone else to do it makes financial sense. Better to just save during the off-season for a great mower.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 8:46 pm
by wease
washing machine wrote:Though by my math, I've got about 7-8 mows left until the end of the season. At that rate, I've passed the threshold in which buying versus paying someone else to do it makes financial sense. Better to just save during the off-season for a great mower.
7-8?? That just takes you to early September. I have to mow mine usually till mid-to-late October
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 9:08 pm
by washing machine
wease wrote:washing machine wrote:Though by my math, I've got about 7-8 mows left until the end of the season. At that rate, I've passed the threshold in which buying versus paying someone else to do it makes financial sense. Better to just save during the off-season for a great mower.
7-8?? That just takes you to early September. I have to mow mine usually till mid-to-late October
Every two weeks. One mow left at the end of July, two in August, two in September, two in October, maybe one in November.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 10:22 pm
by wease
washing machine wrote:wease wrote:washing machine wrote:Though by my math, I've got about 7-8 mows left until the end of the season. At that rate, I've passed the threshold in which buying versus paying someone else to do it makes financial sense. Better to just save during the off-season for a great mower.
7-8?? That just takes you to early September. I have to mow mine usually till mid-to-late October
Every two weeks. One mow left at the end of July, two in August, two in September, two in October, maybe one in November.
With all the rain we’re still getting, it’s awful if I have to wait two weeks to mow.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 10:29 pm
by washing machine
Oh don't get me wrong. My lawn looks like a woolly mammoth there in the days leading up to the mow, but that's just the way it is.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 10:50 pm
by knee tunes
E.H. Ruddock wrote:If you don't have hills and you aren't old AF, don't waste your money on self propulsion. Be a man a push it
I pull mine up the hill
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 10:55 pm
by knee tunes
E.H. Ruddock wrote:True story. It's an outdoor fan so it doesn't have the reverse function
What's the switch for then?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 11, 2019 11:04 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
knee tunes wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:True story. It's an outdoor fan so it doesn't have the reverse function
What's the switch for then?
It can send you back in time 15 seconds
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 12, 2019 1:45 am
by knee tunes
E.H. Ruddock wrote:knee tunes wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:True story. It's an outdoor fan so it doesn't have the reverse function
What's the switch for then?
It can send you back in time 15 seconds
What's the switch for then?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 12, 2019 5:40 am
by Bammer
knee tunes wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:knee tunes wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:True story. It's an outdoor fan so it doesn't have the reverse function
What's the switch for then?
It can send you back in time 15 seconds
What's the switch for then?
I think this is the first KT post that I’ve actually understood. And it’s damn funny.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 12, 2019 8:16 pm
by doug rr
still a month away from a finished kitchen
no stove yet, no counter tops or working sink...one has to be done before the other, oh we can't do it that day, blah blah blah....big green egg is firing up tomorrow
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 12, 2019 9:20 pm
by washing machine
Quick question, guys. What's the best way to keep a bathroom sink drain clear of whiskers, toothpaste and lady hair if the drain stopper is permanently attached?