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Use washing line to support cable with an electric mower
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! MM |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:50:01 +0100, MM wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! You understood the picture didn't you? It wasn't intended to be a work of art. -- What do you call a dwarf who throws the discus? A compact disc player. |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:04:37 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265"
wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:50:01 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! You understood the picture didn't you? It wasn't intended to be a work of art. My cable during mowing doesn't look anything like that, though. MM |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:22:27 +0100, MM wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:04:37 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:50:01 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! You understood the picture didn't you? It wasn't intended to be a work of art. My cable during mowing doesn't look anything like that, though. Draw yours then. -- "If you have voted after you are dead, there is a good strong possibility that you did something illegal." -- Kevin Shwedo, California DMV director |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:27:30 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265"
wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:22:27 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:04:37 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:50:01 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! You understood the picture didn't you? It wasn't intended to be a work of art. My cable during mowing doesn't look anything like that, though. Draw yours then. Difficult, because it assumes random patterns, depending on which way I pull the cable out of the way of the mower blade. What I really need is is a webcam on a tall stick that I can point down towards the earth during the whole mowing event. Maybe invest in a hobby drone? Then post the pics on YouTube for all the world to marvel. Especially the Before and After versions -- before washing line and after washing line. Do YOU have a horizontal washing line in your garden? Try the cable hanging trick! It may make your experience even better. Even erect one if not. (Oh, no! We're back to well hung!) MM |
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On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 01:48:03 +0100, MM wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:27:30 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:22:27 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:04:37 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:50:01 +0100, MM wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:15:59 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:39 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 18:32, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:45:50 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: On 19/04/15 17:41, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: I've never had the cable get in the way, you simply start mowing at the side of the lawn where the socket is, then as you move away from the house/garage, you're pulling the cord behind you, not going over it. Isn't this basic common sense? Nah - even when I tried that, it would always snake over the next strip by an inch or two. Cables are *******s. How can the cable possibly overtake you? That would be against the laws of physics. **** knows. But it did. I can't see what you could be doing wrong. You're pulling the cable away from the socket across the lawn. How can the cable possibly get in your way? It's being dragged behind you! Presumably he jerks it away from where he has come from and that is how it gets into the area he hasn't yet mowed at times. Here's a picture.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/yanfk8zev7....jpg?dl=0&s=sl Don't give up the day job, Picasso. That picture is worth a thousand words, all from Tough Guy! You understood the picture didn't you? It wasn't intended to be a work of art. My cable during mowing doesn't look anything like that, though. Draw yours then. Difficult, because it assumes random patterns, depending on which way I pull the cable out of the way of the mower blade. What I really need is is a webcam on a tall stick that I can point down towards the earth during the whole mowing event. Maybe invest in a hobby drone? Then post the pics on YouTube for all the world to marvel. Especially the Before and After versions -- before washing line and after washing line. Do YOU have a horizontal washing line in your garden? Try the cable hanging trick! It may make your experience even better. Even erect one if not. (Oh, no! We're back to well hung!) I don't have the cable problem in the first place. It simply lies behind me as I'm pulling it away from the socket. -- A man and his wife are ****ing. Fifteen minutes has passed, 30 minutes, then 45 minutes. Sweat is pouring off both of them. The wife finally looks up and says, "What's the matter, darling, can't you think of anyone else, either?" |
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