At the risk of sounding like Crocodile Dundee (“You call that a knife?”),​
I'm going to tell you how it was way back when.

Back in the ’90s, I had to cut up plastic bottles just to keep mowing in the rain.
I’d slice one up and cover the spark plug lead so the thing wouldn’t cut out halfway through a job.

No real waterproofing back then. If you wanted to keep your mower going, you had to get creative.

Today?
Petrol mowers are way better sealed. Spark plugs aren’t usually the issue anymore.

But motivation?​
That can fizzle out like a cracker on a wet day.

It’s easy to push lawns to “tomorrow.”
To call it off when the first drops hit your windshield. (Half kidding there.)​
To think, “I’ll just catch up tomorrow.”

But where does that stop?
It’s a slippery slope.

Most of the time, by the time you’ve driven home, had a shower, and settled in for the afternoon...
​The rain has stopped.​
And the client’s wondering where you went.

If you let yourself pack up every time things get a bit tough,
​you’ll always find a reason to quit.

I’ve seen it too many times—once you start looking for reasons not to mow, you’ll find them everywhere.​
It’s like the red car thing: the moment you start looking, they’re suddenly on every street.

Unless it’s bucketing down for four hours straight or the streets are underwater...
​I’m finishing the day.

I’ve got two wet weather outfits.
My blades are sharp.
I know how to cut in the rain. (I wrote a post about how I do that [here].)

It’s not just about the mower.
​It’s about the mindset.

Until next time, get out there, mow lawns and have fun

Stuart

Lawnmowing101

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