I had never owned a power tool until today. Never used one really. I took junior high home ec instead of shop. When I moved into my house I was dating a man who drilled holes for me. The closest I've ever come is probably owning a mini-food processor. It's dangerous. After seeing what it does to carrots, I'm sure I should use safety goggles to operate it.
But with a yard comes the necessity of tools. I thought I would skirt the issue entirely by mowing my modest lawn with a push mower. The mower, while adorable, left big ugly edges of tall grass. So today I bought a trimmer and extenion cord to use for the leaf blower I picked up the other week.
The first roar of the trimmer was a little intimidating. I underestimated and created a few bald spots on the lawn. I was just getting the hang of it when I accidently caught the cord in the trimmer. Oops! Then I tried the leaf blower. The sense of power was amazing. The machine roared and pine needles and ant hills scattered. I felt like a walking tornado. I'm sure I will resort to using this tool again on days of feeling powerless. It's tempting to set up little village scenes with plastic figurines and demolish them. I maybe understand men and their fasination with power tools a little bit better now.
But with a yard comes the necessity of tools. I thought I would skirt the issue entirely by mowing my modest lawn with a push mower. The mower, while adorable, left big ugly edges of tall grass. So today I bought a trimmer and extenion cord to use for the leaf blower I picked up the other week.
The first roar of the trimmer was a little intimidating. I underestimated and created a few bald spots on the lawn. I was just getting the hang of it when I accidently caught the cord in the trimmer. Oops! Then I tried the leaf blower. The sense of power was amazing. The machine roared and pine needles and ant hills scattered. I felt like a walking tornado. I'm sure I will resort to using this tool again on days of feeling powerless. It's tempting to set up little village scenes with plastic figurines and demolish them. I maybe understand men and their fasination with power tools a little bit better now.
2 comments:
LOL!! Thanks for sharing that glimpse into men and their tools. Kind of makes sense now!
You're not going to give jackhammers and saws a try, are you?? ;)
I think I need to work my way up to owning anything that could hack off a limb!
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