Awake: 6:40am Temp 41 sleep 6+53 sunny overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
After breakfast, Kathy motored to the big city of Barnesboro for her usual library, thrift store & grocery shopping bonanza.
Meanwhile, I couldn't wait to experience the Snapper lawn mower clipping those grass tips for a final seasonal thrill. After a few rounds around the inside of our circular drive, our near neighbor, Mac, spotted me & about (15) min later, he had his riding mower out from the shed but was having trouble keeping his mower engine running.
I'm not sure what caused the problem but we did manage to keep his motor running by slowly working the choke; then he roared off & started mowing around his house.
The next time I saw Mac, he was "pushing" his riding mower back toward his shed; again I shut down the Snapper to see if I could be of help. Mac told me his engine was backfiring & speeding up & slowing down. Well, I checked his fuel filter & that was fine....but the backfiring, hmmm. Déjà vu I thought. I've experienced this same problem before. Lifting up his seat, it was easy to spot the battery post corrosion on the positive post & also, the negative post connection was loose. Mac brought out his tools so we cleaned & tightened both connections. He had his lawn finished way before I did.
After finishing mowing the inner circle, I changed my focus & used my small sickle to cut down some tall weeds in our lower field. Before leaving Nicktown, I want to be sure our septic system is working correctly. Shortly after I finished the weed job, Kathy arrived. I asked for her assistance; the test lasted a mere (15) min & all systems worked as advertised.
Back to mowing the west side & my paths & finished around 5:30.
Dinner: BLT's, fresh cantaloupe & leftover fruit salad.
Karen from the Villages in Florida Skyped Kathy & they had a chat session.
Lights out: 12:02am.
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