Fixed my mower. Possibly for good. (1 Viewer)

[TheIronSheik]

Why would my GF be on this site?

This is kind of one of my life's goals. Keep the wife off FBG. I make sure to close this site like I would any site with questionable content. In this site were ever discovered, and she figured out who I was, I'd never hear the end of it. I've posted everything from my ex stripper girlfriend woes to my overly opinionated views on most everything. She'd figure out just how crazy I am.

[in case you read this - love you honey - Everything on here is made up and/or embellished]

My wife kind of knows about the site. Not sure she knows the actual name of it but she knows I hang out on a football site. I tell her about some of the silliness here. Then she rags me for bagging on her about Facebook. I still maintain there is a difference.

That's how my wife knows it..."The guys on the football board." I never use the actual name. She's shocked at how functional it is. She made fun of me and my "internet friends" until she really wanted this one sink faucet that they only sold at Menards (not on the East Coast). I made one post and I had someone willing to buy and ship to me within like an hour. (Thanks again parasaurolophus!)

While my wife has never posted here she has talked to some folks from here. I won't be outing anyone but they were going through some stuff she has gone through so I put them in touch. It seemed to work out ok and she still doesn't seem to have any interest in actually being here.

I'd never let my wife talk to you fools.

j/k...but seriously, that's pretty awesome of her, and brave of you.

I've made the mistake of using the name of the site in conversations. I don't think she'd ever care to look, and I don't have anything to hide. Truthfully, I'm sure she'd be more disappointed in me for telling iStrangers and iFriends the idiotic things I've done.

The other day I was saying something about the mower and I said, "The guys on the site gave some good advice I could try." The 10 year old said, "You mean the football guys? "

 

[Fat Nick]

I've made the mistake of using the name of the site in conversations. I don't think she'd ever care to look, and I don't have anything to hide. Truthfully, I'm sure she'd be more disappointed in me for telling iStrangers and iFriends the idiotic things I've done. The other day I was saying something about the mower and I said, "The guys on the site gave some good advice I could try." The 10 year old said, "You mean the football guys? "

You'd better go reserve the user name "LittleIronSheik." Do we have any father/son posters on the board? That'd be pretty cool.

ETA - That could get pretty awkward on the "Who's Hottest" threads...

 

[TheIronSheik]

I've made the mistake of using the name of the site in conversations. I don't think she'd ever care to look, and I don't have anything to hide. Truthfully, I'm sure she'd be more disappointed in me for telling iStrangers and iFriends the idiotic things I've done. The other day I was saying something about the mower and I said, "The guys on the site gave some good advice I could try." The 10 year old said, "You mean the football guys? "

You'd better go reserve the user name "LittleIronSheik." Do we have any father/son posters on the board? That'd be pretty cool.

ETA - That could get pretty awkward on the "Who's Hottest" threads...

Especially since it's my daughter.

 

[Fat Nick]

I've made the mistake of using the name of the site in conversations. I don't think she'd ever care to look, and I don't have anything to hide. Truthfully, I'm sure she'd be more disappointed in me for telling iStrangers and iFriends the idiotic things I've done. The other day I was saying something about the mower and I said, "The guys on the site gave some good advice I could try." The 10 year old said, "You mean the football guys? "

You'd better go reserve the user name "LittleIronSheik." Do we have any father/son posters on the board? That'd be pretty cool.

ETA - That could get pretty awkward on the "Who's Hottest" threads...

Especially since it's my daughter.

Yeah...x100 on the Who's Hottest thread comment then...

 

[Johnny Rock]

Can we get a thread title change please? TIA

 

[SWC]

brohan i am sorry to hear that you did not get to fix your own mower which is pretty crappy but on the plus side you did not blow yourself up or burn your house down so win win on that one amigo take that to the bank brochacho

 

[TheIronSheik]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

I recently fixed my mower by taking the carburetor nut off, cleaning it out and putting it back on Basically my mower was starting and then dying after a few seconds. Apparently you shouldn't be using fuel that's over a month old.

 

[3C's]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

<_<

 

[belljr]

So new air filter huh

 

[TheIronSheik]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

I recently fixed my mower by taking the carburetor nut off, cleaning it out and putting it back on Basically my mower was starting and then dying after a few seconds. Apparently you shouldn't be using fuel that's over a month old.

Pfft. Tell the Walking Dead that.

 

[TheIronSheik]

So new air filter huh

It actually worked with the old air filter. Because when I mowed the lawn on Saturday morning, he came over and replaced the air filter midway through my mowing. I said I thought he changed it, and he said, "No. I said I'd get you a new one in the morning. Not a big deal."

 

[belljr]

I'm just messing around

 

[msommer]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

I recently fixed my mower by taking the carburetor nut off, cleaning it out and putting it back on Basically my mower was starting and then dying after a few seconds. Apparently you shouldn't be using fuel that's over a month old.

Pfft. Tell the Walking Dead that.

My mower works on old gasoline. I like that I apparently am well prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse that way

 

[TheIronSheik]

Forgot to update this.

Neighbor knocked on my door Friday night and had the mower. Fixed. I asked what he did and he started going into an explanation that was magically stupendous. It was like watching Hypnotoad. I caught a couple things, and for the most part it sounded like he took something off, cleaned it out, and then put it back on. Then he changed the oil and the air filter. Bada bing, bada boom.

He said if I would have taken it somewhere, they probably would have charged me about $180. He said, "Just give me $20 and that'll work."

Used it this weekend and it ran like a charm. That new blade is awesome. Like a hot knife through butter.

I recently fixed my mower by taking the carburetor nut off, cleaning it out and putting it back on Basically my mower was starting and then dying after a few seconds. Apparently you shouldn't be using fuel that's over a month old.

Pfft. Tell the Walking Dead that.

My mower works on old gasoline. I like that I apparently am well prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse that way

Well, now we know who has been cutting the grass at the prison all this time.

 

[Fat Nick]

Buy some StaBil Marine. Put it in your gas every time you use it. It'll greatly extend the shelf life of your gas, plus, the Marine formula removes any water contamination, and also contains an ethanol treatment. Ethanol is really bad for small engines as they don't run hot enough to burn off some of the deposits left behind. Not a problem in a car, but in small engines, it can build up.

A little container of StaBil won't run you too much and will last a long time. Good preventative additive.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Buy some StaBil Marine. Put it in your gas every time you use it. It'll greatly extend the shelf life of your gas, plus, the Marine formula removes any water contamination, and also contains an ethanol treatment. Ethanol is really bad for small engines as they don't run hot enough to burn off some of the deposits left behind. Not a problem in a car, but in small engines, it can build up.

A little container of StaBil won't run you too much and will last a long time. Good preventative additive.

Pfft. Like anything will ever go wrong with my mower.