Ransomes Lawn Mower

I've decided to utilise my own body power rather than use electricity. If I can do things by hand I'll reduce my bills. Last week I bid for and won a push cylinder mower from a local Ebay seller. Today I drove over to Hambledon to collect it. I am over the moon with my new toy. It takes very little effort to push it around and it cuts the grass beautifully even when it's wet. I'm not sure how old the mower is but the guy who sold it me told me it's the Rolls Royce of mowers. He collects and sells lawnmowers for a hobby and has shed's full of them. He gets them from all over the country and even has a sort of lawn mower museum. He's amazing, I met his wife and they are both in their eighties. I don't think he can read or write so his wife does it all. Fancy that, 80 year old ebayers. They were both very friendly and I was invited in for tea and biccies. They live in a large house in Hambledon. I hope I am as intrepid as them when I am that old. We got talking about refurbishing old buildings. It turned out that he has a good collection of decent timber. To cut a long story short I bought a nice piece to use as a mantle shelf in the living room. He was born and brought up in the Charlotte Street area of Portsmouth. When the city got bombed during the war the family was moved out to Cowplain. His wife was born and brought up in Purbrook. The met at school and have been married 58 years. I think my guardian angel must have been looking after me today. I've now got a lovely mower that will last me for years and even though I wasn't expecting this I've also got a nice piece of wood. On top of that I had a very interesting time talking to two smashing people.