Back to the mower. We have not had the best luck with lawn mowers. We got one on Craigslist that seemed to be a good deal, until we couldn't get it to work right. Spent another bit of money on parts that should have fixed it, but didn't. I don't like gas mowers because of the ecological damage that it can do to the environment. Plus, I don't want to smell like gas and breathe in those fumes, and they're noisy. The electric ones are nice, but I know I'd run over the cord the first time I used it. However, we need a mower. Our lawn is starting to look like something out of The African Queen, and the very nice man next door is trying to sell his house. I dragged my tired butt to Home Depot the other day after work in search of one that I could use AND afford. Lo and behold, I found it. Small enough that I can easily maneuver it, quiet, no nasty fumes or cord to run over, and under $100 even with the tax. Yup, we went manual. Old school push mower. No parts to break, no gas to buy, no cord to electrocute myself with. Just two wheels, a handle and a rotary blade. No tools to put it together (though the instructions suck pretty bad, I had to figure it out pretty much on my own, which of course I did unaided because, as he eloquently puts it, "Tab A into Slot B makes me want to throw things against a wall" .), and it works really well. We were both pretty impressed with the job it did considering how high the lawn was. Notice I don't use the word "grass"; our lawn isn't really grass. It's a mix of white and red clover, some grass, some little yellow flowers, chamomile flowers and various other things that are considered weeds. However, it is green and grows nicely, so instead of using one of those toxic "turf builder" compounds, we're going with what we've got. Mother Nature knows better than we do. So, if you're looking for a good work out, a nicely cut lawn and happy neighbors, I highly recommend the Scott push mower. (Oh, they make a more expensive version that has a grass catcher, but I've heard that the clippings help keep the lawn healthy. Plus, what do you do with all those clippings?)