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Jim: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here today with the Snake Lady Librarian. Snake Lady, can you tell us what’s happened?SLL: Well, Jim, it’s something of a miracle. I’m not really sure how to explain it.
Jim: Please try, Snake Lady. This is important. |
| SLL: Well, all right, Jim. It all started when I found myself staring into the bushes in the front of my house after Hubby and I had finished raking. Actually, ALL AROUND the bushes in the front of my house. See, the bushes are surrounded by rocks, not grass.Jim: Uh-huh, go on.SLL: Well, we have both maple and honey locust leaves. And I got to thinking what they were going to look like in the spring after sitting there all winter, what the whole front of the house was going to look like, and I began to think that perhaps I should do something about it.
Jim: Tell us, Snake Lady. What did you decide? SLL: Well, Jim, the decision felt like it almost made itself. I was aware of mechanical devices that sucked up leaves and I thought, “I could own one of those.” Y’know, that I could incorporate owning a leaf vacuum into my perception of who I am as a unique individual. Jim: Wow. That is really exciting, Snake Lady. SLL: Thanks, Jim. I didn’t think about the good folks who mow our grass at all, a call I was really contemplating making when the leaves first started falling and we were raking. I went to Lowe’s, compared brands, handled the floor models for weight, and purchased a Toro. Next, Hubby and I put it together, sorting out the various blowing and vacuuming components. Then I sucked up the leaves in and around my bushes, mulched them, and emptied them into yard waste bags. It was simple! and tomorrow I plan to do the back yard! Jim: Snake Lady Librarian, what makes this different than the lawn mower fiasco earlier this year? SLL: Well, Jim, somehow sucking up leaves doesn’t feel as hateful as mowing the grass. Jim: Are you sorry you sold the lawn mower and weed whacker? SLL: Oh no, Jim. I definitely heart my lawn service in the summer months. Jim: Tell us, Snake Lady, what have you learned from this experience? SLL: Well, Jim, I’ve learned so much. First, I’ve learned that vacuuming is no substitution for raking on regular grass. Next I’ve learned that you shouldn’t let the bag get too full or it will hurt your back lugging all that yard waste around. And last I’ve learned that I am constitutionally capable of doing some forms of yard work, a question that was seriously in doubt just 5 short months ago. Jim: Just one last question Snake Lady. Gas or electric? SLL: Electric, Jim. And allow me to say, Toro rocks. Jim: Congratulations on this fine accomplishment, Snake Lady. You heard it all here, ladies and gentlemen. This is Jim, signing off. |
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