Tag: LAwn mower
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Friday 13 July 1973
Heard from Halifax that they had received the £1400. The mortgage deed will come later. I cut the grass at the front of the wall with the roto mower, very tired when finished. Notes For details of money grandma and grandad invested in Halifax corporation see Chapter 104. Grandma and grandad had large lawns both…
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Thursday 14 June 1973
Arthur came, we pulled some trunk trays to pieces. At 19.30 Sheila came & mowed both lawns, she tried the roto mower was pleased with it. She finished the lawns with the cylinder mower, the roto does not pick up the grass a better one would but could not cut better. Ron brought me 2…
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Monday 11 June 1973
I cut the grass at the front of the wall. I used the Rotor mower, was quite pleased with it. The grass was 6″ high. Notes The grass grandad is referring to was outside their garden between their front wall and the road. For more details, see Chapter 109. The mower was new, see Chapter…
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Saturday 9 June 1973
Sheila called for Ethel & Mrs Davies took them to Lowestoft. David Bell brought my rotary mower from Debenhams, I had to assemble it. Notes Sheila refers to my mother, Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Mrs Davies was a friend of grandma’s who lived at 85…
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Wednesday 6 June 1973
Arthur & I laid 2 3 ft slabs on their edges. Ethel went to Norwich and bought from Curls a Qualcast rotory electric mower price £14.00, on offer at £10.90, a shopping bag on wheels from Bonds £2.30, gas lighter from Halford £1.25 complete. Notes Arthur refers to grandad’s friend Arthur Elsegood who helped him…
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Monday 28 May 1973
Bank holiday. I repaired the clutch control on Ron’s Atco mower. Sheila & P, R, A & E came for tea. Sheila cut both lawns the grass was very long. Notes The bank holiday was Spring Bank Holiday. For details of grandad’s views on the change from Whit to Spring Bank Holiday, see Chapter 112.…
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Tuesday 20 March 1973
Arthur called to tell me about the new electric lawn mower he bought yesterday (FLYMO) he was allowed £8 on his old one, price £31.75 paid £23.75. Weather milder. Notes Arthur refers to grandad’s friend Arthur Elsegood.
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Monday 12 March 1973
Ethel went to Norwich. I cleaned the lawn mower. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin.