I haven’t actually kept track of the number of incidents I’ve had mowing, but I do have 879 hours on the mower, so that’s probably about right.

I decided to mow, even though it was 90 degrees, so I could have my Tuesday evening off…plus, storms are in the forecast.

I don’t do well in the heat, and stopped a few times to get water.  I actually skipped the barn side and pulled up to gas up before putting the mower back in its home.

I gassed up and drove over to the door when I happened to gas spewing from the tank.  I had to sit there a minute for this to register – gas was literally spilling out of the tank.  Then I saw the hose and nozzle on the ground – NOT attached to the tank.  In a moment of stupidity, I actually picked up the hose to see if I could reconnect – just wondering what to do.  Then I remembered the shut off valve.  Thank God.  I have no idea how much gas went all over, but at least it wasn’t the whole tank.  I have no idea how this happened.

So…now, I’m overheated; I have a headache; and I smell like gasoline.

I went into the kitchen to wash my arms to get rid of the gas vapors and then lit a candle to mask the gas smell.  Said in the same sentence, that could sound dangerous, but I’m living on the edge at this point!

The pool was the next best solution – mask the gas with chlorine.  To answer your questions:  Yes, I wore a swimsuit and YES, I went all the way under.  In fact, after turning up the volume on the stereo, I JUMPED in the deep end without a raft.  I’m not sure I’ve ever done that.

Anyway, I want to buffer the craziness with the mower, I am proud to say that I took K’s advice to heart about my I Phone.  I actually downloaded Pandora, logged in AND got it to play in the poolhouse….ALL BY MYSELF!   Look at me!

So I took a shower and I’m drinking the leftover coffee from this morning…just to add insult to injury in trying to sleep tonight!

Love,

Mom