(10-31-2020, 09:14 PM)Jags Wrote:

(10-31-2020, 09:05 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: When someone tries to talk to me while I'm mowing the lawn. I've got this loud motor thrashing in front of me and I look up and there is someone 20 feet away talking and I can only see their mouth move.

This better be good.

So I shut the mower off and 9 times out of 10 it's something completely pedestrian: "The sky is blue."

Or today my wife asking me "Do you want to eat?"

"No! I'm mowing the lawn!"

(sigh) Good gravy...

+1!!!!

Add in having headphones in your ears.  Stop the mower, stop the music, I’m sorry Mr or Mrs “x”, I didn’t catch that.  

“Oh, I was just saying Hello”.  

Even worse when I’m blowing off.  I actually have to take the blower off set it down to restart it.  What in the world makes you think I can hear a damn thing you say?   Heck, with all the mowers and music in my ear over the years I probably can’t even hear you if we were in a library.

Lol can't tell you how many times the neighbors try to get my attention by walking out as I go by on a tractor. 

Power tractor down, point to my earbuds while their mouth is moving. Take earbuds out. "Want a drink? you look hot" as they try to hand me a solo cup of grey goose. 

It's 3pm, it's 106 degrees out, and I'm working. No. No I don't want a cup of vodka lady. Move it along.

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