June 25, 2008
Grass Hog - 1; Giant Weed - 0
In this entry, I posted about the battle with the giant weed in my neglected backyard. It was the death knell for our ancient weed whacker. Mike and I went to Lowe's to buy a new one. They had one almost identical to the one that just died. However, the space underneath the display was empty. Next to that one, was the Grass Hog. I liked the image. I liked how powerful it looked. It looked evil. It wouldn't take any shit from the Weed from Hell. It was $10 to $15 bucks more than the one we were looking at. But, I looked at it this way. In 22 years of marriage, we have been through two weed whackers. That averages out to 11 years each. And that's with abuse. So, if this beastie lasts 11 years or more, I figured it would be worth it. So, we bought it. Flash forward, about two weeks later, and I finally get around to using it. It has dual strings as opposed to the single string of the old one. As I fire it up, I thought I saw the massive weed shudder. The Grass Hog made short work of Satan's weed. With more of it exposed, I hit it with the 1 year grass killer. Eventually, I want to dig this area up, remove about 6 inches and soil and rototill. I want to plant a new lawn eventually.
This is what remains after the Grass Hog went at it:
