Spring is finally here we believe. (THANK GOD!) With it comes the beginning of lawn chores. At work on Friday, DH & a co-worker were discussing how lumpy the lawns are this spring. Last year DH & Jim (DH's co-worker) borrowed a lawn roller from another co-worker to knock down the lumps. This year Jim had mentioned his dad's friend had just purchased one and that we could probably borrow it. Jim did some checking & was able to borrow it. On Saturday afternoon, Jim & his dad showed up with a 4-wheeler & lawn roller. We had to fill the metal drum full of water which took about 10 minutes to fill completely. Jim took the first swag at the front lawn and rolled most of it himself. Jim's dad thought perhaps he needed to make sure Jim did it correctly & rolled the complete front yard again himself.
We think he was trying to show off a little. He is such a great guy. DH hopped on the 4-wheeler and finished the backyard himself. The lawn turned out fabulous! In wrapping up the lawn rolling adventure, the final hoorah was the draining of the roller itself. They pulled the plug and the water just trickled out. It seems that an extra breath hole to allow air to force the water out was not designed in this roller. Jim, being the Engineering thinking type, had brought an air hose connector that when pressurized inside the roller, forced the water out like a jet engine! DH was really impressed at this process. After the roller had been drained and Jim and his dad had left, DH had time to think of why that worked & realized the amount of air forced into the roller forced the water out at a much faster rate. DH thought it was pretty cool.
We think he was trying to show off a little. He is such a great guy. DH hopped on the 4-wheeler and finished the backyard himself. The lawn turned out fabulous! In wrapping up the lawn rolling adventure, the final hoorah was the draining of the roller itself. They pulled the plug and the water just trickled out. It seems that an extra breath hole to allow air to force the water out was not designed in this roller. Jim, being the Engineering thinking type, had brought an air hose connector that when pressurized inside the roller, forced the water out like a jet engine! DH was really impressed at this process. After the roller had been drained and Jim and his dad had left, DH had time to think of why that worked & realized the amount of air forced into the roller forced the water out at a much faster rate. DH thought it was pretty cool.
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