So the lawnmower is approximately 5 years old, which isn't bad, except it cost like $100 back then. Suffice it to say, its not happy. I finally got it started yesterday, by locking the safety handle closed, and then priming it while it was running for 5 minutes. Otherwise it'd stop running after a few seconds. Blah.

Of course I think its getting better, and its not really worth spending $40 to get new blade, filters, oil change, and plug. But who really wants to spend $100 or more on a new lawnmower? Such a dilemma. It would be nice if the person who indirectly worked for MTD got a discount, but she doesn't, so we're just stuck. Blah. I hope next week (assuming the grass grows fast, it certainly did the last few weeks... ) it starts and is happier, I spend $1.50 and poured in the 1/2 a bottle of carb cleaner additive for 20 gallons into about 1/4 of a gallon of gas that was in the tank. Either it will clean it well, do nothing or cause more harm, which might entice a new mower purchase. Oh well, off to work now, don't want to be late.