Sorry folks, the link to visit if you wanna pledge or make dnations to the Fatou Jaw Manneh Fund is _http://www.thegdp.wordpress.com/Fatou-Jaw-Manneh-Cove/_ (http://www.thegdp.wordpress.com/Fatou-Jaw-Manneh-Cove/) In a message dated 8/31/2008 4:43:51 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Ladies & Gentlemen of Ellen, You may share this with our friends at Posten, anyone. Those of us who have homes or aspire to having a home, look forward to owning a lawn mower for yard maintenance. Generally, if you have up to one acre of property, you are ok with a Push mower. Over the years, manufacturers of mowers have improved on their products. One significant improvement is the drivetrain. This was done to acknowledge inclines in your lawn and to appreciate that not all homeowners are equally physically capable. Plus, some wives/women of our households desire to mow the lawn every once in a while. Suntou, I'm not advising you delegate regular mowing of your lawn to the women of the house. I just thought I'd make that clear from the git go. I do not encourage husband and male delinquency or female abuse under the guise of 50/50. Now then, there are other mowers such as riding mowers and tractors. These also come with bells and whistles such as cup-holders, DVDs like the cranes that were once purchased for the Gambia Ports Authority, (you're killin me), and lumbar seats. Those are not my concern here. I will only focus on push and self-propelled mowers. Now go away. So if you have a relatively flat to minimally undulating lawn, a Push mower will do you just fine. If however you have hilly terrain or you are not in great physical shape, a self-propelled push mower is your ticket. The difference between the two is about $80-$120 and the fact that a self propelled mower is one equipped with a transmission and drive-belt. Otherwise they are totally the exact same. I will start with what is common to both mowers despite different manufacturers: A) Some of the mowers come with both an oil and fuel reservoir. Others come only with a fuel reservoir but it a fuel/oil mixture you would use. Please look at the instruction for proper mixture and whatever you do, do not alter the engine specs like I'm wont to do and DO NOT put diesel fuel in gasoline engines. B) Make sure you have adequate fuel and or oil in their respective reservoirs. Clean debris and soil that is stuck to the bottom of the mower after each use or at the end of the mowing season. Also, if you have spark plugs, make sure to replace them every year and lubricate moving parts. C) When your belt is damaged or entangled, Place the mower on a stand about waist-high. Remember to tighten the gas and oil caps before lifting the mower to work on the underside. Lift the mower to access the underside. There is a nut holding the blade. Loosen that bolt. Remove the blade. Remmember to sharpen the blade at this time if needed. proceed to remove the washers behind the blade and remember the order of removal because that is exactly how you will reassemble them. Remove the plastic cover separating the blade from the inner parts. You will now see the pulleys around which your drive belt is wound. Lay the mower back down. loosen the screws holding the plastic housing on the top-front of your mower, remove the plastic cover. You will now see the other pulley of the pair around which the drive-belt is wound. Remove the belt, and if damaged, take it to your local hardware store to replace it. If it is only entangled, remove it and straighten it. Remount the drive-belt around both pulleys. Replace the top-front cover and secure its bolts. Then lift the mower again and reassemble the parts of the underside. You now have a brand spanking new mower, save for the paint. And remember, I have just saved you anxiety, time, and about $50-$75 of repair cost and the peace of mind is priceless. Wont you send a donation of $20-$100 to our Fatou Jaw Manneh Fund at _http://www.thegdp.wordpress.com/fatoujawmannehcove/_ (http://www.thegdp.wordpress.com/fatoujawmannehcove/) ? Thank you people. There is more value where these came from. One good turn deserves another. Your bestest pal, Haruna Darbo. In a message dated 8/30/2008 12:39:15 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Energy-saving advice: This tip is not for only those who have ranches. If you have an apartment or a home this tip could save you a lot in your air-conditioning or heating bill. If you think this is a valuable tip, please thank me by pledging or donating to our Fatou Jaw Manneh Fund. The windows of your home may or may not be properly weather-stripped. But most of us either have curtains or blinds on our windows. Also, our vents may be on the ceiling, wall, or floor. Generally, our HVAC system comes with Supply and Return vents. The Supply vents bring in fresh cool/warm air and the Return vents draw in stale air to be refreshed. The supply vents are most efficiently placed near doors and windows for every home. 1. If your Supply vents are on the ceiling and you have ONLY blinds on your windows, try to close the blinds downward. This will help direct the cool/warm air toward the room where it is most needed and therefore help condition your rooms quicker. This means your furnace or heat-pump conditions your home in less time. This may not be terribly significant but it will do wonders for your average annual enegy bill if you make it a habit. 2. If your Supply vents are on the ceiling and you have curtains or curtains and blinds on your windows, still close the blinds downward and do not worry about your curtains. They're just fine. 3. If your Supply vents are on the floor and you have Only blinds on your window, close your blinds upward for more efficient conditioning of your home. 4. If your Supply vents are on the floor and you have both blinds and curtains on your windows, make sure your curtains do not cover the vents by applying vent-deflectors ($1.59/deflector), and close your blinds upward. If this energy-saving tip is not enough to earn me donations, I'll do you one better. I will show you exactly how to fix your self-propelled push-mower. But please don't wait for that if you already think I've earned your donations. Thank you friends. See you soon. Haruna. MQJGDT. Darbo. Al Mu'Umin. **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. 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