I have good news, and bad news …
April 4th, 2006 | by mbhunter |John Anderson, a brilliant mathematician and one of my favorite professors at college, had quite a way with words as well. On one of my papers I made a silly algebra error (I think it was equating the sum of the squares with the square of the sum) and he wrote, “Obviously, this is a moment of great pride for you!” (I’m not sure what he’s doing now, but maybe he’s happily retired, or has passed away, perhaps after a night of drinking and deriving ** rim shot **)
Well, here’s another moment of great pride for me …
I posted on my purchase of a riding lawn mower at an auction … and also about how it was less than half of the price of a new one.
The GOOD NEWS is that the mower starts up really nicely, has great power (and a Kohler engine), the tires have lots of tread, and the body is in great shape. Also, we were blessed to have someone with a pickup truck help us out with transporting it to our home.
The BAD NEWS is that, in the heat of the battle, we overlooked the fact that a small part was missing:
The mowing deck.
Hehe … oops! 
Looks like it’s back to eBay! The price of a complete mowing deck, direct from Sears, is the same price that we paid for the mower! (So THAT’S why it went for such a low price!)
Anyone know of any good places to get a used 46″ mowing deck for a Craftsman model 917.251480? 
3 Responses to “I have good news, and bad news …”
By Tim MMF on Apr 4, 2006 | Reply
Gotta be happy about that one!
By contrary1 on Apr 4, 2006 | Reply
how about advertising on Craigs list & freecycle, for a similar mower that has engine problems and needs to be retired?
By david mcnabb on Apr 15, 2006 | Reply
checkout http://www.sellous.com i looking one for my self let me know if find a place cheaper