Mower Gas Cap
Nov 22, 2021 08:14:12 #
As you've probably noticed before, strange things happen around my house.
Instead of using the riding mower to attack the leaves in the back yard, I thought I'd use the push mower, which I haven't used for months. The gas cap is gone. The mower was sitting outside under a small elevated building. No cap and no gas. I had a five-gallon gas can sitting there, and something chewed a 2" hole in the top. Before you ask, no, I didn't take the cap off and lose it. Strange, huh?
Looking online, there are probably two dozen different Briggs and Stratton gas caps, but I was able to find the correct one on Amazon - $8.35, delivered. I could have bought a gas tank with cap for $48. That's a lot for a small plastic tank.
Instead of using the riding mower to attack the leaves in the back yard, I thought I'd use the push mower, which I haven't used for months. The gas cap is gone. The mower was sitting outside under a small elevated building. No cap and no gas. I had a five-gallon gas can sitting there, and something chewed a 2" hole in the top. Before you ask, no, I didn't take the cap off and lose it. Strange, huh?
Looking online, there are probably two dozen different Briggs and Stratton gas caps, but I was able to find the correct one on Amazon - $8.35, delivered. I could have bought a gas tank with cap for $48. That's a lot for a small plastic tank.
Nov 22, 2021 08:26:02 #
I had a similar experience. Set the cap on the air cleaners of the riding mower and forgot to replace it. It found its way to the blade eventually, and ended up in pieces in the flower bed. Amazon had a replacement for 6 bucks. So convenient!
Nov 22, 2021 08:29:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
As you've probably noticed before, strange things ... (show quote)
You said: "As you've probably noticed before, strange things happen around my house."
And I thought that it was just happening to me, sigh . . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Nov 22, 2021 13:29:49 #
therwol
Loc: USA
jerryc41 wrote:
As you've probably noticed before, strange things happen around my house.
There is only one explanation for this. All of your gadgets have been taken over by aliens you can't see, and they get pleasure out of torturing you.
Nov 23, 2021 05:39:31 #
sheldon minsky
Loc: iron mountain michigan
jerryc41 wrote:
As you've probably noticed before, strange things ... (show quote)
The culprits are generally the little red tree rats.They pick up the scent of salt you left behind. The black and grey ones do the same.
Nov 23, 2021 07:49:10 #
therwol wrote:
There is only one explanation for this. All of your gadgets have been taken over by aliens you can't see, and they get pleasure out of torturing you.
Unfortunately, that sounds about right.
Nov 23, 2021 07:50:55 #
sheldon minsky wrote:
The culprits are generally the little red tree rats.They pick up the scent of salt you left behind. The black and grey ones do the same.
We have gray and some black around here. We seldom see red ones.
In a movie I saw recently, a farmer was complaining about the "Grays" coming and causing trouble. It was presented as if he were talking about the gray aliens, but he mean squirrels. Neat job of writing.
Nov 23, 2021 09:06:47 #
Just for a moment I thought you said a push mower. I should have realised there was a motor involved somewhere.
Nov 23, 2021 09:41:36 #
John N wrote:
Same here. I was wondering why would a push mower have a gas cap?Just for a moment I thought you said a push mower. I should have realised there was a motor involved somewhere.
Nov 23, 2021 10:22:50 #
John N wrote:
Just for a moment I thought you said a push mower. I should have realised there was a motor involved somewhere.
Yes. It isn't self-propelled.
Nov 23, 2021 10:47:34 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Same here. I was wondering why would a push mower have a gas cap?
"Push" Mower = Mower with dead motor. (Size immaterial)
Nov 23, 2021 13:47:32 #
sodapop wrote:
I had a similar experience. Set the cap on the air cleaners of the riding mower and forgot to replace it. It found its way to the blade eventually, and ended up in pieces in the flower bed. Amazon had a replacement for 6 bucks. So convenient!
It comforts me to know that other people do things like this too.
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