Let's try this again...

The replacement mower arrived today. It seems a bit silly to me that they had to send out a whol enew mower rather than just a replacement part, but it's under warranty and I'm not going to complain.

anyway I'm happy to report that it was a success, both the front and back lawns were cut this time without the starter cord snapping.

A couple of weeks and we'll have a lawn worth going and lazing on. I just hope we have some regular sun by then...