Repair work

Just before we came back to Chile I broke down and bought a riding lawnmower. It's nice, new, but it didn't work. Something didn't get adjusted right at the factory and I couldn't start it. It flooded almost immediately. That's the danger of buying stuff and not being able to try it out before you ship it. Anyway, yesterday I went and got the local small engine mechanic and we messed around with it for a couple hours. He finally figured out the problem and the best way to fix it. So now, I put the choke on, turn the starter, and pull a string. That's right, my shiny new mower has a string running up to the wheel that I pull to do something or other so the thing will start. Oh well, I guess that's life on the mission field. I gave the mechanic a set of screwdrivers for his trouble. He thought I gave him too much but said he'll make it up on the next job.