Day 14... 5:00 p.m. arrive home, check to see if lawn mower battery has been purchased and replaced as promised 13+ days ago by Mr. CN. Answer: no

5:10 decide to take matters into own hands and attempt to change out battery myself. Change into lawn mower repair clothes

5:15 gather enough pliers, vice grips, box end wrenches and hammer (including head lamp and pair of glasses) to totally dismantle large, riding lawnmower to remove battery

5:20 arrive at garage, lift hood, try wrenches 1 - 10, nothing fits. Try wrench 11 - ta da... just the right size. Remove bolts holding down battery. Can move the bolt 1/16" at a time due to amount of space. Bolt #1 is at least ten feet in length. Bolt #2 longer than bolt #1. Find another wrench and pliers to remove battery cables. Pry 12" battery out of 10" box. Put battery in back of truck. Put on pair of gloves to not get dirt and battery acid all over my truck

5:30 leave for auto parts store

5:40 arrive at auto parts store - $37.00 later walk out with new, clean battery

5:50 arrive back at garage. Put new battery where old battery was. Squeeze 12" battery back into 10" box. Attach cables. Put 10' long bolts back on to hold down battery. No parts left over. Gather all tools, eye glasses, gloves. Put in truck.

6:10 Climb aboard mower. Pull out choke, adjust throttle, turn key to starting position and .................................................. ................................................
VAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Begin mowing yard. Finish mowing yard. Stop mower, clean out under mowing deck. Put mower away.