I found proof today that God is real and that he/she loves me.

[Botany]

Early today I burned my man card and read the instructions on my new electric mower and
it worked and the mower started. Damn safety features. You had to extend and lock in the
the handles for it to start. Small miracle.

After visiting my mom and bringing her dinner I stopped @ the carry out* to get some
Riesling and the door to the cooler where my Riesling (Frisk) is stocked was already
open. Devine intervention without a doubt. This was a loafs and fishes kind of sign.

* Clintonville corner of Weber and Indianola.

https://www.facebook.com/norahjones/videos/norah-jones-ripple/472605004218919/

[PJMcK]

1. Don't confuse good luck with divine intervention (n/t)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. "read the instructions"? doG helps those who help themselves. . . . nt

[BOSSHOG]

3. I hav a great fondness for instructions

[LogDog75]

4. My best advice to people is to always RTFI

Read
The
Frigging
Instructions

[lastlib]

9. I understood it as "Read....

The Furshlugginer Instructions"---but couldn't give you a dime for the difference.....

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. All electric with my mowers now.

A Ryobi sitting mower and an EGO self powered. They are awesome.

[Picaro]

6. When I was a tech dude

I would often tell my staff (and sometimes my internal customers) RTFM. Read The Fucking Manual.

Just to be clear. Always left it as an acronym. Have always believed that saying “fuck” out loud in a business setting was a bit over the top. But everyone knew what I was trying to say.

Burned my man card long ago.

[LogDog75]

10. I used to have the same problem with my troops

Whenever they had a problem they'd asked me what to do. We had an AF regulation and an AF manual, both about an inch-and-a-two inches thick, which told us policy and what actions to take to do the job. Just about any question could be answered they they would just look it up. It was my fault because I was willing to answer they questions. I finally decided to change that. I told them to look it up, tell me the answer, and where they found the answer. It got to the point where they'd ask me a question and then say "I know, look it up and tell you." My point in doing this was to get them to read the regulation and the manual so when someone asked them a question they'd be able to answer it without my help. Also, it would aid them when it came time to take their career field test for promotion.

[IbogaProject]

7. I think I used that same model of mower

Had the sequence to adjust the arms, push button then pull handle to start the electric mower. It was my first time with it too. I wasnt blessed w beer today however.

[aggiesal]

8. I would have thought, sex would be included with Devine intervention. n/t

[Figarosmom]

11. When my nephew was staying with me

To go to school here. We went out and bought him a RTA futon. I told him he's going to have to know how to do things like putting it together, so please put it together. He couldn't figure it out and after an hour came to me and said he didn't know what to do. I asked him if he had followed the directions and he said he hadn't t looked at them. He said his Dad used to get so mad trying to follow the directions and said they were useless. Well, he looked at the directions and had the project done in a half an hour or so. I let him know that not all directions are alike, that sometimes there are bad directions but to always check them first.

I've used electric mowers for at least the last 15 years. I love them lightweight and quiet. I used to be the only one on the block, but I've noticed there are 3 more people using them now.

[msongs]

12. god love you...and he/she needs lots of money nt

[Boomerproud]

13. Grew up on Gerbert Rd between Oakland Park and EN Broadway.

My neighborhood.

[Emile]

14. I bought a battery powered push mower

last year to mow the steep edges around my pond and love it. No more starting fluid, yanking a rope and cussing. What's not to like, other than the price of a backup battery? You wouldn't think a battery would cost so much.

[OAITW r.2.0]

15. I bought a 2nd battery for my EGO mower. Glad I did.

But I just bought an EGO ground cleaning attachment that uses the same battery. Game changer.