1960 too! Someone noted that 1959 was the peak year for middle class prosperity.
Jack Lovett
July 30, 2018 3:30 pm
Puts me in mind of 1951, when I quit the 7th grade to go work construction. And work I did til I joined the US NAVY in 1955 Then back to work until 2000. Then retired. I should have been a wall st. bankster, but to much pride for that.
We had a 17 year old in 7th grade, I thought he was the only one. I previously told about the principal at Alta Vista Elem, who had a shriveled arm, the kids called him “chicken wing”. Chicken wing would not allow a kid to move along with his age group, known as ‘social promotion’. The teenage boy did not fit in our small desks. The principal at our school gave him a social promotion so he could go on to HS instead.
EC
Miles Long
July 30, 2018 5:39 pm
Who remembers those reel-type push mowers? No gas engine, it was all man powered.
I bought one a few years back for some reason I can’t recall. Doesn’t work anywhere near as good as the old 40’s, 50’s, 60’s type. Definitely going to keep my Toro Personal Pace and Toro zero turn rider.
I found one a few years back.It is way cheaper and more effective than a gym membership.
Jimmy Torpedo
July 30, 2018 8:25 pm
The lawn mower in the picture is definitely not 1978.
I mowed lawns as a kid at that age in that time. My favourite was an old Lawn Boy, fibreglass body, easily adjustable wheels, a pleasure to push. When the pigs with the power bar to drive the wheels came out, I quit and started painting houses instead.
The haircut, shoes and rolled up jeans is more 1950’s. If it was the 70’s the kid would have layered and blow-dried hair, platform shoes and a paisley shirt. That may be a Toro mower, the engine looks like a Briggs and Stratton.
EC
I did cut grass from 1971 to 1976, had a couple of 21″ Toro’s, they were side baggers. My father bought a riding lawn mower my last year. Life was great, school, cut grass, rode my dirt bike, did a little homework. Made enough money to buy both my mini bike, then my dirt bike.
After 1976, graduated HS, life got different.
webtwo
July 31, 2018 11:27 am
We had the old reel type back in late 40’s. It was tough for me to push it if grass got very high as I was only 6 years old but still had to cut the grass. But Pop made it into an electric reel mower. He put a 2 x 6 board on top of mower and mounted a junk yard electric washing machine motor that still worked and didn’t cost him anything, welded a sprocket on the reel blade. The motor only turned the blade but that sure made to easier to mow with. Just needed a long extension cord which Pop had. Thing is I didn’t have to cut the grass anymore as all the kids in our neighborhood would all come over to take turns mowing our grass with something the likes of what they had ever seen before. Sure wish I had a picture of that electric reel mower.
1960 too! Someone noted that 1959 was the peak year for middle class prosperity.
Puts me in mind of 1951, when I quit the 7th grade to go work construction. And work I did til I joined the US NAVY in 1955 Then back to work until 2000. Then retired. I should have been a wall st. bankster, but to much pride for that.
We had a 17 year old in 7th grade, I thought he was the only one. I previously told about the principal at Alta Vista Elem, who had a shriveled arm, the kids called him “chicken wing”. Chicken wing would not allow a kid to move along with his age group, known as ‘social promotion’. The teenage boy did not fit in our small desks. The principal at our school gave him a social promotion so he could go on to HS instead.
EC
Who remembers those reel-type push mowers? No gas engine, it was all man powered.
I still have one. Works like a charm. Takes some effort…that’s one of the things I like about it.
I bought one a few years back for some reason I can’t recall. Doesn’t work anywhere near as good as the old 40’s, 50’s, 60’s type. Definitely going to keep my Toro Personal Pace and Toro zero turn rider.
I found one a few years back.It is way cheaper and more effective than a gym membership.
The lawn mower in the picture is definitely not 1978.
I mowed lawns as a kid at that age in that time. My favourite was an old Lawn Boy, fibreglass body, easily adjustable wheels, a pleasure to push. When the pigs with the power bar to drive the wheels came out, I quit and started painting houses instead.
The haircut, shoes and rolled up jeans is more 1950’s. If it was the 70’s the kid would have layered and blow-dried hair, platform shoes and a paisley shirt. That may be a Toro mower, the engine looks like a Briggs and Stratton.
EC
I did cut grass from 1971 to 1976, had a couple of 21″ Toro’s, they were side baggers. My father bought a riding lawn mower my last year. Life was great, school, cut grass, rode my dirt bike, did a little homework. Made enough money to buy both my mini bike, then my dirt bike.
After 1976, graduated HS, life got different.
We had the old reel type back in late 40’s. It was tough for me to push it if grass got very high as I was only 6 years old but still had to cut the grass. But Pop made it into an electric reel mower. He put a 2 x 6 board on top of mower and mounted a junk yard electric washing machine motor that still worked and didn’t cost him anything, welded a sprocket on the reel blade. The motor only turned the blade but that sure made to easier to mow with. Just needed a long extension cord which Pop had. Thing is I didn’t have to cut the grass anymore as all the kids in our neighborhood would all come over to take turns mowing our grass with something the likes of what they had ever seen before. Sure wish I had a picture of that electric reel mower.