Re: Riding after heavy manual labor

On 5/28/2024 3:25 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Tue, 28 May 2024 16:01:30 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
 

On 5/28/2024 12:15 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

3.63 lbs of static thrust will lift 3.63 lbs off the ground.  That's
adequate for lifting a small amount of wet grass, but hardly enough to
lift a grass bag and "suck" it into the blades.

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But that's missing the most salient point: Lawnmowers are designed such
that the bag is unaffected by any suction created under the mower.

 Umm... that's what I wrote.  The static thrust produced by the mower
blades acting like a fan isn't going to lift the bag much less suck it
into the blades.
 I'm not sure if unaffected is a suitable description.  There is a
little suction and therefore there will be some effect.  However, for
moving the grass clipping into the bag, it's done mostly by
centrifugal force.
 

The only way the bag could get suck into the blades is
if the bag came off the mounts and tommy ran over it.

 That assumes that Tom owns a lawn mower.
I still don't believe that Tom owns a lawn mower for his small lawn.
 

IOW - tommy was doing it wrong....again. I still suggest MWI.

 "Can You Get A DUI While Mowing Your Lawn?"
<https://www.norcalcriminallaw.com/2018/07/22/dui-laws/>
"It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of an
alcoholic beverage to drive a car, or truck, or motorcycle or even a
lawn mower."
 But ossifer, it cuts better with a little ethanol octane booster added
to the gasoline.
 

I am not an attorney and certainly not licensed to the California bar.
But my understanding is that 'impaired driving' statutes apply only to the public way.
https://california.public.law/codes/ca_veh_code_section_23152
That is, drunken lawnmowing or felling trees with a chainsaw or roofing on your own property is your own problem. And likely will be a problem, just not a criminal violation under CA SS 23152.
And yes people are regularly cited for impaired driving of everything from full size tractors and construction equipment to toy cars, lawnmowers and golf carts on the public way.  Which is fine with me BTW.
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