I didn't start watching Curb
Your Enthusiasm until sometime in the third season. So recently I started
watching it again from the first episode. Funny thing is, I can seriously
relate to Larry David. Sometimes he does what he thinks is the right thing and
it blows up in his face.
My lawn was getting pretty
high and we had a nice dry day so I got out the old lawn mower. It's a good
lawn mower. I bought it from my neighbor a few doors down and have got more
than my money's worth out of it. Which is good, because I actually like mowing
the grass. I find satisfaction in taking an unruly yard and turning it into a
nice, neat patch of green. Anyway, as I was mowing across the front of the
house I noticed that my neighbor's lawn was even taller than mine. It's the guy
who I bought the mower from. About a year ago they took him away in an
ambulance because he had a stroke. Also, he's older than me, so he's really
old. I stopped for a moment looking out over his lawn and thought, what the
hell. I kept going and cut his grass along with mine. I was glad I could help.
About an hour later I saw him
out there with his lawn mower. I went out and asked, "Didn't I do it
right?" I'm not completely sure what he said to me. He has a very thick
Eastern European accent. But reading his face and picking up on a few of his
words I realized he was very pissed off at me. I sputtered a bit, telling him
that I was only trying to help. Then I apologized and went home. That was three
days ago. Haven't seen him since. I sure hope I didn't give him another stroke.
(Cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme.)
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