MORE lawnmower drama!

Remember that a few months ago, I wrote about the lakehouse lawnmower fire? New story! This past weekend was the 4th of July, and while I was unable to make it to the lake, the rest of my family went. All was going well until Dad brought out the lawnmower (this time a push model, not the riding one our neighbors borrowed). He was mowing right along when it started showing "small flames." His description.  Never one to be deterred from his decided course of action, he kept going under the assumption that it would burn itself out! Needless to say, it did not, and he apparently only stopped mowing when the flames reached "8-12 inches" and neighbors from both sides ran at him with fire extinguishers! So sad I missed the spectacle.