My first gardener was call Doug ... Doug the Gardener ... get it ? ... He charged £6 a throw ... at the time, a new Honda was about £300 and the grass was cut twice a month for 6 months of the year, so I reckoned I could get about 4 years use out of dug ... sorry Doug ... before I was out of pocket ... and this was exclusive of the cost of fuel and maintenance, so lets say 6 years .... however Doug fell ill and was unable to carry on, my next gardener went bust, the next one was booking time and not attending, the next left without an explanation, and the one I've got now charges £18 a go .... sooooo I'm thinking .....
.... it may be time to get a really good lawn mower that the wifey can handle