First, his older brother, Karl, had started cutting the grass with the lawn mower. Dad had
used the weed eater to trim up around the house and the bushes. That had left him to walk the
yard and stomp down mole trails, so the mower wouldn't scalp the grass. Then he had to use
the blower to blow off the driveway and the sidewalks. He couldn't complain much, because
he had the easier jobs.