Well...that little dream was short lived....no new tractor for me :(

[Rich Engelhardt]

I was --><-- this close to asking what a decent small lawn tractor is these days.
Something around the $1500/$1800 range.

Then my wife came back from the dentist where she'd gone for a routine cleaning.

Good thing it was routine....otherwise it might have been worse than the $3500 estimate for the work she needs done.

:(

[Stephen Tashiro]

Dentistry is more expensive that watching a horror movie or a thriller, but it does have excitement and suspense. Plus, unlike being an audience member at a movie, you are the center of attention.

[Andrew Joiner]

I was --><-- this close to asking what a decent small lawn tractor is these days.
Something around the $1500/$1800 range.

Then my wife came back from the dentist where she'd gone for a routine cleaning.

Good thing it was routine....otherwise it might have been worse than the $3500 estimate for the work she needs done.

:(

Does she need the work done or just want it? A second opinion may be a good idea.
I had a dentist I went to for years. He wanted to correct my bite. It was expensive. I went to another dentist to get his opinion and he said I didn't need bite correction.

[Jerome Stanek]

Wonder where the dentist wants to go on vacation.

[Matt Meiser]

On the bright side, you won't have to find out that there's no such thing as a decent $1500 new tractor.

[Kevin Bourque]

One of my hobbies is fixing lawn tractors, mostly John Deere and Cub Cadet. There are plenty of decent used lawn tractors that you can find for well under $1500.00 if you have some basic mechanical ability, however I would leave the dental work to the pros.:)

[scott vroom]

It's your wife's fault....buy a push mower and put her to work :)

[Matt Meiser]

He'll need dental work (and/or nose work) after suggesting that.

[scott vroom]

@Matt LMAO

Well Rich, look on the bright side: the aerobics will make you stronger and healthier :)

....or, you could tie a goat to a stake in the center of your lawn and it'll do the work for you (and cut down on your feed bill)