ScarletRose: yqw & yes this does put your life into perspective when something like this happens to someone in your family, someone you know as well. My yard isn't as big as his tho & mostly mow everything at his home w/ the tractor except for inside the fenced in part. The only things that was getting out of control is the weeds in his 10 gardens & that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Taking it easy tonight & tomorrow. Between me & our 3 sisters everything will be doing ok