Damn. Every once in a while you have such a great experience during a crappy situation that it totally turns your day around. Yep, that was me yesterday.
Had to take our Honda lawnmower in for a "hard start" condition - it got progressively harder to start until yesterday .... It wouldn't fire at all..! Immediately, I'm thinking the ignition System has some problem with it, and start troubleshooting it. Anyway - called A to Z, chatted with a couple of very helpful guys there, and decided to take it in after all. The service dept was closed, so it would have to be there all week. Awesome.! Looked like I was free and clear of mowing duties.!
I get it to A to Z & was working with Ian, and he decided to try a couple things before submitting the work order ... Well.. As it turned out, it was a fouled plug that was causing my stress this whole time. Fired right up with a new one. Ugh. (See my other reviews proclaiming my mechanical aptitude... Yeah, ego check, Ghost Rider.)
He put a new plug in it, changed the air filter, and helped me fix a busted wheel on top of it all. And I only paid for the parts - so he saved me $75 on labor that day. Can't find help like that these days.
And I had to go mow the lawn after all...