Summer Time Grass Mowing Blues

Ok so Last summer I bought a brand new riding lawnmower. John Deere to be specific, Ok what was I thinking. With almost 2 acres to mow. It roughly takes me 2 hours with almost 2 gallons of gasoline. Guess me having the Typical Man attitude, I couldn't imagine paying someone to mow the lawn for me. As I sit down and do the math from the time it takes me to do it, all the way to the money it cost in gasoline and up keep on the mower. I would have saved money. Just think I could be off with the family and come home to a fresh mowed and trimmed yard. Guess It will just be another lessoned learned. Maybe next time I'll really think about cost and time before I just wip out the wallet! On a lighter note my soon will become mowing age soon, So guess I will have a mower!