Ah, let me tell you about the great saga of the assembly of the new lawnmower by the usual ‘Compostons Ensemble à Grosbreuil’ team...
Imagine six valiant lawn warriors (in the photo, there are 6 in the foreground - Laurent, Gégé, Éric, Guy, Joseph, Jean-CLaude, but in fact many more to look at, including yours truly), armed with their determination and a few tools found in an old drawer in the shed.
It all started with the preparatory meeting...
‘But we have to unpack the machine! Have we got petrol? Where's the doc? What's the point of this ...’
Each of them had their own plan for assembling this infernal machine, but as they couldn't agree, they opted for the most efficient solution: let Joseph choose the layout.
Once the plan was decided, the team set off on their adventure. But be warned, it wasn't all plain sailing! The instruction manual was as clear as a watercolour in the rain. Fortunately, the association had their specialist Guy, ‘Déchiffreur de Notices’, who brilliantly translated the technical terms into understandable language.
First step: sorting the parts. Easy, you might ask? Well, not for our happy DIY enthusiasts, who managed to get lost in a maze of bolts and screws. But they showed incredible solidarity and managed to find each other relatively quickly.
Then the assembly phase began, and there was a cacophony of hammer blows, laughter and ‘Who stole my 12’ key?
Each member of the team had a very specific mission.
There were
- ‘Le Meneur de Revue’, from the back on the left of the photo, yes, you recognised Laurent who gave the orders while juggling with spare parts,
- ‘L'Inspecteur Gadgéto’, also known as “Gégé”, who triple-checked every assembly,>
- ‘The Genius who glues everything together’, Eric, not me, the one with his head practically in the lawnmower hopper who used that holy adhesive tape to solve every problem.
- The ‘Works in Progress Inspector’, Jean-Claude, from the back on the right in the photo, always looking for the right joke to make everyone laugh.
After a few hours, the mower was finally taking shape. But they still had a mystery to solve: how did the launcher work? After searching for quite a while, they decided to call a technical advisor... who turned out to be a very sympathetic member who happened to be passing by,
Thank You Béatrice!
Finally, the long-awaited moment arrived. They pulled on the launcher with all the strength of their arms (and legs), and the mower roared like a lion that had just drunk a double espresso...
Victory, our glorious ‘Compostons Ensemble à Grosbreuil’ team is proud of its work.
They may have lost a few hairs along the way, but they proved once again that when you help each other, you can achieve miracles... or at least put together a lawnmower!
