new member...have posted a couple of times......from southeast alabama..started cutting yards with my 12 yr old son 8 years ago....about 5 yards the first year just to give him a job.....grew a little every year...now have 3 schools,25 yards and a govt contract for offices.....started with craftsman riding mower and weedeater, would cut 2 yards and head to dairy queen for a long lunch then home for a nap in the summer.....business grew and now there are fewer nap days ,toro,hustler and big dog ztr...several weedeaters and blowers.....it is still done in the off time between my teaching school and my son being in college at the aviation school....one of the best decisions i have ever made