What really struck a chord with me was using it as a sure fire device to attract attention. I'm almost jealous of him finding an excuse! I used to push my mower on the footpath outside my home to get it up to speed so I could observe the miniature hubodometer I had mounted on the rear wheel. I had actually made up a miniature hubbo out of a plastic lid and a little plastic gear to mimic the real thing and put in screws in a circular formation to mimic the wheel hub of a bus. It looked incredibly realistic and I was endlessly fascinated with the movement of the mechanism as I pushed the mower as fast as I could. Weirdly never came across passers by except this once time when a neighbourhood kid slightly older then me came the other way and the look he gave me was as though I was ...well ...a freak lol!!

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!