The 409 Mowers

About The 409 Mowers

Four-oh-nine covers a lot of hot ground — Orange at its eastern edge, the river at its back, Beaumont and Port Arthur off to the west. The 409 Mowers work the Orange end of that map, out early in July before the day gets serious, cutting and edging while there is still shade on one side of the street. The standard pass is a cut, the trimmer along the fences, an edge on the walk and the concrete swept, with hedge work and bed cleanup when growth calls for it. Summer here does not negotiate, so the route stays tight and the mowers stay moving. A yard finished by ten in the morning holds its look through the whole burning afternoon.