I’m glad you got it in 3 tries!
I had been considering getting a battery powered mower and be done with the gas one. But the gas one seems a lot better now than it had been. I feel stupid for not looking at the oil before trying to start it, but I put oil in it back in April. It shouldn’t have needed that much now, but I discovered the leak. I was showing a friend at work the video from my driveway camera of me trying to start it. I’m practically pulling the mower off the ground, lol. I’m too old for that crap 🤣