My own personal environmental crusade took a major step back today when I gave up on the reel mower and purchased and fired up a brand new traditional gas-powered push mower. Realizing a few days ago that the reel mower just wasn’t going to cut it (pun borrowed and intended), I struggled internally (and to a few annoyed friends somewhat externally) over what to do next: take a chance on one of the up and coming battery powered grass choppers (a Black & Decker CM1936) or go with what I know in something that Troy “bilt”. I like to think I settled on a compromise, albeit one that heavily favors the latter – a gas powered mower with a CARB compliant engine. I did try to keep my investment somewhat non-committal so that when the “Prius” of lawn mowers comes along, I won’t feel too guilty about taking the plunge.
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