RE: Electric shredders
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Electric shredders
- From: P* S*
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:19:44 -0800
One important reason for using electric equipment, if its reasonable, would
be that gas-powered lawn mowers are the leading cause of pollution in most
metropolitan areas, the average gas-powered mower, even if well tuned and
in good condition, puts our something like 20 times more pollutants than the
average automobile.
In our metro area, we have a few air advisories in the hottest days of the
summer. During these alerts, using gas-powered motors is forbidden and
punishable by high fines.
I have a gas-powered mower and a HUGE lawn area. If I had a smaller lawn, I
would probably get an electric mower and live with the inconvenience.
Anyway, it's an option.
Sue P.
SPesznec@lhs.org Milwaukie, OR.
> If you have any area to cover, as we always did, we always bought
> gas-powered equipment. I've seen the complicated arrangement of
> electric cord strung out even over a small yard. That's why I could
> never understand buying an electric lawnmower to have to drag
> electric cord all over the place. In addition, gas-powered equipment
> comes in more powerful sizes to fill most of the needs.
> Barbara Davis zone 7/8 SW of Fort Worth, TX
>
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