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Reel Lawn Mower
Did you know that the average lawn mower produces 93 times more pollution than the average automobile? Don't believe me? Well I got this factoid from this NY Times article that talks about how the effort to make catalytic converters mandatory on lawn mowers is being met by resistance from lobbyists.
93 times is a lot. I've made my lawn smaller with mulched border beds and I maintain it organically and I'm sure that helps a little but I still need somewhere for my kids to play. My lawn isn't going away anytime soon and neither is my need for a lawn mower.
When my Black & Decker Cordless Electric Mulching Lawn Mower
The best part about the new push mower is that there's no engine, no gas, no tune ups, no fumes and it's pretty quiet. In fact it sounds like it's cutting my lawn with lots and lots of scissors.
You'd think that with all the news about climate change and Al Gore and how everyone is going green that I would get some congratulations from my friends and family on this purchase. I wasn't looking for a parade or anything just a "good for you" or a "wow, that's cool, maybe I'll get one too" would have been nice. But I was just met with puzzled looks.
So I did what any decent blogger would do to spread the word that a reel lawn mower is a viable lawn cutting option. I grabbed my video camera and turned it into a Mower Cam.
15 Comments:
I love that you mention the puzzled looks from family and friends. Mine are the same way. Of course, I still can't get mine to stop with the Weed n Feed, so the reel mower is totally puzzling to them.
Loved the video, too :-)
Go for it! With a name like Mommy Cracked, I'm definitely checking out your blog. :)
Mrs. J,
Thanks!
Colleen,
Don't get me started with the Weed and Feed. Uggh! Most people still just don't get it. If it wasn't for my blog friends, I'd feel like a complete wacko.
Nice to know that I'm not the only member of the reel mower club. :)
My mower came with the bag but I've seen others that don't. For example the mowers from Amazon that are at the bottom of the post. You can probably buy the bag separately though.
I got the reel mower to actually help him so he doesn't have to do it all himself. However, he's actually mowed three times in the past 14 days, giving me no chance to mow it myself. I honestly think he's doing it to spite me.
I guess he thinks I'm infringing on his territory. (The house and land is his, but geez!)
I love your blog. Thanks for the movie of the reel lawn mower. It sounded "green". If possible, can you take another movie of how much grass was actually cut? Does it really cut the grass cleanly at one shot or do you need to go over the same strip a few times? It sounds too good and I still can't believe that only some push will do this job .... not that I don't believe you...
But that is easily outweighed by the rewards of not hearing the horrendous noise (boy are they quiet!), the quickness of just pulling it out of the garage and going (instead of having to start it, put gas in it, etc), the low maintenance, and knowing that you're not emitting CO2 and warming the planet with every stroke! Oh, we usually just let the grass clippings stay on top of the grass - it works as a sort of in situ compost. ; )
As always, I LOVE your video!