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| Green grass and high tides  |
I’d say you are wrong is that it’s probably up closer to 25 percent.[/QUOTE] I'd say you are both wrong. Its probably closer to 31%.  You guys are a real hoot.  "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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I should listen to your ramblings more seriously. Like your distaste of things electric and how SF members are going woke. Like your thoughtful insights on electric vehicles and lawn equipment. It started out with me purchasing an electric weed eater. And now I’m attracted to other men. I didn’t notice it at first. I thought by buying electric I might keep from the motor being as hot in the summer and wouldn’t have to deal with spring carborator issues. So mid last summer, I purchased an Ego weed eater. The spool load function was awesome. But, then I began to notice it. I started commenting to other men on how good their shoes looked. I purchased an Ego push mower. I started listening to Black Sabbath albums backwards. Then I purchased a 16 inch Ego chainsaw and started whistling show tunes. I’m totally out of control. No carburetor issues. Not external heat issues. Not having to purchase gas and oil, and I’m not noticing an increase in my electric bill. I should have listened to your wise counsel against the evils of going electric. Now, I guess I’ll just have to sit here and count the money I saved. Oh well. | |||
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Fire begets Fire |
wut da’duck ? "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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ORC has been on the sinners about the evils of going electric, among other things. Seems to be having a rough time of it and not adapting well to the 1900s. Everything seems be be a source of anger or at least a indicator of going woke. The rolls eyes is either his favorite emoji or Bill Gates sends him a nickel every time he uses one. | |||
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Lmao I got no dog in this hunt, other than I think ORC is probably right on the inflation number. Who also lives on the edge of a deep deep dark forest. Your ego tools are purely that over there. Over there you need a dozen v6 turbo chainsaws and gasoline/oil. I’ve seen that part of the world and it’s a forest you don’t walk into lightly. (Plus he’s got a boat n crab pots! Man after my own heart.) "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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I bought an Ego string trimmer last year, primarily for ease of use for my wife and the auto line feed feature. Maybe mine was defective but I still have no desire to purchase an electric chainsaw and love to use my Husqvarna 550XP Mark 2 gas chainsaw. I even kept my bigger Stihl trimmer for the heavier duty work. I really don’t care much about shoes and still dislike show tunes. Should I ask for my money back or should I just be happy? “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
Sorry jl you are offended by my lack of respect for your chicom throw away elect goodies. I am glad you like them. Keep buying them and supporting them if it makes you feel good. By doing so you are supporting what you say you are against. But that is something that obviously you cannot see through the trees. And I couldn't care less who you like or do what with  I think you must kiss bill gates shoes every night.  Btw, not sure why you are so angry about things I posted today. We have both been here a long time. I do not agree with everything you post. But have respect for you. I will leave it there. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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For someone who couldn’t care less, that’s a lot of words. | |||
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| Sigforum K9 handler |
Without a doubt, you should be happy. | |||
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All kidding and joking aside, that EGo trimmer really is great. For regular old around the house use, I can’t imagine that anyone would need anything more. Not having to deal with gassing it up, worrying bout cleaning a carb after winter, manually spooling line, etc is really nice and the performance is great. For the area around my pond where I need something heavier duty I’ve got my Stihl bicycle handle heavy duty trimmer that I usually run with a metal brush blade, but I’m pleased with the addition of the EGo trimmer. It also makes it nice because I can mow the lawn while my wife trims without me having to start a gas trimmer for her or restart if she sets it down, etc. If I could buy a made in USA version, even at twice or more the price, I would. But unfortunately the fact that there isn’t a US made alternative means that I will buy the EGo because the auto feeding line is a feature that I will not be without in the future. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” | |||
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I too would pay more for made in USA or Europe or anyplace other than China. But corporate America really sold out and there really isn’t much day to day stuff that is still made here. I tend to looks to European brands next. But generally have to settle for made in Asia. Some is okay. I die a little each time I’m forced to buy something made in prc. The ego weed whacker fits my needs - annual use for 1 day. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
How TF did my post about my observations of a local diner turn into a pissing contest over electric friggen lawn tools?  | |||
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I'm Pickle Rick! |
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You’re right. I didn’t even notice. I was just responding to recent posts. Sorry. I’ve noticed a number of brew pubs around whose prices are a little higher and also less busy than before. One thing I noticed, and I’ve been okay to date, is that instead of raising prices dramatically, seems like they are asking for default tips of 20%. I’m okay so far - restaurant is taking a hit on margins but asking customers to give more in tips for the wait staff to make up for less customers. I want to keep my favorites in business so will do what I can. But a double hit of raised prices and more tips may be a challenge for my budget. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PASig: How TF did my post about my observations of a local diner turn into a pissing contest over electric friggen lawn tools? It's Sunday _________________________ | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
That's too bad about the diner. In my opinion though, it may be a combination of other things including the higher prices. If you have a favorite local restaurant, you can understand if they have to raise their prices these days. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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A Grateful American |
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Sigforum K9 handler |
Well, we’ve still missing the teenage love puppy and Steve the Pirate. | |||
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I had noticed in the last 1-2 months, the crowd at my VFW for our weekly Friday night dinners had gotten smaller. I didn’t connect the dots until now. Perhaps fewer people ( live in an area with a large number of possibly fixed income retirees) see fit to eat out and see it as a luxury out of the budget. We have always tried to offer a hearty meal at a good price, and our commander recently posted a sign indicating price increases due to increased supply costs. | |||
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