BUT AS A LIFE_LONG SUBURBANITE I would like to praise the developer of the power lawn mower with grass catcher. To this day I remember vividly the Saturday I picked up that faithful old Pennsylvania push mower in a temper and threw it as far as I could ( about 18 inches) . I walked straight to the car sitting in the driveway, drove to "Two Guys From Harrison" and without cosulting the checkbook OR my wife -- purchased a POWER MOWER. Outdoor life began that day!
Second choice goes to the power edger. Of course, the manual grass clipper developed a strong handshake, but... the calluses!
Of course, in the "home" where I now reside, I must cofess I look out the window (closed to keep the air conditioning in) and watch the landscaping crew (probably illegal Guatemalans) make the lawn pretty.
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Good article floridora. I thought my lawn mower was bad. Good thing I'm too young to have ever dealt with push powers mowers. My temper tantrums would definatly be 10x what they are now.
I have *never* used a lawn-mower in my life - so can't really appreciate how great power-mowers are! I also look out of the window and appreciate other people doing the job ;-)!
My vote for greatest technological advance would be for the internet :-D!
I can remember us having a push mower when I was little. I used to love to push that thing (with Dad's help, of course.)
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