Originally Posted by
Torgrot
I still do my own yard work in the summer, and for me it has to be the electric string trimmer. I don't know how many hours it has saved me in this life, all of which were converted to time on my bike.
torgrot
I remember when those came out. I was working in a small engine shop after school (mowers, edgers, chainsaws, etc). The Salesman came through and sold The Boss (Owner) and we were in the Weed Eater business.
Before that, edgers/trimmers were steel blades, sparks and cement/wood/brick chips flying in all directions.
I imagine we were quite a sight taking turns edging around the shop. The place was a miniature junk yard, but it was trimmed up real neat around the edges!