On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 21:10:05 +1300, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just mowed my lawn with an old steel push-mower. One that doesn't > have a motor.
That's a good thing. Lawnmowers and other two stroke gas engines are significant polluters, as for the most part, they have no pollution control devices. I heard several years ago that up to 10% of all air pollution comes from such engines, an astounding amount considering how few of them there are compared to cars and trucks. Push-mowers rock. > > Good way to strengthen your back (or break it). Don't talk to me of backs. I just spent two days off work with lower-back spasms. Not much fun... > > Cheers, > > - Dave (my bike is aluminium, just like my back) Despite my love of steel frames, my bike too, is aluminium: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3092465&size=lg Which you can't really tell under all that snow. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
