• eos300v@slrpnk.net
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    5 months ago

    I remember my parents were early adopters in 2011 so we had an electric mower that wasn’t battery powered, you would actually have to plug it into the outlet. I remember going to school one day in the 3rd grade, we were assigned to talk about the chores we did around the house, I said that I liked to plug the mower into the outlet and mow the lawn. I got docked 50 points because the teacher didn’t believe my lawnmower was electric. “Are you sure you don’t crank it?”

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      5 months ago

      Recently bought an electric plug in mower. 100 ft extension cord and it can reach every end of the area I keep mowed.

      Was considerably cheaper than an equivalent gasoline operated one and I don’t have to store/worry about gas. The cord is a very minor inconvenience comparatively.

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        5 months ago

        I also have an electric mower and honestly that cord drives me fucking insane. There are many things in my yard that it can - and does - get caught up on.

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          5 months ago

          I guess it really comes down to the shape of the yard! I do have 2 decent sized trees but I can get around them without much issue.

    • VerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      I tried buying a plug in mower like that around that era. But the electric at the house we rented at the time was awful, so every time I plugged in the mower, the breakers would flip. Had to return the thing unused and bummed an old gas mower instead.