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skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:48:29 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Small yard tools, that is.  Not cooking.

I used to be a big fan of two-stroke outdoor gizmos, but one-by-one, I'm getting rid of all of them.

Black & Decker has become my favorite brand-of-choice for a simple reason -- they all use the same 18-volt rechargeable NiCD batteries.  I'm well aware that they're all made in China any longer, but what isn't?

I've got four now -- a reciprocating saw, lawn-trimmer, blower (yes, it's rather weak compared to it's gas-powered brethren), and small chain saw (pole-saw, actually).  

It just strikes as more environmentally-conscious.  Besides, my clothes no longer stink of 2-stroke gas/oil fumes.

A couple years down the road I'll have to recycle the batteries, but that's OK by me.  

Which would you rather use?

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