http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/4/19/201322/327 Small yard tools, that is.  Not cooking.<p> I used to be a big fan of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/two-stroke.htm">two-stroke</a> outdoor gizmos, but one-by-one, I'm getting rid of all of them.<p> en-us Mon, 5 May 2008 11:48:29 EST Sun, 11 May 2008 17:21:08 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/4/19/201322/327#3 Gas tools are getting much more reliable.  It was really only the oil-gasoline mix engines which were particularly unreliable, generally because people had trouble getting the mix right.  These are getting more and more rare as more and more tool Sun, 11 May 2008 17:21:08 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/4/19/201322/327#2 My anectdote driven opinion:<p> Electric is optimal for many people - people like me - who live in the suburbs on a smallish lot where an extension cord can reach pretty much any location on the property therefore a gas engine is not really needed and thus Wed, 7 May 2008 08:47:24 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/4/19/201322/327#1 I'm drawn to the electric, mostly due to ease of use.  They may be less powerful, but you don't have to worry about getting the gas/oil mixture right, or getting the damn thing to start in the first place.  For my relatively minimal needs in subu Tue, 6 May 2008 01:42:10 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/