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["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

I would not mind betting that there are more big machines in Ireland per 
head of rural population than in the US. Many farms also have one or more 20 
ton excavators. In fact there are probably more of these machines around 
than shovels. Is there any other place where pesticides like roundup are 
used recreationally? We have a neighbour who gave his teen age sons each a 
backpack sprayer for their X mass. They now have a quad bike each with spray 
equipment.
John


Oh My God/dess, et tu Ireland? I thought only the United States had 
succumbed to the terrible disease of large whiny lawn-equipment. If you want 
to get a good (grim) laugh, walk down the street on Saturday morning in 
just-about-anytown USA and behold the spectacle of one tiny chemical-green 
patch after another, each being buzz-cut by an out-of-shape guy riding a 
preposterously giant lawn-tractor. And then comes the finish with those 
horrible whiny "edgers". Ouch! With all the other noises considered "normal" 
in modern life, it is downright trauma-inducing.

John D'Hondt wrote
"Pity that so many here in Ireland prefer petrol "strimmers" these days for 
road side work and sit on mowers for anything more."

Jenny Nazak
art & permaculture pages jennynazak.com
Florida permaculture hub project floridapermaculture.net


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