Have higher gas prices turned your lawn into a jungle? Allay those fuel fears by switching to a push reel mower. Harkening back to those halcyon days of 1950, the reel mower relies on a rotating cylinder of 5 to 7 blades for silently snipping your grass into manicured perfection. All of this beauty is not achieved without some sweat, though. Your sweat.
Gonazar: leaving the clippings on the lawn will be good for it, because the moisture and nutrient on the clippings will stay with the lawn.
Think battery power and regenerative braking are only for granola-eating hippies? Think again. GM was kind enough to give us a little time with their new-for-2009 (read: available in the first half of next year) Silverado hybrid. And we tried something you can’t do with a Prius: We tooled around town with three people onboard — and a 20′ SeaRay boat out back. But is this an option for which you’ll ante up a couple grand next year? Read on past the jump for our hands-on experiences and video footage.
What a stupid move by GM, no one is going to buy trucks for everyday driving anymore, only is people like contractors gonna buy it which is not a big part of the pickup truck market share.
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