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   From: the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm   
      
   On Sun, 14 Jun 2020 07:38:46 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > At that point we left and went to the little guy up the road and   
   > bought an electric one. Long cord, but fewer moving parts, so lasts   
   > longer. And the little guy repairs it and services it, and only tells   
   > us to get a new one when it's really unfixable.   
      
   A trustworthy mechanic is worth his or her weight in gold.   
      
   I wouldn't even consider a cutting-type appliance with a cord. Being   
   Mr. Clumsy, I would sooner or later -- probably sooner -- cut right   
   through the cord. But battery-operated ones are just right for me:   
   enough juice from a charge to get the job done, fewer moving parts,   
   very little maintenance, and no fluids!   
      
   If it were physically possible, I'd have a battery-operated   
   generator. (For those who don't know, in southern California the   
   power company shuts off power in times of high wind, because   
   otherwise their **uninsulated** transmission lines touch each other,   
   spark, and cause wildfires. The shutoffs can last for days, so either   
   you accept that you'll lose a fridgeful of food once or twice a year,   
   or you buy a generator for backup power.)   
      
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   Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA   
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   Tolkien letters FAQ: https://preview.tinyurl.com/pr6sa7u   
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   Encyclopedia of Arda: http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm   
      
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