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Ceramicrabbit t1_je72w2p wrote

Reply to comment by Brak710 in Arena demo, 2011 by NSlocal

There has been interest, there have been several developments proposed but they never get approved and are always killed early by the Hill CDC for various reasons mostly how it doesn't benefit the Hill community itself. I think it's politically very difficult to get development approved because of the sensitivities from the controversial history.

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meresithea t1_je725q2 wrote

Reply to comment by ShanghaiShrek in Yo! When’s your first grass cut gonna happen this year? by Pancake108

I love my electric mower! I’ve had a 60v Black and Decker for 6 years. It quieter and lighter than a gas mower (useful because my yard is hilly) and is super low maintenance. I just need to sharpen the blade.

B&D doesn’t make the batteries for this mower anymore , so I’ll probably have to replace the whole thing once these batteries die. Lack of support after just a couple of years on being able to get new batteries and battery chargers is a definite con for electric lawn equipment, and may make them more wasteful in some ways than gas equipment. My yard isn’t huge, but the grass is thick and grows quickly. I need 2-3 batteries to cut the back and front (and sometimes that isn’t enough and I have to wait for batteries to recharge). I believe the newer models have more efficient batteries.

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username-1787 t1_je719d7 wrote

Reply to comment by Excelius in Yo! When’s your first grass cut gonna happen this year? by Pancake108

I'm not saying it's more important.

What I am saying is that lawn equipment is a low hanging fruit with a high value impact

I'm saying every home and apartment in America has the capability of charging a small leaf blower battery without landlord consent or service upgrades or waiting for public charging infrastructure investment to kick in.

I'm saying you can probably go to home depot and buy an electric weed wacker tomorrow with your weekly budget. You probably cannot go buy a new car tomorrow

I'm saying that producing a 100kwh battery, 2 tons of steel, 4 tires and some paint is unbelievably destructive to the environment.

I'm saying that for $7,500 the government could offer an ev tax credit for one car for one person or they could straight up buy 40 electric push mowers for 40 people

And I'm also saying that CO2 isn't the only emission that matters. For public health reducing the prevalence of NOx, VOCs, CO and other toxic gases emitted by two stroke engines is also essential

I'm also gonna add that biking, walking, scootering, taking a train (and probably even a diesel bus) are all still far better for the environment than driving your own electric car. That battery came from somewhere. That energy came from somewhere. We need to focus on reducing per capita energy consumption in addition to greening our energy supply

Anyway don't let perfection be the enemy of progress. We have a long way to go in the climate fight, and I just think we should maximize our financial and ecological ROI

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AmyTea t1_je70npr wrote

Reply to Fire updates. by eWoods115

Is your rental insurance working with you? I recall in the last post there was an issue with the address on the policy even though you were paying into it

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Augiehack t1_je6zg1j wrote

Reply to Pip and Lola's Homestead location burgled by DugganSC

I have a weakness for local, craft, and artisan products almost to a fault. Sounds like they make a great product & customer experience is awesome from the comments.

Just always wonder how these places stay in business. I can't imagine the storefront rent is cheap in Shady Side & Strip locations & if it's a long-lasting soap only so many purchases throughout the year. Glancing at their website seems rather reasonably priced - maybe not compared to Irish spring but cheaper than Kheils

Hope this doesn't set them back too much - Looking forward to checking them out..

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