"Aladdin Sane" wrote in message
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I purchased a battery operated weed eater this past summer.

Do those things actually work now? I used one for a summer maybe 20 years
ago and they weren't good for anything except maybe getting the bit of grass
alongside the sidewalk. It had like a 10" cutting width and a single, very
thin line. Any kind of weeds at all would cause the thing to jam, and it
had maybe a 20-minute run time, after which it required a 24-hour charge.

I hope they're better now, but i don't think I'll be trading in my gas
powered trimmer anytime soon...

-Tim