Argumentative Essay On Lawnmower

Since man first conceived the concept of the yard, he has fought a never-ending battle to keep it manicured. This is a labor few find enjoyable, especially in the mid-summer heat. With this in mind, man has struggled to find ways to make this chore easier. Thus we get to the subject of this article, the gasoline powered lawnmower. I will not be brand specific here because all gas-powered mowers work on the same basic mechanics. You put gas in, start the mower, and then mow. Yes riding mowers and self-propelled mowers make the work easier, and the old standard "go at your own pace mowers" have an engine to turn the blades, but they have dark secrets that your local salesmen may not mention. Here are ten of those secrets: 1 Gas-powered mowers

Also the tearing action of most gas-powered mowers inhibits the grass' ability to produce oxygen. In case you haven't heard, oxygen is what we breathe, and I believe that someone once told me our bodies need clean water also. 6 Gas-powered mowers are a theft risk. When you buy a gas-powered mower notice that the store keeps them locked-up. They don't want their merchandise to leave their property without being paid for. You will spend your hard earned money to purchase that death machine and you won't want someone to take it either. So what is an inconsiderate noisemaker to do? Do you keep it in your garage? If you do, then where will you park your car? Do you chain it up? Now you have to buy a chain and lock. (See reason 2 Hidden Costs) Do you build or buy a shed? (See reason 2 Hidden Costs) Your new possession is now on some thief's wish list and you have to protect it. I haven't found a thief desperate enough to steal my mower. If I wanted, I could probably hang it, out of the way, on my garage wall, but I just leave it on the porch. No one wants to steal my mower. That brings me to my next reason; 7 Someone will always want to

We must choose, based on our own circumstances, what we can do to spare our home any additional hurt. I have, for most of my life, chosen those little things: driving an economy car, reusing plastic grocery bags, recycling aluminum cans, cutting the plastic can holders to minimize harm to our fowl population, planting and nurturing something green. Those little decisions have always been easy for me. The difficult decisions are those long-term commitments that will affect me for years. I made the decision to buy a human powered lawnmower. My decision was, in part, a tribute to my grandfather. I have beautiful memories as a child, lounging in a lawn chair and watching Grandpa mow the lawn. The gentle 'swish, swish' of the reel type mower would invariably lull me to sleep. Those pleasant memories led me to start investigating the possibility of switching to a reel mower. The reel type mower, for those who have never seen one, is an open cylinder with a blade that turns within that cylinder. The blades rotate as the mower wheels turn as a result of a push by, you guessed it, a human. The old reel mower that Grandpa used had a long roller at the back, similar to a large rolling pin, which flattened the grass after it was cut. First I set off on a search for Grandpa's actual mower. None of the relatives had it - or at least none would admit it. One relative had a reel mower, but