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In that case, I am also going to be "that guy". I don't have hedges, but
the wife insists on a few species of buses that are a pain to mow areound.
SO this year I bought a 20v Dewalt hedge trimmer. It works REAL good. Try
it, you'll never go back to gas or corded tools!
On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 3:41 PM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
wrote:
> It's a hedge-trimmer.
>
> A goddamned hedge trimmer for the the goddamned hedges.
>
> I went and bought a house with...shrubbery. It's a nice house and I like
> it. In a neighborhood. A nice one. With neighbors. Kinda rich ones, with
> yard people that keep their yards looking _very_ nice.
>
> I am having more than a little difficulty with the idea that I own a house
> with shrubs that need to be maintained. I mean, I saw them when I looked at
> the house, butt I guess it didn't register. And as much as anything else, I
> don't want the neighbors to think I'm bringing down their neighborhood. I
> already bought this as a foreclosure and they're all kind of acting like I
> saved that end of the street from an ogre.
>
> This is actually kind of a thing for me. I used to race motorcycles all
> weekend. People that "have people" make my ass twitch a little bit. I got a
> guy for stuff back home--they have...staff. One guy's watch cost more than
> my house, I think. I'm not sure I belong here, no matter how much money I
> make. I don't want to own any "hedges". At least not the plant kind.
>
> But I like this house, on this lot, and I'd like to be a good neighbor,
> and they're nice folks and probably don't deserve me bringing down their
> property values. And how much this is getting to me is ALSO getting to me.
>
> But anyway, I need a f*ck#ng hedge trimmer for these hedges and some sort
> of cover plant that I like along the driveway. He called it honeysuckle.
>
> I dislike the idea of even owning a *hedge trimmer* enough that I don't
> want to spend any coin on it. I'd buy the gas version and slap an expansion
> chamber on it and get my rocks off that way, but (also problematic for me)
> the grown up in my head is noting that might be a pointless waste of money.
> These things need to be cut twice a year, max, I'd bet...and I don't
> envision myself becoming the sort of person that schools sculpts and
> topiary.
>
> Anyway, thanks for the suggestion Eric. I'll see if I can get a hedge
> trimmer for that setup.
>
> Convince me about battery life. I swore off cordless tools after going
> all-in on Milwaukee 18v kit twenty years ago and having the batteries last
> a few months each. I have this whole ecosystem of useless tools because I
> got tired of spending $60 a pop for new packs. On sale.
>
> How long are those lasting you? How frequently do you charge them? Can
> they sit for months and still hold a charge when used again or do I have to
> baby them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 12:11 PM <eric@megageek.com wrote:
>
>> OK, I hate to be 'that guy' but have you looked at this...
>>
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBVCQ4W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>
>> A little pricey, BUT it is an excuse to buy a tool, AND you can use it
>> for a lot of other things. I have this model and I run a firewood farm.
>> My jaw dropped the first time I use this thing.
>>
>> It is a beast, the batteries do last long. The kerf is very narrow, so I
>> think that is why the performance is so great.
>>
>> Arguments for...
>>
>> -It's way safer than a gas powered unit
>> -You do not need to worry about extension cords (if you are making this
>> augment to an SO, also add "Honey, if I accidentally nick the wire with the
>> chainsaw, I might get electrocuted. You don't want that, do you?)*
>> -Instead of being 'ashamed' of the electric saw, you get to proclaim this
>> awesomeness
>> -the batteries are compatible with other Dewalt items, SO there is
>> possible more tool goodness to come.
>> -Did I mention bragging rights?
>> -You can even use to it trim wood to use in projects, like if you make
>> bowls, carvings or pens on a lathe (I do use this for it.)
>> -You can use it inside if you need to do demo/home repair
>> -It's Dewalt, so that is cool
>>
>> Just some food for thought.
>>
>> *= I'm a 47 year old bachelor. I do not know anything about long term
>> marriages,so this may not work. YMMV.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
>> Tech Viper
>> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
>> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
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<div dir=3D"ltr">In that case, I am also going to be "that guy".=
=C2=A0 I don't have hedges, but the wife insists on a few species of bu=
ses that are a pain to mow areound.=C2=A0 SO this year I bought a 20v Dewal=
t hedge trimmer.=C2=A0 It works REAL good.=C2=A0 Try it, you'll never g=
o back to gas or corded tools!<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 3:41 PM Scott Hall <<a href=3D"mail=
to:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>> wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">It's a he=
dge-trimmer.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">A goddamned hedge=
trimmer for the the goddamned hedges.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">I went and bought a house with...shrubbery. It's a nice =
house and I like it. In a neighborhood. A nice one. With neighbors. Kinda r=
ich ones, with yard people that keep their yards looking _very_ nice.=C2=A0=
</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I am having more than a=
little difficulty with the idea that I own a house with shrubs that need t=
o be maintained. I mean, I saw them when I looked at the house, butt I gues=
s it didn't register. And as much as anything else, I don't want th=
e neighbors to think I'm bringing down their neighborhood. I already bo=
ught this as a foreclosure and they're all kind of acting like I saved =
that end of the street from an ogre.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">This is actually kind of a thing for me. I used to race motorc=
ycles all weekend. People that "have people" make my ass twitch a=
little bit. I got a guy for stuff back home--they have...staff. One guy=
9;s watch cost more than my house, I think. I'm not sure I belong here,=
no matter how much money I make. I don't want to own any "hedges&=
quot;. At least not the plant kind.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">But I like this house, on this lot, and I'd like to b=
e a good neighbor, and they're nice folks and probably don't deserv=
e me bringing down their property values. And how much this is getting to m=
e is ALSO getting to me.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>But anyway, I need a f*ck#ng hedge trimmer for these hedges and some sort =
of cover plant that I like along the driveway. He called it honeysuckle.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I dislike the idea of even=
owning a *hedge trimmer* enough that I don't want to spend any coin on=
it. I'd buy the gas version and slap an expansion chamber on it and ge=
t my rocks off that way, but (also problematic for me) the grown up in my h=
ead is noting that might be a pointless waste of money. These things need t=
o be cut twice a year, max, I'd bet...and I don't envision myself b=
ecoming the sort of person that schools sculpts and topiary.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Anyway, thanks for the suggestion Eri=
c. I'll see if I can get a hedge trimmer for that setup.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Convince me about battery life. I swo=
re off cordless tools after going all-in on Milwaukee 18v kit twenty years =
ago and having the batteries last a few months each. I have this whole ecos=
ystem of useless tools because I got tired of spending <span class=3D"m_757=
1313207266411378money">$60</span>=C2=A0a pop for new packs. On sale.</div><=
div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">How long are those lasting you=
? How frequently do you charge them? Can they sit for months and still hold=
a charge when used again or do I have to baby them?</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Scott</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">On Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 12:11 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:eric@megagee=
k.com" target=3D"_blank">eric@megageek.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">OK, I hate to be &#=
39;that guy' but have you
looked at this...</font>
<br>
<br><a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBVCQ4W/ref=3Doh_aui_se=
arch_detailpage?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
><font size=3D"2" color=3D"blue" face=3D"sans-serif">https://www.amazon.com=
/gp/product/B01NBVCQ4W/ref=3Doh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1=
</font></a>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">A little pricey, BUT it is an excu=
se
to buy a tool, AND you can use it for a lot of other things.=C2=A0 I have
this model and I run a firewood farm.=C2=A0 My jaw dropped the first time
I use this thing.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">It is a beast, the batteries do la=
st
long.=C2=A0 The kerf is very narrow, so I think that is why the performance
is so great.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Arguments for...</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-It's way safer than a gas pow=
ered unit</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-You do not need to worry about ex=
tension
cords (if you are making this augment to an SO, also add "Honey, if
I accidentally nick the wire with the chainsaw, I might get electrocuted.
=C2=A0You don't want that, do you?)*</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-Instead of being 'ashamed'=
; of the electric
saw, you get to proclaim this awesomeness</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-the batteries are compatible with=
other
Dewalt items, SO there is possible more tool goodness to come.</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-Did I mention bragging rights?</f=
ont>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-You can even use to it trim wood =
to
use in projects, like if you make bowls, carvings or pens on a lathe (I
do use this for it.)</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-You can use it inside if you need=
to
do demo/home repair</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">-It's Dewalt, so that is cool<=
/font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Just some food for thought.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">*=3D I'm a 47 year old bachelo=
r.=C2=A0 I
do not know anything about long term marriages,so this may not work.=C2=A0 =
YMMV.</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
<br>
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