Red Mosquito

washing machine wrote:Bammer said it best in the grilling thread: "I've put in enough time on the charcoal grill to earn the right to use gas." I find that to be a fair stance.

As long as you have some sort of reasoned approach when making a big purchase, you're okay in my book. It's the unthinking consumers that I'm really railing against here.

Strat wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Also, an electric mower isn't "easier". It has the same moving parts as a gas mower, just no gas. If something breaks down on it, I'd venture to say it would be harder to repair than a gas mower.

Cord can also get in the way! what a pain!

Strat wrote:

washing machine wrote:One day I am going to PM you about how your recurring stereotypes of my upbringing as a Texan, and Texans in particular, are very narrow-minded.

PROVE ME WRONG COWBOY

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Bammer wrote:Pretty sure all the gardening threads were lost in the purge so I will tell you here that we planted flowers this weekend, strawberries, peas, and bell pepper.

Are you guys out of the freezing night temps already?