Leaf blower recalled just in time!

On May 16 2008 two model numbers of Shindaiwa leaf blowers were recalled. These nifty leaf blowers are to be worn like a back pack, and they are recalled due to a fire hazard.

I put leaf blowers in the same category as lawn mowers. When gas becomes so high that we can not fuel our cars, people will not be able to put gas in their lawn mowers or their leaf blowers. Like a chain reaction the objects that we valued one day will be useless to us the next day.

It is time to start re thinking our "lawns". In the face of fuel, food, and water shortages, trying to keep up with the Jone's may involve planting and maintaining a garden rather than our weekly lawn care rituals.

Shifting our rituals to survival mode is going to drastically change our economy as virtually every one and every thing is dependant on fuel, food, and water. Our homes and gardens will become even more valuable to us when there is no place to go anymore, and no way to get there even if there were.






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