I thought you lived in NZ, but then I read in one of your pieces you were from US. I get it now.

- I'm a groundsman here in France, so I have pretty good gear, but it's still not as good as the old stuff. €3000 STIHL petrol mower that doesn't work as well as my dad's old mower he had in the UK for years. Just think, that the engineering isn't as good these days, even at the high end. Or perhaps you have to pay even more, or go to a junk shop!!

Great piece, and about a mower as well, that takes a skill. !)