Showerthought: Just overheard a kid call a chainsaw 'grandpa's loud toy'

I was at the hardware store in Springfield yesterday and some teenager asked his dad why anyone would use a saw that heavy. Made me think about how we used to run 50cc saws all day without any vibration dampening. Now I see guys my age swapping to battery powered pruners for the light weight. Has anyone else noticed the newer climbers don't even want to touch a gas saw anymore?

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kai_burns732d ago

My dad's old saw still sits in the garage, just waiting for someone to pull the cord.

singh.harper2d ago

Well, times change but the noise and fumes don't.

ramirez.vera2d ago

Three separate leaf blowers going at once on my block yesterday, and it was a Tuesday afternoon. You see a guy pushing a broom across the same patch of sidewalk for five minutes, takes him longer but nobody's lungs or ears get wrecked. Feel like we just accept certain conveniences without asking if they're even convenient anymore.