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Article: PAIN IN THE GRASS ; People looking for alternatives to gas lawn mowers
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- August 6, 2008
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THE green LIFE
As Americans look for ways to reduce their spend- ing on gasoline
while being environmentally minded, SUVs aren't the only garage
occupants getting a hard look.
People are also thinking about their gas-powered lawn mowers.
The mowers dirty the air and take fuel that costs nearly $4 a
gallon, so when it comes to cutting the grass, many South Shore
residents are cutting the gas.
"People are definitely in the market for alternatives to gas-
powered mowers," said Mark Vassali of Curry Hardware in Quincy.
Sales of manual - or push reel - mowers at Curry are double what
they were last summer.
"It's to the point where we can't keep them in stock," Vassali
said.
The store sold 35 ...