Please lend me......

SpeedFreak

SpeedFreak

SpeedFreak

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.........a petrol garden strimmer in Bristol.

I have a load of weeds to get rid off in the back garden and my land lady is inspecting on Wednesday :eek: . They are £100 or so to buy and about £30 a day to hire, which is a bit of a rip off. I will happily leave my Wii as colatoral and a case of beer chucked in if anybody is willing to help me out.

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Shame I'm 350 miles away, any excuse to get the petrol strimmer out tbh! Anf the beer would've been nice.

I must say, the £100 was a VERY good investment , great amounts of fun and very useful over the long-term, especially with the tri-arc bush-cutting tool.
 
SpeedFreak said:
.........a petrol garden strimmer in Bristol.

I have a load of weeds to get rid off in the back garden and my land lady is inspecting on Wednesday :eek: . They are £100 or so to buy and about £30 a day to hire, which is a bit of a rip off. I will happily leave my Wii as colatoral and a case of beer chucked in if anybody is willing to help me out.

Mods, please delete if innappropriate.
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No need to ask for a lending hand. pop yourself over to B&Q.

Cheapo strimmer that cost less than what you stated and will do the job anyway plus keep the beer.
 
gumbald said:
But petrol is so much more manly...
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Very true - petrol strimmers fall under the category of "man-toy" and are excellent for bringing destruction to grass and plants. THey are also VERY loud and anny the neighbours - a second advantage, plus that little wussy 18.99 job will not be ANYWHERE NEAR as good for an overgrown garden - not a chance.
 
My grandad had a £50 B&D jobby and it struggled on thicker stuff. No need for a petrol for a garden his size though. But I'll buy a house with a big overgrown garden just for the alpha-ness of getting a petrol strimmer.
 
Raikiri said:
Pft, strimmers...


You want one of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXTRA-LARGE-1...ryZ41182QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Girl :mad:

Napalm is the only way!

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Are we helping at all by the way? :confused:
 
Sweetloaf said:
Are we helping at all by the way? :confused:
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Hey! I was being serious... a machete would be fine for cutting down a load of weeds. Not to mention bonus points for looking like a psycho as you cut them down.
 
Azagoth said:
In that case, skip the strimmer and just use the petrol. :p
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However some tips from my previous bonfire incident

* 5 litres IS too much
* 3ft is NOT enough distance
* Dont expect any arm hair left
* Expect the smell of burning for a week
* Have a hose handy!
 
ste_bla said:
However some tips from my previous bonfire incident

* 5 litres IS too much
* 3ft is NOT enough distance
* Dont expect any arm hair left
* Expect the smell of burning for a week
* Have a hose handy!
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Yes, I concur. We nearly put a few cobblestones into orbit when we were ethnically cleansing an ant nest with petrol.
 
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