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Originally Posted by eeyore  excellent - but presumably, as renewable energy is currently only capable of providing 10% of the uks energy needs, there must be a maximum limit to the number of people who can sign up ? |
It depends upon whether or not anywhere near the number of consumers have signed up to use up all that 10% and that 10% is a 10% slice of a very large cake. Statistics and percentages can be very misleading unless there is a proper understanding of what they are in the larger picture of things.
Problem with petrol strimmers is that the noise from them also affects other people in the vicinity of the person using them not just the user, there is also the issue of the fumes affecting people either using them or being unfortunate enough to be close to them whilst they are in used. Used in a situation where there is no other realistic alternative such as in a wildlife park is a very different matter from casual and selfish use in a street full of houses or an allotment where other people's enjoyment might all to easily be spoilt.
In a modestly sized allotment use of a scythe might actually be every bit as easy and quick as fiddling about with a strimmer and broken strimmer lines, and of course it will provide some good excercise.
SW