Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Rod writes:
| tpow wrote:
|
| indeed these electro/mechanical aids are a godsend for those with muscular
| problems....I did not mean to sound negative.
|
| Not a problem. I wasn't 100% certain so thought I would ensure clarity.
| I hoped you meant as you did. Thanks all.

Though, to put the other side, they are NOT the godsend that they
are made out to be. It is common for the powered devices to need
MORE strength to handle safely than the manual equivalent, and to
have a much HIGHER risk of causing back, joint or ligament injury.
The classic example is, of course, chainsaws.

But a lot of rotorvators are foul to handle, and you are much less
likely to damage your back digging with a fork.

And I had to give up using an electric hedge trimmer because I am
not strong enough in the arms to hold it up safely for more than
5% of the time; and spending 95% of the time recovering completely
negates its benefit.

Similarly, I haven't seem a strimmer suitable for a small garden
that didn't seem designed for use by a garden gnome. Having to
bend over all the time while using it is not good :-(


Not a hope of using a rotavator, chainsaw or hedge trimmer! In fact, the
Isio looked to be a possible semi-replacement for a strimmer that has
gone walkabout plus the kitchen scissors.

You 95%/5% comment is all too true. One day, maybe just ten minutes, she
can do something, another she cannot. And, having done something or
other, the recovery can indeed take days. Therefore only the most
obviously possible things are worth considering at all.

The Isio's long handle is what makes it feasible - plus its intrinsic
light weight.

--
Rod

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