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Posted by Larry Bud on May 16, 2006, 1:42 pm
Steve B wrote:
> In the fifties, there was a groundswell among consumers to do work in less
> time, and take that extra time to go fishing or spend quality time with the
> family.
>
> So, in comes the riding mower. The idea was that what once took you four
> hours to do with inefficient tools would now take one hour, net gain three
> hours for napping or fishing or golfing, or whatever.
I've got a robot that cuts my lawn. Apart from the couple of hours
that was first required to set it up 3 years ago, I spend about 60
seconds cutting my lawn.
Some time saving devices actually do save time.
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