Being an engineer, I tend to look at only the mechanical and engineering aspects of an engine like the Duraforce. How it has been carbureted to meet some regulation or other has nothing to do with it. The fact remains that it is technically the most advanced 2-cycle to appear on a Lawn-Boy mower. Notice that I'm hedging here and limiting it to Lawn-Boy, because the Suzuki 2-cycle they put on Toros could very well be the best overall.

Tiffy, I'm glad you're enjoying eBay and the pleasure (and ease!) of online shopping, but as a professional stained-glass artist, I'd like to mention a couple of things: - Triple-check the shipping costs. I've seen some pieces (particularly carnival glass) that are jaw-droppingly inexpensive. Then I've calculated the shipping charges, and realized I could get the same glass shipped from Scotland, from a company I trust, for less money. (No, I don't normally go and buy such amazingly expensive and gorgeous glass; only when someone has pre-paid me for those materials.) - Yes, Paypal is wonderful, and I've used it often. I've found several inexpensive rare books on eBay (again, from dealers I've trusted)and they've been great. BUT: just because your money is protected thanks to PayPal and eBay policies does NOT mean you'll be protected from the nightmare of straightening the whole mess out. Start very small with a vender you don't yet know, or who hasn't been recommended by others. I've had to make formal legal complaints twice, and they WERE taken care of with courtesy and efficiency, but it still took forever and was a major pain. - glass suppliers are all over Canada, and Halifax is one of the most expensive places I've found. There are mail-order shops in Montreal ($5 for a catalogue, and $5 taken off your first order), and there's a spot in Alberta (Fusion Glass) that is about 300km away but send me EXCELLENT glass by Greyhound for fantastic prices. These are 2 examples out of hundreds. And of course we have our favourites: mine is a little shop in Victoria, BC, that doesn't even advertise. It's all word-of-mouth, and their glass is hand-poured, exquisite, and about the cost of "normal" retail glass anywhere else. - finally, please consider putting a sign (a little post-it-sticky?) with the words "DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY BIDDING!" by your screen. I know *I'VE* done this, and I often hear from others who do the same thing. You get so caught up with a case of "ooooh....I'd like this, and I wanna BEAT that guy and WIN this!" that you don't realize you could have had a weekend at the Hilton for the price you finally pay. (oh BOY have I done this a lot...and it's a darned good thing I usually lost!) If you think I can be of any help re: materials and suppliers, please feel free to drop me an email. Glass is a love of mine (it's my "winter gardening", sort of), and even when you sell it you don't do much more than pay for your materials. But once you're hooked....ah, what a wonderful obsession! :-) Love, Merri PS: What say you post some pics of your work and let us see what you've made!

The email that I got from you read '(PLEASE NOTE: The member responding to your post has chosen not to reveal his or her email address. Therefore, you cannot reply to this message via email.)' . It came from ''gardenweb_user@gardenweb.com'' Notice this the next time you post here, which appears just below the text box and the boxes where we can add a URL and a name for the link. You may want to look at your preferences. 'Check here if you would like post replies emailed to you. Please note that you must enable this feature on your Preferences page by checking off 'Allow other users to send you email'.

Totally agree with Toomuch. Go back to Lurkdom if you can't say anything nice, realtor person. You started bashing us before even introducing yourself and seeing if you would receive a warm welcome. Which, you did, by the way get a warm welcome even after you accused us here of being clique-ish. Ridiculous. I think you owe everyone here an apology, especially Nicethyme. That is, if you have the nerve to post again. AND, did anyone notice that this realtor person registered with GW the same day he/she told everyone off? Are you kidding me with this?! P.S. Stuff in the link was pretty.