Something new

Our strimmer, which we’ve had for a few years now, decided to pack in on us this week, just as we really needed it. With the mixture of sunshine and showers we’ve had the grass on the slope was growing like crazy. We decided to take the opportunity to upgrade the power of the strimmer to something that would work a bit better for us.

Brian had spoken to a local friend of ours about where might be good to start looking for one. He suggested Meca Vigne, a fairly large hardware store not far from us. We knew the store, although had never been in it, I think the rather serious looking tractors outside had put us off somewhat. But not to be daunted though we headed off to see what they had to offer.

Brian wanted one with a harness, that would make strimming the hill a bit easier. He also preferred that it used a thicker wire, around 3mm, because changing the wire previously took just as long as the strimming. If possible, it would be good if it could double as a brush cutter with a steel disk.

Before going in, we learnt some new vocabulary, to make sure we asked the right questions, then took the plunge. A very helpful lady came and spoke to us in very slow French, which was hugely appreciated. Soon we were heading out with our brochure and an understanding of what they had available and how much it would cost.

We then decided to check out a couple of others suppliers in the local area, disappointingly to not much success. However once we got home and reflected on what we had learned we realised we needed to pop back to Meca Vigne to clear up some questions. Our friendly lady helped us again, and we knew instantly which one we should buy.

Brian is now the proud owner of a multi-tool brush cutter and strimmer with harness. Hours of fun.