Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba C4 sunday free August 1996 Yard Power equipment reinvented by Adrian Higgins special to the Washington Pusl t Louisville smooth i Container in Ann Roches Johand resembles a carrying until she plugs it into the top of a Silver Lawn she is demonstrating the latest thing in Mower a removable Battery the invention would be the Pride of any Power equipment Man except Here it was unveiled by one of the worlds largest makers of gasoline Briggs Stratton Bri jugs Stratton is not getting out of the Gas engine business far from but its 10month scramble to develop an electric Power pack system is indicative or the revolution occurring in the world of out door Power a visit to the Industry annual Trade show at the Kentucky Exposi Tion Centre Here revealed just now Large and dynamic this push toward innovation Nas approximately distributors and retailers converged recently for the three Day expo Given by 600 exhibitors for the most who show off their products in a six acre Hall and demonstrate them outside on 15 acres of the show is sponsored by the outdoor Power equip ment based in and used to introduce equip ment going on Sale next Winter and Spring Lawn mowers of every imaginable plus string Leaf Lawn Chain Snow blowers and two main pressures amid the hoopla was the very real sense that a once conservative Industry has raced to reinvent itself in the past two years in response to two main pressures More women entering Trie and growing demands from Environ mentalists for cleaner it used to be if a machine looked ugly enough and noisy it must be said Warner Fra ceo of simplicity manufacturing of port the company now has Garden trac tors with stylish shrouded automatic trans cruise wrap around headlights and cup Brand loyalty what was the Macho tool for the Man has become a status Symbol for the whole especially when Topo theline Garden tractors Cost or a sum Many buyers Are sure to recall paying for a we have customers who Park John Deeres in their driveway just to make sure their Neighbours said Robert a spokesman for that its Premium trac tors have a distinctive Colour scheme of yellow and a patented Shade of but it takes More than colours to keep Brand loyalty these Radi Cally redesigning equipment might reflect difficult changes in corporate but no one doubts the necessity for them if old line Amer ican firms such As simplicity and John Deere Are to survive and flourish in this High stakes surveys show that More than 70 million americans Garden at some and together they support a Power equipment some love to tend their lawns and other hate but increasing numbers Are turning to motorized gadgets and tools to help them do the expo also is a reminder that for All the talk in horticultural Cir cles about the movement away from environmentally demanding and labour intensive lawns and toward perennial the greensward is still King of the american Home and with the relentless growth of suburb few Here expect that to what is is the demands of the sales of Wal behind Power mow ers Are forecast to climb per cent next to More than 6 Mil but the real interest is in fancy Lawn and Garden baby the largest Market Seg Are getting older and less in Busy two income families want to get the mowing done More quickly a trac Tor might have twice the mowing Width of a push and Many of them have the disposable income to pay for the four figure who now account for at Joy press Mark Koenig of Abc Power checks out a Garden which has become a family status least one third of All outdoor Power equipment Are particularly influencing design advances not just but safety and operating it used to be the Man who mowed the with dual income its whoever has the said Teg Laze your Bath tub of dimly save Moo with Coupon ragging gives Walls a textured look by Gary Krino Orange county Register local rum Shimol locally owned opt mated 4741929 Coupon exp i exp Law end of season inventory clearcut on packages 10xio13 season sunroom plus ragging gives a softly mottled or textured effect that reveals a uniform amount of background its a great Way to add decorative Beauty to Walls and ceilings or renew old to youll need a paint tray or a Small plastic Lin free and painters tape to tape off Corners and avoid spatters onto adjacent you can use rubber although some painters prefer working with Bare which provides More control Over the water based paint is easily washed Here Are the Steps before you practise on a Large Sheet of heavy White paper or a piece of dry Wall to be sure you have the technique Cotton rags leave softer impressions crisper pour a Small amount of the Glaze mixture into a tray or sub merge the rag gently squeeze out excess avoid overloading rag with open rag wipe excess Glaze from gloves or crumple cloth beginning at top Corner of press cloth gently on the Wall and into the to vary re crumple rag and use it several times before work in a Onescu Aremetro then move stand Back frequently to judge uniformity of hints be try ragging on More than one for a different Roll a Lin free rag into a sausage shape Start at the Bottom of the Wall and Roll the rag upward Between your spec Bathna Ial izing in Kitchen and room renovations repair 4522545 a tradition of Trust Harold Workentin the flying Salesman i no of sols mime cottages Cabin Gantry realty phone 8074883541 fax 8074684676 152 b main Ontario p9n1s9 sponsored by Brick s Fine furniture rustic it aint its hot by Fred Brick remember those fairy tales that started with the words in a land far away in a City called instead of using that same ill just fill in the Blanks and Tell you a Good Furni Ture the fabled land is really Mexico and the City is a town called its about 100 Miles from Mexico City and its history was heavily influenced by Spanish if youre anything like a woman 1 know your reply to this fascinating bit of history will be so the so my dear is about an exciting new Eclectic trend called rustic furniture which has become the shining Star of the town of the growth of the town and the style has been amazing one factory in Puebla that was making 200 pieces of rustic furniture per month 10 years today produces items per month its a furniture style whose time has really a whole room of rustic would probably be too heavy but the Odd item or two is perfect for our current Eclectic decorating one manufacturing tools rus tic As being perfect for the baby Boomer generation because its not As polished and wonderfully rustic re ally compliments that individual ruggedness that is so much a part of today besides the casual lifestyle so common there Are two other reasons that have helped rustic become hot one is the prevalence of Ponderosa Pine forests and the other is the devaluation of the mexican peso Mak ing it so while its been growing the popularity of rustic is really just starting and its exciting being part of a new trend that started booming its even More exciting being 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