ON SALE, TODAY ONLY: A Black & Decker cordless electric lawn mower. With a removable battery. Kinda cool, but I like my Scott’s Classic reel mower better. It doesn’t need batteries or gas! And it’s as quiet as an electric.

UPDATE: Or quieter. Reader Walter Knox writes: “I have one of those cordless electric mowers — not the Black and Decker, but rather a Neuton (my neighbor has a Black and Decker), but contrary to what you say, they are not quiet like your reel mower. Admittedly, mine and my neighbors mowers are quieter than a gasoline-powered mower, but not nearly as quiet as a self-powered mower similar to yours.”