G'morning Paul,

 PQ> One possible solution we are postulating is the use of a
 PQ> herd of guinea pigs.  =:)  For some odd reason my wife just
 PQ> will not entertain the idea of a couple of goats.[shrug]

This place came with a goat to keep bits of the back section (0.5 
acres) clear,  and did it remarkably well for several years.

However, it did tend to play up when being relocated (it lived on 
a tether),  and the family attempted to turn it into a pet.

This ended in tears.  Having it escape while being walked around 
the neighbourhood by the offspring was manageable - but having it 
bound into the lounge during a party and then pee a 1000 litres 
over the new wall-to-wall unstoppably sealed its fate.

It was expelled to a goat farm on an off-shore island where it 
died in old age years later.

Regrettably, none of the family were able to emote with the 2- 
stroke Flymow that replaced it,  so guess who has the beast all to 
himself ?

Parts of the back lawn run from 1-in-7 to 1-in-1,  yet this hover- 
mower works over it very nicely on the end of a rope - ain't 
technology grand ?

Especially when it constantly explores Ziman catastrophe theory - 
running down cusps and ridges in different paths to those taken 
when being pulled up from the same location....

Miles. 
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