I drive a pickup to work, not a hybrid

摘要

I do love trees. I'm just not a hugger. Don't get me wrong, I care about the environment. I mean, how couldn't I? I'm the one in charge of keeping the trees pruned, the grass cut and public spaces all around town looking spectacular. Then again, I care about a lot of things. Number one on my hot list these days is how I'm going to be able to continue operating with shrinking budgets for equipment and crew. So when my Grasshopper dealer told me about how their fuel-injected diesel engines could save my department literally tons of fuel AND put dramatically fewer emissions into the air we all breathe, I was all ears. After a test ride, a night's sleep and kicking it around with my crew, I decided to give it a shot. And after a summer of flawless cuts with minimal downtime, and thousands of dollars of fuel savings, I became a true believer. Just like my trusty old pickup, my instincts didn't let me down.