At their best,
They are powerful, useful,
Enabling, labor-saving, fast
And loud, dirty, smelly, spewing
Visible and invisible vapors that destroy.
At their worst,
They simply fail to start
And present a frustrating and
Barely scrutible lack of spark and
Volition, leaving us head-scratching
And with grease- and
Gas-soaked hands
Trying to effect
Repair.
—2p