Schaa's Lawn Mowers

05/24/2022

06/22/2021

A Californian bill was recently introduced that would ban the sale of gas-powered engines primarily used in lawn equipment by 2024.

Banning gas-powered equipment in California will have numerous negative impacts on landscapers, outdoor power equipment dealers, and other business owners throughout the state, as well as their employees, and the various commercial and residential customers they service.

What can you do to help prevent the ban of gas-powered engines in California?
Visit this link ASAP!
The link above takes you to a form that can easily be filled out in one minute
This form automatically sends an email to your local California legislator, asking to postpone efforts to ban small engine powered equipment
Linked here are a few social media posts you can use to help spread the word about how to prevent the ban of gas-powered engines in California
The suggested caption for the linked posts: The industry needs YOUR HELP to spread the word about preventing the ban of gas-powered engines in California. Visit https://p2a.co/5yuJdq2 to take the first step!

More about the bill
Assembly members Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) put forth AB 1346, which proposes stopping the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE), which includes all equipment used by the landscape industry from rider mowers, push mowers, hedgers, trimmers and even chainsaws used to clear dangerous and flammable debris. The bill is tragically flawed and based on assumptions that don’t take into account the technological limitations and costs associated with electric equipment.

As battery technology has advanced, so too has availability of electric outdoor power equipment. However, professional-grade battery/electric landscape equipment – and the infrastructure needed to charge, transport safely, and recycle it – doesn’t yet exist at the scale necessary to meet the state’s accelerated timelines.

The industry needs YOUR HELP to spread the word about preventing the ban of gas-powered engines in California.

The first step is filing out this email form and let others know about how they can help save the gas-powered industry.

05/02/2021

12/11/2020

Our shop tree is up. Merry Christmas!

05/29/2020

Here's a great way to help support local businesses. GiftFremont!

This new program encourages you to purchase gift cards in support of participating Fremont-based businesses, with an added incentive from the City. The site allows mom and pop shops, family-run restaurants, local boutiques and not to mention your favorite lawn mower shop ;) to market their products and services and give you the ability to purchase eGift cards for those businesses.

This program is unlike any gift card program currently available, as it offers a win-win model for both the businesses and you buying gift cards. To encourage the community to participate in the program, the City has set aside an initial funding of $5,000 which will be used, in part, to offer a bonus on gift card purchases as stated below:
• $5 bonus on purchased gift card valued at $20 or more
• $15 bonus on purchased gift card valued at $40 or more

Go to GiftFremont to learn more and to purchase git cards

https://app.yiftee.com/gift?start_with=gift&aff=87 #/merchant

05/18/2020

Old Glory is back flying proudly again!

FLAG UPDATE... we recovered our stolen flag in the empty lot down the street where the house burned down when the 2 Fremont police officers were shot a couple years ago.

Since I posted the original post we have received a tremendous out pouring of support from family, friends and community with many donations of flags and offers of replacement flags.

Although our original flag did not cost us much monetarily, the Flag has cost many everything! I think this is why it has struck such a cord with so many people. Apparently the thin blue line flag has also caused some people angst. So much that they have claimed our business as being racist and calling for a boycott of our business and trying to have us shut down after 50 years. Everyone who knows us, knows this is not who we are or what we represent! We flew the thin blue line flag that day because it was Peace Officer Memorial Day. We support the men and women in blue. Our company is proud to wear our Lawn Enforcement shirts because of it. We did not fly the thin blue line flag with any ill harm towards any particular group. We flew the flag with good intentions. I flew the Gadsden flag the next day as a stand for Freedom. It is my understanding the Gadsden flag was flown when Washington and the Continental Army were fighting for freedom against Britain and had nothing to do with slavery or racism. I flew the Gadsden flag because a lot of Americans are under lock down and are wanting their freedom. The Don't Tread On Me part hit home since I felt 2 people had tread on me by stealing my previous flag. Once again it had nothing to do with race or racism as some people have claimed.

I understand there is pain out there and Black Lives Matter. Flying these flags had nothing to do with racism on our part. I'm hoping the people from BLM try to understand that while we try to understand a little more of where they are coming from and the hurt and pain they feel! We as a society need to have more civilized dialogue with each other and not just constantly have a knee jerk reaction to situations we are not fully vested in.

I want to thank all the many people who have already come to our defense. I hope we can all work together to continue to make this world a better place for all of us to live, regardless of our differences.

John Schaa

05/15/2020

Honoring all our fallen officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day. Praying for the ones and their families who continue to protect and serve us.

04/21/2020

When you are tired of the shelter in place and you need to mow the lawn but also want to go for a ride :)

Hang in there! We are all in this together :)