[VIDEO] Editor Survives Post Hole Digger Rental, Despite Warnings

Watch Jenny Lescohier, editor of Rental, as she and friends do their best to make productive use of everyone’s favorite tool – the post hole digger – as part of the annual Renters’ Review, where staff rents equipment and reports on the experience.

May 24, 2016

Watch Jenny Lescohier, editor of Rental, as she and friends do their best to make productive use of everyone’s favorite tool – the post hole digger – as part of the magazine’s annual Renters’ Review, where staff rents equipment and reports on the experience.

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