There’s one gas station in town that has regular gas. There is a deadline for all gas stations to switch to part ethanol and some still have “normal” gas right now. If there is ethanol in the gas they sell, it has to be clearly posted at the pump.
Do a search for “ethanol, small engines.” Ethanol is not good for small engines. People are starting to wake up due to the sudden death of their yard/garden equipment and the high cost of repair.
Man, there is a bunch of stuff on the Internet. Google "Sasquatch" and see what happens. Take a hint, don't believe EVERYTHING on the Internet. Even here on FR. People make a living working on this crap. It's getting so cheap though, they throw them away and buy new. I would rather work on a car than a lawnmower. Lawnmowers are so simple, they are hard. Carbs are a huge problem with yard equipment. I can rebuild a double pumper Holley and even a Quadrajet and have better luck than cleaning a dirty Briggs and Stratton. One little piece of crap and she won't run at all. A loose spring, a bent screw, almost anything and it won't ever be like new again. I've got 5 weedeaters in the garage I've picked up and all have good cylinders, good spark, and should run. Every one has carb varnish. I have taken them apart and soaked them, blew them with air, swapped diaphrams, etc, but I've got 1 that will run and I about have a heart attack trying to cold start it. On the other hand I have a 5 year old chain saw that takes 2 pulls and a leaf blower that takes 2 pulls. The difference is I bought the chain saw and the blower new myself. The others I got through people knowing I work on the crap. I use E10 with a WalMart mix and drain them every year if I'm not going to use it. If I need them, it's not the end of the world to fill them and then re drain them when finish. Even if you drain it, if you disassemble the carb in 6 months, there will be drops of gooey varnish on the metal inside. A few minutes of running and it will wash away. If you leave it wet all year, you have problems.