Monday, June 22, 2009

Can we outlaw leaf blowers everywhere?



A waste of fossil fuels, a waste of human energy, and quite frankly, a scam on those people who can afford gardeners because these guys spend all their time blowing leaves around (I have observed this many times) and running up the timeclock--which would be fine except the rest of us suffer from noise and greenhouse gas pollution. And can someone tell me why having a few leaves here and there on the grass is so terrible?

Something else that should be abolished. Israeli "settlements" in the West Bank. Tony Judt makes the case today in a New York Times opinion piece, although he provides little hope that it will ever happen.

2 comments:

Woody said...
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Leaf blowers' fan said...

I don't get you guys. It's not like these devices are so noisy, especially the electric or the new gas powered ones.

And they're not just about blowing things, their have a vacuum mode also that gathers the debriefs and stores them in a pack.

As for the leafs on the grass. I believe you don't have a lawn with lots of trees to see how hard it is to keep it clean... And leaving those leaves there is not a solution, as they will rot and stink. Not to mention that you can also be fined if you don't take care of your yard.

Am i right or not? I know i'm right but please correct me if you can :)