Comments on: Leaf Blowers http://www.successfulmowing.com/18/leaf-blowers/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Todd http://www.successfulmowing.com/18/leaf-blowers/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Todd Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:34:00 +0000 http://www.successfulmowing.com/leaf-blowers/#comment-319 Leaf blowers must be banned. Leaf blowers are _not_ necessary. Rakes work fine. Leaf blowers are sources of noise pollution and air pollution, harming the environment. With their decibels, they disturb those who might otherwise be working in peace or reclining peacefully inside nearby homes. And leafblowers, with their motor power, often kick up a large amount of dust particles and other objects, such as animal feces. Yeah, that's just the sort of thing to be blown around: animal feces. With all the lip service paid to low-decibel, low-powered leafblowers, we forget that they are a very small minority. Most users employ the high-decibel models, close to one hundred decibels. Everyone on our block got along just fine with rakes. Ah, the good ol’ days. Leaf blowers must be banned. Leaf blowers are _not_ necessary. Rakes work fine. Leaf blowers are sources of noise pollution and air pollution, harming the environment. With their decibels, they disturb those who might otherwise be working in peace or reclining peacefully inside nearby homes. And leafblowers, with their motor power, often kick up a large amount of dust particles and other objects, such as animal feces.
Yeah, that’s just the sort of thing to be blown around: animal feces.

With all the lip service paid to low-decibel, low-powered leafblowers, we forget that they are a very small minority. Most users employ the high-decibel models, close to one hundred decibels.

Everyone on our block got along just fine with rakes. Ah, the good ol’ days.

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