What’s Worse than the Leaf Blower?
by Doug on June 2, 2008
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I found this image by artist Daniel Britton (LINK) and all I could think was how the leaf blower may be the loudest, most-obnoxious, most useless piece of machinery in the face of the crises of rising energy prices and global climate change. I mean honestly, can you think of any resource-depleting device we need less? Let us know what you think is worse than the leaf blower.
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Thoughts
Doug Reilly wrote:
September 27, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Doug, after listening to my neighbor’s gardener using his leaf-blower for the last 2.6 hours, I couldn’t agree with you more. After mowing the lawn and raking their flower bed they proceed to blow the debris into the street. Every weekend! It’s loud, noxious and completely useless. No Mas No Mas!
Rick Dickinson wrote:
November 16, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I was just thinking the same thing this weekend. I would love to see a cost-benefit analysis: tool cost, fuel cost, maintenance cost, emissions cost vs. actual time & physical exertion saved. What’s wrong with a good old-fashioned rake?