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I live in a residential area in a city and there is nothing worse than the sound of a lawn mower. Those are seriously stress-inducing and awful.

• neilv 7y ago
  Here (small lots, affluent people who pay landscapers to come by frequently for nebulous reasons) the real scourge is weekday unnecessary leafblowers. I think we've raised awareness in the last year, and leafblower use so far this season has dropped dramatically, but we'll see what September is like. We might have to try to outlaw leafblowers like some other Boston area places have.
  • goatsi 7y ago
    Have some inspiration: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19351934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19351934
    • neilv 7y ago
      Thank you, this is very helpful. (Looks like something you could give to local city councilors as well as citizens. Though I don't intend to drag it out for years, and I'd be looking for an immediate ban on gas blowers, and also reducing use of the electrics.)
• iwasakabukiman 7y ago
  Why is that? People need to mow their lawns...